[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, [email protected].
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, 
[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.

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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, [email protected]. Internet, 
www.ustda.gov.

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