OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Acting Director
Ibrahim Shaqir
ibrahim.shaqir@ars.usda.gov
(301) 504-4545
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
GWCC 4-1139
Beltsville MD 20705
Acting Deputy Director
Eileen Herrera
(520) 670-6380
eileen.herrera@ars.usda.gov
Executive Assistant
Crystal Lewis
(301) 504-4542
crystal.lewis@ars.usda.gov
REGIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Asia
Michael Abbey
(301) 504-4545
Michael.Abbey@ars.usda.gov
International Affairs Specialist
Central and South America
Sara Calvert
(301) 504-4545
Sara.Calvert@ars.usda.gov
International Affairs Specialist
European Union and Sub-Saharan Africa
Eileen Herrera
(520) 670-6380
eileen.herrera@ars.usda.gov
International Affairs Specialist
Mexico, Canada, Caribbean and Oceania
Ryan Moore
(301) 504-4535
ryan.moore@ars.usda.gov
International Affairs Specialist
Eurasia (Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus) and Central Asia
Melanie Peterson
(301) 504-4540
melanie.peterson@ars.usda.gov
International Affairs Specialist
Deborah (Debbie) Yeadon
(301) 504-4529
debbie.yeadon@ars.usda.gov
International Programs Specialist
Middle East and North Africa
Ibrahim Shaqir
(301) 504-4522
ibrahim.shaqir@ars.usda.gov
International Affairs Specialist
Administrative Support:
Cozette Talib
(301) 504-4545
Cozette.Talib@ars.usda.gov
Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation)
Tanya Wran
(301) 504-3253
tanya.wran@ars.usda.gov
Program Assistant (Office Automation)
International Visitors:
Felix Franca, Ph.D.
(301) 504-4556
Felix.Franca@ars.usda.gov
EMBRAPA LABEX-USA Coordinator
Soo-Chul Park, Ph.D.
(301) 504-6635
Soo-Chul.Park@ars.usda.gov
Visiting Scientist
