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International Trade Administration Contacts for the Advanced Manufacturing Industry
The International Trade Administration offers a range of industry expertise and business development opportunities for U.S. advanced manufacturing exporters including market intelligence, trade data, and trade events leveraging our Office of Transportation and Machinery and the U.S. Commercial Service’s worldwide network located in 100 offices nationwide and in more than 70 international offices.
Looking for information on upcoming trade events or other business development opportunities? Please contact the Team Leaders or Subsector Leads.
Global Advanced Manufacturing Team Leader:
Molly Hope
Global Advanced Manufacturing Team Leader
Molly.Hope@trade.gov
Sector Co-Leads
Additive Manufacturing
- Miguel Olivares (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Miguel.Olivares@trade.gov
- Jaron Bass (Washington, DC) Jaron.Bass@trade.gov
Automation/Industry 4.0
- Tuula Ahlstrom (Stockholm, Sweden) Tuula.Ahlstrom@trade.gov
- Amanda Lawrence (Washington, DC) Amanda.Lawrence@trade.gov
- Mark Cooper (Indianapolis, IN) Mark.Cooper@trade.gov
Industrial Machinery
- Mario Vidana (Monterrey, Mexico) Mario.Vidana@trade.gov
- Eve Lerman (Pontiac, MI) Eve.Lerman@trade.gov
- Forrest Nielsen (Washington, DC) Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov
Industrial Materials
- Erica Ramirez (Ontario, CA) Erica.Ramirez@trade.gov
Material Handling/Woodworking
- Juanita Harthun (Charlotte, NC) Juanita.Harthun@trade.gov
- Ali Natale (Philadelphia, PA) Ali.Natale@trade.gov
- Emily Gereffi (Greensboro, NC) Ali.Natale@trade.gov
- Padraic Sweeney - Material Handling (Washington, DC) Padraic.Sweeney@trade.gov
- Forrest Nielsen - Woodworking (Washington, DC) Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov
Padraic ‘Pat’ Sweeney—Machinery Team Leader
Monitors industry and trade policy issues on: International trade in Advanced Manufacturing Goods & Services, Material Handling Equipment, Food Processing Equipment, Packaging Machinery, and Agricultural Equipment
Email: Padraic.Sweeney@trade.gov
Phone: 202-482-5024
Forrest Nielsen
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Automotive Equipment and Capital Goods (ITAC-2).
International Trade Specialist - Railway Equipment, Diesel Engines, Metalworking Equipment/Machine Tools, and Print Equipment
Email: Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov
Phone: 202-482-5784
Jaron Bass
International Trade Specialist - Robotics, Additive Manufacturing, and Manufacturing Technologies
Email:Jaron.Bass@trade.gov
Phone: 202-839-2357
Amanda Lawrence
International Trade Specialist - Industrial Automation Technology, Process Controls and Sensors, Electric Motors, Precision Components including Industrial Valves
Email: Amanda.Lawrence@trade.gov
Phone: (202) 322-9146
U.S. Commercial Service Offices in the United States
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