[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, 
[email protected].
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, 
[email protected].

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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