    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2007]
    [Pages 533-536]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    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                                          Leocadia I. Zak,
                                                              Acting
    Deputy Director                                   Leocadia I. Zak
    General Counsel                                   James A. Wilderotter
    Chief of Staff                                    Thomas R. Hardy
    Director for Policy and Programs                  Geoffrey Jackson
    Resource Advisor                                  Michael Hillier
    Communications/Policy Advisor                     Donna Thiessen
    Congressional Relations Liaison                   Amy Lorenzini

    Regional Directors:

        Asia                                          Henry D. Steingass
        Europe and Eurasia                            Daniel D. Stein
        Latin America and Caribbean                   Anne McKinney
        Middle East, North Africa, and South          Carl B. Kress
                Asia
        Sub-Saharan Africa                            Ned Cabot
    Economist/Evaluation Officer                      David Denny
    Financial Manager                                 Noreen St. Louis
    Contracting Officer                               Della Glenn
    Administrative Officer                            Richard Sallee
    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

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    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 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 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, early
    investment analysis, 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.
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    Sources of Information

    Requests for proposals to conduct TDA-funded technical assistance and
    feasibility studies, or Definitional Missions (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 Desk Studies
    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 free e-mail subscription, sign the guest book at
    www.ustda.gov. For a paper subscription, call CIB Publications at 703-
    516-4801. 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.
        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.
        Regional program inquiries should be directed to the assigned
    Country Manager. Phone, 703-875-4357. Fax, 703-875-4009. E-mail,
    info@ustda.gov.

    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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