Québec Government Office in New York

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The Québec Government Office in New York is Québec’s primary representation in the United States. The Office promotes the interests of Québec in the following sectors: business, investment, government institutions, education, culture and public affairs. Inaugurated in 1940, the Office serves the Mid Atlantic region, which includes eight states.

Québec and the United States: Prospering together

Bilateral Trade

US$60
billion

Québec is the
United States’ 14^th largest trading partner

Tourism

US$3.4
billion

Spent each year by
Quebeckers traveling to the U.S.

Québec Presence
in the U.S.

More than 12 000 Québec
companies do business
in the United States

Job Creation

255k jobs

Over 250 000 Americans
work for Québec-owned businesses
in the United States

Covered territories

Québec Government Office in New York

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Instagram @quebecinnewyork

Québec Government Office in New York > Services

Services

Administration

The mandate of the DGQNY administration branch is to inform and assist staff and to advise managers on matters of human, physical, financial, and information resources. Among other things, the administration branch ensures the provision of supplies and equipment; informs staff of working conditions; ensures that financial operations are in compliance with directives; keeps track of the budget; provides IT, telephone, and videoconference support to staff; and coordinates security measures for the DGQNY. All the mandates of the administration branch are carried out in liaison with the Department’s various services.

Public Affairs

Provide information on Québec’s policies and programs.
Maintain relations with news media and press agencies serving the region.
Maintain bilateral relations with the Mid-Atlantic States.
Inform universities, research centres and other interest groups of Québec’s educational initiatives.
Promote Québec studies and collaborative projects.
Coordinate Québec’s Francophonie initiatives among the region’s Francophone and Francophile communities.

Cultural Affairs

Promote Québec culture and artists in the United States.
Help Québec artists and their agents, distributors and/or galleries in the United States by providing advice and financial or logistical support.
Maintain relations with distribution/broadcast networks and serve as intermediary between those networks and Québec’s cultural community.

Economic Affairs

Promote Québec’s products and sectors of excellence.
Inform Americans of the advantages of doing business in Québec.
Assist Québec goods and services exporters in seeking and identifying appropriate distribution channels (retailers, distributers, representatives, manufacturing agents, etc.).
Provide information and guidance pertaining to markets and regulations.
Assist companies seeking partners for joint ventures, strategic alliances, and technology transfers.

Investissement Québec

Offers financial products and tax measures to companies wishing to expand their business internationally.
Helps these companies find a location that suits their needs and forge strategic alliances with local partners.

Québec Government Office in New York > Staff

Staff

Martine Hébert Delegate General +1 212 843 0950 martine.hebert@mri.gouv.qc.ca Biography

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Martine Hébert was appointed Quebec’s Delegate General in New York on August 16, 2021. In this capacity, she is responsible for promoting Québec’s interests in the 8 states comprising the Mid Atlantic region. Previously, she served as Quebec’s Delegate in Chicago.

As an experienced economist, she is well-known to economic development stakeholders, policymakers and the media, and has built her career at prominent public and private organizations in both Québec and Canada. A seasoned expert on government relations and the business community, she has contributed to the economic development of Québec and Canada by serving for 10 years as senior vice-president and national spokesperson for Canada’s largest SME group, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) .

Prior to that, she held various positions, including strategic advisor, manager, administrator and policy advisor. In April 2015, the renowned Les Affaires magazine also named her one of the six most influential personalities in Québec in the field of public affairs.

She holds a master’s degree in economics, has authored the book Les secrets du lobbying and gave the first course on government relations at Université de Montréal where she was awarded an honorary degree in 2010 in recognition of her outstanding career.

Office of the Delegate General

Sophia Lewin Administrative Assistant +1 212 843 0950

sophia.lewin@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Administration

Pamela Ntibayindusha Chief administrative officer +1 212 843 0950

pamela.ntibayindusha@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Jennifer Gage Administrative Assistant +1 212 843 0950 #59480

jennifer.gage@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Isabella Giovanetti Attachée, Human Resources +1 212 843 0950 #59457

isabella.giovanetti@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Khalid Khnoufa Technician, IT +1 212 843 0950 #57888

khalid.khnoufa@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Marietta Thelmo Administrative Assistant +1 212 843 0950 #59452

marietta.thelmo@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Sylvie Weil Administrative Assistant +1 212 843 0955 #59455

sylvie.weil@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Public Affairs

Anne-Cécile Dequen Acting Director +1 646 734 6462

anne-cecile.dequen@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Marie-Goretti Bukuru Administrative Assistant +1 212 843 0950 #59490

marie-goretti.bukuru@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Daniele Knowles Attachée, Communications +1 212 843 0950 #59483

daniele.knowles@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Annie Le Attachée, Public Affairs +1 212 843 0950 #59498

annie.le@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Taylor Reak Government Relations Attaché +1 212 843 0950 #59451

taylor.reak@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Anika Michel Strategic Monitoring and Government Relations Attachée +1 212 843-0950 #59493

anika.michel@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Cultural Affairs

Jean-Pierre Dion Director +1 212 843 0950 #59487

jean-pierre.dion@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Taylor Gaines Cultural Attachée +1 212 843 0950 #59486

taylor.gaines@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Gina Morency Technician +1 212 843 0950 #59456

gina.morency@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Economic Affairs

Karine Brudi Bilyk Commercial Attachée - Finance +1 212 843 0950 #59477

karine.brudibilyk@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Frédéric Langlois Commercial Attaché - Energy and Transportation +1 212 843 0950 #59472

frederic.langlois@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Sébastien Lanthier Director of Economic Affairs +1 212 843 0950 #57252

sebastien.lanthier@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Gabrielle Magallanes Technician +1 212 843 0950 #59482

gabrielle.magallanes@mri.gouv.qc.ca

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Ryan Mcinturf Commercial Attaché - Fashion, Design, Retail, Consumer Goods +1 212 843 0950 #59476

ryan.mcinturf@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Susan Pak Commercial Attachée - AI/Cybersecurity, Fintech, Retail Tech, Ad/Marketing Tech and Digital Creative Tech +1 212 843 0950 #59475

susan.pak@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Laurent Waessa Commercial Attaché - Public Procurement, Infrastructure, Construction, Life Sciences +1 212 843 0950 #59473

laurent.waessa@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Florane Gambert-Jouan Commercial Attaché - Agrifood +1 212 843 0950 #59471

florane.gambert-jouan@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Investissement Québec

Benoît Larouche Business Development Manager +1 212 843 0950 #59481

benoit.larouche@mri.gouv.qc.ca