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
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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