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Office of Trade Programs (OTP)

OTP administers programs that support marketing efforts, especially those carried out by the U.S. private sector, including the Market Access Program, the Foreign Market Development program, Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops, and the Quality Samples Program. OTP also administers the export credit guarantee and Dairy Export Incentive programs. Import programs include those for sugar, dairy and trade assistance.


Contact

Title

Phone

E-mail

Christian Foster

Deputy Administrator

202-720-9516

christian.foster@fas.usda.gov

Ron Verdonk

Assistant Deputy Administrator

202-720-1296

ron.verdonk@fas.usda.gov

Lynne Reich Assistant Deputy Administrator

202-401-0023 lynne.reich@fas.usda.gov

Julio Maldonado

Assistant to the Deputy Administrator

202-690-6270

julio.maldonado@fas.usda.gov

Joyce Grace-Ulmet

Assistant to the Deputy Administrator

202-720-5060

joyce.grace@fas.usda.gov

Program Monitoring and Evaluation Staff

Mary Ponomarenko

Director

202-720-4455

mary.ponomarenko@fas.usda.gov

Trade Services Staff

Dale Miller

Director

202-690-0752

dale.miller@fas.usda.gov

Maria Nemeth-Ek

Deputy Director

202-720-3623

maria.nemeth-ek@fas.usda.gov

Program Operations Division

Mark Slupek

Director

202-720-4327

mark.slupek@fas.usda.gov

Jodi Erickson

Branch Chief, MAP & FMD

202-720-9361

jodi.erickson@fas.usda.gov

Lona Powell

Branch Chief,

Grant Programs

202-720-8557

lona.powell@fas.usda.gov

Cooperator Programs Division

Eric Wenberg

Director

202-690-0159

eric.wenberg@fas.usda.gov

William Bomersheim

Acting Deputy Director

202-720-1596

william.bomersheim@fas.usda.gov

Curt Alt

Acting Branch Chief, Field Crops and Forest Products

202- 690-4784

curt.alt@fas.usda.gov

Nancy Hirschhorn

Branch Chief, Horticultural

202-720-6896

nancy.hirschhorn@fas.usda.gov

Valerie Brown-Jones

Branch Chief, Livestock & Seafood Products

202-690-5117

Valerie.Brown-jones@fas.usda.gov

Valerie Bowles

Branch Chief, Processed Products

202-205-7785

valerie.bowles@fas.usda.gov

Credit Programs Division

Mark Rowse

Director

202-720-0624

mark.rowse@fas.usda.gov

Amy Slusher

Deputy Director

202-720-0775

amy.slusher@fas.usda.gov

Daniele Swain

Branch Chief, Registrations and Operations

202-720-3277

daniele.swain@fas.usda.gov

Jonathan Doster

Branch Chief, Planning & Analysis

202-720-2074

jonathan.doster@fas.usda.gov

Teri Ryan

Branch Chief, Risk & Asset Mgmt

202-720-0663

teri.ryan@fas.usda.gov

Import Policies and Export Reporting Division

Ronald Lord

Director

202-720-6939

ronald.lord@fas.usda.gov

Peter Burr

Branch Chief, Export Sales Reporting

202-720-3274

peter.burr@fas.usda.gov


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