International offices – United States

Overview

The Alberta Washington Office works to build stronger, mutually beneficial economic ties between Alberta and the United States (U.S.) Its priorities include communicating to U.S. decision makers that Alberta:

• is a key trading partner and 966,872 U.S. jobs are supported by trade with Alberta
• is a secure, reliable and growing energy supplier
• develops our world-scale energy resources in an environmentally responsible way
• has innovative, forward-facing industries, excellent infrastructure and a competitive business environment

The Alberta Washington Office also provides support to Alberta and U.S. companies with an interest in trade and investment opportunities.

In addition to Washington D.C., Alberta’s presence in the U.S. includes offices in:

• Chicago, Illinois
• Seattle, Washington
• Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alberta’s ties with the U.S.

The U.S. is Alberta’s number one trading partner. The Alberta Washington Office continues to cooperate and engage with individual states to advance trade and investment across a variety of sectors, including energy, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing and tourism.

Find out more about Alberta’s trade relationship with every U.S. state.

Alberta participates in a number of organizations with membership from both sides of the border. These include:

• Council of State Governments
• Energy Council
• National Association of State Directors of Agriculture
• Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER)

Offices and personnel

Washington

Alberta Washington Office
Embassy of Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.  20001

Twitter: Alberta U.S. Office

James Rajotte, Alberta’s Senior Representative to the United States of America
Email: [email protected]

Julia Bareman, Managing Director
Email: [email protected]

Alexi Drucker, Senior Business Development Officer
Email: [email protected]

Seattle

Alberta Seattle Office
1501 4th Avenue #600
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.  98101

Andrew Fisher, Director, U.S. West Coast
Email: [email protected]

Chicago

Alberta Chicago Office
180 North Stetson Avenue, Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.  60601

Bin Lau, Director, U.S. Midwest
Email: [email protected]