Political and Economic Section

The Political and Economic Section works with the Ambassador and the Deputy Chief of Mission to promote the strengthening of the U.S. political and economic relationship with Algeria.  The Section manages dialogue with the Government of Algeria on a wide range of issues, both bilateral and multilateral, to expand cooperation between our countries and serve mutual interests.  U.S. Embassy Algiers is pleased to be working with our counterparts in the Government of Algeria on advancing our common agenda.

Contact Information

Mark Schapiro

Political/Economic Section Chief

  Political

Rodney Cunningham	Political Officer

For political inquiries, please email       ContactAlgiersPol@state.gov

  Economic

Jeffrey Mazur

Economic/Commercial Officer

Colin Wood

Economic Officer

For economic inquiries, please email      ContactAlgiersEconco@state.gov

Tel: +(213) (0) 21-98-20-00

(Note: When dialing from outside Algeria, leave out the "zero" prefix after the (213) country code.)

Please see the following links for more information:  

Current Topics

Open Skies Agreement:	http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tra/c661.htm    (general)
Science and Technology Agreement	http://www.state.gov/g/oes/stc/ (general)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	http://www.opic.gov  (general)
Export Import Bank	http://www.exim.gov  (general)
U.S. Trade and Development Agency	http://www.ustda.gov/region/africa.html           (general)

Intellectual Property Rights	http://www.stopfakes.gov
	http://www.ustr.gov
	http://www.cybercrime.gov
	http://www.iipa.gov

U.S. Trade and Development Agency	http://www.ustda.gov
Overseas Private Investment Corp	http://www.opic.gov
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim)	http://www.exim.gov
General Information

Background Notes -Algeria (Oct. 2007)

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/8005.htm

Programs

Middle East Partnership Initiative, U.S. Department of State:   http://mepi.state.gov

Commercial Law Development Program, U.S. Department of Commerce: http://cldp.doc.gov/cldp/index.ww

Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Treasury: http://www.treasury.gov/offices/international-affairs/assistance/

Intellectual Property Rights: Please visit http://www.stopfakes.gov for information on how to obtain, protect, and enforce intellectual property rights overseas.

Political and Economic Reports

The most recent versions of Department of State annual reports are available through the links below:

Country Report on Human Rights Practices - Algeria

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41718.htm

Trafficking in Persons Report - Algeria

http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/46613.htm

International Religious Freedom Report - Algeria

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71418.htm