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US Commercial Service
US Mission to the European Union
Zinnerstraat 13 Rue Zinner
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 508 2222
Fax: +32 2 513 1228

APO Mailing Address
USEU/FCS
PSC 82, Box 206
DPO, AE 09710

Robert Connan
Commercial Minister Counselor

email: robert.connan@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2746

  • Senior Department of Commerce Representative
  • Advocacy: EU Market Access and Compliance Issues; and Major Projects
  • Showcase Europe: USFCS Promotion Program for European Clients
  • Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD)
  • Liaison with Trans-Atlantic Business Organizations and Council of State Governments in Europe

US COMMERCIAL SERVICE

Mr. Val Huston
Deputy Senior Commercial Officer

email: val.huston@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2755

  • Deputy to the Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs and Supervisor of the Commercial Service Unit
  • Energy Sector
  • Liaison with the European Investment Bank

John Fay
Commercial Attaché

email:  john.fay@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2840

  • Customs and Tariffs
  • Safety and Security
  • Food and Nutritional Supplements
  • Coordination with other Commercial Service Offices in the EU and the U.S. including Showcase Europe

Flavie Guerin
Commercial Specialist

email: flavie.guerin@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2841

  • Environment
  • REACH 
  • Cosmetics

Chris Sherwood
Commercial Specialist

email: chris.sherwood@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2624

  • ICT
  • WEEE/RoHS
  • eVAT
  • RFID
  • Broadcasting
  • eCommerce
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biometrics

Isabelle Maelcamp
EU Funding Advisor

email: isabelle.maelcamp@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2676

  • EU-funded Programs in the EU and Pre-Accession Aid
  • European Public Procurement; EU Tenders; Government Procurement Agreement
  • Liaison with the European Investment Bank
  • Defense Procurement

STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

Louis Santamaria
Standards Attaché

email: louis.santamaria@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2674

  • Cross-Sectoral Assessment of Commercial Implications of EU-Wide Standards, Regulations and Conformity Assessment
  • Liaison with Trans-Atlantic Business Organizations in the Standards Area

Sylvia Mohr
Standards Specialist
(Ms. Mohr will be out of the office until May 2009, please direct inquiries to Mr Louis Santamaria in the interim)

email: sylvia.mohr@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov  

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2675

  • Standards, certifications ((CE) Marking) and Product Conformity Assessment in all Sectors
  • Medical Device sectors

TRADE AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE

Ashley Miller
Compliance Attaché

email: ashley.miller@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2769

  • Market Access and Compliance Cases
  • Coordination with Washington Agencies and the European Union 

Susana Getman
Compliance Specialist

email: susana.getman@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2677

  • Market Access and Compliance Cases
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Textiles 

Vacant
Secretary, Trade Compliance Unit

email:

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2142

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

Stephane Vrignaud
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Representative to the European Union

email: stephane.vrignaud@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2842

  • Aquaculture and Fisheries Products
  • Fisheries Agreements and Conservation
  • Fisheries-Related Track and Customs Issues
  • Veterinary Equivalency Agreement

ADMINISTRATIVE

Suzanne Fry
Secretary

email: suzanne.fry@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2746

Geert Verdegem
Administrative Assistant

email: geert.verdegem@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Direct Dial: +32 2 508 2790