For further information, contact:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Horticultural and Tropical Products Division

1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Stop 1049

Washington, DC 20250-1049



Telephone: 202-720-6590

Fax: 202-720-3799

http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp



Frank Tarrant, Director

Scott Bleggi, Deputy Director for Marketing

Brian Grunenfelder, Deputy Director for Analysis

ANALYSIS
Nancy Hirschhorn 202-720-2974 Situation & outlook supervisor, publication editor, export forecast coordinator, briefing paper coordinator, key development coordinator
Erik Hansen 202-720-0875 Avocados, tropical fruit, nursery products, Canada snapback, NAFTA quarterly report, circular team
Erik Hansen 202-720-0875 Tree nuts, processed vegetables (excl. potatoes), EU trade policy, circular team & homepage coordinator
Bob Knapp 202-720-4620 Canned deciduous fruit, sugar, kiwifruit, special projects
Emanuel McNeil 202-720-2083 Fresh vegetables (excl. potatoes), cut flowers
Heather Page 202-720-9792 Wine, brandy, table grapes, grape juice
Debra A. Pumphrey 202-720-8899 Fresh and processed citrus, coffee, essential oils, trade questions on tea, cocoa & spices & information, technology coordinator
Heather Page 202-720-9792 Dried fruit, berries, beer/hops, melons, circular team
Sam Rosa 202-720-6086 Fresh deciduous fruit, trade issues database coordinator, apple juice, olives, mushrooms
Christine Sloop 202-690-2702 SPS/food safety/quality issues coordinator, biotechnology issues, bilateral technical & policy issues
MARKETING
Steve Shnitzler 202-720-8495 Apricots, avocados, ginseng, pomegranates, bartlett pears
Ted Goldammer 202-720-8498 Citrus, potatoes (marketing & analysis), hops
Sonia Jimenez 202-720-0898 Fresh deciduous fruit
Kristin Kezar 202-690-0556 Tart cherries, canned fruit, papaya, watermelon, raisins
Elizabeth Mello 202-720-9903 Vegetables, berries
Ingrid Mohn 202-720-5330 Tree nuts
Elias Orozco 202-720-6791 EMO/Cochran Coordinator, honey (analysis)
Kelly Strzelecki 202-690-1341 Organics (analysis & marketing), prunes (dried plums), Produce Marketing Association (PMA)
Yvette Wedderburn Bomersheim 202-720-0911 Wine, brandy, honey (marketing), credit programs, grape juice, table grapes