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APPENDIX C: TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES, From April 3 to 6, 2017

Organizations and Individuals

Location/Date

Amazon

Arrow Augerot, Senior Manager

Public Policy, Trade Policy

Seattle, Washington
2017-04-03

Steve de Eyre, Head

Public Policy, Canada

 

Dan Joy, Director

North American Retail Expansion

 

Jeffrey Kratz, Managing Director

Canada, Latin America and Caribbean Public Sector Sales

 

Rick Logan

Category Leader, Canada Media

 

Mike Strauch, Country Manager

Canada

 

Alykhan Sunderji, Senior Corporate Counsel

 

Ryan Wilson, Manager

Public Policy, Economic Development

 

As an individual

Laurie Trautman, Director

Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University

 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Kelsey Garrett, Regional Director

Aviation Policy and Analysis

 

Mike Murray

Everett Visitor Relations

 

Leslie Peng

International Strategy and Business Development

 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Sheila Remes, Vice-President

Strategy

Seattle, Washington
2017-04-03

Larry Wilson

Supplier Management

 

CleanTech Alliance

J. Thomas Ranken, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Consulate General of Canada, Seattle

Lewis Coughlin, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner

 

Troy DeFrank, Trade Commissioner

Information Technology Sector

 

Patrick Higgins, Policy Officer

 

James K. Hill, Consul General

 

Harkiran Rajasansi, Consul and Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Services Head

 

Monica Tate, Trade Commissioner

Aerospace Sector

 

Michael Wooff, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner

 

Microsoft

DeLee Shoemaker, Senior Director

State Government Affairs for Washington State

 

National Center for APEC

Barbara Hazzard, Policy Director

APEC Business Advisory Council Coordinator

 

Northwest Horticultural Council

Kate Woods, Vice-President

 

Office of Economic Development, City of Seattle

Carlton Vann, Director

International Business Development

 

Office of U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Washington

Tommy Bauer, Director

State Outreach

Seattle, Washington
2017-04-03

Office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Washington

Shawn Bills, State Director

 

Pacific NorthWest Economic Region

Brandon Hardenbrook, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer

 

The Northwest Seaport Alliance

Kurt Beckett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

 

Washington Council on International Trade

Ashley Dutta, Vice-President

 

California Chamber of Commerce

Susanne Stirling, Vice-President

International Affairs

Sacramento, California
2017-04-04

California Governor’s Office

Panorea Avdis, Director

GO-Biz

 

California Governor’s Office

Tyson Eckerle, Director

Zero Emissions Vehicle Program

 

Jason Law, International Trade Specialist

 

Oliver Rosenbam, Business Incentive Specialist

 

Consulate General of Canada, San Francisco

Yves Beaulieu, Consul

Foreign Policy

 

Justin Currie, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Officer

 

Edgar Ruiz, Executive Director

 

NAPA Valley Vintners

Teresa Wall, Marketing Director

Sacramento, California
2017-04-04

Office of U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson, California

Brad Onorato, Deputy Chief of Staff

 

Office of U.S. Senator Bill Dodd, California

Alex Pader, Field Representative

 

Office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, California

John Murray, Field Representative

 

Office of U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, California

Melanie Harris

 

The Council of State Governments West

Martha Castenda, Director

International Relations

 

Walt Wines

Mike Reynolds, President

 

Wine Institute

Tyler Blackney, Director

Government Relations

 

Devin Rhinerson

 

Consulate General of Canada, San Francisco

Brandon A. Lee, Consul General

San Francisco, California
2017-04-05

John Zimmerman, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner

 

Plenty Inc.

Matt Bernard, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

 

Power Association of Northern California

George P. Shultz, Advisory Council Chair

Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, Stanford University

 

RocketSpace

Duncan Logan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

San Francisco, California
2017-04-05

Melissa Powers, Director

Business Development, Corporate Innovation Services

 

City of Denver

Michael B. Hancock, Mayor

Denver, Colorado
2017-04-06

Colorado Business Roundtable

Jeff Wasden, President

 

Colorado Department of Agriculture

John Addison, International Marketing Specialist

 

Consulate General of Canada, Denver

Jamie Caton, Manager

Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Services

 

Jérôme Pischella, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner

 

Stéphane Lessard, Consul General

 

Encana

Dave Lye, Vice-President

External Affairs

 

Ireland Stapleton

Tom Downey, Director

 

J.D. Irving Limited

Ken Reid, Vice-President

Special Projects, Business Development and Improvement

 

Dan Richards, Corporate Counsel

 

MenoGeni

Debra Duke, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Messner Reeves LLP

Tyler Rauert, International Corporate Attorney

 

Molson Coors Brewing Company

Sam Walker, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer

Denver, Colorado
2017-04-06

OmniTRAX-Broe Industries

Kevin Shuba, Chief Executive Officer

 

Questor Technology Inc.

Audrey Mascarenhas, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Techstars

David Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

 

Western Governors’ Association

Jim Ogsbury, Executive Director

 

World Trade Center, Denver

Karen Gerwitz, President