OTEXA Contact Us
| Office of Textiles and Apparel | Phone: (202) 482-5078 | Fax: (202) 482-2331 |
- PDF File for all OTEXA Contacts
| Name | Title | Phone (202) 482- | |
| Tyler Beckelman | Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Textiles, Consumer Goods and Materials (TCGM) | 3737 |
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| Megan Crowe | Acting Executive Director, TCGM | 3737 |
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| Maria D’Andrea-Yothers | Director, OTEXA | 1550 | Maria.DAndrea-Yothers@trade.gov |
Richard Stetson
| Deputy Director, OTEXA | 2582 |
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| Robert Carrigg | Economist; Data & Website Management | 2573 |
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| Homer Boyer | International Trade Specialist | 5156 |
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| Alyson Demirdjian | Business & Industry Specialist | 240-927-3961 | Alyson.Demirdjian@trade.gov |
| Rebecca (Becky) Geiger | International Trade Specialist | 3117 |
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| Kayla Johnson | International Trade Specialist | 2532 |
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| Pamela (Pam) Kirkland | International Trade Specialist | 3587 |
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| Laurie Mease | International Trade Specialist | 2043 |
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| Thomas Newberg | International Trade Specialist | 7578 |
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| Marin Weaver | Team Lead, Business & Industry Specialist | 202-821-5364 | Marin.Weaver@trade.gov |
| James Willett | International Economist | 2442 |
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OTEXA CONTACTS, BY COMMODITY AND ISSUE
| Commodity/Issue | Contact |
| African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) | Thomas Newberg; Pam Kirkland, Alyson Demirdjian |
| Africa Trade Policy | Thomas Newberg; Pam Kirkland, Alyson Demirdjian |
| Apparel Sector | Thomas Newberg, Alyson Demirdjian |
| Asia Trade Policy | Marin Weaver, Thomas Newberg |
| Australia Free Trade Agreement | Alyson Demirdjian, Thomas Newberg |
| Bahrain Free Trade Agreement | Pam Kirkland; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Berry Amendment | Thomas Newberg; Alyson Demirdjian |
| CAFTA-DR | Kayla Johnson; Laurie Mease; Richard Stetson |
| Carbon & Glass Fibers | Pam Kirkland |
| Chile Free Trade Agreement | Kayla Johnson; Richard Stetson |
| Colombia Free Trade Agreement | Laurie Mease; Richard Stetson |
Commercial Availability CAFTA-DR, Colombia, Panama, Peru, USMCA (NAFTA) Australia, Bahrain, Korea, Morocco, Oman, Singapore |
Laurie Mease; Kayla Johnson; Richard Stetson Marin Weaver; Pam Kirkland; Thomas Newberg; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Composites (Textiles) Sector | Pam Kirkland |
| Customs Issues | Laurie Mease; Richard Stetson |
| Data Publication, Economic Research & Analysis | Rob Carrigg; James Willett |
| European Union | Marin Weaver; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Fabric Sector (Knit, Woven) | Kayla Johnson; Thomas Newberg |
| Fibers (Natural & Man-Made) | Kayla Johnson; Marin Weaver; Alyson Demirdjian; Thomas Newberg |
| Footwear Sector | Homer Boyer; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Forced Labor | Marin Weaver; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) | Laurie Mease; Pam Kirkland |
| Haiti Earned Import Allowance Program | Becky Geiger; Rob Carrigg; Laurie Mease |
| Haiti Preference Program (HOPE/HELP) | Kayla Johnson; Richard Stetson |
| Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Textiles and Clothing (ITAC 12) | Laurie Mease, Primary DFO; Pam Kirkland, Secondary DFO |
| Intellectual Property Rights | Thomas Newberg; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Israel Free Trade Agreement | Pam Kirkland; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Jordan Free Trade Agreement | Pam Kirkland; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Korea Free Trade Agreement | Marin Weaver; Thomas Newberg |
| Labelling | Alyson Demirdjian; Thomas Newberg |
| Legislation | Thomas Newberg; Alyson Demirdjian; Marin Weaver |
| Made in USA Directory | Homer Boyer; Thomas Newberg; James Willett |
| Market Access Case Manager | Marin Weaver |
| Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs) | Marin Weaver (OTEXA MTB liaison) |
| Monthly Import Press Release | Becky Geiger |
| Morocco Free Trade Agreement | Pam Kirkland; Alyson Demirdjian |
| U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | Laurie Mease; Richard Stetson |
| Nonwovens | James Willett |
| Oman Free Trade Agreement | Pam Kirkland; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Other Western Hemisphere (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela) | Richard Stetson; Laurie Mease |
| Panama Free Trade Agreement | Kayla Johnson; Richard Stetson |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Medical Textiles | James Willett; Laurie Mease |
| Peru Free Trade Agreement | Laurie Mease; Richard Stetson |
| Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZs) | Pam Kirkland; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Rules of Origin | Richard Stetson; Marin Weaver |
| Retaliatory Tariffs (Section 301) | Marin Weaver; Thomas Newberg |
| Singapore Free Trade Agreement | Thomas Newberg; Marin Weaver |
| Smart Fabrics | Pam Kirkland; Laurie Mease |
| Standards & Regulations | Laurie Mease; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Sustainability & the Circular Economy | Alyson Demirdjian |
| Technical (Advanced) Textiles Sector | Rob Carrigg; Marin Weaver |
| Textile Program Administration | Maria D’Andrea-Yothers; Richard Stetson |
| Trade Data Management & Publication | Rob Carrigg, James Willett |
| Travel Goods Sector | Becky Geiger; Alyson Demirdjian |
| Used Clothing | Becky Geiger; Thomas Newberg; Pam Kirkland |
| Website Content Management | Rob Carrigg; James Willett |
| Western Hemisphere Trade Policy | Richard Stetson |
| Yarn Sector | Thomas Newberg; Richard Stetson |