State Action: North Dakota

The USGLC has a strong presence in North Dakota, where the international affairs budget is vital to the local economy. From 1992 to 2006 the number of jobs in North Dakota dependent on international trade nearly doubled to almost almost 20%. Join the USGLC in helping build a more prosperous and safer North Dakota.

Despite being only 1% of the total Federal Budget, the International Affairs Budget includes programs that cover a breadth of U.S. State Department activities and other international efforts that promote global stability and provide for the security and well-being of all Americans. Read about the impact of the International Affairs Budget on North Dakota with our North Dakota State Fact Sheet.

For more information on how you can get involved with the USGLC in North Dakota, please contact Jess O’Connell (202) 730-4178.

North Dakota Advisory Committee

Susan Geib, Executive Director, North Dakota Trade Office

Janel Schmitz, Executive Director, American Red Cross, West Dakota Chapter

Jeff Zent, Director of Communications, North Dakota Trade Office

USGLC in Action in North Dakota

Above: Jenni Rothenberg, Deputy Field Director, USGLC, with Senator Ken Conrad; Scott Stofferhan, State Director; Pam Gulleson, State Director, Senator Byron Dorgan; Dianne Mondry, Eastern Outreach Coordinator, Representative Earl Pomeroy.

Above: Meeting with Scott Stofferahn, Sen. Conrad’s state director for Eastern North Dakota. Participants include Greg Burns, Executive Director, North Dakota Education Association Susan Geib, Executive Director, North Dakota Trade Office Matt Morrison, Vice President, Business Operations, International Sales Solutions LLC Don Morton, Site Leader, Microsoft Fargo Shellie Simonson Ulven, Development Coordinator, Minn-Kota Red Cross Jeff Zent, Director of Communications, North Dakota Trade Office.

Members of North Dakota Delegation that signed the FY11 Budget Letter to President Obama