Embassy of Belgium, Washington, DC

• The U.S. is Belgium’s 5th trading partner; Belgium is the 18th trading partner for the U.S., ahead of many larger countries. Bilateral trade was worth over $ 45 billion (2008).

• The U.S. exported $ 29 billion to Belgium in 2008, which was about 40% of U.S. exports to China.

• The U.S. was the 5th destination for Belgian exports, and the fifth supplier to Belgium in 2008.

• Belgium was the 10th destination for US exports, the 25th supplier to the US in 2008.

Product	Export to U.S. - 2008 (%)
Chemical Products	51.8
Precious stones and metals	11.3
Machinery equipment	8.7
Transport equipment	8.4
Minerals	7.6
Food Products	3.4
Metals	2.3
Synthetic materials	2.2
Optical Instruments	2.1
Textiles	0.7

Product	Import From U.S. - 2008 (%)
Chemical Products	27.2
Machinery equipment	22.4
Transport equipment	13.9
Synthetic products	8.8
Optical instruments	8.0
Metals	3.8
Precious stones & minerals	3.4
Plant Products	3.1
Minerals	3.0
Industrial Waste	1.7

Atlanta	Mr. Ludwig Vandenbossche Trade Commissioner for Flanders Peachtree Center, North Tower, Suit 810 235 Peachtree Street N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: (404) 659-9611 Fax: (404) 659-9461 E-Mail: atlanta@fitagency.com
Chicago	Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) 150 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 251-0622 Fax: (312) 251-0624 E-Mail: chicago@fitagency.com
Los Angeles	Trade Commissioner for Flanders 6100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Phone: (213) 857-0842 Fax: (213) 938-4024 E-Mail: losangeles@fitagency.com
New York	New York Times Building 620 8th Avenue, 44th floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 664-0930 E-Mail: newyork@fitagency.com

Atlanta	Ms. Djazia Filoso Walloon Trade Commissioner Atlanta, GA 30303 Tel.: (404) 584-2002 Fax: (404) 584-2004 E-mail: aec@awex-atlanta.com
Chicago	Ms. Martine Leclercq Walloon Trade Commissioner 333 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 905 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel.: (312) 357-0992 Fax: (312) 357-1076 E-mail : awex.chicago@ewallonia.com
Houston	Mr. Eric Bletard Economic and Commercial Attaché 5300 Memorial Drive, suite 505 Houston, TX 77007 Phone: (713) 863-1110 Fax: (713) 863-1112 E-mail : BeltradeHouston@covad.net
New York	Ms. Edith MAYEUX Walloon Economic and Trade Commissioner 1065 Avenue of the Americas 22nd Floor New York, NY 10018 Tel.: (212) 247 6351 Fax: (212) 247 6392 E-mail : info@belgiantrade.net
San Francisco	Mr. Frederik Delbart Walloon Trade Commissioner 155 Montgomery Street, Suite 207 San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel.: (415) 546-5255 Fax: (415) 546-3144 E-mail : sfo@belgiantrade.org
Washington, DC	Mr. Bernard Geenen Walloon Trade Commissioner 3330 Garfield Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 Tel.: (202) 625-5852 Fax: (202) 625-6252 E-mail : bcgeenen@aol.com

New York	Mr. Luc Lippens Economic and Commercial Representation of the Brussels-Capital Region 1065 Avenue of the Americas 22nd Floor New York, NY 10018 Tel.:(212) 399-8522 Fax: (212) 399-8517 E-mail : brusselsusa@msn.com
Houston	Eric Bletard Economic and Commercial Attaché Belgian Trade Commission Wallonia - Brussels Office 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 505 Houston, TX. 77007 Tel: (713) 863-1110 Fax: (713) 863 1112 Email: BeltradeHouston@covad.net

Mr. Bart Deelen
Bussiness Development Manager
Tel: (202) 625-5810
Fax: (202) 625-7567
E-Mail: bart.deelen@diplobel.fed.be

Belgium has an extensive network of Foreign Trade Advisers in the US. Based on their experience, Foreign Trade Advisers give advice to public, private, federal and regional entities as well as to exporters from Belgium and Luxembourg on foreign trade promotion.

Charles-André Bouwers
Vice President and Director
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
Phone: (973) 218-8317
Fax: (973) 218-8301
E-mail: brouwers.charles-andre@bcg.com

Mr. Yvan De Munck
Executive Vice President KBC Financial Products USA Inc.
140 East 45th Street
2 Grand Central Tower, 42nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel Direct 212 845 2219
Fax Direct 212 895 9219
E-mail yvan.demunck@kbcfp.com

Mr. Christian Bartley
Director of International Operations
Faleiro, LLC
Milwaukee, WI
E-mail: cbartley@faleiro.com

Mr. Willem Dericks
Vice President, Berry Group
Atlanta, GA.
E-mail: wimd@aol.com

Mr. Geert Cauwenbergh
Chairman & CEO
Barrier Therapeutics Inc., New Jersey
E-mail: gcauwenbergh@barriertherapeutics.com

Mr. Yves Jadot
President, Petite Abeille
NY, NY
E-mail: yvesjadot@hotmail.com

Mr. Edouard Dekkers
Parc Place, 380 Rector Place (Suite 5P)
New York, NY 10280-1444
Tel.: (212) 945-3782
Fax: (212) 945-7240
E-mail: isoeddy@aol.com

Mr. Willy Goderis
914 Columbus Street
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 722-5142
E-mail: willygoderis@hotmail.com

Mr. Georges Hoffmann
191 Peachtree Street
NE-16th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel.: (404) 572-6784
Fax.: (404) 572-6999
E-mail: gahoffmann1@aol.com

Mr. Anton Mertens
Promenade II, Suite 3100
1230 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3592
Tel.: (404) 815-3733
Fax.:(404) 685-7033
E-mail: afmertens@sgrlaw.com

Mr. Thomas Paelinck
Executive Vice President
Bernuth Agencies, Inc
3201 NW 24th Street Road
Miami, FL 33142
Tel: (+) 1- (305) 633-7711
Direct: (+) 1- (305) 637-8985
Fax (+) 1- (305) 637-8954
Email: tom@bernuth.com

Mr. Philippe Tytgat
Vice President
Ambassador Fine Foods
16625 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Tel: (+) 1- 818/787.20.00
Fax (+) 1- 818/778.64.64
Email: Ptytgat@ambassadorfoods.com

Mr. Christian Van Pelt
7 Hilltop Road
Mendham, New Jersey 07945
Tel: (973) 543-9100 (tel)
Fax: (973) 542-9103 (fax)
E-mail: chrisitan@theseuscapitalpartners.com

Mr. Charles Van Rysselberge
PO Box 975
Charleston, SC 29402-0975
Tel.: (843)805-3070
Fax: (843)723-4853
E-mail: charlesvr@charlestonchamber.org

Mr. Eric Vergucht
4 McGuire Lane
Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520
Tel.: (914) 693-2454
Fax: (914) 693-8124
E-mail: verguchte@aol.com

Mr. Jean-Pierre Wolff
6238 Orcutt Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Tel.: (805) 781-0448
Fax: (805) 781-0428
E-mail: jpwolff@earthlink.net

Mr. O. B. E. Terence Murphy
818 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Tel.: (202) 833-9211
Fax.: (202) 293-1877
E-mail: TMurphy@MKTechnology.com

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