Basic Exporting Guide
APPENDIX II
DIRECTORY OF FEDERAL EXPORT ASSISTANCE
A. Department of Commerce
B. Small Business Administration
C. Export-Import Bank
D. Department of Agriculture
E. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
F. Department of State
G. Department of the Treasury
H. Agency for International Development
I. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
A. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The U.S. Department of Commerce can provide a wealth of information to
exporters. The first step an exporter should take is to contact the
nearest Department of Commerce district office (listed by state in
appendix III), which can help guide the exporter to the right person or
office.
Addresses on mail to the following offices should include the office
name and room number, followed by U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230 (exceptions noted).
Area Code: 202
Phone
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Office of Domestic Operations, Room 3810 482-4767
Export Promotion Services
* Office of Export Promotion Resources,
Room 1322 (Information on foreign markets,
customers, trade leads, Commercial News
USA, and other Commerce export-related
publications) 482-2432
* Office of Export Marketing Programs,
Room 2116 (trade show and trade
mission information) 482-4231
Office of International Operations
Regional Directors for
* Africa, Near East, and South Asia,
Room 1223 482-4836
* East Asia and Pacific, Room 1223 482-8422
* Europe, Room 3130 482-1599
* Western Hemisphere, Room 3130 482-2736
* Fax (Europe and Western Hemisphere) 482-3159
* Fax (ANESA and EAP) 482-5179
Trade Development
Product/Service Specialists
* Aerospace, Room 2130 482-2835
* Automotive Affairs and Consumer Goods,
Room 4324 482-0823
* Basic Industries, Room 4045 482-0614
* Capital Goods & International
Construction: Rm 2001B 482-5023
* Export Trading Company Affairs,
Room 1800 482-5131
* International Major Projects,
Room 2015B 482-5225
* Science and Electronics, Room 1009 482-3548
* Services, Room 1128A 482-5261
* Textiles and Apparel, Room 3100 482-3737
* Trade Information and Analysis,
Room 3814B 482-1316
Industry Desk Officiers
* See Additional Information Sources and Contacts - International
Trade Administration Industry Specialists
Country Desk Officiers
* See Additional Information Sources and Contacts - International
Trade Administration Country Desk Officiers
Bureau of Export Administration
Office of Export Licensing
* Export Counseling Division, Room 1099
(Export licensing, controls, etc.) 482-4811
* Office of Antiboycott Compliance, Room 3886 482-2381
Minority Business Development Agency
* Office of Program Development, Room 5093 482-3237
B. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
All export programs administered through the Small Business Administration
(SBA) are available through SBA field offices (see Appendix III). More
informatin about the programs can be obtained through
Small Business Administration
Office of International Trade
409 Third Street S.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20416 202-205-6720
C. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Export-Import Bank
811 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20571
Area Code: 202
* Small Business Assistance Hotline 566-8860
* Export Trading Company Assistance 566-8944
* Engineering Division 566-8802
D. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
14th Street and Indepence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250
Area Code: 202
Foreign Agricultural Service
* Commodity and Marketing Programs:
Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry 447-8031
Grain and Feed 447-6219
Horticultural and Tropical Products 447-6590
Oilseed and Oilseed Products 447-7037
Tobacco, Cotton, and Seed 382-9516
Forest Products 382-8138
* High-Value Product Services Division 447-3031
* AgExport Connections 447-7103
E. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Overseas Private Investment Corp.
7th Floor
1129 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20527 202-457-7010
F. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
U.S. Department of State Commercial Coordinators:
* Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Commercial Coordinator 202-647-1942
* Bureau of African Affairs
Commercial Coordinator 202-647-3503
* Bureau of Inter-American Affairs
Commercial Coordinator 202-647-2066
* Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Commercial Coordinator 202-647-4835
* Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Commercial Coordinator
* Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs
Commercial Coordinator 202-647-2395
* Bureau of International Communications
and Information Policy 202-647-5832
G. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
U.S. Department of the Treasury
15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20220
* U.S. Customs Strategic Investigation Division
(Exodus Command Center) 202-566-9464
H. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Agency for International Development
Department of State Building
320 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20523
* Office of Business Relations 202-235-1840
I. OFFICE of the U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Winder Building
600 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20506
Area Code: 202
* General Counsel 395-3150
* Private Sector Liaison 395-6120
* Agricultural Affairs & Commodity Policy 395-6127
* The Americas Trade Policy 395-6135
* East-West & Non-Market Economies 395-4543
* Europe & Japan 395-4620
* General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT) 395-6843
* Industrial & Energy Trade Policy 395-7320
* Investment Policy 395-3510
* Pacific, Asia, Africa, & North-South
Trade Policy 395-343