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The National Invasive Species Council is composed of 13 Federal Departments and Agencies. The Secretaries or the Administrators of each Department or Agency are the official Council members. However, their designated technical representatives carry out the day-to-day work of the Council. These representatives meet several times a year. The official Council generally meets two times a year.

Information updated June 2006

 Council Co-Chairs
 Agriculture

Hon. Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture
Office of the Secretary
Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., Rm. 200-A
12th and Jefferson Dr., SW
Washington DC, 20250

Tel: (202) 720-3631

Council Co-Chair Principal
Departmental & Agency Contact
Commerce

Hon. Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
Office of the Secretary
14th & Constitution Ave., NW, Rm. 5854
Washington, DC 20230

(Tel: (202) 482-2112

Council Co-Chair Principal
Departmental & Agency Contact
 Interior

Hon. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of Interior
Office of the Secretary
Rm. 6156, ms7229-MIB
1849 C St, NW
Washington, DC 20240-0001

Tel: (202) 208-7351

Council Co-Chair Principal
Departmental & Agency Contact
Council Members
Defense

Hon. Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
Office of the Secretary
1000 Defense, The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000

Tel: (703) 692-7100

Departmental & Agency Contact
Environmental Protection Agency Hon. Stephen L. Johnson, Deputy Administrator
1101 A
U.S. EPA Headquarters
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20460

Tel: (202) 564-4700

Departmental & Agency Contact
Health and Human Services

Hon. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Tel: (202) 690-7000

Departmental & Agency Contact
Homeland Security 

Hon. Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security
Security, Office of the Secretary
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20229

Tel: (202) 282-8000 (Operator number)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Hon. Michael D. Griffin, Administrator
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546-0001

Tel: (202) 358-0239

Departmental & Agency Contact
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Ambassador Robert J. Portman, U.S. Trade Representative
600 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20508

Tel: (202) 712-5176

Departmental & Agency Contact
State

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520

Tel: (202) 647-6607

Departmental & Agency Contact
Transportation

Hon. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation
Office of the Secretary
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590

Tel: (202) 366-1111

Departmental & Agency Contact
Treasury

Hon. John Snow, Secretary of the Treasury
Office of the Secretary
15th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220

Tel: (202) 622-1100

Departmental & Agency Contact
U.S. Agency
for Int'l Development

Honorable Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator
Agency Environmental Coordinator
Global Environment Center, USAID/G/ENV
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 6.08-072
Washington, DC 20523-3800

Tel: (202) 712-4040

Departmental & Agency Contact

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 Council Co-Chair Principals
 Agriculture

Jeremy Stump
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 228-W
Washington, DC 20250

Tel: (202) 720-4256
Fax: (202) 720-5775
Email: jeremy.stump@usda.gov

Commerce Mr. Tim Keeney
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
Department of Commerce, NOAA
14th & Constitution Ave., NW, Rm. 5804
Washington, DC 20230

Tel: (202) 482-3567
Fax: (202) 482-6318
E-mail: tim.keeney@noaa.gov
Interior Dr. Jim Tate
Science Advisor to the Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
Room 6127, ms7229-MIB
1849 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20240-0001

Tel: (202) 208-4693
Fax: (202) 208-2547
E-mail: jim_tate@ios.doi.gov

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Departmental & Agency Policy Liaisons

Agriculture

Hilda Diaz-Soltero
USDA Senior Invasive Species Coordinator
National Invasive Species Council
1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 354-1880
Fax: (202) 371-1751
E-mail: hdiazsoltero@fs.fed.us
Commerce Dean Wilkinson
Department of Commerce Liaison
National Invasive Species Council
1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 354-1875
Fax: (202) 371-1751
E-mail: Dean_Wilkinson@ios.doi.gov
Interior

A. Gordon Brown
DOI Invasive Species Coordinator
National Invasive Species Council
1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 354-1879
Fax: (202) 371-1751
 E-mail: A_Gordon_Brown@ios.doi.gov

Defense

Pete Egan, Ph.D.
Environmental Biologist
Armed Forces Pest Management Board
Forest Glen Section - WRAMC, Bldg. 172
Washington, DC 20307-5001

Tel: (301) 295-8304
Fax: (301) 295-7473
E-mail: peter.egan@osd.mil

Express Mail:
AFPMB
2461 Linden Lane, Bldg 172
Silver Spring, MD 20910-1230
Environmental Protection Agency

Michael Slimak
Associate Director for Ecology
National Center for Environmental Assessment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Mail Stop 8601N
Washington, DC 20460

Tel: (202) 564-3324
Fax: (202) 564-2018
E-mail: slimak.michael.epa.gov

Health and Human Services

Sandra N. Howard
Senior Policy Analyst
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave., SW, MS 445F
Washington, DC 20201

Tel: (202) 690-5874
Fax: (202) 205-8835
E-mail: Sandra.Howard@hhs.gov
Homeland Security  

no liaison appointed
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Edwin Sheffner
Program Manager for Invasive Species within The Applied Sciences Program
Science Mission Directorate
NASA Headquarters
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546-0001

Tel: (202) 358-0239
Fax: (202) 358-3098
E-mail: edwin.j.sheffner@nasa.gov

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

David Brooks
Assistant U.S. Trade Rep. for Environment and Natural Resources
600 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20508

Tel: (202) 395-7320 (press 5)
Fax: (202) 395-6865
E-mail: david_brooks@ustr.eop.gov

State

Douglas Neumann (resigned)
Senior Conservation Officer
Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation
U.S. Department of State
2201 C St., NW, Room 4333
Washington, DC 20520-6310

Tel: (202) 647-1804
Fax: (202) 736-7351
E-mail: neumanndb@state.gov
Transportation

Arnold Konheim
Senior Policy Analyst
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 7th St. SW, Rm. 10309G
Washington, DC 20590

Tel: (202) 366-4849
Fax: (202) 366-7618
E-mail: arnold.konheim@ost.dot.gov
Treasury no liaison appointed
U.S. Agency
for Int'l Development

Mr. Jim Hester, Agency Environmental Coordinator
Global Environment Center, USAID/G/ENV
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 6.08-072
Washington, DC 20523-3800

Tel: (202) 712-5176
Fax:(202) 216-3174
E-mail: jhester@usaid.gov

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