    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2006]
    [Pages 531-534]
    [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.ustda.gov. E-mail, info@ustda.gov.
    Director                                          Thelma J. Askey
    Deputy Director                                   Leocadia I. Zak
    General Counsel                                   (vacancy)
    Policy and Programs Director                      Geoffrey Jackson
    Chief of Staff                                    Thomas R. Hardy
    Resource Advisor                                  Michael Hillier
    Communications/Policy Advisor                     Donna Thiessen
    Congressional Relations Liaison                   Jennifer Wolff

    Regional Directors:

        Asia                                          Henry D. Steingass
        Europe and Eurasia                            Daniel D. Stein
        Latin America and Caribbean                   Albert W. Angulo
        Middle East, North Africa, and South          Carl B. Kress
                Asia
        Sub-Saharan Africa                            Ned Chabot
    Economist/Evaluation Officer                      David Denny
    Financial Manager                                 Noreen St. Louis
    Contracting Officer                               Della Glenn
    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 developing and middle-income
    countries in the following regions of the world: Asia; Europe and
    Eurasia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East, North Africa, and
    South Asia; and Sub-Saharan Africa.

    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 delivers its program commitments through overseas grants,
    contracts with U.S. firms, and the use of trust funds at several
    multilateral development bank groups. The projects supported by TDA
    activities represent strong and measurable development priorities in
    host countries and offer opportunities for commercial participation by
    U.S. firms. Public and private sector project sponsors, in developing
    and middle-income countries, request TDA support to assist them in
    implementing their development priorities.
        TDA's program is designed to help countries establish a favorable
    trading environment and a modern infrastructure that promotes
    sustainable economic development. To this end, the Agency funds overseas
    projects and sponsors access to U.S. private sector expertise in the
    areas of project definition and investment analysis and trade capacity
    building and sector development. Project definition and investment
    analysis involves activities that support large
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    capital investments that contribute to overseas infrastructure
    development. Trade capacity building and sector development supports the
    establishment of industry standards, rules and regulations, trade
    agreements, market liberalization, and other policy reform.
        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, the Treasury, Commerce,
    Transportation, Energy, Agriculture, and Homeland Security; the Office
    of the U.S. Trade Representative; the Export-Import Bank of the United
    States; and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

    Activities

    TDA funds various forms of technical assistance, training, feasibility
    studies, 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. Grants
    are based on an official request for assistance made by the sponsoring
    government or private sector organization of a developing or middle-
    income nation. Study costs 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.fbo.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.ustda.gov.
        In an effort to provide timely information on Agency-supported
    projects, TDA publishes the Pipeline and a calendar of events on a
    biweekly basis. For a paper subscription, call CIB Publications at 703-
    516-4801. For an e-mail subscription, visit the guest book at
    www.ustda.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.ustda.gov.
        Regional program inquiries should be directed to the assigned
    Country Manager. Phone, 703-875-4357. Fax, 703-875-4009. E-mail,
    info@ustda.gov.
        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.

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    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, info@ustda.gov. Internet,
    www.ustda.gov.

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