Economic Section

The Economic Section deals with the full range of bilateral and multilateral economic issues as well as environmental, science and technology questions. It works closely with the office of the Agriculture Attache in Canberra and the Foreign Commercial Service representatives in Sydney and Melbourne to promote U.S. economic goals and facilitate economic ties between the United States and Australia. The agriculture and commercial offices are the first point of contact for assistance with specific commercial questions.

The Economic Section’s primary telephone number is (02) 6214-5974. Correspondence should be faxed to (02) 6214-5825 or emailed to info@usembassy-australia.state.gov with “Attention: Economic Section” in the subject line.

Counselor for Economic Affairs Edgard Kagan

Telephone

(02) 6214-5759

Deputy Section Chief Wendell Albright

Civil aviation, telecommunications, intellectual property rights, maritime

Telephone

(02) 6214-5824

Resources/EST officer David Atkinson

Minerals and energy, environment, science, and technology, law of the sea, population, foreign assistance, finance

Telephone

(02) 6214-5810

Economic and Trade Policy Advisor Joe Owen

Macroeconomics, competition policy

Telephone

(02) 6214-5822

Office Management Specialist Mistin Pugh

Telephone

(02) 6214-5974

Last update Thursday, 8 November 2007