[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 708-711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Room 309, State Annex 16, Washington, DC 20523-1602
Phone, 703-875-4357
Director                                         J. Joseph GrandMaison
Deputy Director                                  Nancy D. Frame
General Counsel                                  Kenneth Fries
Assistant Director for Management Operations     Deirdre E. Curley
Special Assistant for Policy/Public Affairs      Steven Mavigilio
Congressional Liaison Officer                    Erika M. Gaspar
Export Promotion Director                        Edward Cabot

Regional Directors:                                

  Africa and Middle East                         John Richter
  Central, Eastern, and Southern                 Geoffrey Jackson
      Europe
  New Independent States, South                  Daniel D. Stein
      Asia, Mongolia, and India
  East Asia and Pacific Islands                  Frederick Eberhart
  Latin America and Caribbean                    Albert W. Angulo
  Special Projects                               Barbara R. Bradford
Economist/Evaluation Officer                     David Denny
Financial Manager                                Noreen St. Louis
Contracting Officer                              Della Glenn
Administrative Officer                           (vacancy)
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The Trade and Development Agency's mission is to promote economic 
development in, and simultaneously export U.S. goods and services to, 
developing and middle-income nations in the following regions of the 
world: Africa/Middle East,

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Asia/Pacific, Central Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the 
New Independent States (NIS).
The Trade and Development Agency (TDA) was established on July 1, 1980, 
as a component organization of the International Development Cooperation 
Agency. Section 2204 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 
1988 (22 U.S.C. 2421) made the organization a separate component agency. 
The organization was renamed and made an independent agency within the 
executive branch of the Federal Government on October 28, 1992, by the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as amended by the Jobs Through Exports 
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2421).
    The Trade and Development Agency assists in the creation of jobs for 
Americans by helping U.S. companies pursue exports and other overseas 
business opportunities. TDA funds feasibility studies, orientation 
visits, training grants, conferences, symposia, and various forms of 
technical assistance that supports specific projects. This enables 
American businesses to become involved in the planning of infrastructure 
and industrial projects in middle-income and developing nations. Working 
closely with a foreign nation sponsor, TDA makes its funds available on 
the condition that the foreign entity contracts with a U.S. firm to 
perform the actual work on the project. This affords American firms 
market entry, exposure, and information, thus helping them to establish 
a position in markets that are otherwise difficult to penetrate.
    TDA's focus is the planning and design engineering phase of major 
infrastructure and industrial projects. TDA is involved in several 
sectors: agriculture, aviation, energy, environment, health care, 
manufacturing, mining and minerals development, telecommunications, 
transportation, and water resources.

Activities

TDA funds feasibility studies, which evaluate the technical, economic, 
and financial aspects of a development project. These studies advise the 
host nation about the availability of U.S. goods and services and is 
required by financial institutions in assessing the creditworthiness of 
the undertaking. Costs for a study are shared between TDA and the U.S. 
firm developing the project. TDA funding activities are based upon an 
official request for assistance made by the sponsoring government or 
private sector organization of a developing or middle-income nation.
    TDA makes decisions on funding requests for feasibility studies 
based on the recommendations contained in the definitional mission or 
desk study report, the advice of the U.S. Embassy, our internal 
analysis, and budget capabilities.

Sources of Information

Requests for proposals (RFP's) to conduct feasibility studies funded by 
TDA are listed in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). Information on 
definitional mission opportunities can be obtained by calling TDA's ``DM 
Hotline'' at 703-875-7447. Small and minority U.S. firms that wish to be 
included in TDA's consultant database and considered for future 
solicitations should contact TDA's Contracts Office at 703-875-4357.
    In an effort to provide timely information on Agency-supported 
projects, TDA publishes the TDA BiWeekly and a calendar of events. They 
are available together on a paid subscription basis (703-875-4246). A 
quarterly publication, TDA Update, contains current items of interest on 
a variety of program activities. Region- or sector-specific fact sheets 
and case studies also are available. An annual report summarizes the 
Agency's activities.
    Regional program inquiries should be directed to the assigned 
Country Manager at 703-875-4357; fax, 703-875-4009.
    TDA's library maintains final reports on all TDA activities. These 
are available for public review Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. Copies of

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completed feasibility studies must be purchased through the Department 
of Commerce's National Technical Information Service (NTIS).

For further information, contact the Trade and Development Agency, Room 
309, State Annex 16, Washington, DC 20523-1602. Phone, 703-875-4357.

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