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Illinois Office of Trade & Investment

The Illinois Department of Commerce Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) opens overseas markets for Illinois businesses and promotes foreign direct investment to the state. OTI is dedicated to helping Illinois companies expand globally by promoting Illinois exports through its headquarters in Chicago and six foreign trade offices.

Margo Markopoulos

Director

312.814.3116

margo.markopoulos@illinois.gov

Staff

Lauro Arias

Assistant Director

312.848.7580

Lauro.Arias@illinois.gov

John McCrory

International Marketing Program Manager

Phone: 312.350.1021

John.McCrory@illinois.gov

James Moore

State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Officer

Phone: 312.257.6813

james.moore@illinois.gov

James Moore

Illinois State Trade & Export Promotion (ISTEP) Program Officer

773.560.4558

James.Moore@illinois.gov

Atul Nair

Illinois State Trade & Export Promotion (ISTEP) Program Specialist

Phone: 312.350.6675

Atul.Nair@Illinois.gov

Sam Ntum

International Trade Specialist- Africa & Israel-Middle East

312.520.3792

Sam.Ntum@Illinois.gov

Chris Sedgwick

International Trade Specialist- Americas

312.204.9480

Chris.Sedgwick@illinois.gov

Kelly Hou

International Trade Specialist - Asia

773.520.4300

Kelly.Hou@illinois.gov

Edward Lee

International Trade Specialist – Asia Pacific

773.415.8938

Edward.J.Lee@Illinois.gov

Kevin Kim

International Trade Specialist – Asia Pacific

312.833.3081

Kevin.Kim@Illinois.gov

Riccardo Navon

International Trade Specialist – Europe & UK

312.270.6747

Riccardo.Navon@illinois.gov

Zdenka Samson

International Trade Specialist – Europe & UK

773.415.8945

Zdenka.Samson@illinois.gov

Ginta Rubin

Foreign Direct Investment Manager

217.299.5532

Ginta.Rubin@Illinois.gov

Offices

Office of Trade & Investment

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

100 W. Randolph Suite 3-400
Chicago, IL 60601 United States

Phone: 312.814.2828

Fax: 312.814.6581

Overseas Offices

Asia-Pacific Regional Trade Office

Tokyo, Japan

Canada Trade Office

Toronto, Canada

China Trade Office

Shanghai, China

Europe Regional Trade Office

Brussels, Belgium

Latin America & Caribbean Regional Trade Office

Mexico City, Mexico

Middle East Regional Trade Office

Jerusalem, Israel

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