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

DIRECTOR Leocadia I. Zak, Acting

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:

East Asia Geoffrey Jackson

Europe and Eurasia Daniel D. Stein

Latin America and Caribbean Nathan Younge

Middle East and North Africa Carl B. Kress

South and Southeast Asia Henry D. Steingass

Sub-Saharan Africa Paul Marin

Economist/Evaluation Officer David Denny

Financial Manager Noreen St. Louis

Contracts Manager Richard Sallee

Administrative Officer Carolyn Hum

Grants Administrator Patricia Daughetee

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The Trade and Development Agency advances economic development and U.S. commercial interest in developing and middle-income countries in the following regions of the world: East Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast 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 (USTDA) 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).

USTDA 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 USTDA 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 USTDA support to assist them in implementing their development priorities.

USTDA helps countries establish a favorable trading environment and a modern infrastructure that promotes sustainable economic development. To this end, USTDA...

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