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EXPORT RESOURCES<br />
EXPORT RESOURCES<br />
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH<br />
INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS)<br />
www.aphis.usda.gov USDA’s<br />
14th & Independence Ave. S.W.<br />
Washington DC 20250<br />
202-799-7132<br />
www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/<br />
portal/aphis/ourfocus/<br />
internationalservicess<br />
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND<br />
SECURITY<br />
US Department of Commerce<br />
Karen H. Nies-Vogel, Director<br />
Office of Exporter Services<br />
14th St. & Constitution Ave. N.W.,<br />
Rm. 2099B<br />
U.S. Department of Commerce<br />
Washington DC 20230<br />
202-482-3811 • 202-482-3322 F<br />
Export Counseling Line:<br />
202-482-4811<br />
BUSINESS-USA<br />
www.business.usa.gov<br />
EXPORT.GOV<br />
Helping U.S. Companies Export<br />
www.export.gov<br />
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE<br />
U.S<br />
Washington, D.C. Office<br />
811 Vermont Ave. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20571<br />
800-565-3946<br />
http://www.exim.gov<br />
THE FEDERATION OF<br />
INTERNATIONAL TRADE<br />
ASSOCIATIONS (FITA)<br />
172 Fifth Ave., #118<br />
Brooklyn, NY 11217<br />
info@fita.org<br />
FOOD EXPORT ASSOCIATION OF<br />
THE MIDWEST<br />
309 W. Washington, Ste. 600<br />
Chicago, IL 60606 USA<br />
312-334-9200 • 312-334-9230 F<br />
www.foodexport.comm<br />
INTERNATIONAL TRADE<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
U.S. Department of Commerce<br />
1401 Constitution Ave. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20230<br />
800-USA-Trad(e)<br />
872-8723 call between<br />
8:30am–6:00pm (EST)<br />
www.trade.gov/index.asp<br />
INTERNATIONAL TRADERS OF<br />
IOWA<br />
Central, NISM, Eastern Chapters<br />
www.iowatraders.org<br />
IOWA CORN GROWERS<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
5505 N.W. 88th St.<br />
Johnston, IA 50131<br />
515-225-9242<br />
www.iowacorn.org/en/leadership/<br />
ilead<br />
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF<br />
AGRICULTURE<br />
Wallace State Office Bldg.<br />
502 E. 9th St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50319<br />
515-281-5321<br />
www.iowaagriculture.gov/<br />
Entomology/exportServices.asp<br />
IOWA DISTRICT EXPORT COUNCIL<br />
US Export Assistance Center<br />
749 Federal Bldg.<br />
210 Walnut St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50309<br />
office.desmoines@trade.gov<br />
IOWA INTERNATIONAL TRADE<br />
OFFICE<br />
Iowa Economic Development<br />
Authority<br />
200 E. Grand Ave.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50309<br />
515-725-3000<br />
International@iowa.gov<br />
www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.<br />
com/exports<br />
OFFICE OF THE US TRADE<br />
REPRESENTATIVE<br />
White House<br />
www.ustr.gov<br />
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT<br />
CORPORATION<br />
The U.S. Government’s<br />
Development Finance Institution<br />
1100 New York Ave. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20527<br />
202-336-8400<br />
www.opic.gov<br />
U.S. CENSUS, FOREIGN TRADE<br />
4600 Silver Hill Rd.<br />
Washington DC 20233<br />
800-923-8282 call center<br />
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/<br />
index.html<br />
U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE<br />
US Department of Commerce<br />
Patricia Cook: Director<br />
749 Federal Bldg.<br />
210 Walnut St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50309<br />
515-284-4590<br />
office.desmoines@trade.gov<br />
www.export.gov/iowa<br />
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE<br />
2201 C St. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20520<br />
Main Switchboard: 202-647-4000<br />
TTY: 800-877-8339 (Federal Relay<br />
Service)<br />
Hotline for American Travelers:<br />
202-647-5225<br />
Passport Information:<br />
877-487-2778<br />
Visa Information: 202-663-1225<br />
Bureau of Economic and <strong>Business</strong><br />
Affairs:<br />
www.state.gov/e/eb/<br />
Customs and Border Protection<br />
Headquarters<br />
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20229<br />
877-227-5511 hours from<br />
9 am – 12:00 pm and<br />
later 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (EST)<br />
www.cbp.gov<br />
U.S. FOOD SAFETY AND<br />
INSPECTION SERVICE<br />
Rm. 985, Federal Bldg.<br />
210 Walnut St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50309<br />
515-727-8960 or 800-990-9834<br />
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/<br />
fsis/topics/international-affairs<br />
U.S. FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL<br />
SERVICE (FAS)<br />
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service<br />
1400 Independence Ave. S.W.<br />
Mail Stop: 1001<br />
Washington, DC 20250<br />
www.fas.usda.govv<br />
U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL<br />
1255 S.W. Prairie Trail Pkwy.<br />
Ankeny, IA 50023<br />
800-383-1423<br />
www.iasoybeans.com/programs/<br />
international<br />
U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT<br />
AGENCY<br />
1000 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1600<br />
Arlington, VA 22209<br />
703-875-4357 • 703-875-4009 F<br />
www.ustda.gov<br />
MINORITY RESOURCES<br />
MINORITY RESOURCES<br />
BLACK BUSINESS COALITION<br />
2829 Westown Pkwy., Ste. 220<br />
West Des Moines, IA 50266<br />
800-343-4864<br />
www.iowablackbusiness.com<br />
THE GREATER QUAD CITIES<br />
HISPANIC CHAMBER OF<br />
COMMERCE (GQCHCC)<br />
511 17th. St.<br />
Moline, IL 61265<br />
309-797-8650 • 309-797-8655 F<br />
info@gqchcc.com<br />
www.gqchcc.com<br />
IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS<br />
SUMMIT<br />
c/o Community CPA & Associates<br />
3816 Ingersoll Ave.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50312<br />
515-288-3188<br />
www.communitycpa.com<br />
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN<br />
RIGHTS<br />
Lucas State Office Bldg.<br />
321 E. 12th St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50319<br />
515-242-5655<br />
Office of Asian and Pacific Islanders<br />
Office of Latino Affairs<br />
Office for Native Americans<br />
Office on the Status of<br />
African-Americans<br />
www.humanrights.iowa.gov<br />
IOWA TARGETED SMALL<br />
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM<br />
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM<br />
Iowa Department of Inspections<br />
and Appeals<br />
Lucas State Office Bldg.<br />
321 E. 12th St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50319<br />
515-281-7102<br />
Webmaster@dia.iowa.gov<br />
Microloan program<br />
Iowa Center for Economic Success<br />
515-283-0940<br />
www.iowacenter.org<br />
LEAGUE OF LATIN AMERICAN<br />
CITIZENS (LULAC) OF IOWA<br />
Council 10<br />
4224 Ricker Hill<br />
Davenport, IA 52808<br />
563-324-7610<br />
www.lulac10.org<br />
MINORITY BUSINESS<br />
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY<br />
U.S. Department of Commerce<br />
1401 Constitution Ave. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20230<br />
202-482-2332<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Centers in Chicago,<br />
Minneapolis, St. Louis<br />
www.mbda.gov<br />
NORTH CENTRAL MINORITY<br />
SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT<br />
COUNCIL<br />
(serving Iowa and Wisconsin)<br />
500 W. Silver Spring Dr., Ste. K-200<br />
Glendale, WI 53217<br />
414-847-6497<br />
www.northcentralmsdc.net<br />
TARGETED SMALL BUSINESS<br />
(TSB) CERTIFICATION<br />
Iowa Department of Inspections<br />
and Appeals<br />
Lucas State Office Bldg., Third Flr.<br />
321 E. 12th St.<br />
Des Moines, IA 50319<br />
515-281-5796<br />
www.dia.iowa.gov.tsb<br />
U.S. BLACK CHAMBER OF<br />
COMMERCE<br />
1156 15th St. N.W.<br />
Washington, DC 20005<br />
202-552-2954<br />
www.usblackchamber.org<br />
U.S. HISPANIC CHAMBER OF<br />
COMMERCE<br />
1424 K St. N.W., Ste. 401<br />
Washington, DC 20005<br />
202-842-1212<br />
www.ushcc.com<br />
U.S. PAN ASIAN CHAMBER OF<br />
COMMERCE<br />
1329 18th St. N.W.<br />
202-296-5221<br />
www.uspaacc.com<br />
WEST LIBERTY CHAMBER<br />
Latino Community Liaison<br />
Victor Oyervides<br />
112 E. Third St.<br />
West Liberty, IA 52776<br />
319-627-4876<br />
www.westlibertyiowa.com<br />
66 — Iowa <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Resource<br />
Visit us online: www.sba.gov/ia
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