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Regional English Language Officers Worldwide

English Language Officers (RELOs) organize and participate in teacher training seminars and workshops, advise posts on questions pertaining to English teaching, conduct needs assessments, and offer guidance on all aspects of an academic program. RELOs consult with host-country ministry, university, and teacher-training officials, as well as lecture and present workshops on EFL methodology and practices. RELOs also work closely with English Language Specialists, English Language Fellows, and U.S. Embassy-related English Language Programs (Binational Centers, and US Embassy English Teaching Programs).

In addition to Washington-based RELOs, fifteen officers are assigned overseas:

Africa (AF)

• Dakar (Senegal) – Francophone West Africa
• Pretoria (S. Africa) – Southern Africa, Madagascar

East Asia and Pacific (EAP)

• Bangkok (Thailand) – East Asia
• Jakarta (Indonesia) – Southeast Asia

Europe and Eurasia (EUR)

• Ankara (Turkey)
• Budapest (Hungary) – Central/Eastern Europe
• Kiev (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine)
• Moscow (Russia)
• Tashkent (Uzbekistan) – Central Asia

Near East (NEA)

• Amman (Gaza/West Bank, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria)
• Cairo (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
• Manama (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar)
• Tunis (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)

Western Hemisphere (WHA)

• Brasilia (Brazil) – Southern Cone
• San Jose (Costa Rica) – Central America

Washington-based Staff

• Omie Kerr, Office Director

RELOs

• Kenneth Michael Jenson, Programs Branch Chief
• Johanna Kowitz, Materials Branch Chief
• Max Koller, Editor-in-Chief, English Teaching Forum
• William Ancker, English Language Officer
• David Fay, English Language Officer
• John Scacco, English Language Officer

To contact Washington staff, send E-mail messages to english@pd.state.gov.

Africa (AF)

Francophone West Africa (Dakar)

Ruth Petzold (November 2003)
Regional English Language Officer

US mailing address:
Department of State
2130 Dakar Place
Washington, DC 20521

International mailing address:
Public Diplomacy Office
Kleber Building
B.P. 49
Dakar, SENEGAL

Embassy Phone: 221-823-42-96, ext. 3110
Office Fax: 221-822-23-45
E-mail: rpetzold@pd.state.gov
Web site: usembassy.state.gov/dakar/wwwhreloen.html

RELO Assistant: Khalil Ndiaye
Phone: 221-823-4296
E-mail: khndakar@pd.state.gov

Southern Africa, Madagascar (Pretoria)

George Scholz
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Public Affairs - RELO
American Embassy Pretoria
9300 Pretoria Place
Washington, D.C. 20521-9300

International mailing address:
RELO - Public Affairs
American Embassy
P.O. Box 9536
Pretoria, 0001, SOUTH AFRICA

Embassy Phone: +27-12-342-1048
Office Phone: +27-12-431-4215 (431-4208, 431-4000 x4215 or x4208)
Office Fax: +27-12-431-4618
E-mail: gscholz@pd.state.gov
Web site: usembassy.state.gov/southafrica/wwwhel1.html

RELO Assistant: Francinah Magoro
Phone: +27-12-342-3006 (x2208)
Fax: +27-12-342-2092
E-mail: fmagoro@pd.state.gov

East Asia and Pacific (EAP)

East Asia (Bangkok)

Richard Boyum
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Amembassy Bangkok
Department of State/PAS
Box 48
APO, AP 96546-0001

International mailing address:
95 Wireless Road
Pathumwan,
10330 Bangkok
Thailand

Office Phone: (662) 205-4493
E-mail: rboyum@pd.state.gov

RELO Assistant: Niphaporn (Nina) Yamthongkam
Phone: 66-2-205-4492
E-mail: niphaporn@pd.state.gov

East Asia (Jakarta)

Damon Anderson
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
American Embassy Jakarta RELO
Unit 8129 PAS/RELO
FPO AP 96520-8129

International mailing address:
American Embassy Jakarta RELO
Balai Pustaka, Sixth Floor
Jalan Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
Jakarta Pusat, INDONESIA 10710

Embassy Phone: 62-21-3435-9000
Office Phone: 62-21-3435-9528
Office Fax: 62-21-351-6919 or 345-2050
E-mail: relojkt@cbn.net.id
Web site: www.usembassyjakarta.org/relo.html

RELO Assistant: Maria Pia Kun Herrini
Phone: 62-21-352-0622
E-mail: relojkt1@cbn.net.id

Europe and Eurasia (EUR)

Central/Eastern Europe (Budapest)

Craig Dicker
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Department of State
5270 Budapest Pl
Washington, DC 20521

International mailing address:
American Embassy - Public Affairs Section
Bank Center Building
Szabadsag ter 7
H-1054 Budapest, Hungary

Office Phone: (36-1) 475-4565
Office Fax: (36-1) 475-4712
E-mail: cdicker@pd.state.gov
Web site: www.usis.hu/relo.html

RELO Assistant: Gergö Sántha
Phone: (36-1) 475-4328
E-mail: gsantha@pd.state.gov

Ukraine (Kiev)

Patricia N. Sullivan
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing Address:
American Embassy
5850 Kiev Place
Washington DC 20521-5850

International Mailing Address:
Public Affairs Section
US Embassy
4, Hlybochytska Street
04050 Kyiv, UKRAINE

Office Phone: 380-44-490-4125
Office Fax: 380-44-490-4050
E-mail: psullivan@pd.state.gov
Web site: www.usinfo.usemb.kiev.ua/relo_eng.html

RELO Assistant: Alyona Sukhinina
Phone: 380-44-490-4145
E-mail: asukhinia@pd.state.gov

Russia (Moscow)

Bridget Gersten
ACAO for English Language Programs

US Mailing address:
American Embassy Moscow
PSC 77
APO AE 09721

International mailing address:
American Embassy Moscow
Devyatinsky Perulok, bl 8
Moscow 121099, RUSSIA

Office Phone: 7-095 728-5000 ext. 5861
Office Fax: 7-095-728-5203, 728-5262
Web site: www.usembassy.ru/meet/english.htm
E-mail: gerstenbf@state.gov

RELO Assistant: Elena N. Lubnina
Phone: 7-095 728-5078
E-mail: lubninaen@state.gov

Central Asian Republics (Tashkent)

Lisa Harshbarger
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Department of State
7110 Tashkent Place
Washington, DC 20521-7110

International mailing address:
American Embassy Tashkent
41 Buyuk Turon Street, 3rd Floor
Tashkent 700000
UZBEKISTAN

Office Phone: 998-71-133-7096
Office Fax: 998-71-120-6224
E-mail: LHarshbarger@pas.usembassy.uz
Web site: www.usembassy.uz/

RELO Assistant: Rifat Gafurov
Phone: 998-71-133-7096
E-mail: ragtash@pas.usembassy.uz

Turkey (Ankara)

Tom Miller
ACAO for English Language Programs

US Mailing address:
American Embassy Ankara
Paris Caddesi 32
Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey

International mailing address:
American Embassy
Paris Caddesi 32 Kavakl dere
Ankara, TURKEY

Embassy Phone: 90-312-455-5555 ext 2610
Office Fax: 90-312-468-6145
E-mail: tmiller@pd.state.gov
Web site: www.usemb-ankara.org.tr/elo/elo.htm

RELO Assistant: Aycan Yaman
Phone: 90-312-455-5555 ext 2611
E-mail: aycank@pd.state.gov

Near East (NEA)

Near East (Amman)

John Turek
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
American Embassy Amman
Unit 70205
APO AE 09892-0205

International mailing address:
American Embassy Amman
PO BOX 354
Abdoun 11118
Amman, JORDAN

Office Phone: (962- 6)592-0022
Embassy Phone: 592-0101 ext 2533
Office Fax: 592-0023
E-mail: jturek@usembassy-amman.org.jo
Web site: www.usembassy-amman.org.jo/wwwhrelo.html

RELO Assistant: Salwa Rihani
Phone: 962-6-592-0101
E-mail: srihani@pd.state.gov

Near East (Cairo)

Robert Lindsey
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
American Embassy Cairo
Unit 64900, Box 24
APO AE 09839-4900

International mailing address:
American Embassy Cairo
8 Kamal El Din Salah St.
Garden City, Cairo, EGYPT

Embassy Phone: 20-2-797 3300
Office Phone: 20-2-797 3653
Office Fax: 20-2-797 3667
E-mail: rlindsey@pd.state.gov
Web site: usembassy.egnet.net/usis/relo.htm

RELO Assistant: Margo Agdelaziz
Phone: 20-2-797-3250
E-mail: maziz@pd.state.gov

Near East (Manama)

George Wilcox
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Public Affairs Section
American Embassy Manama
PSC 451 Box 255
FPO AE 09834-5100

International mailing address:
P.O. Box 26431
Manama, BAHRAIN

Office Phone: (973) 273-300 ext. 1288
Office Fax: (973) 275-489
E-mail: WilcoxGK@state.gov

RELO Assistant: Fatema Hashem
Phone: 973-273-300 x 1290
E-mail: hashemf@state.gov

Near East (Tunis)

Rebecca Smoak
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Department of State
6360 Tunis Place
Dulles, VA 20189-6360

International mailing address:
American Center Tunis
14 rue Yahia Ibn Omar
1004 Mutuelleville
Tunis, TUNISIA

Embassy Phone: (216) 71-107-000
Office Phone: (216) 71-107-119
Office Fax: (216) 71-963-263
E-mail: smoakrb@state.gov
Web site: usembassy.state.gov/tunis/wwwhrelo.html

RELO Assistant: Faouzi Chaouch
Phone: 216-71-107-438
E-mail: chaouchf@pd.state.gov

Western Hemisphere (WHA)

Southern Cone (Brasilia)

Melvia Hasman
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
American Embassy Brasilia
Unit 3500
APO AA 34030-5000

International mailing address:
Casa Thomas Jefferson
Lago Sul
SHIS QI 09, Conj.17, Lote L
71625-170, Brasilia, DF
E-mail: hasmanma@state.gov

American Embassy: 55-61-312-7574, 312-7000
RELO: (direct) 55-61-364-5138
or Embassy extension 7574
RELO Fax: 55-61-248-2791

RELO Assistant: Maria Motta
Phone: 55-61-364-2984
E-mail: mgmbsb@pd.state.gov

NOTE: For subscriptions to the English Teaching Forum in Brazil, please check directly with your closest binational center

Central America (San Jose)

Michael Rudder
Regional English Language Officer

US Mailing address:
Unit 2504
APO AA 34020

International mailing address:
Embajada de los Estados Unidos
Apartado 920-1200, Pavas
San Jose, COSTA RICA

Office Phone: 506-220-3939 x2283, x2212, x2206
Office Fax: 506-232-7944
E-mail: mrudder@pd.state.gov

RELO Assistant: Carmen Chinchilla
Phone: 506-220-3939 x 2206
E-mail: cecsjo@pd.state.gov

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