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Office of Government Affairs

Government Affairs is the primary contact agency on state and national issues and has the responsibility of establishing, maintaining, and coordinating activities with international dignitaries, delegations, or visitors.

Government Affairs promotes develops, and maintains regional cooperation in Northeast Ohio and oversees all interaction and coordination with Cleveland City Council.

This office establishes policy by introducing, working, and passing legislation through Cleveland City Council.

Additionally, Government Affairs is the primary liaison between the Administration and Cleveland City Council and oversees all Mayoral appointments to internal and external boards and commissions.

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City of Cleveland Foreign Consular Corps

Albania Peter C. Kole, Honorary Consul Consulate of the Republic of Albania 1200 West 58th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Phone: 216.631.1755 Send Email	Luxembourg James R. Bright, Honorary Consul Duchy of Luxembourg 2000 Huntington Building 925 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Phone: 216.696.4700 Fax: 216.696.2706 Send Email Assistant: Debbie Oberst
**** Belgium** Paul Allaer, Honorary Consul Belgian Consulate c/o Thompson Hine 312 Walnut Street, Suite 1400 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4089 Phone: 513.352.6658 Fax: 513.241.4771 Send Email Alternate Email	****** Netherlands Charles A. de la Porte, Honorary Consul Consulate of the Netherlands P. O. Box 95 Elyria, Ohio 44036 Phone: 440.324.4164 Fax: 440.365.8326 Send Email
**** Canada** Roy Norton, Consul General Consulate of Canada 600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1100 Detroit, Michigan 48243-1798 Phone: 313.446.7010 Fax: 313.567.2164 Send Email	**** Romania** Alan L. Rosca, Honorary Consul General of Romania in Ohio Leader Building, Suite 401 526 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone: 216.577.3009 Fax: 888.411.0038 Send Email Website
**** Czeck Republic** Thomas M. Prose, MD MPH MBA, Consul General Consulate for the Czech Republic 21333 Haggerty Road, Suite 150 Novi, Michigan 48375 Phone: 248.662.0245 Send Email	**** Serbia** Alex Machaskee, Honorary Consul Republic of Serbia Key Tower 127 Public Square, Box 33 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone: 216.344.2010 Fax: 216.344.2015 Send Email
**** Denmark** J. Christian Langmack, Honorary Consul Royal Danish Consulate 13400 Glenside Road Ohio 44110 Phone: 216.541.0500 Fax:216.541.5005 Send Email Assistant: Judy Stoiner	**** Slovakia** Martina Zabkova, Associate Slovak Republic Consulate 3200 National City Center Baker & Hostetler LLP 1900 East 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3485 Phone: 216.687.2494 Fax: 216.687.9280 Send Email
**** France** Stephen J. Knerly, Jr., Honorary Consul Consulate of France 3300 BP Tower 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114-2301 Phone: 216.621.7277 Fax: 216.241.2824 Send Email Assistant: Lynne Braver Send Email	**** Slovenia** Dr. Jurcek Zmauc, Consul General Consulate General of The Republic of Slovenia 55 Public Square, Suite 945 Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Phone: 216.589.9220 Fax: 216.589.9210 Send Email
**** Germany** Diana M. Thimmig, Honorary Consul Consulate of Germany c/o Roetzel & Andress 1375 East Ninth Street One Cleveland Center, 9th Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone: 216.696.7078 or 216.623.0150 Fax: 216.623.0134 Send Email Assistant: Chris Woodruff: 216.615.4857 Send Email	**** Spain** Manuel M. Lopez, Honorary Consul Consulate of Spain 15112 Windsong Drive Middlefield, Ohio 44062 Phone: 216.531.0761 Fax: 440.321.1063 Send Email
**** Guinea** Abdoul Rahim AbdoulKrim, Honorary Consul, Republic of Guinea Giffen & Kaminski, LLC 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44114 Phone: 216.621.5161 Fax: 216.621.2399 Send Email	**** Sweden** Michael L. Miller, Honorary Consul Consulate of Sweden 1405 East Sixth Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1607 Phone: 216.621.4995 or 216.622.8316 Fax: 216.241.0816 Send Email Assistant: Grace Loudenstein Send Email
**** Hungary** Laszlo Bojtos, Honorary Consul General Consulate General of Hungary 11312 Fitzwater Road Brecksville, Ohio 44141 Phone: 440.717.0238 Fax: 440.717.0238 Send Email	**** Switzerland** Hans A. Kessler, Honorary Consul Consulate of Switzerland P.O. Box 470306 6980 South Edgerton Road Cleveland, Ohio 44141-0306 Phone: 440.546.1370 Fax: 440.546.1407
**** Italy** Dr. Serena Scaiola, Honorary Vice Consul Italian Consulate Hanna Building, Suite 618 1422 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 Phone: 216.861.1585 Fax: 216.861.6304 Send Email Alternate Email	**** Ukraine** Andrew J. Futey, Honorary Consul Consulate of the Ukraine 5566 Pearl Road Cleveland, Ohio 44129 Phone: 440.887.9306 Send Email
**** Lebanon** Bilal A. Kabalan, Consul General Consulate General of Lebanon 3031 West Grand Blvd., Suite 560 Detroit, Michigan 48202 Phone: 313.758.0753 Fax: 313.758.0756 Send Email	**** United Kingdom** Sandra Morgan, Honorary Consul Consulate of the United Kingdom 16050 Henly Road Cleveland, Ohio 44112 Phone: 216.272.7942 Send Email
**** Lithuania** Ingrida Bublys, Honorary Consul General Republic of Lithuania 37841 Euclid Ave. Suite 2 Willoughby, Ohio 44094 Phone: 440.946.3388 Mob: 216.798.5136 Send Email

Office of the Mayor
Valarie J. McCall
Chief of Government & International Affairs
601 Lakeside Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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We are committed to improving the quality of life in the City of Cleveland by strengthening our neighborhoods, delivering superior services, embracing the diversity of our citizens, and making Cleveland a desirable, safe city in which to live, work, raise a family, shop, study, play and grow old.

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