Trade and Development Agency

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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, info@tda.gov.

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...