Welcome to the Office of Public Affairs
The mission of the Office of Public Affairs is to reach, inform, educate, and engage consumers and businesses through media and digital technologies and in collaboration with our internal partners to advance consumer protection and competition. The office is the primary point of contact for all news media inquiries.
Contact the Office of Public Affairs
Phone: 202-326-2180
Email: opa@ftc.gov
Report Fraud: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
Media Contacts
Douglas Farrar, Director
Peter Kaplan, Deputy Director, 202-326-2334
Nicole Drayton, Military & education, 202-326-2565
Victoria Graham, Mergers & competition, 415-848-5121
Juliana Gruenwald Henderson, Technology issues & privacy, 202-326-2924
Mitchell J. Katz, Ad practices & telemarketing, 202-326-2161
Jay Mayfield, Marketing practices, debt collection and lending, 202-326-2656
Internships
The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) offers university students interested and skilled in communications, digital media, social media, marketing, analytics, and government and media affairs opportunities to work alongside federal employees who are communications and strategy professionals.
Learn more about internships with OPA.
Organization Chart
Office of Public Affairs Organization Chart (105.21 KB)
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