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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsCustomsCornerPublicationsSourcesof FinanceFinanceLinkLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | February 1999The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) is organizing a tour of several U.S. cities for
U.S. Ambassadors and senior commercial officers in the Caspian region.  The tour will take
place April 30 to May 6, 1999.  The delegation will brief U.S. businesses on the latest project
developments in the area, and businesses will have the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with
these senior U.S. Government officials.U.S. Ambassadors to the following countries will take part in the tour:ArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgiaKazakhstanTurkeyTurkmenistanUzbekistanSectors to be highlighted include: oil and gas pipelines, water and wastewater, power,
telecommunications,
transportation, and support services, including hotels, food processing, and retail facilities.Friday, April 30    
New Orleans, LAMonday, May 3-4
New York City (in conjunction with TDA's World Power Conference, see announcement in
Agency Spotlight in this issueThursday, May 6
Washington, D.C. (in conjunction with the American Turkish Council's annual meeting)For more information, contact Donald Dunn, Director of Public Affairs and Marketing, at tel.:
(703) 875-4357, fax:
(703) 875-4009, or e-mail: [email protected], or visit TDA's web site at www.tda.gov.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the
Newly Independent States (BISNIS)