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Resources for export assistance in your state


Would your small or midsize company like help in finding overseas customers, arranging export financing or just making connections abroad? Find information, guidance and support by visiting the Commerce Department Commercial Service's website at export.gov, or by contacting the local agencies listed below. For a directory by city of the offices of the U.S. Commercial Service, visit http://www.buyusa.gov/home/us.html. In addition, many states offer extensive and valuable assistance to prospective exporters through their business development offices. You can find contact information for your local office in the table below.

Alabama

Alabama Development Office
401 Adams Avenue, 6th Floor, Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-0442 | Fax: (334) 353-1330
http://www.ado.state.al.us/int_trade.asp

Contact:

Hilda Lockhart
Director of International Trade
lockhart@ado.state.al.us

Alaska

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 269-3030 | Fax: (907) 269-3044
http://www.aidea.org/programexportassis.html

Contact:

Chris Anderson
Deputy Director
canderson@aidea.org

Arizona

Arizona Department of Commerce
1700 W. Washington, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 771-1158 | Fax: (602) 771-1204
http://www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/International/

Contact:

Armando Bras
Director of International Trade Division
armandob@azcommerce.com

Arkansas

Arkansas Economic Development Commission
One Capital Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 682-1121 | Fax: (501) 682-7394
http://www.1800arkansas.com/international

Contact:

Becky Thompson
Deputy Director, Global Business
bthompson@1800arkansas.com

California

Center for International Trade Development (CITD)
14745 Riverside Drive, Riverside, CA 92518
Phone: (951) 571-6458 | Fax: (951) 653-1051
http://www.citd.org

Contact:

Jeffrey A. Williamson
Statewide Director
jwilliamson@cccewd.net

Colorado

Office of Economic Development and International Trade
1625 Broadway, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 892-3850 | Fax: (303) 892-3820
http://www.advancecolorado.com

Contact:

Amy Reichert
Trade Specialist
amy.reichert@state.co.us

Connecticut

Department of Commerce and Community Development
505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 270-8000 | Fax: (860) 270-8016
http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1102&q=287030

Contact:

Costas Lake
Director
clake@ct.gov

Delaware

Delaware Economic Development Office
820 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 100, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 577-8464 | Fax: (302) 577-8499
http://wtcde.com

Contact:

Ann Visalli
Deputy State Treasurer
ann.visalli@state.de.us

Florida

Enterprise Florida
800 North Magnolia Avenue, Suite 1100, Orlando FL 32803
Phone: (407) 956-5600 | Fax: (407) 956-5599
http://www.eflorida.com

Contact:

Manny Mencia
Senior Vice President, International
mmencia@eflorida.com

Georgia

Department of Economic Development, International Trade Division
75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: (404) 962-4120 | Fax: (404) 962-4121
http://www.georgia.org/Business/International/Resources.htm

Contact:

Kathe Falls
Director of International Trade
kfalls@georgia.org

Hawaii

Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
No. 1 Capitol District Building
250 S. Hotel St., Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-2423 | Fax: (808) 587-2790
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/business/international/

Contact:

Milton Kwock
Business Development Program Manager
mkwock@dbedt.hawaii.gov

Idaho

Idaho Commerce & Labor
700 West State Street, Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-2470 | Fax: (208) 334-2631
http://trade.idaho.gov/

Contact:

Stephanie Camarillo
Administrator
Division of International Business
stephanie.carillo@trade.idaho.gov

Illinois

International Trade Center
430 Wholers Hall, 1206 S. 6th St., Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-1585 | Fax: (217) 333-7410
http://www.ciber.uiuc.edu/itc

Contact:

Tess Morrison
Director
tmorriso@uiuc.edu

Indiana

Indiana Economic Development Corporation
One N. Capitol, Suite 700, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-8800 | Fax: (317) 232-4146
http://www.in.gov/iedc/international/markets.html

Contact:

Stephen Akard
Director of International Development
sakard@iedc.in.gov

Iowa

International Business Assistance Team
200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 242-4741 | Fax: (515) 242-4918
http://www.iowalifechanging.com

Contact:

Kathy M. Hill
Manager International Office
kathy.hill@iowalifechanging.com

Kansas

Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing
1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-4027 | Fax: (785) 296-5263
http://www.kansascommerce.com

Contact:

John Watson
Director of Trade Development
jwatson@kansascommerce.com

Kentucky

International Trade Division
One Capitol Annex, 300 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (800) 626-2930 | Fax: (502) 564-1535
http://www.ced.ky.gov/kyedc/internationaltrade.aspx

Contact:

Hollie Spade
General Counsel
holland.spade@ky.gov

Louisiana

Louisiana Economic Development Corp.
P.O. Box 94185, Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-5675 | Fax: (225) 342-0142
http://www.lded.state.la.us

Contact:

Brenda Guess
Trade Director
guess@la.gov

Maine

Maine International Trade Center
511 Congress Street, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 541-7400 | Fax: (207) 541-7420
http://www.mitc.com

Contact:

Anne Hurst
International Trade Specialist
hurst@mitc.com

Maryland

Department of Business and Economic Development
217 E. Redwood St., 12th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 767-1665 | Fax: (410) 333-6926
http://www.choosemaryland.org

Contact:

Barry Brown
Director
bbrown@choosemaryland.org

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Export Center
State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-973-8664 | Fax: 617-973-8681
http://www.mass.gov/export/

Contact:

Paula Murphy
Director
Paula.murphy@state.ma.us

Michigan

Great Lakes Export Assistance Center
8109 East Jefferson Ave., Suite 110
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: (313) 226-3650 | Fax: (313) 226-3657
http://www.buyusa.gov/greatlakes/

Contact:

Sara Coulter
Director
Sara.coulter@mail.doc.gov

Minnesota

Minnesota Trade Office
First National Bank Building, Suite E200, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 297-4222 | Fax: (651) 296-3555
http://www.exportminnesota.com

Contact:

Jackie Geiger
Executive Assistant
mto@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Mississippi Development Authority
P.O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-3155 | Fax: (601) 359-4339
http://www.mississippi.org/content.aspx?url=/page/3280&

Contact:

Liz Cleveland
Manager, International Trade Office
lcleveland@mississippi.org

Missouri

Missouri Department of Economic Development
301 W. High Street, Room 720, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 526-4967 | Fax: (573) 526-1567
http://www.missouridevelopment.org

Contact:

Alice Bernard-Jones
International Finance Manager
alice.bernard-jones.mdfb@ded.mo.gov

Montana

Montana World Trade Center
Gallagher Business Building, Suite 257, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: (406) 243-5850 | Fax: (406) 243-5259
http://www.mwtc.org

Contact:

Megan Harrington
Project Manager
megan@mwtc.org

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Economic Development
13006 West Center Road, Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: (402) 595-1416 | Fax: (402) 595-1194
http://www.neded.org/content/view/388/571/

Contact:

Joseph J. Chapuran
International Development Manager
joe.chapuran@ded.ne.gov

Nevada

Nevada Global Trade and Investment Program
108 E. Proctor St., Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-4325 | Fax: (775) 687-4450
http://www.expand2nevada.com/comm_opps/global/

Contact:

Alan DiStefano
Director of Global Trade and Investment
ccintl@bizopp.state.nv.us

New Hampshire

International Trade Resource Center
17 New Hampshire Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 334-6074 | Fax: (603) 334-6110
http://www.exportnh.com

Contact:

Karen Wyman
Export Finance Office
kwyman@dred.state.nh.us

New Jersey

International Trade & Protocol
20 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 943-4445 | Fax: (609) 633-3672
http://www.state.nj.us/commerce/exim_overview.shtml

Contact:

Anthony Szymelewicz
International Trade Representative
Anthony.szymelewicz
@commerce.state.nj.us

New Mexico

New Mexico Economic Development Department
1100 St. Francis Drive, Suite 1060, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (800) 374-3061 | Fax: (505) 827-0328
http://www.edd.state.nm.us

Contact:

Danielle Duran
International Trade Coordinator
Danielle.duran@state.nm.us

New York

Empire State Development, International Division
633 Third Ave., 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 803-2344 | Fax: (212) 803-2399
http://www.empire.state.ny.us

Contact:

Lennox Ruiz
Director, International Division
lruiz@empire.state.ny.us

North Carolina

International Trade Division
4320 Mail Service Center
301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: (919) 733-7193 | Fax: (919) 733-0110
http://www.exportnc.com/

Contact:

Peter Cunningham
Director
pcunningham@nccommerce.com

North Dakota

North Dakota Trade Office
112 University Drive, Suite 260, Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: (701) 235-3638 | Fax: (701) 235-0164
http://www.ndto.com

Contact:

Susan Geib
Executive Director
susan@ndto.com

Ohio

Ohio Department of Development
77 South High Street, 29th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-5363 | Fax: (614) 463-1540
http://exportohio.state.oh.us

Contact:

Deborah Scherer
Manager
dscherer@odod.state.oh.us

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Department of Commerce
700 N. Greenwood Avenue, Suite 1400, Tulsa, OK 74106
Phone: (918) 594-8588 | Fax: (405) 605-2888
http://www.okcommerce.gov

Contact:

Barry Clark
Director, Global Business
barry_clark@okcommerce.gov

Oregon

Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
775 Summer St., NE, Suite 200, Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-0123 | Fax: (503) 581-5115
http://econ.oregon.gov/ECDD/it.shtml

Contact:

Dana Shannon
International Trade Specialist
dana.shannon@state.or.us

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 720-7370 | Fax: (717) 772-5106
http://www.newpa.com/default.aspx?id=96

Contact:

Peter O'Neill
International Business
poneill@state.pa.us

Rhode Island

International Trade Office
15 Iron Horse Way, Suite 101, Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 278-9100 | Fax: (401) 273-8270
http://www.riedc.com/riedc/business_services/14/

Contact:

Maureen Mezei
Trade Director
mmezei@reidc.com

South Carolina

Export Services
P.O. Box 25968, Greenville, SC 29612
Phone: (864) 848-3718 | Fax: (770) 936-1932
http://www.sccommerce.com/exportservices.html

Contact:

Wayne Trotter
President
wayne.trotter
@exportfinancialservices.com

South Dakota

South Dakota International Business Institute
1200 S. Jay St., Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 626-3149 | Fax: (605) 626-3004
http://www.sd-exports.org/

Contact:

None

sdibi@northern.edu

Tennessee

International Development Group
312 Eighth Avenue North, 11th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-9053 | Fax: (615) 741-5829
http://www.tnecd.gov/bizdev_idg.htm

Contact:

Paul LaGrange
Assistant Commissioner, Business Development
paul.lagrange@state.tn.us

Texas

Office of the Governor, Economic Development & Tourism
221 East 11th St., 4th Floor, Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 936-0225 | Fax: (512) 936-0080
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/international/

Contact:

Alejandra Bueno
International Manager
alejandra.bueno@governor.state.tx.us

Utah

International Trade and Diplomacy Office
324 South State Street, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 538-8737 | Fax: (801) 538-8889
http://www.international.utah.gov

Contact:

Adam Walden
Trade Co-ordinator
awalden@utah.gov

Vermont

Vermont Global Trade Partnership
National Life Building, Drawer 20, Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: (802) 828-1681 | Fax: (802) 828-3258
http://thinkvermont.com

Contact:

Dana Eidsness
Director of International Trade
dana@thinkvermont.com

Virginia

Virginia Economic Development Partnership
901 East Byrd St., West Tower, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 371-0198 | Fax: (804) 371-8860
http://www.exportvirginia.org/services/default.asp

Contact:

Paul Grossman
Director, International Trade
pgrossman@yesvirginia.org

Washington

Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington
2601 Fourth Avenue, Suite 320, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 441-2280 | Fax: (206) 441-2279
http://www.buyusa.gov/seattle/efacw.html

Contact:

Warren Gross
Managing Director & President
warren.gross@mail.doc.gov

West Virginia

West Virginia Development Office
Capitol Complex, Bldg 6, Room 553, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (800) 982-3386 | Fax: (304) 558-0449
http://www.wvdo.org/international/exportservices.html

Contact:

Debra Martin
International Trade Representative
dmartin@wvdo.org

Wisconsin

Department of Commerce
201 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-1480 | Fax: (608) 266-5551
http://www.commerce.wi.gov/IE/IE-OurServices.html

Contact:

Beng Yeap
International Consultant
byeap@commerce.state.wi.us

Wyoming

Wyoming Business Council
214 West 15th St., Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-2800 | Fax: (307) 777-2838
http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/business/international.aspx

Contact:

Ted Craig
Value-Added Program Manager
ted.craig@wybusiness.org