[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2004]
[Pages 536-538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901

Phone, 703-875-4357. Fax, 703-875-4009.
Internet, www.tda.gov. E-mail, [email protected].
Director                                          Thelma J. Askey
Deputy Director                                   Barbara Bradford
General Counsel                                   Leocadia I. Zak
Chief of Staff                                    Carl B. Kress
Assistant Director for Policy Planning            Geoffrey Jackson
Resource Advisor                                  Michael Hillier
Communications/Policy Advisor                     Donna Thiessen
Congressional Relations Advisor                   Cherilyn McCall

Regional Directors:                                 

    Africa and the Middle East                    Henry D. Steingass
    Asia                                          Geoffrey Jackson
    Central and Eastern Europe                    Ned Cabot
    Eurasia                                       Daniel D. Stein
    Latin America and Caribbean                   Albert W. Angulo
Economist/Evaluation Officer                      David Denny
Financial Manager                                 Noreen St. Louis
Contracts Manager                                 Anthony Grayson
Administrative Officer                            Carolyn Hum
Grants Administrator                              Patricia Daughetee

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The Trade and Development Agency's mission is to advance economic 
development and U.S. commercial interest in developingand middle-income 
countries in the following regions of the world: Africa/Middle East, 
Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and 
Eurasia.

  
  
  
  
The Trade and Development Program 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 it a separate component agency. The 
organization was renamed the Trade and Development Agency and made an 
independent agency within the executive branch of the Federal Government 
on October 28, 1992, by the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
2421).
    The Trade and Development Agency (TDA) is a foreign assistance 
agency that facilitates development in emerging markets by promoting 
U.S. partnerships in high-priority overseas projects. TDA's strategic 
use of foreign assistance funds to support sound investment policy and 
decision-making in host countries creates an enabling environment for 
trade, investment, and sustainable economic development.
    Working through the U.S. private sector to implement its programs, 
TDA brings best practices and U.S. technology to bear in delivering 
specific, results-oriented development assistance. In carrying out its 
mission, TDA gives emphasis to economic sectors that may benefit from 
U.S. exports of goods, and services.
    TDA works with other U.S. Government agencies to bring their 
particular expertise and resources to a development objective. These 
agencies include the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, 
Transportation, Energy, Agriculture, and Homeland Security, the Office 
of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank

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of the United States, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Activities

TDA funds various forms of technical assistance, feasibility studies, 
training, orientation visits and business workshops that support the 
development of a modern infrastructure and a fair and open trading 
environment. Working closely with a foreign project sponsor, TDA makes 
its funds available on the condition that the foreign entity contract 
with a U.S. firm to perform the activity funded. 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 is involved in many sectors, including transportation, 
energy, telecommunications, environment, health care, mining and 
minerals development, biotechnology, and agriculture.
    TDA-funded studies evaluate the technical, economic, and financial 
aspects of a development project. They also advise the host nation about 
the availability of U.S. goods and services and can be used by financial 
institutions in assessing the creditworthiness of an undertaking. 
Grantsare based on an official request for assistance made by the 
sponsoring government or private sector organization of a developing or 
middle-income nation, and costs for a study typically are shared between 
TDA and the U.S. firm developing the project.
    The Agency makes decisions on funding requests based on the 
recommendations contained in definitional mission (DM) or desk study 
(DS) reports, the advice of the U.S. embassy, and its own internal 
analysis.

Sources of Information

Requests for proposals (RFPs) to conduct TDA-funded technical assistance 
and feasibility studies, or DMs involving review of projects under 
consideration for TDA support are listed on the Federal Business 
Opportunities Web site at www.eps.gov.
    Small and minority U.S. firms that wish to be included in TDA's 
consultant database and considered for future DM and DS solicitations 
should register with the Online Consultant database through the Internet 
at www.tda.gov.
    In an effort to provide timely information on Agency-supported 
projects, TDA publishes the Pipeline and a calendar of events on a bi-
weekly basis. For a paper subscription, call CIB Publications at 703-
516-4801. For an e-mail subscription, visit the guest book at 
www.tda.gov. 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.
    Agency news, reports, and lists of upcoming conferences, orientation 
visits, and business briefings are available through the Internet at 
www.tda.gov.
    Regional program inquiries should be directed to the assigned 
Country Manager. Phone, 703-875-4357. Fax, 703-875-4009. E-mail, 
[email protected].
    TDA's library maintains final reports on all Agency activities. The 
reports are available for public review Monday through Friday from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Copies of completed studies may be purchased through 
the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service.

For further information, contact the Trade and Development Agency, Suite 
1600, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Phone, 703-875-
4357. Fax, 703-875-4009. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.tda.gov.