U.S. and Country Contacts

Barbara K. Bodine, Ambassador
Margaret Scobey, Deputy Chief of Mission
Lynn Donovan, Economic/Commercial Officer
Anthony Watt, Consular/Economic Officer
Mohamed Khaleal, Economic/Commercial Analyst
Mohamed Sharaf-Aldin, Agricultural Analyst
P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-238-843/52; Fax: 967-1-251-563
Department of State
Gregory N. Hicks, Yemen Desk Officer
2100 C Street
NEA/ARP, Room 4224
Washington, D.C.  20520
Phone: (202) 647-6572;  Fax: (202) 736-4459

Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenues, NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
International Trade Administration
Cherie Loustaunau, Yemen Desk Officer
Phone: (202) 482-1860; Fax: (202) 482-0878

The Multilateral Bank Office
Department of Commerce
Brenda Euabalong, Director
Phone: (202) 482-3399; Fax: (202) 482-5179

TPCC Trade Information Center
Department of Commerce
Phone: 1-800-USA-TRADE

U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA)
John Richter, Regional Director
Danielle Camner, Country Manager - Africa & Middle East
SA-16, Room 309
Washington, D.C. 20525-1602
Phone: (703) 875-4357; Fax: (703) 875-4009
Email:  dcamner@tda.gov

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Abed Tarbush
Business Development Manager, Middle East & North Africa
1100 New York Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20527
Phone: (202) 336-8632; Fax: (202) 408-5145
Email:  /S=tarbush/G=abed@mhs-opic.attmail.com

Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)
Steve Howlett, Vice President
811 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20571
Phone: (202) 565-3946 or (202) 566-8990; Fax: (202) 565-3380
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Assistance and Promotion Office
Phone: (202) 720-7420

American Business Association
Bruce Cope, Chairman
c/o Yemen Hunt Oil Co.
P.O. Box 481
Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-416-080; Fax: 967-1-414-544

Sanaa Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Abdul Wahab Sinan Abu Lahom, Chairman
Nageeb Ismail, General Manager
P.O. Box 195, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-234-761/2/3/4 or 232-361/2; Fax: 967-1-232-412
Ministry of Electricity and Water
H.E. Eng. Ali Hamid Sharaf, Minister
Eng. Ahmed al-Aini, Deputy Minister for Electricity
Eng. Yahya al-Abiad, Managing Director, Public Electricity
Corporation P.O. Box 178, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-260-151/2, 260-128; Fax: 967-1-264-211/263-115

Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources
H.E.  Muhammad Al-Khadim Al-Wajeeh, Minister
Dr. Rashid Ba-Raba'a, Deputy Minister
P.O. Box 81, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 957-1-202-309 through 13; Fax: 967-1-202-314

Ministry of Communications
H.E. Eng. Ahmed Muhammad Al-Anisi, Minister
Mahmoud Yasin Ali, Deputy Minister
P.O. Box 17045, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-331-120; Fax: 967-1-331-150

Ministry of Industry
H.E. Abdul Rahman Mohamed Ali Othman, Minister
Mohamed Ahmed Al-Haimy, Deputy Minister
P.O. Box 1804, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-202-770/202-769; Fax: 967-1-202-249

Ministry of Planning and Development
H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Sofan, Minister
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Tarmoum, Vice Minister
P.O. Box 175, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-250-101 through 6; Fax: 967-1-251-503

Ministry of Supply and Trade
H.E. Abdul Aziz al-Kumeim, Minister
Ali Al-Siaghi, Vice Minister
P.O. Box 1804, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-252-471/9-252-340; Fax: 967-1-251-570

General Investment Authority
Abdul Karim Mutair, General Manager
Mohamed Saif, Chief, Promotion Sector
P.O. Box 19022, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone: 967-1-262-958; Fax: 967-1-262-964
Email:  gias@y.net.ye

Commercial Banks
(with some U.S. correspondent banks)

Arab Bank PLC
Mehdi Alawi, Regional Manager
P.O. Box 1302, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-276-585/6/7; Fax: 967-1-276-583

Credit Agricole  Indosuez
Jean-Pierre Imbert, Regional General Manager
P.O. Box 651, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-272-801/2/3; Fax: 967-1-274-161

International Bank of Yemen
Mohamed Mokbil Al-Amri, Manager
P.O. Box 2847, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-272-920 through 5; Fax: 967-1-274-127
(Bank of America, Bank of New York)

National Bank of Yemen
Abdul Rashid A. Razzak , First Deputy General Manager
Queen Arwa Street, P.O. Box 5, Crater,
Aden, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-2-253-7481/253-484; Fax: 967-2-255-004
(Chase Manhattan, Bank of New York)

Yemen Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Hussein Fadhle Mohamed, General Manager
P.O. Box 541, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-274-171; Fax: 967-1-271-684
(Citibank, Chase Manhattan)

Yemen Commercial Bank
Sheikh Mahfouz Salem Shammakh,  Managing Director
P.O. Box 19485, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-213-662 Through 6; Fax: 967-1-209-566
(Citibank and others)

Yemen Kuwait Bank for Trade and Investment
Ahmed Muhammad Ali, Manager
P.O. Box 987, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-209-538/214-615; Fax: 967-1-206-148
(American Express, Bank of New York)
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World
Bank) Gianni Brizzi, Resident Representative
14 Djibouti Street, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Phone:  967-1-413-526; Fax: 967-1-269-247