Building the Environment for Trade

T H E U . S . T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T A G E N C Y

2004

A n n u a l R e p o r t 
USTDA Annual Report 2004

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Director ’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

USTDA: Strategic Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 USTDA Eligibility Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 The USTDA Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

 Building Alliances With Other Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 Performance and Development Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

 USTDA Leads Inter-Agency International Aviation Safety and Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Country of the Year: Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Advancing U.S. Foreign Policy Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

 Trade Capacity-Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

 Transportation Efficiency, Safety and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

 Post-Conflict Reconstruction Efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

 Energy: Oil and Gas Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Africa and the Middle East: Bridging the “Risk Gap” for Trade and Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

 Spotlight on Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Asia: Facilitating Commercial Solutions to Development Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 Spotlight on Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Eurasia: Advancing U.S. Regional Policy Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

 Spotlight on Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Central and Eastern Europe: Assisting Regional Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

 Spotlight on Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Latin America and the Caribbean: Supporting Regional Development and U.S. Policy Initiatives . . . . . . 28

USTDA Regional Reorganization: Responding to a Changing World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

USTDA Client Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

FY 2004 Program Activities Listed by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Summary of FY 2004 Program Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

USTDA Staff and Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

During the past year, USTDA’s accomplishments built on its greatest strength, 

enhancing the capacity for countries to 

benefit from participating in the global 

trading system. Overall, the agency applied 

its extensive development experience in 

programming a wide array of activities in a 

broad range of sectors. Highlights include 

the agency’s trade capacity-building and 

transportation security activities, as well as 

its continuing support for reconstruction 

efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Trade capacity-building assistance, which 

includes a mix of both traditional infrastructure and policy-based activities, 

remained a priority for USTDA last year. 

Agency obligations in this area totaled 

more than $8.3 million and included the 

addition of trade-related environmental 

capacity-building activities as a new area 

for USTDA involvement. 

Around the world, developing countries 

are seeking the technology and expertise that U.S. firms possess to help them 

address environmental issues. As a result, 

this sector is a natural area for USTDA 

assistance. During 2004, the agency funded 

its first environmental capacity-building 

 activity associated with a free trade agreement (FTA) by assisting Chile with the 

development of a national regulatory 

framework for environmental remediation 

projects. USTDA anticipates support for 

additional FTA environmental capacitybuilding activities in the future. 

Over the past year, the agency also provided 

considerable support for numerous transportation security activities. Examples include 

a successful regional conference covering 

Africa, the Middle East and South Asia on 

Secure Trade Through New Partnerships 

and New Technologies, and technical assistance to support, in part, security at the Port 

of Cortés in Honduras. Another example 

is the funding USTDA provided for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 

as well as selected Asia-Pacific Economic 

Cooperation economies, to receive training on meeting the International Maritime 

Organization's International Ship and Port 

Facility Security Code. 

Infrastructure development is the focal 

point of reconstruction in Afghanistan and 

Director’s Message

AS WE COMPLETE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND EMBARK ON AN AGENCY RESTRUCTURING THAT REFLECTS THE CHALLENGES OF OUR CHANGING WORLD, I AM PLEASED TO 

PRESENT THIS REPORT ON THE AGENCY’S ACHIEVEMENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2004 IN 

ADVANCING PRIORITY OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENTAL OBJECTIVES. 

Thelma J. Askey

Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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D I R E C T O R ’ S M E S S A G E

Iraq, and USTDA is making important contributions in that effort. Already, the agency’s activities in Afghanistan have yielded 

results in the hotel and telecommunications 

sector. During fiscal year 2004, the agency 

added activities in the oil, gas and telecommunications sectors, and funded the development of a training program for Afghan 

entrepreneurs on preparing business plans.

In Iraq, USTDA’s training and orientation 

visit programs were centerpieces of the 

agency’s newest country portfolio. Last 

year, USTDA awarded training contracts 

for Iraqis in international accounting 

standards and the information and communications technology sector. In addition, 

the agency funded orientation visits in the 

transportation, private banking, housing 

and construction, and e-learning sectors. 

USTDA is further promoting economic 

development in Iraq by funding the development of a strategic business plan for Iraq 

Republic Railways.

In each of these examples, USTDA has 

demonstrated its commitment to meet the 

challenges of development through private 

sector solutions. In developing its global 

portfolio, the agency responds to the priorities that overseas project sponsors have 

established for themselves. This mutually 

beneficial aspect of the agency's program 

is one of its cornerstones and was a principal factor in the selection of Mexico as 

USTDA's 2004 Country of the Year. At the 

same time, USTDA funds activities that 

present strong commercial opportunities 

for U.S. firms. 

Additionally, USTDA is known for its ability to adapt its program rapidly to new 

development priorities. Just as the agency 

responded to the needs of Central and 

Eastern Europe and Eurasia in the early 

990s, USTDA restructured itself at the 

start of FY 2005 to reflect the challenges 

of today. 

As a result of this reorganization, USTDA’s 

program activity began the new fiscal year 

organized under five restructured regions: 

Asia; the Middle East, North Africa and 

South Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Europe 

and Eurasia; and Latin America and 

the Caribbean. These changes build on 

USTDA’s successful history of adapting 

to meet new challenges. 

Looking to the future, USTDA will continue to evolve and modify its internal 

structure in response to a changing world. 

The agency’s broad-based infrastructure 

development experience has established a 

model for development assistance that produces consistent results. These outcomes 

have made USTDA a reliable administrator 

of U.S. foreign assistance. At the same time, 

the way the agency targets its program in 

support of U.S. policy objectives also makes 

it an effective means to help advance these 

important goals.

USTDA’s regional reorganization presents an exciting opportunity to make our 

results-oriented program even more effective. As always, the strength of our relationship with our overseas partners, the 

U.S. business community, and other U.S. 

Government agencies, combined with the 

talent and experience of USTDA’s dedicated 

staff, will ensure our success. I look forward 

to working with the agency’s many partners 

to realize this outcome.

Thelma J. Askey

Director

U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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USTDA: Strategic Focus

USTDA assists project sponsors and U.S. companies by following seven steps to success.

USTDA Eligibility Criteria

Proposals submitted to USTDA for funding 

consideration are evaluated primarily on the 

following criteria:

• Priority to the project sponsors and the 

countries where they are located and the 

likelihood the project will receive implementation financing;

• Whether they offer mutual economic benefit for the host country and the United 

States, including opportunities for commercial cooperation with U.S. firms; and

• Whether there is competition from foreign 

companies that may receive subsidies and 

other support from their governments.

Due to the high-demand for USTDA funding, not all proposals that meet USTDA 

funding criteria can be supported. USTDA’s 

priorities vary from country to country and 

the level of assistance available depends on 

the agency’s annual appropriated budget, the 

commitment of the host country to trade 

reform or infrastructure development, U.S. 

commercial and national security interests, 

and USTDA’s capability to deliver assistance 

and measure results.

Each year, USTDA funds over 360 activities 

aimed at assisting countries’ economic development by providing foreign project sponsors 

with access to U.S. private sector technologies, 

expertise and best practices. In the coming 

year, USTDA will continue to focus on sectors 

Step 1

USTDA works with a host country to 

learn about developmental needs and 

priorities that can be met by U.S. commercial goods and services. The host 

country project sponsor then submits a 

request for project planning assistance.

Step 2

USTDA’s due diligence review of a proposal involves two steps:

1) USTDA staff conducts an internal review to determine whether the 

proposal represents an appropriate opportunity for USTDA support.

2) Depending on the level of detail needed, proposals that satisfy this 

internal analysis are independently assessed by a USTDA-funded 

 definitional mission to the host country or a desk study. 

USTDA PROVIDES A 

BRIDGE TO U.S. TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW 

AND EXPERIENCE FOR 

DEVELOPING AND 

MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. THE FOCUS OF 

THE AGENCY IS UNIQUE 

IN THAT IT CREATES 

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN RESPONSE 

TO PROJECT SPONSOR NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. 

USTDA FUNDS HELP IDENTIFY AND PREPARE 

PROJECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION THAT WILL 

ESTABLISH THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY 

FOR ECONOMIES TO EXPAND. AT THE SAME TIME, 

THE AGENCY’S ACTIVITIES DEVELOP TRADE 

PARTNERSHIPS BY ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF 

U.S. FIRMS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS OVERSEAS. 
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and initiatives that represent significant policy 

impact or export potential, including trade 

capacity-building, transportation safety and 

security, post-conflict reconstruction efforts 

in Iraq and Afghanistan, environmental services, energy and power development, health 

care, education, and telecommunications. 

The USTDA Program

The projects supported by USTDA are 

designed to help countries establish a favorable 

trading environment and modern infrastructure that promotes sustainable economic development. To this end, the agency funds overseas 

project sponsor access to U.S. private sector 

expertise through a variety of program activities 

that include: () technical assistance and training; (2) definitional missions and desk studies; 

(3) feasibility and other specialized studies; (4) 

orientation visits; (5) conferences and workshops; and (6) procurement assistance. 

• Technical Assistance: USTDA provides 

technical assistance in the development of 

sector strategies, industry standards, and legal 

and regulatory regimes that are necessary 

for successful project implementation. This 

assistance can help a country adopt marketopening policies and procedures that promote 

a favorable business and trade environment. 

In FY 2004, transportation safety and security were particularly important sectors for 

USTDA’s technical assistance work. 

USTDA also provides training for foreign 

decision-makers in economic sectors where 

there are opportunities for the sale of U.S. 

equipment and services. The training is normally focused on technology or regulatory 

issues and is designed to give project sponsors 

a better understanding of U.S. experience and 

capabilities. Training can be conducted in the 

United States and/or in the host country.

In FY 2004, USTDA funded 93 technical 

assistance and three training activities.

• Definitional Missions and Desk Studies: 

One of the earliest stages of project planning 

is the definition of technical, environmental, financial, and other factors that must be 

addressed before an investment decision can 

be made. USTDA helps to ensure that a project is properly conceived by contracting with 

technical specialists to perform independent 

evaluations of project proposals. Using private 

sector resources and expertise, USTDA funds 

definitional missions or desk studies to supply preliminary assessments of the economic 

viability of proposed projects. A definitional 

mission provides a detailed evaluation of the 

proposal, involving travel to a designated 

region. A desk study provides a quick analysis of a proposal and is produced within the 

United States. Preparing these reports, which 

are carried out exclusively by U.S. small businesses, provides American companies with 

overseas experience and important working 

relationships that often lead to other international opportunities. 

Step 3

Proposals are evaluated in terms of 

USTDA priorities and available budget 

resources. If USTDA approves funding, 

it signs a Grant Agreement with the 

project sponsor (Grantee).

Step 4

Solicitation announcements are posted 

on the Federal Business Opportunities 

website (www.fedbizopps.gov) to 

generate proposals from U.S. companies to perform the activity funded by 

the USTDA grant. In some cases, the 

Grantee may pre-identify a contractor. 

Step 5

The Grantee signs a contract with 

the U.S. company it has selected. 

Step 6

The Grantee works with the U.S. 

company until the activity is complete. The Grantee is responsible for 

managing the USTDA-funded activity, 

including the review and approval 

of invoices that will be forwarded to 

USTDA for payment. 

Step 7

USTDA conducts an evaluation of 

whether or not the funded activity led 

to project implementation. The success 

of a project is measured in terms of 

USTDA’s hit rate, export multiplier, and 

developmental impact.
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USTDA funded 59 definitional missions and 

06 desk studies in FY 2004.

• Feasibility and Other Specialized 

Studies: USTDA provides grants for 

overseas infrastructure project planning 

assistance, including feasibility and early 

investment analysis. Feasibility studies 

evaluate the technical, financial, legal, environmental, and other critical aspects of 

infrastructure development projects that are 

of interest to potential lenders and investors. 

Host country project sponsors select the U.S. 

companies, normally through open competitions, which perform the studies. A feasibility study is a unique opportunity for U.S. 

companies to participate in the initial stages 

of a project’s development. 

In FY 2004, USTDA funded 59 feasibility 

studies.

USTDA also funds specialized studies that 

encompass an array of sectors and objectives. They can facilitate trade negotiations 

or enhance a country’s trade capacity in a 

specific sector. Examples include trade and 

investment barrier studies, detailed design 

and engineering studies, and needs assessment and market studies. 

• Orientation Visits: Orientation visits bring 

foreign project sponsors to the United States 

to observe the design, manufacture, demonstration, and operation of U.S. products 

and services that can help them achieve their 

developmental goals. USTDA hosted 30 orientation visits in FY 2004.

• Conferences and Workshops: USTDA 

organizes business conferences, workshops, 

and technical symposia worldwide. These 

events are sector or project-oriented and 

connect overseas project sponsors with U.S. 

firms and entities that supply project finance, 

technology, and expertise that may be useful 

in implementing a development project. 

In addition to showcasing products, U.S. 

company representatives are informed of 

export opportunities in emerging markets 

and can expect to meet between 20-25 

project sponsors while building significant 

business relationships. Attendees benefit 

from the training components included 

on many USTDA conference agendas and 

receive project resource guides that contain 

financial, technical, and contact details for 

the showcased products.

Between 996 and 2003, USTDA-sponsored 

conferences led to $389,503,770 in U.S. 

exports. In FY 2004, the agency sponsored 

 conferences and workshops.

• Procurement Assistance: To promote 

project transparency and integrity, USTDA 

provides grants to assist in the establishment and oversight of international project 

procurement activities. Support can take 

the form of developing appropriate bidding 

procedures, assisting in the evaluation of 

technical proposals, and identifying potential 

suppliers and bidders. USTDA funded one 

procurement assistance activity in FY 2004.

USTDA sponsors seminars for U.S. firms on how the 

agency’s activities can help lead them to new business 

opportunities overseas. Pictured here is USTDA 

Deputy Director Barbara Bradford in a meeting with 

U.S. business representatives at a seminar in March.

USTDA orientation visits bring key foreign decision 

makers to the United States to view U.S. technology 

that they can use to achieve their development goals. In 

early 2004, USTDA Assistant Director for Program and 

Policy Geoffrey Jackson met with delegates from India 

participating in an aviation security orientation visit.

USTDA conferences present opportunities for U.S. 

firms to meet with project sponsors about potential 

business opportunities. Pictured here in a meeting 

at the South Asia Communications Conference 

are Mr. Zaffar Khan (left), Chairman of Pakistan 

Telecommunications Company Limited, and 

Ms. Molly Gavin (right), International Government 

Affairs at QUALCOMM Incorporated.
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TRADE C APACIT Y BUILDING SUCCESS:

As a result of USTDA-funded training in the 

agricultural biotechnology sector in China, this 

important export market for U.S. soybean farmers was opened to U.S. shipments during 2004. 

The training was supported by a 2002 USTDA 

grant to the U.S.-Sino Agricultural Biotechnology 

Safety Assessment Cooperation program. The 

program included three major components: 

(1) study tours for Chinese professionals to the 

United States, (2) science-policy fellowships for 

Chinese regulators, and (3) travel by U.S. 

experts to China to 

conduct training.

TECHNIC AL ASSISTANCE SUCCESS:

USTDA awarded a $269,000 grant to the Ministry of 

Planning of Jordan in 2001 to fund technical assistance 

related to wireless sector market liberalization, as well 

as the deployment, development, and licensing of 

advanced wireless technology. Based on the success of 

the technical assistance, the project sponsors developed business plans that led to the award of a trunking license in 2004 to a local consortium planning to 

deploy a Motorola iDEN® network. Besides Motorola, 

U.S. companies that are providing services and equipment for the deployment of this system include 

Kathrein Inc., Scala Division (Oregon); Transistor 

Devices Inc. (New Jersey); K&L Microwave Inc. 

(Maryland); Ditech Communications Corp. (California); 

Oracle Corporation (Maryland); Sun Microsystems 

Inc. (California); JIT Warehouse Inc. (Arkansas); and 

Southern Distribution Telcom (New Mexico). 

FEASIBILIT Y STUD Y SUCCESS:

In 2004, the Export-Import Bank of the United 

States approved a $38.8 million loan related to the 

purchase of equipment, technology and services 

from Lockheed Martin and its U.S. suppliers to 

modernize meteorological and hydrological infrastructure in Romania. This financing came, in part, 

as a result of the findings of a USTDA-funded study 

for the Romanian National Institute of Meteorology, 

Hydrology and Water Management analyzing the 

feasibility of a flood forecasting system for emergency management of Romania’s 11 river basins. 

In addition to Lockheed Martin, other U.S. firms 

benefiting from the implementation of this project 

include Baron Services Inc. (Alaska), Cisco Systems 

Inc. (California); Comsat Technology (Maryland), 

Dell Computer Corp. (Texas); Hach Co. (Colorado); 

and Harris Corp. (Florida).

CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SUCCESS:

Communications infrastructure in South Asia 

was the focus of a major conference sponsored 

by USTDA in India during 2004. Under the theme 

A United States – South Asia Dialogue on 

Regulatory Change and Market Growth, the 

conference was designed to provide a forum for 

the discussion of policy trends, development 

strategies, and near-term trade and investment 

opportunities in South Asia. The conference 

included participation by senior U.S. Government 

and regional officials from Afghanistan, 

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 

Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The projects featured 

present partnership and procurement opportunities for U.S. companies with security expertise 

totaling over $14 billion.

A result of this event was the announcement of 

a South Asia Telecommunications Management 

Technical Assistance Training Program. Under this 

initiative, USTDA is funding training at the U.S. 

Telecommunications Training Institute to increase 

participants’ knowledge in the areas of spectrum 

management; information and communications 

technology policy and network management/

design; regulatory frameworks and privatization; 

and Internet technology. The training is intended 

to improve communications infrastructure policy 

within South Asia and facilitate economic development in the region.

DEFINITIONAL MISSION AND DESK STUD Y SUCCESS:

High quality definitional missions and desk studies are critical to the ongoing success of USTDA’s program. At the same time, contractors can expand their business portfolios as a result of this added experience. An example of the commercial opportunities that definitional missions and desk studies present 

is demonstrated by the experience of decision/analysis partners, a small management consulting firm 

based in Northern Virginia that has been involved in USTDA’s program since 2001. The firm’s success 

with definitional mission and desk study contracts enabled it to showcase its technical and problemsolving expertise, while increasing its country knowledge and expanding its qualifications. For example, 

decision/analysis partners was awarded a contract for technical work supporting a USTDA port security 

conference in Cairo following its successful completion of a port definitional mission in Morocco. 

USTDA Success

Pictured here at the grant signing ceremony in Jordan 

are (left to right) USTDA Country Manager Cybill 

Sigler; USTDA Regional Director Henry Steingass; 

U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Edward W. Gnehm; 

USTDA Director Askey; and Jordanian Ministers 

Dr. Fawaz Zu’bi and Dr. Bassem Awadallah.

Opening plenary speakers at the South Asia 

communications conference were (left to right) 

Ambassador David A. Gross; FICCI Secretary General 

Dr. Amit Mitra; Deputy Chief of Mission Robert O. 

Blake; Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of 

India Pradip Baijal; USTDA General Counsel Leocadia 

I. Zak; and USTDA Regional Director Carl B. Kress.
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As a foreign assistance agency that delivers 

commercially based results for trade 

and development initiatives, USTDA 

works in coordination with numerous 

U.S. Government agencies. In FY 2004, 

USTDA formed and chaired an inter-agency 

Committee on International Aviation Safety 

and Security (CIASS). USTDA also continues to participate in the Trade Policy 

Coordinating Committee (TPCC) process, 

working especially closely with the U.S. Trade 

Representative in delivering trade capacitybuilding assistance in connection with ongoing free trade and World Trade Organization 

negotiations and agreements. The agency 

also supports environmental initiatives 

under the Interagency Working Group on 

Environmental Cooperation associated with 

free trade agreements.

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR):

USTDA coordinates with USTR on trade 

capacity-building activities designed to support World Trade Organization and free trade 

agreement (FTA) negotiations, such as the 

U.S.-Central American FTA, 

the U.S.-Andean FTA, and the 

U.S.-Southern African Customs 

Union FTA.

Department of State:

USTDA receives policy guidance from the Department 

of State and works closely 

with the U.S. Agency for 

International Development and 

U.S. Embassies and Consulates 

around the globe. USTDA has 

funded a number of activities in direct support of the 

STAR Initiative, in which the 

State Department serves as the 

lead agency.

Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im):

Thirty percent of U.S. exports associated 

with USTDA-funded activities are financed 

by Ex-Im Bank loans and guarantees. 

USTDA reports are designed to facilitate 

financing by Ex-Im and other financial entities accessible to foreign project sponsors 

interested in purchasing equipment in the 

United States. 

Department of Commerce’s 

Foreign Commercial Service (FCS):

Combining USTDA activities with FCS local 

contacts and expertise provides U.S. companies with an enhanced level of service.

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC):

USTDA activities at the front end of potential projects help to create a favorable 

investment climate for U.S. companies and 

facilitate access to OPIC financing and insurance programs.

Department of Transportation (DOT):

USTDA draws upon private sector resources 

and DOT technical expertise, including the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in 

the area of aviation safety. USTDA and the 

FAA serve as co-chairs of CIASS.

Department of Homeland Security:

Joint activities with Border and Transportation Security in the areas of customs and 

transportation and supply chain security 

enhance Department of Homeland Security 

and USTDA effectiveness in these areas.

Department of the Treasury:

Treasury and USTDA engage in cooperative efforts on economic and trade issues to 

encourage sound economic development and 

greater transparency in developing markets. 

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick (third standing from left), 

China’s Vice Premier Wu Yi (fourth standing from left), Agriculture 

Secretary Ann Veneman (fifth standing from left), and U.S. Commerce 

Secretary Donald Evans (sixth standing from left) were present at the 

signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USTDA and 

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in April. The MOU, which was 

signed by MOFCOM Vice Minister Ma Xiuhong (seated left) and USTDA 

Director Askey (seated right), promotes closer cooperation in the areas 

of health care, intellectual property rights protection, and civil aviation. 

USTDA Chief of Staff Thomas R. Hardy is standing on the far right. 

USTDA Director Askey joined Transportation Secretary 

Norman Mineta in bilateral meetings at the APEC 

Transportation Ministerial Meeting in Indonesia in July. 

Pictured here are (left to right) USTDA Director Askey, 

Vice Minister of Transportation of Vietnam Tran Doan 

Tho, Secretary Mineta, and U.S. Ambassador to APEC 

Lauren Moriarty.

Building Alliances with Other Agencies
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 9

As a result of the agency’s first Performance 

Assessment Rating Tool (PART) exercise 

in FY 2003, which included the establishment of criteria to more fully evaluate the 

developmental impact of the agency’s program on host countries, USTDA moved in 

FY 2004 to systematically implement those 

recommendations. This new evaluation 

tool complements the use of the “hit rate” 

and “export multiplier,” which the agency 

traditionally uses to measure the commercial impact of its activities, as well as 

provides a partial measurement of developmental impact. These measurements play 

an important role in evaluating the effectiveness of the USTDA program. 

Developmental Impact:

Through PART, USTDA adopted a series 

of measurement criteria focused on: ) 

infrastructure projects; 2) the adoption of 

market-oriented reform; 3) the creation of 0 

or more host country jobs, or the training of 

0 or more individuals; and 4) the transfer of 

advanced technology or increased productivity. Implemented USTDA-funded projects 

are evaluated based on results in some or all 

four categories.

The Hit Rate:

The hit rate consists of the proportion 

of USTDA activities that produce U.S. 

exports. Currently, USTDA’s hit rate is over 

36%, meaning that over 36% of USTDA 

projects resulted in U.S. exports.

The Export Multiplier Ratio:

The export multiplier ratio measures U.S. 

exports associated with foreign projects 

that USTDA has assisted relative to the 

amount invested in USTDA activities. Since 

its inception, USTDA-supported projects 

have generated over $22 billion in U.S. 

exports. Over the last decade, USTDA data 

shows the agency’s projects have resulted 

in U.S. companies exporting more than 

$36 for every $ of USTDA funds invested.

USTDA is co-chairing an inter-agency Committee 

on International Aviation Safety and Security 

(CIASS) that was formed during 2004 to coordinate U.S. Government technical assistance in the 

areas of aviation safety and security in developing countries. 

CIASS is strengthening the impact of U.S. 

aviation and security assistance through a 

strategic, government-wide focus on priority projects. The Committee Secretariat, 

composed of USTDA and the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), maintains a database of 

U.S. Government-sponsored technical assistance 

activities, and disseminates information to 

CIASS member departments and agencies.

In addition to USTDA and FAA, six other U.S. 

Government agencies serve on the committee: the Departments of Transportation, State, 

Commerce, and Defense; the Transportation 

Security Administration; the U.S. Agency for 

International Development; and the ExportImport Bank of the United States.

Committee members meet regularly to establish priorities and strategies for the delivery of 

technical assistance. Through this coordination, 

CIASS is enhancing the overall effectiveness of 

U.S. Government-sponsored technical assistance 

in developing countries. 

USTDA Leads Inter-Agency International 

Aviation Safety and Security Committee 

USTDA Director Askey speaks to inter-agency participants at the inaugural CIASS meeting in May.

Performance and Development Measurement
10 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

U S T D A C O U N T R Y O F T H E Y E A R

Mexico:

Mexico’s impressive decade of development can be attributed, to a great extent, 

to its partnership in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 

Negotiated in 992, NAFTA provided the framework necessary to bring Mexico 

out from the depths of its 994-95 economic crash to a surging economy stabilized by a flourishing democracy. Over the past decade, trade between the United 

States and Mexico has more than doubled, foreign direct investment has escalated, and macroeconomic indicators all point to a promising future. Mexico has 

not only proven to be an invaluable trading partner for the United States, but a 

partner in the economic prosperity of the citizens of North America. 

Ancient Mexican ruins and New Spain’s colonial architecture fuse at El Zocalo, an 

imposing square that is representative of Mexico’s rich history, beauty, and spirit. 

Marking the seat of Mexican democracy, El Zocalo embodies the country’s connection 

to its past, its present success and its aspirations for the future. 

USTDA Director Askey (right) 

and the Chief of Staff for 

Public Policy in the Office 

of the President of Mexico, 

Dr. Eduardo Sojo (left), were 

among the senior U.S. and 

Mexican officials at the 2004 

Partnership for Prosperity 

Entrepreneurial Workshop.

A Partnership For Prosperity
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 11

In 200, a joint statement by Mexican 

President Vicente Fox and U.S. President 

George W. Bush announced the foundation of the Partnership for Prosperity (P4P): 

“Among our highest priorities is unfettering the economic potential of every citizen, 

so each may contribute fully to narrowing 

the economic gaps between and within our 

societies.” The Partnership seeks to leverage private resources to create jobs and 

promote prosperity throughout Mexico. 

USTDA plays a key role in the Partnership’s 

action plan of advancing concrete and innovative initiatives on housing, infrastructure, 

transportation, environmental remediation, 

development financing, and information 

technologies.

USTDA’s investments in Mexico furthered 

the goals of the Partnership and those of 

increasing Mexico’s competitiveness by 

supporting regional multimodal ports, 

airport modernization projects, regulatory 

reforms to promote venture capital opportunities, housing finance market reforms, 

secure transportation networks, water and 

waste systems, and private sector mining operations. Partnering with Mexican 

project sponsors, both public and private, 

USTDA invested over one million dollars 

in FY 2004 to strengthen Mexico’s general physical infrastructure. Specifically, 

USTDA activities in Mexico last year supported airport modernization projects in 

the State of Yucatán, multimodal rail transportation projects in Tijuana, mining operations in the state of Chihuahua, and water 

and waste programs along the U.S.-Mexico 

border. These projects are central to the 

development of Mexico’s infrastructure. 

At the same time, they also present U.S. 

companies with excellent opportunities to 

export their goods and services throughout the implementation of these and other 

related projects.

In addition, USTDA advanced the Partnership’s competitiveness objectives during 2004 

by helping Mexico to develop its venture 

capital markets. For example, under the leadership of USTDA Director Thelma J. Askey 

and Nacional Financiera General Director 

Mario Laborín Gómez, USTDA partnered 

with Mexico’s premier national development 

bank in co-hosting a conference on expanding 

the venture capital funds market and related 

opportunities in Mexico. 

Further engaging the spirit of the 

Partnership for Prosperity, USTDA has 

taken the lead in responding to the growing demand for enhanced trade security in Mexico. As a direct result of the 

USTDA-sponsored Partnership roundtable 

in Guadalajara, Mexico in June, entitled 

“Enhancing Infrastructure, Security and 

Logistics,” USTDA developed a series of 

technical symposia focused on supply chain 

security. This highly effective seminar series 

was held in four of Mexico’s top industrial 

centers, and successfully brought together 

U.S. and Mexican Government and private 

sector representatives to discuss how to 

best modernize and secure crucial supply chains throughout the region. This 

work has benefited both the United States 

and Mexico, offering opportunities for 

American firms to assist in making Mexican 

trade more secure, and providing Mexican 

public and private sectors with a host of 

solutions to the challenges of increasing 

trade security.

As a result of the promising partnerships 

between USTDA and Mexican project sponsors in FY 2004, the agency is proud to 

honor Mexico as its 2004 Country of the 

Year. USTDA looks forward to continuing 

its partnership with Mexico and the rest of 

Latin America and the Caribbean in enabling 

a fertile environment for trade, investment 

and sustainable economic development. 

Christina Kappaz (at podium), a Partner with Millenia Consulting, LLC, presents the findings of a USTDA-funded 

study on the development of a venture capital market in Mexico, while John B. McNee (left), a Partner with Luce, 

Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP; USTDA Director Askey (second from right); and Nacional Financiera (NAFIN) 

Deputy Director Federico Patiño (far right) listen. The study was conducted for NAFIN by Ms. Kappaz and Mr. 

McNeece was unveiled at a USTDA-sponsored symposium in Mexico in June.

"Understanding the importance of the U.S.-Mexico socioeconomic relationship, USTDA focused its active program 

for FY04 on enhancing Mexico’s competitiveness..."
12 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Trade Capacity-Building 

Trade capacity-building (TCB) constitutes a 

central aspect of USTDA overseas development work, and is an area where the agency 

has had significant success. During 2004, 

USTDA provided over $8.3 million of TCB 

assistance to developing and middle-income 

countries. As USTDA has coordinated its 

TCB efforts, the agency has developed a 

close relationship with the Office of the U.S. 

Trade Representative (USTR). Given USTR’s 

role in establishing U.S. trade policy, this 

relationship has helped to target USTDA 

resources in the most effective and useful 

manner. This focus has led to USTDA support for many important activities involving 

World Trade Organization commitments, 

the negotiation of free trade agreements, 

customs reform and modernization, supply 

chain security, the development of industry 

standards and regulations, intellectual property rights enforcement, and infrastructure 

modernization in order to facilitate trade. 

USTDA’s country strategies are derived from 

coordination with host country economic 

leaders, both private and public. Priorities 

vary from country to country and the level 

of assistance provided depends on budgetary 

resources, the developing country’s commitment to trade reform, U.S. commercial and 

national security interests, and the agency’s 

ability to deliver assistance and measure 

results. USTDA has the in-house trade policy 

expertise and foreign assistance contract and 

grants vehicles in place to help many of the 

countries that are taking steps to open their 

markets, yet are in need of technical assistance and project definition.

Transportation Efficiency, 

Safety and Security

The safety, efficiency and reliability of the 

international transportation system is key to 

U.S. economic and national security. In addition, modern and efficient transportation 

Advancing U.S. Foreign Policy Initiatives

THE U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY’S RESULTS-DRIVEN 

PROGRAM, SIZE AND AGILITY MAKE IT AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO 

RESPOND TO DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. 

AT THE SAME TIME, USTDA HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF ACTIVITIES 

THAT ADVANCE KEY U.S. FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVES. HIGHLIGHTS 

OF USTDA’S FOREIGN POLICY-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN 2004 INCLUDE:

Streamlining El Salvador’s import 

processing procedures is the goal 

of a USTDA trade capacitybuilding grant to the Ministry 

of Economy of El Salvador. 

Pictured here at the grant signing 

ceremony are (left to right) Vice 

Minister of Foreign Relations 

Roberto Interiano, Minister of 

Economy Miguel Lacayo, USTDA 

Director Askey, USTDA Country 

Manager Kenny Miller, and 

Minister of Environment Walter 

Jokisch. 

USTDA Director Askey (left) and Romanian Minister 

of Transport, Construction and Tourism Miron Tudor 

Mitrea (center) signed a USTDA grant agreement to 

help Romania achieve higher rail safety standards and 

increase its rail capacity through the completion of a 

study on the implementation of a satellite-based train 

control system. 
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 13

systems remain key components of short and 

long-term development. 

Effective coordination among U.S. agencies is vital to the success of efforts to meet 

these needs and USTDA is taking a lead role 

in that regard. In the aviation sub-sector, 

USTDA is pleased to co-chair the interagency Committee on International Aviation 

Safety and Security (CIASS). Formed during 

2004, CIASS is playing a principal role in 

shaping the agency’s aviation sector portfolio 

through its government-wide focus on priority projects. USTDA sponsored a symposia 

series to help Latin America and Caribbean 

officials prepare to implement reduced vertical separation minimum technology (RVSM), 

in accordance with International Civil 

Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, 

as an immediate and direct result of CIASS 

coordination. 

In Asia, USTDA is likewise taking a leading role in supporting a number of regional 

initiatives. For example, agency funding for 

the Aviation Cooperation Program in China 

is likely to produce a pipeline of projects 

for potential USTDA support. USTDA also 

awarded a grant at the Asia-Pacific Economic 

Cooperation (APEC) Transportation 

Ministerial in Indonesia to implement a 

global navigation satellite system (GNSS) 

test bed project. This pilot project will serve 

as an initial step in defining, developing, and 

implementing regional GNSS capabilities in 

the region. 

More broadly, USTDA continued its support for activities related to the Secure 

Trade in the APEC Region (STAR) Initiative. 

Additionally, the Regional Trade and 

Financial Security Initiative at the Asian 

Development Bank will result in additional 

opportunities for USTDA to assist with plans 

to enhance transportation systems in the 

region.

Working closely with the Department of 

Homeland Security, USTDA is providing technical assistance and training to 

countries in Latin America, Africa, the 

Middle East, and Asia to comply with the 

new International Maritime Organization’s 

International Ship and Port Facility Security 

Code. This assistance will lessen the threat of 

terrorism and ensure safe and secure trade. 

Supply-chain security is a related aspect of 

transportation systems that is vital in today’s 

global economy. The threat of terrorism 

makes it equally important that trade mechanisms be secure, and provide for effective 

monitoring. These improvements make good 

business sense as well, given the quickening 

pace of decision-making and manufacturing and sales needs. USTDA funded a pilot 

project to enhance supply chain security 

and efficiency between seaports in Southern 

Africa and the United Kingdom and the 

United States as an outcome of the success of 

a USTDA-sponsored regional transportation 

security conference. 

USTDA awarded three grants in 2004 to Indonesia’s Directorate General of Air Communications during the APEC 

Transportation Ministerial. Pictured here following the grant signing ceremony are (left to right) Transportation 

Secretary Norman Mineta, USTDA Director Askey, Indonesia’s Director General of Air Communications Cucuk Suryo 

Suprojo, and Ad Interim Minister of Communications of Indonesia Soenarno. 

USTDA Regional Director Albert W. Angulo addressed 

senior Latin American and Caribbean civil aviation 

officials and airline operators at a USTDA-sponsored 

symposium on implementing RVSM technology in air 

management systems throughout the hemisphere in 

compliance with ICAO requirements. 

Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Border 

Protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security Douglas M. Browning addressed participants 

from Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia at 

USTDA’s Secure Trade Through New Partnerships 

and New Technologies conference in February. 
14 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Post-Conflict 

Reconstruction Efforts

Recognizing the importance of economic 

growth, job creation, and higher standards 

of living to the successful rebuilding of 

Afghanistan and Iraq, USTDA has developed strong country programs that are 

designed to help achieve these goals. Given 

its reconstruction experience elsewhere in 

the world and its unique mission, USTDA 

is well situated to provide the targeted commercially oriented assistance that will support these objectives. 

In Afghanistan, USTDA’s early activities 

have already led to specific investments by 

U.S. companies in hotel and airline projects that will enhance economic development. The agency’s policy-oriented work 

in Afghanistan, particularly in the telecommunications sector, also is bearing fruit with 

the launch of separate cellular and satellitebased communications networks. USTDA 

also provided follow-on assistance in 2004 

for a fiber optic project that will result in a 

telecommunications backbone to parallel the 

ring road that is being constructed to link 

Afghanistan’s major cities.

USTDA expects its capacity-building program in Afghanistan to continue, with new 

activities involving training programs for 

Afghan consulting engineers and entrepreneurs moving to the implementation stage. 

During 2004, USTDA also built on its previous extensive experience in the oil and 

gas sector by funding the second phase of 

a hydrocarbon resource assessment to help 

determine the level of potential oil and gas 

reserves in northern Afghanistan. 

In Iraq, USTDA is facilitating reconstruction 

efforts through planning activities related 

to improving basic infrastructure. Examples 

include agency-sponsored orientation visits in the transportation, private banking, 

construction and housing, oil and gas, and 

e-learning sectors. In addition, USTDA is 

funding training programs for Iraqi professionals in the accounting and information 

and communications technology sectors, 

as well as a strategic business plan for Iraq 

Republic Railways.

Environment

U.S. firms are global leaders in environmental management and have the engineering 

expertise needed to solve environmental 

challenges around the world. USTDA serves 

as a bridge for overseas environmental project sponsors to tap into U.S. knowledge and 

technology in this critical arena. 

USTDA is an active participant in the White 

House-sponsored Inter-Agency Working 

Group on Trade-Related Environmental 

Capacity Building Activities and is well 

positioned to support the Administration’s 

ambitious trade strategy and its priority on 

negotiating Environmental Cooperation 

Mechanisms (ECM) directly linked to free 

trade agreements (FTA). During 2004, USTDA 

funded its first FTA environmental capacitybuilding activity in Chile, assisting the National 

Commission for the Environment in developing the nation’s regulatory framework for environmental remediation projects.

Currently, USTDA is planning to develop a 

program of environmental capacity-building 

activities that responds to host country priorities and the ECM work programs. Areas 

of assistance include:

• Institutional Capacity Building and 

Regulatory Assistance,

• Industry Best Practices and Voluntary 

Mechanisms,

• Industry Project Investment Analysis, and

• Methods of Financing Environmental 

Project Development.

Energy: Oil and Gas Development

USTDA has long focused on energy projects 

in response to the priority that developing 

countries have placed in this area and the 

sector’s strategic importance. Developing 

countries recognize the critical nature of 

reliable and cost-efficient energy supplies 

to their ability to promote and sustain economic growth. At the same time, energy 

projects, particularly in the oil and gas sector, can be a key source of revenue for host 

countries. This interest in developing new oil 

U . S . F O R E I G N P O L I C Y I N I T I A T I V E S

A USTDA grant to the Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite 

Coal Mining Group Company, Limited (JMC) is 

funding technical assistance on the development of a 

120-megawatt power plant in China that will use coal 

bed methane and coal mine methane as feedstock. 

Pictured here at the grant signing are (left to right) the 

Deputy Commercial Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in 

Beijing, William Brekke; U.S. Ambassador to China 

Clark T. Randt, Jr.; JMC Chairman Yuan Zongben; 

and the Deputy Director General of the Department of 

American and Oceanian Affairs at China’s Ministry of 

Commerce, Jin Xu.

USTDA Regional Director Carl B. Kress (left) and Iraq’s 

Minister of Finance Adil Abdul Mahdi (right) shake 

hands at the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Iraq Joint 

Economic Commission.
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 15

U . S . F O R E I G N P O L I C Y I N I T I A T I V E S

and gas resources also supports U.S. interests 

in diversifying global energy sources.

USTDA activities in the oil and gas sub-sector 

span a wide range of projects, including pipelines, refineries, and clean energy. In addition, 

USTDA has supported numerous refinery 

modernization projects in Romania and 

Bulgaria. USTDA also funded a study on the 

utilization of natural gas and liquefied natural 

gas for motor vehicles in Bangkok, Thailand. 

In addition to supporting specific projects, 

USTDA has funded activities designed 

to help countries establish the necessary 

regulatory framework for the development 

of the oil and gas sector. In East Timor, for 

instance, USTDA funded technical assistance on the establishment of a petroleum 

directorate to undertake fiscal and regulatory 

control of the oil and gas sector.

In 2004, USTDA sponsored a visit by transportation 

officials from Thailand (pictured here) involved in 

establishing a Natural Gas Vehicle Development 

Program to see how similar U.S. transit programs 

were implemented. 

Front Office

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Geoffrey Jackson, Assistant Director for Policy and Program

Barbara R. Bradford, Deputy Director

Kevin Fandl, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director

Thelma J. Askey, Director

Micheal Hillier, Resource Advisor

Thomas R. Hardy, Chief of Staff

Leocadia I. Zak, General Counsel

Susan Yang, Special Assistant to the Director

USTDA’s rapid response to emerging global priorities helps to 

achieve important U.S. foreign policy objectives. By tailoring 

its assistance to the unique development needs associated 

with each project, USTDA has established a proven record of 

results at home and abroad. 
16 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

At its core, trade is a function of the logistics 

and security infrastructure that support it. 

On this basis, USTDA made key investments 

during 2004 targeting transportation security and industrial investment projects in 

Africa and the Middle East. 

For example, USTDA hosted the U.S. 

Government’s successful Transportation 

Security Forum in Cairo, Egypt to highlight 

new cargo and vessel security procedures 

and technologies. The event, which drew 

over 300 participants, sought to foster discussion among public and private sector 

transportation representatives from Africa, 

the Middle East, and South Asia. The results 

included the launching of new supply chain 

security projects in Southern Africa, Egypt, 

and Jordan. Further, USTDA announced 

funding for training courses to assist Middle 

Eastern countries with their efforts to 

comply with the International Maritime 

Organization’s International Ship and Port 

Facility Security code. 

USTDA funded a related activity with the 

award of a $600,000 grant to co-finance a 

$.3 million Smart and Secure Tradelanes 

for Africa pilot project in South Africa 

and Namibia. This project examines the 

use of industry-led best practices in radio 

frequency identification on tradelanes connecting Southern Africa, Europe, and the 

United States. 

Bridging the “Risk Gap” for Trade and Investment

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST:

U.S. Ambassador to Egypt C. David Welch (seated left) and USTDA Regional Director Henry Steingass (seated right) 

listen to opening remarks by Admiral Essam El Deen Badawy, Head of Egyptian Maritime Transport, at USTDA’s 

Transportation Security Forum in Cairo in February.

U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar Wanda L. Nesbitt 

(seated left) and Madagascar’s Deputy Prime Minister 

Zaza Manitranja Ramandimbiarison (seated right) 

sign a USTDA grant agreement providing funds for a 

study on critical infrastructure upgrades at the Port of 

Mahajanga in Madagascar. The USTDA-funded study 

will focus on the development of a local and regional 

barge lightering system to enable cargo from larger ships 

to more efficiently transit the port.

EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT TRADE PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN FOSTERING DEVELOPMENT. IN AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES, THE MAJOR 

DETERRENTS TO TRADE ARE RISKS – BOTH REAL AND PERCEIVED. TO HELP OVERCOME THESE RESTRAINTS, USTDA SUPPORTED NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES IN 2004 

THAT SOUGHT TO BOTH MITIGATE RISKS IN THE REGION THAT DISCOURAGE 

TRADE, AND ADVANCE PROJECTS WITH STRONG INVESTMENT POTENTIAL. 
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 17

To address efficiency risks to trade, many 

African countries are attempting to develop 

modern trade and transportation infrastructure for cargo transiting to and from Europe, 

Asia, and the Americas. USTDA has assisted 

in this effort by investing in feasibility studies examining port projects in Cape Verde, 

Algeria, Djibouti, and Madagascar. In Sao 

Tome & Principe, USTDA provided grants 

for studies to develop a regional airport and 

new deepwater port to serve both the country’s developing oil industry and its transshipment potential in the Gulf of Guinea.

In addition, USTDA continued its focus on 

regional infrastructure solutions to development challenges in Africa. During 2004, 

USTDA provided cost sharing for studies 

examining Uganda’s potential as a regional 

air cargo hub for East Africa, the possibility of extending Mozambique’s Nacala Rail 

Corridor across Malawi to a new inland port 

in eastern Zambia at Chipata, and the feasibility of an intermodal port-rail-road for the 

Trans Kalahari Corridor from Walvis Bay, 

Namibia to Botswana and South Africa. 

USTDA also focused attention on prominent 

risks to development in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Examples include the agency’s support for 

strategic planning of aviation investment in 

Gabon’s new national park system, where 

eco-tourism can potentially play a leading role in development across the Congo 

River Basin. Another example is USTDA’s 

assistance to plan the development of private hospital and healthcare services in Port 

Harcourt, Nigeria. The agency also funded a 

study on the use of waste sugarcane bagasse 

to produce supplemental electric power 

in energy-poor Tanzania. These and other 

efforts reinforce USTDA’s flexibility to promote varied commercial solutions to African 

development challenges.

In the Middle East, USTDA supported projects with strong commercial interest, such 

as the Egyptian Peterochemical Holding 

Company’s (ECHEM) plans to serve Eygpt’s 

domestic markets and increase the value of 

Egyptian exports to Europe and the Middle 

East. To assist in this effort, USTDA worked 

with ECHEM on both polyvinyl chloride 

and methanol projects. Already, USTDA is 

Managing Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of 

Uganda (CAAU) Ambrose Akandonda (right) speaks 

to U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Jimmy Kolker (left) at 

a USTDA grant signing ceremony awarding funds to 

partially support a study on the expansion of Entebbe 

International Airport. The expansion will facilitate 

Uganda’s business and tourism travel, and expand its 

trade capacity. 

U.S. Ambassador to Gabon Kenneth P. Moorefield (seated left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon 

Jean Ping (seated right) sign a USTDA grant to fund technical assistance related to the development of 

transportation infrastructure to serve Gabon’s national park system. The grant is making an important 

contribution to the development of the ecotourism sector in Gabon.

Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. 

Embassy in Tanzania Michael 

S. Owen (left) and Director 

of Tanzania Sugar Industries 

Co. Limited Nassor A. Seif 

(right) shake hands following 

the award of a USTDA grant 

to partially fund a study on 

the development of a bagassefueled cogeneration plant at 

the Mtibwa Sugar Estate in 

Tanzania.
18 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

witnessing implementation success resulting from activities that USTDA funded for 

ECHEM in this sector two years ago. Those 

projects are creating hundreds of new 

high-level manufacturing jobs in Egypt, as 

well as commercial success for U.S. engineering and petrochemical firms. 

USTDA also continued its emphasis on 

improved environmental performance in 

the region by cost-sharing a major planning 

study in Egypt on hazardous waste management and disposal. If implemented, this 

project may serve as a model that can be 

replicated throughout the region.

Overall, USTDA continued its ongoing 

engagement in 2004 in the major regional 

initiatives to facilitate trade and development, including the Africa Growth 

and Opportunity Act, the Middle East 

Free Trade Area initiative, and the New 

Partnership for Africa’s Development. 

USTDA expects to provide even greater 

focus to these efforts through a regional 

realignment that separates the sub-Saharan 

Africa and Middle East-North Africa subregions into distinct regional portfolios. 

Ms. Robyn Hinson-Jones (left), Consul General at U.S. 

Consulate in Lagos, signs a USTDA grant agreement to 

provide funds to The Hospital Company Ltd. for a study 

on a private hospital project in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 

a major city in Nigeria’s underdeveloped but oil-rich 

delta region. Also pictured are Mr. Theophilus Emuwa 

(center), General Counsel, and Dr. Charles Okorie 

(right), Executive Vice President, both of The Hospital 

Company Ltd. 

USTDA Deputy Director Barbara Bradford (left) shakes 

hands with Dr. Sherif Ismail (right), Chairman of 

Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), 

following a USTDA business briefing on opportunities 

for U.S. firms to participate in ECHEM projects. Also 

pictured are USTDA Regional Director Henry Steingass 

(left) and USTDA Country Manager Cybill Sigler (right).

Egypt

S P O T L I G H T O N :

A

crossroads country of 70 million people, 

Egypt is uniquely situated as an important voice for the Middle East, as well 

as a major partner for growth in Africa. During 

FY 2004, USTDA’s Egypt portfolio reflected 

these economic and strategic realities, and 

built on the strength of the country’s bilateral 

relationship with the United States to support a 

variety of economic development and capacitybuilding programs. 

One highlight was the agency’s Transportation 

and Trade Security Forum, which was held in 

Cairo in early 2004 and attracted over 300 participants from throughout the region. The great 

success of that event led to a number of USTDA 

supply chain security activities, including technical assistance to evaluate the cost and benefit 

of security upgrades for Sokhna Port in Egypt.

USTDA also worked with strong Egyptian 

partners in FY 2004 to promote economic development through expansion of the country’s petrochemical industry and by supporting efforts 

to improve the country’s hazardous waste 

treatment and disposal capabilities. Given the 

strength of USTDA’s portfolio in Egypt, the 

agency is well positioned to continue offering 

support for priority development projects and 

trade capacity-building initiatives in the future.

A F R I C A A N D T H E M I D D L E E A S T
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Making international trade safer and more 

efficient was a priority for USTDA in 

Asia during 2004. In this arena, the Asian 

Development Bank’s (ADB) Regional Trade 

and Financial Security Initiative (RTFSI) was 

a focal point of USTDA activity. USTDA 

assistance in support of this effort included 

funding for ADB access to U.S. technical 

expertise in preparing transportation security projects for possible bank loans, as well 

as training for Asian transport officials on 

new International Maritime Organization 

regulations governing seaport operations. 

USTDA also sponsored two separate and 

successful Asian capacity-building conferences involving information and communications technology and aviation. 

The first event, A United States–South 

Asia Dialogue on Regulatory Change 

and Market Growth South Asia 

Communications Conference, was designed 

to promote regional cooperation on telecommunications infrastructure development and 

to support the policy framework necessary 

for investment. As a follow-up to this event, 

USTDA is funding training on spectrum 

planning and management for South Asian 

country representatives. 

USTDA and the China Civil Aviation 

Administration (CAAC), in association with 

the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Facilitating Commercial Solutions to Development Challenges

ASIA:

ASIA’S EXTENSIVE TRADE CAPACITY AND ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT NEEDS CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT 

COMPONENT OF USTDA’S PROGRAM. THE INTEREST OF 

COUNTRIES IN THE REGION IN FINDING COMMERCIAL 

SOLUTIONS TO THOSE NEEDS COMPLEMENTS USTDA’S 

UNIQUE BRAND OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 

A highlight of USTDA’s China aviation 

conference in April was the formation of the 

U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program 

(ACP), a public-private partnership to provide 

a channel for unified communication with the 

CAAC on issues related to the development 

of China’s aviation sector. A USTDA grant 

in support of the ACP is funding training for 

Chinese officials on the management systems 

and structures used by U.S. air carriers, and 

a survey of the CAAC’s Transport Aircraft 

Certification process. Pictured here at the 

China aviation conference are (left to right) 

CAAC Vice Minister Li Jun, USTDA Director 

Askey, Congressman and Mrs. Roger Wicker, 

and CAAC Minister Yang Yuanyuan.

Early in FY 2004, USTDA signed a Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs of Sri Lanka to promote cooperation in the areas 

of civil aviation, biotechnology, and information and 

communication technology. The MOU follows USTDA 

grants to assist Sri Lanka in developing transportation 

security, power generation, and civil aviation projects. 

Pictured here at the MOU signing ceremony are 

Ambassador to the United States from Sri Lanka 

Devinda R. Subasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka 

Tyronne Fernando, USTDA Director Askey, U.S. Trade 

Representative Robert Zoellick, and U.S. Ambassador to 

Sri Lanka Jeffrey J. Lunstead.
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and U.S. industry, organized the second 

event, Aviation’s Biggest Emerging Market: 

Aviation System Development in China.

The purpose was to promote U.S. aviation 

capabilities related to China’s airport and air 

traffic control modernization plans. At the 

conference, USTDA, the FAA, the American 

Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, and U.S. 

industry joined in creating the U.S.-China 

Aviation Cooperation Program. This 

public-private partnership seeks to more 

efficiently direct, in the face of strong foreign 

competition, limited resources to priority 

aviation projects in China that can benefit 

U.S. exporters. 

In a broader context, USTDA supported 

many Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 

(APEC) plans to advance trade, health 

and economic security. For example, 

USTDA Director Askey participated in the 

2004 APEC Transportation Ministerial, 

which enabled her to meet with decision 

makers from 20 other APEC economies 

to discuss on-going activities and areas for 

future cooperation. 

Furthermore, USTDA supported several 

projects throughout the region to help 

improve transportation safety and security, and energy development. For instance, 

Indonesia, the largest recipient of USTDA 

program assistance in Southeast Asia, 

received grants to address the country’s 

power transmission and distribution priorities. In East Timor, USTDA provided assistance to help establish the country’s fiscal 

and regulatory environment for the development of its natural resources. In Vietnam, 

USTDA is working with the U.S. private sector to develop a gas pipeline to address the 

country’s growing power generation needs. 

Finally, Thai Airways received a USTDA 

grant to help establish security systems and 

procedures for its operations at Thailand’s 

new international airport. 

Across South Asia, USTDA funded activities designed to improve environmental 

management, such as a grant in Pakistan to 

help modernize the refinery industry. In the 

energy sector in India, USTDA advanced 

bilateral cooperation with grants to support 

natural gas and electric power distribution. 

In Bangladesh, USTDA’s program is fostering 

the development of a private sector hospital 

to help meet the country’s healthcare challenges, while in Sri Lanka, USTDA provided 

technical assistance to advance the development of the country’s aviation sector. 

During 2004, USTDA continued to help 

strengthen China’s environmental, aviation 

and energy sectors. In addition to the aviation conference mentioned earlier, highlights 

USTDA Deputy Director Barbara Bradford 

participated in an interagency business development 

mission to Pakistan in June. Pictured here during the 

delegation’s visit are (left to right) Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation Vice President for Insurance 

Michael Lempres, Export-Import Bank of the United 

States Vice Chair and First Vice President April 

Foley, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Nancy Powell, 

then Finance Minister and current Prime Minister 

of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz, and USTDA Deputy 

Director Bradford.

USTDA Asia Business 

Development Manager 

Stacy Bonnaffons identifies 

projects for USTDA support 

from the agency’s office in 

Bangkok, Thailand. Here 

she addresses participants 

at USTDA’s South 

Asia Communications 

Conference in April on the 

agency’s role in developing 

telecommunications 

infrastructure in the region.

In September, USTDA awarded a grant to Thai 

Airways International Public Company Limited 

to develop a threat assessment and security 

implementation plan for the airline’s operations 

at the new Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. The 

technical assistance supports regional APEC and 

ADB initiatives to advance regional economic growth 

and security. Seen here following the grant signing 

ceremony are (left to right) USTDA Asia Business 

Development Manager Stacy Bonnaffons, Thai 

Airways Managing Director for Cargo and Mail 

Chanchai Singtoroj, U.S. Commercial Counselor 

at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok Judy Reinke, 

U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Darryl N. Johnson, 

Thai Airways President Kanok Abhiradee, Thai 

Airways Senior Executive Vice President Kobchai 

Srivilas, and Thai Airways Executive Vice President 

Narongsak Sangapong. 
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Indonesia S P O T L I G H T O N :

U

STDA’s FY 2004 portfolio in Indonesia 

grew dramatically, owing to heightened 

U.S. corporate interest in this dynamic 

market and stronger governmental ties. The 

agency’s activities focused on providing technical assistance to help the country meet its 

development goals in the aviation, information 

and communications technology, and power 

transmission and distribution sectors.

Throughout the year, USTDA and Indonesia 

worked closely together within the Asia-Pacific 

Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to advance 

the goals of the Secure Trade in the APEC 

Region (STAR) Initiative. In particular, USTDA 

is funding security assessments at several 

Indonesian international and local airports. 

In addition, the agency’s assistance includes 

activities to develop Indonesia’s air traffic 

 control infrastructure and to promote appropriate regulations governing airline competition. 

USTDA’s Indonesia portfolio presents significant potential commercial opportunities for 

U.S. firms and support U.S. bilateral aviation 

objectives, including the recently signed Open 

Skies Agreement with Indonesia. The agency 

will build on these ties in FY 2005 by focusing 

its Indonesia program on projects of mutual 

 benefit and interest to both countries. include grants supporting three hazardous 

waste management projects, a flood control 

and drought relief technical assistance program, and a hazardous emissions reduction 

program for one of the largest coal-fired 

power plants in China. USTDA and China 

also agreed in 2004 to make healthcare sector development a focus of USTDA’s program in China. USTDA looks forward to 

working with strong partners in China in this 

arena in the future. 

USTDA also marked several notable 

U.S. export and project development 

 success stories in Asia during 2004. These 

examples include areas where the agency 

helped to create a level playing field for 

U.S. businesses. They include sales of 

airline engines to Vietnam, undersea fiber 

optic cable to Pakistan, air- and water-

 monitoring equipment to China, and 

 refinery technology to India. 

USTDA looks forward to working with the 

U.S. private sector, its U.S. Government 

counterparts, and overseas project sponsors 

to advance its dynamic portfolio in Asia. In 

addition, the agency will continue to build 

on its successful record under the regional 

realignment that incorporates South Asia 

into the new Middle East, North Africa and 

South Asia region. 

Chairman of GAIL (India) Ltd. Proshanto Banerjee 

(left) and U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford 

(right) shake hands following the award of a USTDA 

grant to GAIL to partially fund a study on a natural 

gas transmission pipeline network in India. 

A USTDA grant to the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) 

Investment Fund for Urban Development (HIFU) is 

being used to analyze and recommend ways in which 

Vietnam’s sub-national governments can access 

domestic financial markets to plan, equip, and finance 

their infrastructure needs. Shown above following 

the USTDA grant signing ceremony are (left to right) 

Principal U.S. Commercial Officer Robert Bannerman, 

U.S. Consul General Emi Yamauchi, HIFU General 

Director Giao Thi Yen, and Director of the HCMC 

Financial Services Nguyen Thi Hong.

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In Iraq, USTDA is undertaking a wide range 

of activities in a number of different sectors. 

Among the activities funded during 2004 

were orientation visits for Iraqi officials in 

the transportation, private banking, oil and 

gas, construction and housing, and e-learning sectors. USTDA also funded several Iraqi 

training programs, including one for accountants in international accounting standards 

and a separate “train the trainers” program in information and communications 

technology. In addition, USTDA provided 

funding for the development of a strategic 

business plan for Iraq Republic Railways 

(IRR). The need for such a plan surfaced during a USTDA-sponsored orientation visit for 

IRR earlier in the year. USTDA will look to 

build on the successful launching of its Iraq 

program in 2005 under the regional realignment that incorporates that country portfolio 

into the new Middle East, North Africa, and 

South Asia region. 

Advancing U.S. Regional Policy Priorities

EURASIA:

USTDA assistance in Afghanistan is funding technical assistance to 

implement a fiber optic backbone network that will parallel the ring road 

that is being constructed to connect the nation’s largest cities. Pictured 

here at the grant signing ceremony in August are (seated left to right) 

Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Communications Hassam Baryali, 

Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Dick Christensen, 

and USTDA Regional Director Daniel Stein.

Orientation visits were a focus of USTDA’s program in Iraq during FY 2004. 

Pictured above are the U.S. and Iraqi participants in an orientation visit on 

the reconstruction and modernization of Iraq’s private banking sector. 

RECOGNIZING THE POTENTIAL FOR POST-CONFLICT STATES TO BECOME 

LAUNCH PADS FOR TERRORISM, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND OTHER THREATS 

TO U.S. NATIONAL INTERESTS, USTDA IS INCREASINGLY ENGAGED IN 

RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS. BUILDING ON ITS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE 

IN THIS FIELD, INITIALLY IN THE BALKANS IN THE 990S AND SINCE 2002 

IN AFGHANISTAN, THE AGENCY INAUGURATED ITS PROGRAM IN IRAQ 

DURING 2004 AND EXPANDED ITS ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. IN FACT, 

USTDA COMMITTED MORE THAN HALF OF ITS 2004 EURASIA REGIONAL 

PROGRAM FUNDS TO PROJECTS IN THESE TWO KEY COUNTRIES.
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Afghanistan was a major recipient of 

USTDA funding in 2003, and remained 

so in 2004. This year, USTDA built on its 

previous extensive work in the oil and gas 

sector by funding the second phase of a 

hydrocarbon resource assessment to help 

determine the level of potential oil and gas 

reserves in northern Afghanistan. USTDA 

also provided follow-on assistance for a fiber 

optic project that will result in a telecommunications backbone to parallel the ring 

road that will link Afghanistan’s major cities. 

USTDA funded the initial feasibility study 

for this project in 2003, and the additional 

grant in 2004 will help the Ministry of 

Communications prepare tenders for project 

implementation. A separate USTDA grant 

will facilitate Afghanistan’s economic development by training Afghan entrepreneurs in 

preparing business plans.

In addition to the agency’s strong reconstruction portfolio, USTDA remained active 

in other parts of Eurasia during 2004. For 

example, in Azerbaijan, the agency provided 

capacity-building technical assistance to the 

State Oil Fund in asset and risk management and extended a grant to the Ministry of 

Sports, Youth, and Tourism for development 

of an integrated tourism strategy. USTDA 

also extended for an additional year its assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan on 

the country’s accession to the World Trade 

Organization. 

In Uzbekistan, a key U.S. ally in the war on 

terrorism, USTDA provided support for 

an e-government project that will bring 

greater transparency to government operations. USTDA also extended a technical 

assistance program for the National Bank 

of Uzbekistan that is helping to provide 

small and medium-sized Uzbek enterprises 

with access to a credit line from the ExportImport Bank of the United States. In Russia, 

the agency funded procurement assistance 

related to a power transmission project that 

is being financed by the European Bank 

for Reconstruction and Development. In 

Ukraine, USTDA awarded a grant for a feasibility study on a solid waste management 

project in Yalta, while in Turkmenistan, a 

USTDA training grant assisted an American 

manufacturer in capturing a major contract 

to provide heavy construction equipment. 

USTDA also provided support for a regional 

CNS/ATM project for Central Asia, which 

USTDA Director Askey (left) met with Georgian 

President Mikheil Saakashvili (right) to discuss 

potential partnerships between USTDA and 

project sponsors in Georgia to facilitate that 

nation’s development. Following the meeting, 

USTDA funded a Definitional Mission to 

Georgia that led to a road maintenance and 

equipment leasing project.

In Turkey, a USTDA grant is funding a study on 

the development of a power plant at the Germencik 

geothermal site. Shown here are (left to right) USTDA 

Europe and Eurasia Business Development Manager 

Jennifer Snyder and Gurmat Electricty Production 

Corporation General Manger Ali Karaduman.

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is being coordinated by Kazakhstan’s civil 

aviation authority.

As the Turkish economy has recovered and 

the political situation has stabilized, USTDA 

has redoubled its efforts to provide assistance to this important U.S. ally. During 

2004, the agency supported a real estate 

information system project in Istanbul, a 

“mini-MBA” management training program, 

and a feasibility study on a power project at 

the Germencik geothermal site. 

USTDA activities in Eurasia have helped project sponsors in this key region to achieve priority development goals, while opening new 

opportunities for commercial partnerships 

with U.S. firms. As a result, USTDA’s program 

in Eurasia is advancing important U.S. policy 

objectives in this critical region. USTDA will 

continue to build on its broad-based development experience to provide a tangible 

response to development needs in Eurasia. 

Azerbaijan S P O T L I G H T O N :

T

he successful economic and political transformation of the countries of the former 

Soviet Union is critical to U.S. national 

security. In particular, Azerbaijan, located in the 

Southern Caucasus, sits at the crossroads of a 

burgeoning East-West energy corridor, and is 

itself a major producer of oil and gas.

Since 1998, USTDA has provided $7 million for 

activities supporting important development 

priorities in Azerbaijan. Traditionally, this country 

portfolio has focused on oil and gas projects, 

two of which moved from the planning stage 

to implementation in FY 2004. In response 

to those successes, USTDA’s focus shifted to 

developing programs that utilize Azerbaijan’s 

natural resource wealth to create the necessary 

conditions for sustained economic development. 

For example, in an effort to conserve a portion 

of Azerbaijan’s petroleum wealth for future 

 generations, USTDA is providing technical assistance on asset and risk management to support 

the Government of Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund. 

In addition, USTDA is helping to reorganize the 

energy sector through support for the restructuring of SOCAR, the state oil company. In the 

tourism sector, USTDA is helping to establish an 

integrated strategy for sector development.

USTDA is proud to support Azerbaijan in its 

efforts to reform and diversify its economy to 

ensure that its oil and gas wealth is utilized for 

the long-term benefit of its people. 

In Turkey, USTDA is funding a study and pilot project 

related to the implementation of the MBA PowerPak 

program, which is designed to provide management 

training to working professionals. Shown here at the 

signing ceremony where the grant was conferred are 

(left to right) USTDA Europe and Eurasia Business 

Development Manager Jennifer Snyder, USTDA 

Country Manager Rachael Turner, U.S. Ambassador 

to Turkey Eric Edelman, Mobilsoft /Ankara Cyberpark 

at Meteksan Sistem General Manager Mustafa Atilla, 

Meteksan Sistem General Manager Murat Gun, and 

U.S. Commercial Service Officer Serdar Cetinkaya.

A USTDA grant to Kazaeronavigatsiya, 

the air traffic control agency of 

Kazakhstan, is funding a feasibility study 

on a communications, navigation and 

surveillance/air traffic management 

(CNS/ATM) modernization project for 

the Central Asia Region. The grant was 

the third awarded by USTDA related to 

regional CNS/ATM systems in Eurasia. 

Pictured here at the grant signing ceremony 

are (left to right) USTDA Europe and 

Eurasia Business Development Manager 

Jennifer Snyder, Deputy Chief of Mission at 

the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek Mark Asquino, 

General Director of Kazaeronavigatsiya 

Sergey Kulnazarov and General Director of 

Kyrgyzaeronavigatsiya Karim Butabayev.

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USTDA’s program in Europe has changed 

along with the transformation of the region. 

The agency began its Central European 

program with 26 activities in 990 valued at nearly $6.5 million. These activities, principally in Poland, Hungary, and 

Czechoslovakia, were focused on telecommunications, electricity transmission, and 

environmental projects. One year later, 

the agency’s program in the region grew 

to $ million in 63 different activities in 

Europe, while adding Bulgaria, Slovakia, and 

Yugoslavia to the regional portfolio. As the 

projects associated with the activities in both 

years were implemented, U.S. companies 

accrued sales of more than $458 million. 

Over the years, the agency continued to add 

new countries and to expand its scope of 

activities across the region. Some of those 

new countries were the successor states 

to Yugoslavia, as USTDA played a critical role in the economic reconstruction of 

those post-conflict societies. The agency 

now maintains strong programs in each of 

the countries that comprised the former 

Yugoslavia. USTDA will remain open for 

business throughout the region following the 

agency’s reorganization at the start of 2005, 

though the focus of the agency’s investments 

will continue to migrate to the southern and 

eastern parts of the region. 

Despite that shift, Poland, Hungary, and the 

other new EU member states have continued 

to enjoy USTDA support for priority development projects that represent significant 

opportunities to partner with U.S. suppliers. 

In 2004, the agency continued its focus on 

Assisting Regional Transformation

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE:

THE EUROPEAN UNION’S (EU) WELCOMING OF TEN NEW 

MEMBERS DURING 2004 WAS A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT 

MARKING THE CONCLUSION OF AN EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT 

BY THE GOVERNMENTS, CITIZENS AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN 

ALL TEN COUNTRIES. USTDA IS PROUD TO HAVE PLAYED A 

SUPPORTING ROLE IN HELPING THE NEW EU MEMBERS TO 

TRANSFORM THEMSELVES INTO MARKET ECONOMIES AND 

IMPORTANT ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND MILITARY PARTNERS 

FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES. 

Mr. Marek Rakowicz (left), President of Miejskie 

Przedsiebiorstwo Energetyki Cielplnej Wroclaw SA 

(MPEC Wroclaw), and U.S. Ambassador to Poland 

Christopher Hill (right) shake hands following a USTDA 

grant signing in July. Under the grant agreement, 

USTDA is partially funding a study on the proposed 

expansion of a metropolitan area telecommunications 

network in Wroclaw, Poland. USTDA Regional Director 

Ned Cabot applauds the grant award on the far right. 
26 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

renewable energy projects with support 

for a Hungarian geothermal plant under 

consideration by the Hungarian oil company MOL, and a feasibility study grant for 

a waste recycling project being developed 

by the Polish firm Metalko. Other USTDA 

activities in the new EU member states 

in 2004 included support for expanding 

styrene production at the Polish chemicals 

firm Dwory; assistance in the development of a telecommunications network at 

the district heating company in Wroclaw, 

Poland; and support for a waste heat recovery project at the Czech district heating 

firm Teplarna Otrokovice. 

The agency’s overall focus on security and 

emergency management was reflected 

in Europe through USTDA support for a 

high priority port security project at the 

Lithuanian Port of Klaipeda. In Bulgaria, 

USTDA provided a grant to assist the 

national government with emergency 

management planning, and the agency 

hosted a high-level Bulgarian delegation 

for a visit to the United States on that same 

subject. USTDA and the Government of 

Romania have worked together for the past 

three years on a national system that will 

enable the country to forecast, and thus 

prepare for, dangerous flood conditions 

and other water emergencies. That partnership continued this year with USTDA 

support for Romania’s new meteorologiU.S. Ambassador to Serbia 

and Montenegro William 

D. Montgomery (left) and 

Acting Minister of Energy and 

Mining of the Government of 

Serbia Nikola Nikolic (right) 

shake hands at a USTDA 

grant signing ceremony in 

February. A USTDA grant to 

the Ministry is funding a study 

on a proposed co-generation 

district heating plant in 

Belgrade. 

In September, USTDA awarded a grant to BH Telecom, 

a Sarajavo-based national telecommunications 

operator, to fund a pilot project on the deployment 

of a broadband network in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Pictured here at the grant signing ceremony are (left 

to right) USTDA Country Manager Peter Dalrymple; 

Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajavo 

Tina S. Kaidanow; and Chief Executive Officer Hamdo 

Katica and Executive Director Nedim Dzaferovic, both 

of BH Telecom.

U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Stephen Mull (left) and 

Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications 

Zigmantas Belcytis (right) shake hands after the award 

of a USTDA grant to provide technical assistance on 

security measures at the Port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. 

A USTDA grant to the Office of the Vice-President for Economic Policy and Development of the Republic of 

Montenegro is funding technical assistance in the preparation of a telecommunications sector development policy 

document. Shown here at the grant signing ceremony are (left to right) USTDA Regional Director Ned Cabot, 

Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Podgorica Hoyt Brian Yee, and Vice-President of the Government of 

Montenegro Branimir Gvozdenovic. 

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cal system INTEROPERATE and extended 

into the potable water field with the 

WATFRAME program. 

Aviation remained an important sector 

across the Europe region in 2004. Highlights 

include plans to work with the European 

Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

(EBRD) to implement a new air traffic management loan in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Elsewhere, Bulgaria is using a USTDA grant 

to look at that country’s aviation safety 

performance. The agency also continued 

its support for Poland’s transition to a satellite navigation environment and for Serbia 

and Montenegro’s commercialization of 

the Belgrade airport. The latter project saw 

a new partnership established to help the 

EBRD implement a new air traffic management loan. 

USTDA continues to see an important role 

for the agency in the region, particularly in 

Southeast Europe. Building on the agency’s 

impressive track record in the region, investments in the energy, transportation, telecommunications, information technology, and 

health care sectors are under development. 

Croatia

S P O T L I G H T O N :

A USTDA grant is partially 

funding the completion of a 

study on the redevelopment 

and expansion of Belgrade 

International Airport. Pictured 

here at the grant signing 

ceremony are Roderick W. Moore 

(left), Chargé d’Affaires at the 

U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, and 

His Excellency Velimir Ilic (right), 

Minister of Capital Investment of 

the Republic of Serbia.

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U

STDA’s partnership with 

Croatia was strong in 

FY 2004. Thanks to a 

USTDA feasibility study, work 

was completed on a new 

power plant near Zagreb that 

was built using U.S. technology. USTDA continued this 

successful partnership in FY 2004 with 

a separate grant to assist in planning 

another new plant. 

A strong focus for USTDA in Croatia was 

the energy sector. Highlights of this portfolio include a grant to help enhance oil 

recovery using CO2 injection into largely 

depleted oil wells. In addition, the Croatian 

oil company INA benefited from a USTDA 

feasibility study that led to a contract 

with Chevron Lummus Global to perform 

a more detailed study of a major refinery 

investment. 

Croatia has fought hard – and successfully – to move beyond the challenges of 

the 1990s to begin EU accession negotiations in 2004. Looking ahead, as Croatia 

continues to pursue EU membership, 

USTDA will bring to bear the full range of 

the agency’s tools to assist the country in 

pursuing its economic potential. 
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A highlight of the year’s activities includes 

the agency’s record funding commitments 

to advance trade capacity-building activities related to the U.S.-Central America Free 

Trade Agreement (CAFTA). They include 

activities targeting port modernization and 

security, improved access to trade information for small and medium enterprises, 

telecommunications infrastructure and 

regulatory modernization, and energy policy 

reforms. Specific examples include separate 

grants in Honduras on the modernization 

of the Port of Cortés and the development 

of a web-based trade information exchange 

portal and a grant in El Salvador to establish 

national import processing procedures.

During 2004, USTDA also expanded the 

scope of its activities in support of free trade 

agreements to include a focus on the environment. USTDA’s first grant in this arena was 

associated with the U.S.-Chile Free Trade 

Agreement. Recognizing that reducing mining 

pollution is one of the cooperative environmental goals identified under the agreement, 

USTDA awarded a grant to Chile’s National 

Commission for the Environment to provide 

technical assistance in developing the regulatory framework needed to ensure effective 

environmental remediation efforts. 

Reflecting on the ongoing importance of bilateral relations with Mexico, USTDA continued 

Supporting Regional Development 

and U.S. Policy Initiatives

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN:

Consistent with the trade expansion goals of the CAFTA agreement, USTDA awarded a 

grant to the National Port Authority of Honduras to fund technical assistance related to 

the modernization of port operations and safety management systems at the Port of Cortés. 

Shown here following the grant signing are (left to right) Brenda Membreño, Counselor at the 

Embassy of Honduras in the United States; USTDA Director Askey; ENP General Manager 

Ing. Fernando Enrique Alvarez L.; and USTDA Regional Director Albert W. Angulo. 

ADVANCING U.S. COMMERCIAL AND FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVES WAS THE 

FOCUS OF USTDA’S PROGRAM IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

DURING 2004. ACROSS THE REGION, USTDA SUPPORT FOR THESE EFFORTS 

WAS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY INCREASING THE 

ABILITY OF COUNTRIES TO COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL MARKET.

USTDA is funding technical assistance for the 

Supervisory Authority for Investment in Public 

Transportation (OSITRAN), the Peruvian 

transportation investment regulatory agency, to 

strengthen its capacity to supervise transportation 

investments and operators in Peru. Pictured here 

at the USTDA grant signing ceremony are (left to 

right) USTDA Country Manager Keith Eischeid, U.S. 

Ambassador to Peru J. Curtis Struble, OSITRAN 

Chairman Alejandro Chang, and OSITRAN General 

Manager Jorge Alfaro.
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Mr. Juan Carlos Paiz Mendoza, President and CEO of Guatemala’s Association of Exporters of Non-Traditional 

Products (AGEXPRONT) speaks at a USTDA grant signing ceremony in July. In direct support of the trade 

capacity-building goals of the CAFTA agreement, a USTDA grant is helping AGEXPRONT to develop a digital 

certificates and training program structure for the effective dissemination of key information needed to enhance 

Guatemala’s trade relationship with the United States. Also shown in the picture are (seated left to right) 

Senior Commercial Officer Mitch Larsen, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala John Hamilton, and AGEXPRONT 

Development Division Director Dan Mooney.

its strong support for the Partnership for 

Prosperity (P4P). During 2004, the agency 

funded over $.3 million in activities that supported the Partnership’s objectives of fostering stronger regional development in Mexico. 

For example, USTDA provided funding for 

activities related to multimodal transportation, secure transportation networks, airport 

modernization, private sector mining development, and venture capital markets. 

Agency support for two technical symposia 

focused on the utilization of advanced airspace technology in Latin America and the 

Caribbean also furthered the objectives of 

the USTDA-led inter-agency Committee on 

International Aviation Safety and Security. 

During the events, senior regional civil 

aviation officials and airline operators and 

carriers met with U.S. Federal Aviation 

Administration officials and U.S. industry 

representatives to discuss the implementation of reduced vertical separation minimum 

(RVSM) technology in air management 

systems in the Western Hemisphere. The 

USTDA-funded symposia were designed 

to assist countries in implementing RVSM 

standards by the January 20, 2005 deadline 

established last year by Grupo Regional 

CAR/SAM de Planificación y Ejecución, the 

Latin American regional planning and implementing group of the International Civil 

Aviation Organization.

Another regional highlight during 2004 was an 

orientation visit for Brazilian public and private port officials focused on implementation 

of the International Maritime Organization’s 

International Ship and Port Facility Security 

Code. During their visit, the delegates toured 

several U.S. ports to learn more about the 

implementation of security measures at U.S. 

ports and to meet with U.S. suppliers.

Near the end of 2004, USTDA approved a 

definitional mission to Haiti that is designed 

to complement ongoing U.S. Government 

efforts to accelerate economic growth in 

Haiti. The definitional mission is focused on 

support for the development of infrastructure projects in areas such as flood control, 

electricity generation and transportation that 

will enable Haiti to move forward in achieving its development goals.

Overall, USTDA activities in Latin 

America and the Caribbean are having a 

strong impact in terms of their support for 

U.S. policy initiatives in the region. The 

results of these activities will serve as a 

catalyst for economic development in the 

region and increased business opportunities for U.S. firms. 

In Honduras, a USTDA grant 

is funding technical assistance 

related to the development 

of a web-based trade 

information portal. Pictured 

here at the grant signing 

ceremony are (left to right) 

U.S. Ambassador to Honduras 

Larry Palmer and Minister 

of Industry and Trade of 

Honduras Norman Garcia. 
30 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

USTDA Regional Reorganization: 

IN ORDER TO MOST 

EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE U.S. TRADE AND 

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

SERVICES IN OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD, 

USTDA ANNOUNCED 

A REORGANIZATION OF 

THE AGENCY’S REGIONAL 

STRUCTURE EFFECTIVE 

OCTOBER , 2004. THIS 

CHANGE, THE FIRST 

SINCE THE EARLY 990S, 

PRESENTS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO 

STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL IMPACT OF USTDA’S 

GLOBAL PROGRAM. 

In certain nations, statutory and policy constraints limit USTDA programs. Contact USTDA directly to determine the availability of assistance.

ASIA EUROPE AND 

EURASIA

LATIN AMERICA 

AND THE 

CARIBBEAN

MIDDLE EAST, 

NORTH AFRICA, 

AND SOUTH ASIA

SUB-SAHARAN 

AFRICA
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 31

USTDA’s program activity is now organized under five restructured regions:

• Asia;

• Europe and Eurasia; 

• Sub-Saharan Africa;

• Middle East, North Africa and 

South Asia; and

• Latin America and the Caribbean. 

This reorganization has three primary 

features. First is the newly created region 

comprised of the Middle East, North 

Africa and South Asia that establishes 

a focal point for emerging priorities in 

those areas. Second, the combination of 

the agency’s Europe and Eurasia regions 

will enable better coordination of economic development activities in those 

parts of the world. Finally, the restructuring results in increased resources for 

activities in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly those related to the Africa Growth 

and Opportunity Act.

In Asia, the reorganization allows 

greater attention to development needs 

in China and Southeast Asia, where 

opportunities for U.S. private sector 

participation are significant. USTDA’s 

Latin America and the Caribbean region 

remains as it was prior to the restructuring, but with renewed emphasis on trade 

capacity-building activities throughout 

the region. 

These changes build on USTDA’s successful history of adapting to meet 

new challenges. The agency’s goal is 

to enhance the way its many partners 

interact with it and to expand its coordination with other U.S. Government 

agencies. As always, USTDA will maintain the same high level of support for 

U.S. commercial involvement in overseas 

development projects.

Responding to a 

Changing World

I

n Asia, USTDA anticipates a growing portfolio of trade 

capacity-building and infrastructure activities focusing 

on growth-oriented sectors of commercial interest to the 

U.S. business community, as well as regional priorities for 

economic development. Potential areas for USTDA involvement include the U.S. free trade negotiations with Thailand, 

intellectual property rights protection, customs modernization, technical barriers to trade, and other activities 

designed to help facilitate trade in goods and services. In 

addition, transportation efficiency, safety and security; the 

environment; information and communications technology; 

and infrastructure project finance will be leading areas for 

USTDA involvement in both Southeast Asia and China.

Regional priorities likely to receive USTDA support include 

those related to secure trade and transportation under 

the Regional Trade and Financial Security Initiative and 

the Secure Trade in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 

(APEC) Region, or STAR, Initiative. In addition, USTDA 

expects to become more involved in APEC projects involving 

aviation, port security standards and health care. 

Looking Ahead: Regional Priorities

ASIA

“USTDA’s Asia region will place special emphasis 

in 2005 on our work with the Asia Pacific Economic 

Cooperation forum (APEC). We will target increased 

development by improving U.S.-APEC trade and 

transportation security and new initiatives in the area 

of intellectual property protection. In China, projects 

in improved environmental management, efficient 

energy production and critical healthcare initiatives 

will continue to stress mutual U.S.-China benefits.”

 — Henry Steingass, Regional Director 

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Paul Marin, 

Country Manager

Henry Steingass, 

Regional Director 

NOT PICTURED:

Stacy Bonnaffons, 

Manager, Asia Business 

Development*

U S T D A R E G I O N A L R E O R G A N I Z A T I O N
32 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

I

n Europe and Eurasia, USTDA will seek to leverage the lessons learned from the countries in the 

region that have already moved toward marketbased economies to assist those seeking to facilitate 

their own economic liberalization. Transportation 

and the development of natural resources will be 

leading sectors for USTDA involvement in many 

countries of the region. In addition, high oil and gas 

prices and increasing demand for 

power may result in greater emphasis on renewable energy resources 

and energy conservation and lead 

to additional opportunities for 

USTDA activity.

USTDA expects that 

Afghanistan will remain a 

major recipient of USTDA 

assistance. In addition to 

infrastructure and capacitybuilding activities, USTDA 

will support Afghanistan’s 

development by promoting 

activities that facilitate that 

nation’s economic integration 

with its Central Asian neighbors 

and with Pakistan. 

EUROPE AND EURASIA

“In 2005, USTDA will utilize the lessons learned from the EU accession countries 

to assist other Central and Eastern European nations as they move toward the 

same goal. At the same time, we will continue to support basic capacity-building 

measures essential to the progress of the least developed countries of Eurasia, 

particularly Afghanistan.”

— Daniel D. Stein, Regional Director

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Peter Dalrymple, Country Manager

Daniel D. Stein, Regional Director

Andrea Lupo, Country Manager

Scott Greenip, Country Manager

NOT PICTURED:

Marian Bassett, Project Analyst*

Jennifer Snyder, Manager, 

Europe and Eurasia Business Development

“In sub-Saharan Africa, USTDA 

is placing a special focus on private investment, especially in the 

infrastructure sectors. In particular, we will look for ways to 

overcome hurdles that may prevent major capital investments 

from moving forward. This will 

result in important economic 

benefits to both our host country 

partners and to U.S. companies 

doing business in the region.”

 —Ned Cabot, Regional Director

I

n recent years, USTDA has seen a marked increase in the opportunities to deliver developmental assistance in sub-Saharan 

Africa. This increase has led to a diversification of the agency’s 

regional program to include innovative solutions to facilitate economic development. This approach encompasses closer regional 

economic and political relationships, and support for capacitybuilding measures that facilitate a transfer of knowledge and skills.

Overall, USTDA will continue to focus its program in sub-Saharan 

Africa on five core areas that are most likely to lead to economic 

development in the region and represent commercial opportunities 

for U.S. firms. Those areas are: transportation and trade infrastructure; trade agreements and trade facilitation; water, health and the 

environment; energy, power and rural electrification; and communications and information technology.

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Melissa Mason, 

Project Analyst*

Bryce Ternet, 

Country Manager

Ned Cabot, 

Regional Director

Doug Shuster, 

Manager, Africa 

Business Development* 

(Spring 2005)

Carrie Walczak, 

Country Manager

U S T D A R E G I O N A L R E O R G A N I Z A T I O N
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 33

T

hroughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South 

Asia, aviation safety, port expansion and modernization, aircraft and vessel traffic management, and 

transportation security are priority sectors. Activities that 

support regional initiatives, such as the Middle East Free 

Trade Area Initiative, the Middle East Partnership Initiative, 

and the bilateral free trade agreements with Jordan and 

Morocco, will also be prominent.

In addition, USTDA will promote regional 

cooperation in vital sectors, such as 

energy and telecommunications, and 

will further the Administration’s 

Digital Readiness Initiative 

by supporting specific projects where U.S. technologies 

can bridge the digital divide. 

Likewise, environmental and 

petrochemical upgrade projects 

will remain strong sub-sectors 

for investment. Finally, USTDA 

will target assistance towards 

new educational initiatives in 

the region. 

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, 

AND SOUTH ASIA

“USTDA’s new Middle East, North Africa and South 

Asia region was formed to enhance the agency’s ability 

to connect critical economic development efforts in the 

region with American experience, technologies and know-how. U.S. firms 

are increasingly engaging in important and challenging projects throughout this region, and USTDA is tailoring its program to maximize its 

assistance on behalf of these companies and their regional partners.”

— Carl B. Kress, Regional Director

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Doug Shuster, Country Manager

Leila Aridi Afas, Country Manager

Carl B. Kress, Regional Director

Lance Ludman, 

Assistant to the Regional Director for the 

Middle East, North Africa and South Asia*

NOT PICTURED:

Diana Rossiter, Project Analyst*

Stacy Bonnaffons, Manager, 

Asia Business Development*

I

n Latin America and the Caribbean, USTDA has identified a strong 

pipeline of transportation, trade security, and environmental 

activities throughout the region. In addition, trade capacity-building 

activities in support of the free trade negotiations with the Andean 

region and with Panama will remain a USTDA focus. Early in fiscal year 

2005, USTDA sponsored technical symposia in four major Mexican industrial centers. These symposia brought together U.S. and Mexican government officials and the private sector to discuss supply chain security and 

the modernization of infrastructure that supports international trade 

and economic development. USTDA also hosted a technical symposium 

in Jacksonville, Florida for Latin American and Caribbean port officials on 

vessel and port security requirements. 

LATIN AMERICA 

AND THE CARIBBEAN

“Recognizing the important connection between 

trade and development, 

USTDA is supporting 

trade capacity-building 

activities within the 

free trade agreements 

actively being pursued 

in Latin America and 

the Caribbean. This 

assistance is helping to 

establish the necessary 

infrastructure required 

for trade liberalization 

to serve as a catalyst for 

development throughout 

the region.” 

— Albert W. Angulo, 

Regional Director

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Karina Blanco, Project Analyst*

Anne McKinney, 

Country Manager (seated)

Kenneth J. Miller, 

Country Manager

Albert W. Angulo, 

Regional Director

Max Diaz, 

Special Projects (EPA Detailee)

Silvia Ortiz, 

Administrative Assistant (seated)

Keith M. Eischeid, 

Country Manager

U S T D A R E G I O N A L R E O R G A N I Z A T I O N
34 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

External Relations

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Donna Thiessen, Communications Policy Advisor

Brandon Moore, External Relations Assistant*

Tom Hardy, Chief of Staff

Brenda Heggs, Special Projects Officer*

Finance

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Evelyn Gudger, 

Finance Assistant*

Noreen St. Louis, 

Financial Manager (seated)

David Whittle, 

Finance Assistant*

Michele Bivins, 

Financial Management Analyst

Rosa Jackson, Financial 

Management Analyst

Office of General Counsel

LEFT TO RIGHT:

David Hester, Attorney Advisor

Maria Aber, Administrative Assistant (seated)

Leocadia I. Zak, General Counsel 

Cam Trowbridge, Attorney Advisor (seated)

Pat Daughetee, Grants Administrator (standing)

Enoh Ebong, Attorney Advisor

Contracts

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Virginia Johnson, 

Contracts Assistant*

Walter Knott, 

Contracting Support*

Lynda Kindrick, 

Contracts Specialist (seated)

Della Glenn, 

Contracting Officer

Evaluations

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Kathryn Dorminey, 

Evaluations Analyst

David Denny, Evaluations 

Officer/Economist (seated)

Adam Heltzer, 

Evaluations Analyst*
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 35

USTDA Client Resources

Customer Resources

General inquiries about USTDA services 

should be made to the USTDA library, 

located at the agency’s office in Rosslyn, 

Virginia, by calling 703-875-4357 or 

through our general inquiry e-mail address: 

info@ustda.gov. The library maintains 

final reports of all USTDA activities and 

can provide details on purchasing copies 

of completed studies through the National 

Technical Information Services. USTDA 

hosts briefings for U.S. firms on overseas 

procurement opportunities in its Business 

Center adjacent to the USTDA library.

Publications

The agency has two regular publications: the 

USTDA Pipeline and the USTDA Update. 

The USTDA Pipeline provides bi-weekly 

information on agency-supported projects. 

The USTDA Update, published quarterly, 

provides highlights of USTDA programs and 

agency news. Both publications are available 

online at www.ustda.gov. You may also sign 

up for a free e-mail subscription to these 

publications on our Website by signing the 

agency’s Guestbook. A hard copy subscription to the USTDA Pipeline is available 

for a fee by contacting the Congressional 

Information Bureau at 703-56-480.

Internet — www.ustda.gov

USTDA’s home page features a catalog of 

USTDA library holdings, agency news, 

information on USTDA-sponsored studies, 

executive summaries of completed feasibility 

studies, up-to-the-minute details on projects 

and more.

Requests for Proposals (RFP)

USTDA lists its RFP announcements on the Federal Business 

Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at 

www.fedbizopps.gov.

On-Line Consultant Database

Small U.S. businesses interested in being 

considered for contract opportunities with 

USTDA can register on-line on our Website 

at www.ustda.gov.

Information 

Resource Center

LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW

Dan Dondero, 

IRC Project Information Specialist*

Angeleen Godbey, IRC Manager*

Sonia Moldovan, 

Contracts Assistant*

Evangela Kunene, 

Procurement Data Manager*

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:

Chris Sheldon,

IRC Project Information Specialist*

Jarrett Creasy, 

IRC Information Resource Assistant*

Jacquelyn Rushing, Receptionist*

Jim Thayer, 

IRC Information Resource Specialist*

Operations Staff

FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:

Amy Mellin, 

Administrative Coordinator*

Barbara Bradford, 

Deputy Director

Eatrice James, 

Administrative Assistant 

Carolyn Hum, 

Administrative Officer

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:

Kevin Fandl, 

Special Assistant to 

the Deputy Director

Tyrone Johnson, 

Administrative Assistant 

Ronny Robinson, 

IT Project Manager*

Salim Khoury, LAN Administrator*

Evan Poteet, Help Desk Technician*

NOT PICTURED:

Sandra Boyden,

Personnel Contractor*

*Contractors
36 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST 

Algeria Port of Algiers Container Terminal–Phase 2 Feasibility Study Global Insight, Inc. Lexington MA 610,665

Algeria Port of Algiers Second Container Terminal 2 Desk Study Planning Systems International, Inc. Olympia WA 2,500

Cameroon Airspace Management and Airport Concessions–Airport Security Technical Assistance LPA Group Columbia SC 237,178

Cape Verde Transshipment Port Development Desk Study Tusk, LLC Washington DC 3,250

Cape Verde Transshipment Port Development Feasibility Study Don Breazeale & Associates Rancho Santa Fe CA 420,432

Djibouti Djibouti City Seawater Desalinization Feasibility Study Selection in progress 281,790

Djibouti Port of Doraleh Container Terminal Desk Study KUPS International Cabin John MD 2,400

Djibouti Port of Doraleh Container Terminal Feasibility Study Han-Padron Associates New York NY 348,378

Egypt Specialized Mobile Radio Network Desk Study Marty Morrell New York NY 2,500

Egypt Polyvinyl Chloride Plant Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 2,500

Egypt Polyvinyl Chloride Plant Feasibility Study Selection in progress 271,000

Egypt Methanol Facility Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 2,500

Egypt Methanol Facility Feasibility Study Granherne, Inc. Houston TX 701,801

Egypt Hazardous Waste Management Desk Study Charles Peterson Easton PA 3,500

Egypt Hazardous Waste Management Feasibility Study Enviro Associates International Commack NY 391,200

Egypt Port Said Sugar Beet Refinery Desk Study The Peoples Group Arlington VA 3,500

Egypt Sokhna Port Security Desk Study Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 2,500

Egypt Sokhna Port Security Technical Assistance Lion Associates, LLC Alexandria VA 83,256

Ethiopia Aluto Langano Geothermal Plant Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 1,000

Ethiopia Aluto Langano Geothermal Plant Technical Assistance Stephen Hirsch Reston VA 43,556

Ethiopia Addis Ababa Landfill Gas to Electric Desk Study Charles Peterson Easton PA 2,500

Gabon National Park Transportation Technical Assistance Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 162,000

Gambia Petroleum Product Storage Depot Desk Study Delta Research Company Chicago IL 2,500

Ghana Esiama Combined Cycle Power Plant Desk Study Commonwealth Power Corporation Virginia Beach VA 2,500

Ghana Rural Fixed Wireless Desk Study TRS International Great Falls VA 2,500

Ghana Urban Mass Transit Desk Study Hernan E. Pena, Jr. Charleston SC 2,500

Jordan Port of Aqaba LPG Storage Facility–FS Review Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 3,500

Jordan Aqaba Science and Tech Incubator Desk Study Domus A.D., LLC New York NY 4,000

Jordan Aqaba Science and Tech Incubator Desk Study TRS International Great Falls VA 3,500

Jordan 250 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Desk Study Power Tech Associates, P.C. Paramus NJ 3,500

Kenya Kenyatta National Hospital Resource Management Technical Assistance Selection in progress 396,125

Kenya Lake Victoria South Water/Wastewater Desk Study Performance Technology, Inc. Lewiston ME 3,000

Kenya Integrated Tax System Technical Assistance Selection in progress 344,000

Madagascar Infrastructure Definitional Mission Econergy International Corporation (EIC) Washington DC 39,990

Madagascar Infrastructure–Mahajanga Barge-Lightering Feasibility Study Selection in progress 374,250

Namibia Trans Kalahari Corridor Orientation Visit Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 111,598

Nigeria Ekiti State Potable Water System Infrastructure Improvements Desk Study Performance Technology, Inc. Lewiston ME 2,500

Nigeria Mining Sector–Coal Resource Development Feasibility Study Selection in progress 410,800

Nigeria Port Harcourt Hospital Development Feasibility Study The Peoples Group Arlington VA 284,215

Nigeria Starex Petroleum Desk Study Delta Research Company Chicago IL 3,500

Nigeria Akwa Ibom International Airport Desk Study Domus A.D., LLC New York NY 3,500

Sao Tome & Principe Sao Tome Deepwater Port Feasibility Study TEC Infrastructure Consultants, LLC Annapolis MD 450,000

Sao Tome & Principe Sao Tome Island Airport Technical Assistance The LPA Group, Inc. Columbia SC 350,000

Sao Tome & Principe Sao Tome & Principe Procurement Technical Assistance Steve Cowper & Associates Austin TX 30,000

Senegal Food Supplement Plant Desk Study The Peoples Group Arlington VA 1,000

South Africa Port Security Orientation Visit US Commercial Service Johannesburg Johannesburg 25,805

South Africa Latex Manufacturing Desk Study Domus A.D., LLC New York NY 2,500

Tanzania Mtibwa Sugar Estate–Fueled Cogeneration Feasibility Study John H. Payne, Inc. Pukalani HI 166,912

Uganda Northern Corridor Pipeline Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 2,500

Uganda Entebbe Airport Development Additional Feasibility Study The LPA Group, Inc. Columbia SC 542,249

Uganda National ICT Master Plan Feasibility Study Selection in progress 317,975

Yemen Taiz Wastewater System Desk Study AJGB International Incorporated Bellevue WA 4,942

Zambia Kansanshi Mine Power Transmission–Third Party Review Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 2,500

Africa/ME Regional Project Analyst–Travel Technical Assistance Michael Bryce Ternet Washington DC 12,000

Africa/ME Regional Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Trade and Development Office Technical Assistance Lance J. Ludman Washington DC 14,720

Africa/ME Regional SADC CNS/ATM Transition Plan Feasibility Study Selection in Progress 208,359

Africa/ME Regional Gabon/Sao Tome and Principe Definitional Mission Capital Energy Inc. North Miami FL 16,575

Africa/ME Regional Atlantic Africa Hydrocarbon and Power Definitional Mission S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $900

Africa/ME Regional Transportation and Trade Security Forum–Substantive and Travel Technical Symposium Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 51,816

Africa/ME Regional Transportation and Trade Security Forum–Logistics Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL 25,690

Africa/ME Regional Smart and Secure Trade Lanes Desk Study Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 2,500

Africa/ME Regional Smart and Secure Trade Lanes Feasibility Study SaviTech Sunnyvale CA 602,450

Africa/ME Regional ICT Projects Definitional Mission KUPS International Cabin John MD 44,450

Africa/ME Regional Energy Sector–Ghana and Cameroon Definitional Mission Econergy International Corporation (EIC) Washington DC 29,375

FY 2004 Program Activities Listed By Region

COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED
U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 37

F Y 2 0 0 4 P R O G R A M A C T I V I T I E S L I S T E D B Y R E G I O N

Africa/ME Regional Project Analyst Technical Assistance Melissa Mason Arlington VA 25,000

Africa/ME Regional Agriculture–Benin and Mali Definitional Mission The Peoples Group Arlington VA 34,914

Africa/ME Regional Jordan-Iraq Electrical Interconnection Definitional Mission U.S. Power Consult LLC Alpine NJ 27,502

Africa/ME Regional East Africa Transportation Definitional Mission Harral, Winner, Thompson, Sharp, Lawrence, Inc. Arlington VA 49,983

Africa/ME Regional Zambia/Tanzania/Kenya Power Interconnector Orientation Visit The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Washington DC 152,133

Africa/ME Regional U.S.–SACU FTA Business Roundtable Technical Symposium Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) New York NY 84,576

Africa/ME Regional UEMOA Transportation Definitional Mission Tusk, LLC Washington DC 39,507

Africa/ME Regional NEPAD Infrastructure Capacity-Building Desk Study Tusk, LLC Washington DC 2,500

Africa/ME Regional Port Security Technical Assistance Workship (TCB) Technical Assistance Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 104,000

TOTAL FOR AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST $ 9,003,217

ASIA 

Bangladesh Healthcare Officials Orientation Visit Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 124,926

China USFCS Officer Wan Xiaolei Technical Assistance U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service 35,253

China Guangzhou Metro Line 3 Desk Study Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 1,000

China WB Shanghai Urban Environment Project Technical Assistance The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Floram Park NJ 165,360

China WB Shanghai Urban Environment Project Desk Study Mayflower Partners LLC Menlo Park CA 1,000

China Trade Capacity-Building Training Program Feasibility Study Global Alliance for Trade Efficiency Washington DC 85,042

China Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal–Suzhou Central Feasibility Study Tetra Tech EM Inc. Reston VA 284,364

China Railway Intermodal Container Transport Feasibility Study Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 679,550

China Shanghai Wastewater Treatment Desk Study O&M Consultants, Inc. Frederick MD 2,500

China Shanghai Wastewater Treatment Feasibility Study BioChem Technology, Inc. King of Prussia PA 299,293

China Western China Aviation Conference Technical Symposium American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Alexandria VA 199,938

China ATM Navigation Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 2,500

China Hangzhou Hazardous Waste Management Feasibility Study The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Floram Park NJ 223,256

China Healthcare Definitional Mission OMMA Healthcare, LLC Rollinsville CO 34,743

China Wright Brothers Partnership U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 5,000

China Wright Brothers Partnership U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program Technical Assistance Aerospace Industries Association Arlington VA 500,000

China National Hazardous Waste Thermal Destruction Technical Assistance PA Government Services, Inc. Arlington VA 193,269

China Automated Fare Collection Desk Study Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 2,500

China Flood Control and Drought Relief Desk Study Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA 2,500

China Flood Control and Drought Relief Feasibility Study Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto CA 348,185

China Eastern CAAC Aviation Plan Desk Study The Berkeley Group Bethesda MD 2,500

China Environmental Emissions Control Desk Study Brooks Howell and Co, LLC Hacks Neck VA 4,000

China Banking Sector Prudent Lending Practices Desk Study Mayflower Partners LLC Menlo Park CA 2,500

China Coal Mine/Coal Bed Methane Power Plant Desk Study MT Energy Associates Vienna VA 2,500

China Coal Mine/Coal Bed Methane Power Plant Technical Assistance Selection in progress 502,850

China Environmental Emissions Control Feasibility Study Selection in progress 304,830

China Petrochemical/Energy Sector Definitional Mission Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 29,958

East Timor Petroleum Sector–Phase II Technical Assistance Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Inc. Houston TX 644,000

India Energy Sector–National Gas Grid Feasibility Study Selection in progress 690,000

India Biodiesel Fuel Desk Study Alpha-Gamma Technologies, Inc. Raleigh NC 2,500

India Biodiesel Fuel Feasibility Study Biodiesel Industries, Inc. Santa Barbara CA 70,000

India Gujarat Water Supply Feasibility Study Chiang, Patel & Yerby, Inc. Dallas TX 180,000

India Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Definitional Mission Commonwealth Power Corporation Virginia Beach VA 24,960

India Waste to Energy Definitional Mission S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 25,000

India Fire Safety and Rescue Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 123,620

India NDPL Distribution Automation Technical Assistance Selection in progress 414,000

Indonesia Power Transmission and Distribution–PLN Metro Jakarta Technical Assistance Selection in progress 340,000

Indonesia PLN Java-Bali Power Transmission Technical Assistance Selection in progress 311,000

Indonesia PLN IT Systems Technical Assistance Selection in progress 360,000

Indonesia Air Traffic Control and Aviation Definitional Mission CORE International Washington DC 35,000

Indonesia Air Traffic Control and Aviation–Natuna Island ATC and Airspace Management Technical Assistance Selection in progress 627,000

Indonesia Makassar Strait Gathering System Desk Study MT Energy Associates Vienna VA 5,000

Indonesia IFMIS Orientation Visit Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 96,407

Indonesia Airline Computer Reservation Systems Technical Assistance Selection in progress 117,000

Indonesia Airports Safety and Security Assessment Technical Assistance Selection in progress 443,500

Mongolia Transportation Sector Definitional Mission Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 34,866

Mongolia Mining Sector Definitional Mission Gerald V. Jergensen Black Forest CO 34,450

Pakistan Rawalpindi Refinery Upgrade Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 4,000

Pakistan Rawalpindi Refinery Upgrade–Attock Feasibility Study Foster Wheeler USA Corporation Houston TX 500,000

Pakistan Oil Spill Response and Recovery Orientation Visit Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 129,586

Philippines Secondary Mortgage Institution Desk Study Calhoun Consulting Annandale VA 4,000

Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Definitional Mission Airline Capital Associates, Inc. New York NY 25,000

COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED
38 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Thailand GINet Information Technology Technical Assistance Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc. McLean VA 53,028

Thailand Natural Gas Vehicle Development Feasibility Study Nexant, Inc. Wilmington DE 125,482

Thailand Municipal Wastewater Rehabilitation Desk Study Enviro Associates International Commack NY 3,750

Thailand E-Customs Desk Study Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 5,000

Thailand LNG Receiving Terminal and Power Generation Definitional Mission Power Tech Associates, P.C. Paramus NJ 34,945

Thailand Thai Airways Threat Assessment Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 4,000

Thailand Thai Airways Threat Assessment Technical Assistance Selection in progress 530,000

Thailand Wetland Restoration Desk Study Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA 2,500

Vietnam Treasury IT Procurement Plan Desk Study Global Resources Irvine CA 1,000

Vietnam Blocks B and 52 Gas Pipeline Feasibility Study Selection in progress 591,000

Vietnam TABMIS Orientation Visit Computer Frontiers, Inc. Germantown MD 97,174

Vietnam Sub-Sovereign Urban and Infrastructure Technical Assistance Selection in progress 350,000

Vietnam FAA Safety Oversight Technical Assistance USDOT/FAA/Office of International Aviation Washington DC 21,500

Vietnam Son La Environmental and Management Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA 119,902

Vietnam PetroVietnam Petrochemical Complex Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 4,900

Asia Regional Asia Regional Office–PSC Technical Assistance US and Foreign Commercial Service Washington DC 102,392

Asia Regional Communication Infrastructure Conference–Briefing Book Technical Assistance Network Dynamics Associates, LLC Brooklyn NY 7,200

Asia Regional Project Analyst Technical Assistance Leila L. Aridi Montgomery Village MD 50,000

Asia Regional ADB Counter-Terrorism Technical Advisory Services Definitional Mission Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 25,000

Asia Regional ADB Counter-Terrorism Technical Advisory Services Technical Assistance Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 499,999

Asia Regional Project Analyst Technical Assistance Charles Kellett Alexandria VA 5,481

Asia Regional Telecommunications Management Training Technical Assistance U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute Washington DC 225,000

Asia Regional GPS Demonstration Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 2,500

Asia Regional GPS Demonstration–GNSS Testbed Technical Assistance Selection in progress 675,000

Asia Regional SE Asia ICT Conference Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL 227,282

Asia Regional SE Asia ICT Conference–Briefing Book Technical Assistance Network Dynamics Associates, LLC Brooklyn NY 99,990

TOTAL FOR ASIA $ 13,144,231

EURASIA 

Afghanistan FSN for Embassy–Kabul Technical Assistance U.S. Embassy (Kabul) 33,779

Afghanistan Strategic Business Plan, Ariana Airlines Feasibility Study Selection in progress 333,034

Afghanistan Strategic Business Plan, Ariana Airlines Technical Assistance The Berkeley Group Bethesda MD 24,999

Afghanistan Telecommunications Backbone Definitional Mission Pythia International Inc. Alexandria VA 29,682

Afghanistan Telecommunications Backbone–Fiber Optic Backbone Network Technical Assistance Selection in progress 219,550

Afghanistan Hydrocarbon Resource Survey Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 1,000

Afghanistan Hydrocarbon Resource Survey–Stage II Technical Assistance USDOI/USGS Reston VA 1,646,329

Afghanistan Civil Aviation Training Center Technical Assistance Stanley L. Bradley 35,700

Afghanistan Industrial Capacity and Market Development Definitional Mission CORE International Washington DC 34,994

Afghanistan Industrial Capacity and Market Development–Ind. Parks Technical Assistance Selection in progress 373,000

Afghanistan Industrial Capacity and Market Development–Ind. Parks Contractor Selection Technical Assistance Washington Strategic Advisors, LLC Washington DC 24,969

Afghanistan Oversight of Oil and Gas Projects Technical Assistance Petroleum Equities, Inc. McLean VA 80,000

Afghanistan Standards Development Definitional Mission Masri International Sterling VA 40,000

Azerbaijan WTO Accession Desk Study The Peoples Group Arlington VA 1,000

Azerbaijan WTO Accession–Extension Technical Assistance Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc. McLean VA 943,247

Azerbaijan Tourism Strategy Technical Assistance Caspian Group Consulting Washington DC 308,050

Azerbaijan Capacity Building for State Oil Fund Technical Assistance Selection in progress 1,091,840

Azerbaijan Telecommunications Sector Definitional Mission Global Resources Irvine CA 21,742

Iraq Telecom Sector–Follow On Technical Assistance Washington Strategic Advisors, LLC Washington DC 138,832

Iraq Railway Reconstruction Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 96,114

Iraq Oil and Gas Reconstruction Orientation Visit MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL 202,124

Iraq Communications-Based Train Control Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 99,465

Iraq E-Learning Orientation Visit Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 203,944

Iraq Private Banking Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 246,677

Iraq Rail Development Desk Study S. Rowitz & Associates Buffalo Grove IL 5,000

Iraq Rail Development Technical Assistance Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 600,000

Iraq Inventory Management Technical Assistance Beachead Technologies, Inc. New York NY 20,500

Iraq Housing Finance Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA 348,479

Iraq Women’s ICT Center Feasibility Study Telecom/Telematique, Inc. Washington DC 937,435

Iraq ICT Training for Trainers Training Knowlogy Corporation Falls Church VA 979,837

Iraq International Accounting Standards Training Training InfoExchange LLC dba Expodio Newport Beach CA 1,290,428

Iraq Audit of Iraq OVs Technical Assistance Parker, Whitfield & Co., Inc. Arlington VA 34,500

Iraq Telecom Regulatory Authority Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 212,516

Kazakhstan Atyrau Airport Redevelopment Desk Study CRJ & Associates, INC. Miami FL 4,500

Kazakhstan Poltoratskoye and Akyrtobe Underground Gas Storage Desk Study LJC Group, Ltd. Anchorage AK 4,775

COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

F Y 2 0 0 4 P R O G R A M A C T I V I T I E S L I S T E D B Y R E G I O N
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Kyrgyzstan E-Government Desk Study Washington Strategic Advisors New York NY 1,000

Kyrgyzstan Utilization of Kyrgyz Gold Deposit–Contractor Technical Assistance Gustavson Associates, Inc. Boulder CO 18,874

Russia Makhachkala Port Desk Study Leonard Sugin, C.E. Ghent NY 1,000

Russia Oil Spill Prevention Association Desk Study Bruce Vernor Herndon VA 1,000

Russia Broadband Network Development Desk Study Washington Strategic Advisors, LLC Washington DC 5,000

Russia EBRD St. Petersburg Flood Barrier Technical Assistance Selection in progress 60,000

Russia Dry Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Desk Study Enviromation Incorporated Spotsylvania VA 5,600

Russia Health Care Sector Definitional Mission McCarthy-Komendera Associates, LLC New Orleans LA 22,302

Russia Oil and Gas Sector Definitional Mission S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 44,998

Russia Aeroflot Fleet Revitalization Desk Study John Lentz Bethesda MD 5,000

Russia Management Technology and Education Desk Study Council On Quality Assurance In International Education Washington DC 5,000

Russia Standards Review and Accreditation–Rail Desk Study Harral, Winner, Thompson, Sharp, Lawrence, Inc. Arlington VA 5,000

Russia Russian Federation SCADA / EMS (EBRD) Desk Study Brooks Howell and Co, LLC Hacks Neck VA 2,500

Russia Russian Federation SCADA / EMS (EBRD) Technical Assistance Selection in progress 120,340

Tajikistan Sugd Cotton Gin Desk Study Jennifer Windus Great Falls VA 4,900

Turkey OYAK Mortgage Program–Final Report Review Desk Study Calhoun Consulting Annandale VA 1,000

Turkey MBA PowerPak Feasibility Study Global Resources Irvine CA 568,744

Turkey Real Estate Information System Feasibility Study Stewart Information, Inc. Houston TX 114,000

Turkey Financing Models for Water Desk Study Rudo International Advisors Washington DC 5,000

Turkey Turk Telecom IT Management Definitional Mission Marty Morrell New York NY 23,435

Turkey Germencik Geothermal Desk Study Energy Technology Enterprises Corporation McLean VA 4,825

Turkey Germencik Geothermal Feasibility Study Shaw Group Baton Rouge LA 259,621

Turkmenistan Construction Equipment for Infrastructure Training Caterpillar, Inc. Peoria IL 300,000

Ukraine Municipal Solid Waste Management Feasibility Study Shaw Group Baton Rouge LA 300,000

Ukraine Municipal Solid Waste Management Technical Assistance U.S. Embassy (Kiev) $438

Uzbekistan Fertilizer Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 1,000

Uzbekistan Center for Women’s Training in Telecom & IT Desk Study Washington Strategic Advisors New York NY 1,000

Uzbekistan Small and Medium Enterprise Project Technical Assistance TCG Capital, LLC Lombard IL 172,920

Uzbekistan Postal Modernization Desk Study Washington Strategic Advisors New York NY 1,000

Uzbekistan Syrdarya Power Plant Desk Study Power Tech Associates, P.C. Paramus NJ 1,000

Uzbekistan E-Government Definitional Mission Pythia International Inc. Alexandria VA 20,974

Uzbekistan E-Government Implementation Plan and Tax Pilot Technical Assistance Selection in progress 502,600

Uzbekistan E-Government Implementation Plan and Tax Pilot-Contractor Selection Technical Assistance Pythia International Inc. Alexandria VA 19,990

Eurasia Regional Caspian Finance Center Technical Assistance U.S. Department of State 395,500

Eurasia Regional Tourism Infrastructure Conference Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL 16,915

Eurasia Regional Project Analyst Technical Assistance Joshua Sussman Washington DC 37,000

Eurasia Regional ATM/CNS–Central Asia Feasibility Study DORS, Inc. Washington DC 540,015

Eurasia Regional ATM/CNS–Central Asia–Contractor Selection Technical Assistance Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 24,986

Eurasia Regional Eurasian Market Development Technical Assistance Various USTDA Staff 69,447

Eurasia Regional Project Analyst Technical Assistance Bassett, Marian Brooklyn NY 68,000

Eurasia Regional South Caucasus Highway Definitional Mission Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 41,373

Eurasia Regional Renewable Energy Definitional Mission Enviromation Incorporated Spotsylvania VA 34,875

Eurasia Regional Agribusiness Food Processing in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan Definitional Mission The Peoples Group Arlington VA 34,993

Eurasia Regional Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan Hydroelectric Power Generation Definitional Mission CJ Aron Associates Inc. Brooklyn NY 40,000

TOTAL FOR EURASIA $ 14,571,206

EUROPE 

Bosnia & Herzegovina Telecommunications Definitional Mission Pythia International Inc. Alexandria VA 23,995

Bosnia & Herzegovina Telecommunications–Wireless Fidelity Broadband Feasibility Study Selection in progress 230,850

Bosnia & Herzegovina Civil Aviation Definitional Mission Airline Capital Associates, Inc. New York NY 29,954

Bosnia & Herzegovina Civil Aviation–EBRD Air Traffic Management Audit Technical Assistance European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) London, England 400,000

Bosnia & Herzegovina Civil Aviation–Follow On Desk Study Airline Capital Associates, Inc. New York NY 3,000

Bosnia & Herzegovina Broadband Metropolitan Network Technical Assistance Selection in progress 490,800

Bulgaria Wind Farm Desk Study ENPRO Walnut Creek CA 5,000

Bulgaria Wind Farm Feasibility Study Elektrotek Concepts Cupertino CA 384,531

Bulgaria Emergency Management Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 111,680

Bulgaria Air Safety Desk Study Joseph Del Balzo Washington DC 1,000

Bulgaria Air Safety Technical Assistance Robinson Aviation, Inc. Oklahoma City OK 200,060

Bulgaria IEMS Emergency Management Desk Study James T. Reilly Red Bank NJ 5,200

Croatia INA CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Feasibility Study Ryder Scott Houston TX 249,600

Croatia Environmental Projects Definitional Mission The QED Group, LLC Washington DC 29,501

Croatia Environmental Projects–Medical Waste Management Feasibility Study Selection in progress 105,000

Croatia Environmental Projects Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA 105,493

Croatia Zagreb Power Project Feasibility Study Black & Veatch International Overland Park KS 457,890

COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

F Y 2 0 0 4 P R O G R A M A C T I V I T I E S L I S T E D B Y R E G I O N
40 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Czech Republic Flood Control and Reconstruction Invoice Review Consultant Desk Study James T. Reilly Red Bank NJ 4,300

Czech Republic Teplarna Otrokovice Waste Heat Feasibility Study Selection in progress 175,000

Czech Republic Healthcare/Information Technology Definitional Mission Service Associates International, Inc. Silver Spring MD 24,060

Hungary Geothermal Plant Feasibility Study Selection in progress 167,000

Lithuania Klaipeda Port Security Technical Assistance Selection in progress 415,000

Macedonia SBDI Railroad Safety Equipment Procurement Assistance General Electric Transportation Systems Kansas City MO 95,910

Macedonia SBDI Railroad Safety Equipment Desk Study William F. Hennessey Lenoir City TN 4,800

Macedonia Energy Sector Definitional Mission Enviromation Incorporated Spotsylvania VA 24,766

Poland CNS/Air Traffic Management-Additional Funding Feasibility Study DORS, Inc. Washington DC 170,000

Poland CNS/Air Traffic Management Orientation Visit DORS, Inc. Washington DC 26,414

Poland 250MW Slupsk Shoals Offshore Wind Desk Study Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC Rockville MD 1,000

Poland New Warsaw Airport Desk Study The Berkeley Group Bethesda MD 4,000

Poland Information Technology Orientation Visit Computer Frontiers, Inc. Germantown MD 18,293

Poland Dwory Styrene Expansion Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA 3,500

Poland Dwory Styrene Expansion Feasibility Study Selection in progress 218,000

Poland Metalko Waste Recycling Feasibility Study Team Systems International, LLC Reston VA 352,600

Poland MPEC Wroclaw Telecom Network Feasibility Study Reston Consulting Group Herndon VA 429,098

Romania Energy Sector Orientation Visit Beta Corporation International Albuquerque NM 7,733

Romania Positive Train Control Feasibility Study The Seneca Group, LLC Washington DC 250,000

Romania Rovinari Privatization Desk Study Brooks Howell and Co., LLC Herndon VA 9,480

Romania Energy Project Definitional Mission Brooks Howell and Co., LLC Herndon VA 24,981

Romania Energy Project–Craiova II Sulfur Dioxide Reduction Feasibility Study Selection in progress 415,430

Romania Siret River Basin WATFRAME Feasibility Study Selection in progress 562,080

Romania Integrated System for Meteorology–Phase II Desk Study Pythia International Inc. Alexandria VA 5,000

Romania Integrated System for Meteorology–Phase II–INTEROPERATE Feasibility Study Selection in progress 340,100

Romania National Environmental Laboratories Feasibility Study Selection in progress 281,105

Romania Information Technology Definitional Mission Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA 24,880

Romania Buzau District Heating Technical Assistance Beacon Energy McLean VA 276,821

Romania ELCHEN Bucharest Combined Heat and Power Feasibility Study Selection in progress 220,840

Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade Airport Expansion–Phase II Desk Study Airline Capital Associates, Inc. New York NY 4,500

Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade Airport Expansion–Phase II Feasibility Study Squire, Sanders and Dempsey Washington DC 414,219

Serbia and Montenegro Montenegro Telecom Technical Assistance Arthur D. Little Boston MA 306,711

Serbia and Montenegro Agribusiness and Food Processing Definitional Mission The Peoples Group Arlington VA 29,981

Serbia and Montenegro Construction Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC 60,230

Serbia and Montenegro ATM Modernization Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 5,000

Serbia and Montenegro ATM Modernization Technical Assistance The Mitre Corporation McLean VA 643,260

Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade District Heating Feasibility Study Selection in progress 757,245

Serbia and Montenegro Aviation Secuirty Orientation Visit Labat-Anderson, Incorporated McLean VA 88,700

Serbia and Montenegro Kosovo Telecommunications Definitional Mission Washington Strategic Advisors New York NY 29,779

Europe Regional Project Analyst–Travel Technical Assistance Peter Plenk Dalrymple Washington DC 2,000

Europe Regional Energy Projects Definitional Mission S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA 15,102

Europe Regional Environmental Projects–Bulgaria and Romania Definitional Mission Eurasia Environmental Associates, LLC Reston VA 40,499

Europe Regional Mining Projects–Bulgaria and Romania Definitional Mission Behre Dolbear Yardley PA 39,925

Europe Regional Waste-to-Energy and Renewable Energy Definitional Mission Enviromation Incorporated Spotsylvania VA 44,600

Europe Regional IT/Telecommunications–Poland and Hungary Definitional Mission Marty Morrell New York NY 32,256

Europe Regional Constanta to Trieste Oil Pipeline Orientation Visit Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE) McLean VA 111,667

Europe Regional Transportation Security Definitional Mission Leonard Sugin, C.E. Ghent NY 35,000

Europe Regional Smart Card Orientation Visit Computer Frontiers, Inc. Germantown MD 98,853

TOTAL FOR EUROPE $ 10,145,272

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

Argentina National Airports System Privatization–Orsna TOR Review Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 2,500

Argentina TCB ICT Definitional Mission The M Group Inc. Chandler AZ 24,948

Bolivia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas Desk Study Ellington & Associates, Inc. Houston TX 1,000

Bolivia Karachipampa Refinery and Smelter Desk Study Gustavson Associates, Inc. Boulder CO 4,500

Brazil Light Rail Urban Transport–Juiz de Fora Feasibility Study Ernst and Young LLP Nw York NY 225,000

Brazil Sao Paulo Underground Utilities Technical Assistance Selection in progress 145,198

Brazil Customs and Transportation Security–Port Security Orientation Visit Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 131,453

Brazil Petrobras Refinery Fire Control Technical Assistance Selection in progress 630,864

Brazil Petrobras Refinery Fire Control Desk Study Ronald Robinson Maplewood NJ 1,000

Brazil ANTF Rail Officials Orientation Visit Selection in progress 14,145

Brazil Sao Paulo Environmental Definitional Mission KUPS International Cabin John MD 34,870

Brazil Intelligent Transportation Definitional Mission Hernan E. Pena, Jr. Charleston SC 19,991

Brazil Telecom Sector and ICT Definitional Mission Marty Morrell New York NY 22,973

COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

F Y 2 0 0 4 P R O G R A M A C T I V I T I E S L I S T E D B Y R E G I O N
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Chile Environmental Projects–FTA Desk Study AJGB International Incorporated Bellevue WA 1,000

Chile Environmental Projects–FTA–Mining Remediation Technical Assistance Selection in progress 326,462

Chile Hospital Salvador Technical Assistance Selection in progress 310,840

Chile Rural Connectivity Desk Study Black Oak Capital Advisors, LLC Washington DC 5,000

Chile Rural Connectivity Feasibility Study Selection in progress 253,402

Chile Ports ITS Definitional Mission Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA 34,975

Chile Steel Bridge Technology Orientation Visit Technical Resources International, Inc. (TRI) Bethesda MD 79,995

Chile Global Cargo Information Clearinghouse Project Desk Study Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA $992

Colombia Telecommunications Definitional Mission Telecom/Telematique, Inc. Washington DC 35,000

Colombia Alternative Energy Definitional Mission Econergy International Corporation (EIC) Washington DC 25,000

Colombia Agroindustrial Inspection and Distribution Definitional Mission The Peoples Group Arlington VA 24,819

Colombia IDB Health Services Reform Desk Study Stephen F. Dachi Arlington VA 3,450

Ecuador El Reventador Hydroelectric Desk Study Solana Incorporated Portland ME 4,750

Ecuador Guayaquil Water, Wastewater, and Drainage Desk Study Performance Technology, Inc. Lewiston ME 4,000

El Salvador National Energy Policy Development Technical Assistance KEMA Consulting, Inc. Fairfax VA 337,235

El Salvador National Import Processing System Technical Assistance Selection in progress 387,492

Guatemala Training and Digital Certificates Agreement Technical Assistance Selection in progress 403,855

Haiti Multi-Sector Exploratory Definitional Mission CORE International Washington DC 24,463

Honduras Port of Cortes Modernization Technical Assistance DMJM & Harris, Inc. New York NY 525,000

Honduras Trade Information Exchange Portal Technical Assistance Selection in progress 402,525

Honduras San Francisco del Valle Coal-Fired Power Desk Study Brooks Howell and Co, LLC Hacks Neck VA 4,980

Jamaica E-Government Modernization Desk Study Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 5,000

Jamaica E-Government Modernization Technical Assistance Selection in progress 381,475

Jamaica Submarine Telecom Cable Regulations Desk Study Marty Morrell New York NY 2,500

Mexico NAFIN–Financing Energy Efficiency Desk Study Solana Incorporated Portland ME 2,000

Mexico Hydropower Rehabilitation and Modernization Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA 23,543

Mexico Terrazas Zinc-Copper Mining Desk Study Technomine Services, LLC Salt Lake City UT 7,000

Mexico Terrazas Zinc-Copper Mining Feasibility Study Selection in progress 605,950

Mexico NW Border Multi-modal Ports Definitional Mission S. Rowitz & Associates Buffalo Grove IL 24,975

Mexico Tijuana Water and Waste Modernization Definitional Mission Overseas Systems Corporation Miami FL 19,945

Mexico Merida-Progreso Multi-Modal Airport Desk Study QED Airport & Aviation Consultants Ridgefield CT 4,925

Mexico Merida-Progreso Multi-Modal Airport Feasibility Study Burns & McDonnell International, Inc. Kansas City MO 445,250

Mexico NAFIN Venture Capital Conference Technical Symposium Institute of the Americas La Jolla CA 50,000

Mexico Housing Finance Reform Desk Study Brooner Associates N. Bethesda MD 4,990

Mexico Secure Supply Chain Technical Symposium Decision/Analysis Partners Vienna VA 187,261

Nicaragua Core Optical Network Capacity Expansion Technical Assistance KEMA Consulting, Inc. Fairfax VA 359,420

Panama Panama Bay Cleanup Technical Assistance Hazen and Sawyer Coral Gables FL 101,517

Paraguay IDB Asuncion Coastal Development Technical Assistance Adb Associates Cambridge MA 482,000

Paraguay Asuncion Airport Business Briefing Technical Symposium The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Washington DC 33,255

Peru Telecom Capacity Building Technical Assistance Clifford Chance US, LLP Washington DC 28,000

Peru OSITRAN Technical Advisor Desk Study Harral, Winner, Thompson, Sharp, Lawrence, Inc. Arlington VA 5,000

Peru OSITRAN Technical Advisor Technical Assistance Selection in progress 311,500

Peru PERUPETRO Hydrocarbon Definitional Mission Merklein & Associates, Inc. Washington DC 25,000

Peru PCM E-Government Definitional Mission Washington Strategic Advisors, LLC Washington DC 20,687

Peru Transportation Infrastructure Operations Orientation Visit Labat-Anderson, Incorporated McLean VA 129,976

Latin America Regional Project Analyst–Travel Technical Assistance Harvey Van Buren, III Stafford VA 31,165

Latin America Regional GNSS Implementation for Six Countries Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL 3,200

Latin America Regional GNSS Implementation for Six Countries Technical Assistance Selection in progress 548,600

Latin America Regional GIS Plan-Puebla-Panama–IDB Technical Assistance Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Washington DC 250,000

Latin America Regional Project Analyst Technical Assistance Karina Blanco Arlington VA 21,123

Latin America Regional RVSM Aviation System–Symposium Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL 185,004

Latin America Regional RVSM Aviation System–Training Technical Assistance CSSI, Inc. Washington DC 69,859

Latin America Regional TCB Vessel and Port Security Conference Technical Symposium Han-Padron Associates New York NY 253,870

TOTAL FOR LATIN AMERICA $ 9,077,667

WORLDWIDE & OTHER 

Worldwide APEC Regional ISPS Code Training Technical Assistance Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Tuscon AZ 229,946

TOTAL FOR WORLDWIDE & OTHER $ 229,946 

GRAND TOTAL $ 56,171,539 

COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

F Y 2 0 0 4 P R O G R A M A C T I V I T I E S L I S T E D B Y R E G I O N
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USTDA ACTIVITIES 

By Type and Number of Activities

2002 2003 2004

DM/Desk Studies 209 42.1% 168 43.3% 165 45.6%

Feasibility Studies 139 28.0% 98 25.3% 59 16.3%

Orientation Visits 48 9.7% 34 8.8% 30 8.3%

Technical Assistance 77 15.5% 75 19.3% 93 25.7%

Trade-Related Training 5 1.0% 4 1.0% 3 0.8%

Procurement Assistance 1 0.2% 0 0.0% 1 0.3%

Conferences 18 3.6% 7 1.8% 11 3.0%

Other 0 0.0% 2 0.5% 0 0.0%

TOTALS 497 100% 388 100% 362 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES 

By Value of Obligations

2002 2003 2004

DM/Desk Studies $2,328,565 3.1% $1,886,484 3.6% $2,105,820 3.8%

Feasibility Studies $45,319,461 60.2% $29,105,287 55.1% $21,526,517 38.3%

Orientation Visits $4,178,003 5.6% $2,949,035 5.6% $3,398,645 6.0%

Technical Assistance $18,704,296 24.9% $16,237,508 30.8% $25,158,775 44.8%

Trade-Related Training $1,908,000 2.5% $1,030,227 1.9% $2,570,265 4.6%

Procurement Assistance $6,200 0.0% $0 0.0% $95,910 0.2%

Conferences $2,801,005 3.7% $1,407,783 2.7% $1,315,607 2.3%

Other $0 0.0% $194,200 0.5% $0 0.00%

TOTALS $75,245,530 100% $52,810,524 100% $56,171,539 100%

*USTDA combined Procurement Assistance with Technical Assistance in FY 2003.

*

USTDA ACTIVITIES BY REGION

By Number of Activities

2002 2003 2004

Africa/Middle East 111 22.3% 87 22.4% 73 20.2%

Asia 110 22.1% 90 23.2% 78 21.5%

Eurasia 81 16.3% 80 20.6% 79 21.8%

Europe 101 20.3% 67 17.3% 65 18.0%

Latin America 92 18.5% 62 16.0% 66 18.2%

Multi-Regional 2 0.4% 2 0.5% 1 0.3%

TOTALS 497 100% 388 100% 362 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES BY REGION

By Funding Levels

2002 2003 2004

Africa/Middle East $14,529,770 19.3% $9,548,913 18.0% $9,003,217 16.0%

Asia $19,068,948 25.3% $13,494,868 25.5% $13,144,231 23.4%

Eurasia $14,610,240 19.4% $11,840,582 22.4% $14,571,206 25.9%

Europe $13,573,685 18.0% $10,606,311 20.0% $10,145,272 18.0%

Latin America $13,207,826 17.5% $6,941,018 13.1% $9,077,667 16.1%

Multi-Regional $255,062 0.3% $378,832 0.7% $229,946 0.4%

TOTALS $75,245,530 100% $52,810,524 100% $56,171,539 100%

Core Budget *Additional Funds Total Funds

Africa/Middle East $8,480,769 $ 522,448 $9,003,217

Asia/Pacific $13,073,231 $71,000 $13,144,231

Europe $4,230,413 $5,914,859 $10,145,272

Latin America $8,507,107 $570,560 $9,077,667

Eurasia $3,634,635 $10,936,571 $14,571,206

Special Projects $229,946 0 $229,946

TOTAL $38,156,101 $18,015,438 $56,171,539

 *USTDA receives transfers from other agencies to supplement its program, including funds from 

the-Freedom Support Act for its Eurasia Program and funds from the Support for Eastern Europe 

Democracy Act for its Europe Program. This also includes No Year funds. 

FY 2004 USTDA PROGRAM FUNDS 

By Region

FY 2004 BASIC STATISTICS

Program Budget: $56.17 million

# of Activities*

# of Projects**

# of New Projects***

# of Countries

305

362

210

69

Summary of FY 2004 Program Activities

 * See chart below for a breakdown of USTDA activities.

 ** In some cases, more than one USTDA activity during the covered fiscal year supported the same project.

 *** The majority of USTDA activities involve projects that have not received USTDA support in prior fiscal years.
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USTDA ACTIVITIES BY ECONOMIC SECTOR

By Number of Activities

2002 2003 2004

Agribusiness 22 4.4% 7 1.8% 6 1.7%

Energy & Power 58 11.7% 59 15.2% 56 15.5%

Human Resources 10 2.0% 9 2.3% 14 3.9%

Manufacturing 47 9.5% 23 5.9% 13 3.6%

Mining & Natural Resources 48 9.7% 28 7.2% 23 6.3%

Multisector & Other 33 6.6% 45 11.6% 37 10.2%

Services 48 9.7% 45 11.6% 47 13.0%

Telecommunications 50 10.1% 42 10.8% 26 7.2%

Transportation 114 22.9% 94 24.2% 99 27.3%

Water & Environment 67 13.4% 36 9.3% 41 11.3%

TOTALS 497 100% 388 100% 362 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES BY ECONOMIC SECTOR

By Value Of Obligations

2002 2003 2004

Agribusiness $2,404,991 3.1% $685,358 1.2% $133,106 0.2%

Energy & Power $9,245,776 12.2% $7,125,246 13.4% $8,302,079 14.8%

Human Resources $977,526 1.2% $1,077,379 2.0% $3,999,621 7.1%

Manufacturing $8,397,766 11.1% $4,112,146 7.7% $1,713,702 3.1%

Mining & Natural Resources $8,186,421 10.8% $3,500,959 6.6% $4,146,391 7.4%

Multisector & Other $4,177,532 5.5% $4,883,061 9.2% $4,343,071 7.7%

Services $7,073,787 9.4% $5,011,167 9.4% $8,151,868 14.5%

Telecommunications $6,647,862 8.8% $6,991,871 13.2% $2,950,536 5.3%

Transportation $17,240,581 22.9% $13,933,433 26.3% $16,508,766 29.4%

Water & Environment $10,893,282 14.4% $5,489,900 10.3% $5,922,399 10.5%

TOTALS $75,245,530 100% $52,810,524 100% $56,171,539 100%

Africa and 

The Middle East

Algeria

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Djibouti

Egypt

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Jordan

Kenya

Madagascar

Namibia

Nigeria

Sao Tome & 

Principe

Senegal

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda

Yemen

Zambia

Asia

Bangladesh

China

East Timor

India

Indonesia

Mongolia

Pakistan

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Vietnam

Central and 

Eastern Europe

Bosnia & 

Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Hungary

Lithuania

Macedonia

Poland

Romania

Serbia and 

Montenegro

Eurasia

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Russia

Tajikistan

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Latin America 

and The Caribbean

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

2004 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

S U M M A R Y O F F Y 2 0 0 4 P R O G R A M A C T I V I T I E S
44 U S T D A 2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T

DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thelma J. Askey

DEPUTY DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara R. Bradford

GENERAL COUNSEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leocadia I. Zak

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PROGRAM AND POLICY . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey Jackson

CHIEF OF STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas R. Hardy

RESOURCE ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micheal Hillier

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Yang

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Fandl

ASIA 

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Steingass

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Marin

MANAGER, ASIA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy Bonnaffons

EUROPE AND EURASIA

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel D. Stein

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Lupo 

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Greenip 

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Dalrymple

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marian Bassett

MANAGER, CASPIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Snyder

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albert W. Angulo

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne McKinney

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth J. Miller

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith M. Eischeid

SPECIAL PROJECTS (EPA DETAILEE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Diaz

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karina Blanco

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA & SOUTH ASIA

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl B. Kress

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Shuster

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leila Aridi Afas

ASSISTANT TO THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR

 THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA* . . . . . Lance Ludman

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Rossiter

MANAGER, ASIA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy Bonnaffons

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ned Cabot

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Walczak

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Ternet

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Mason

MANAGER, AFRICA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT* (SPRING 2005) . . Doug Shuster

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cam Trowbridge

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Hester

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enoh Ebong

GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Daughetee

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS 

COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Thiessen

SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda Heggs

EXTERNAL RELATIONS ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Moore

OFFICE OF EVALUATIONS

EVALUATIONS OFFICER / ECONOMIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Denny

EVALUATIONS ANALYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Dorminey

EVALUATIONS ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Heltzer

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noreen St. Louis

CONTRACTING OFFICER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Della Glenn

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Hum

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michele Bivins

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosa Jackson

CONTRACTS SPECIALIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynda Kindrick

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eatrice James

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyrone Johnson

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Aber

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silvia Ortiz

CONTRACTING SUPPORT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Knott

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Mellin

IT PROJECT MANAGER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronny Robinson

LAN ADMINISTRATOR* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salim Khoury

HELP DESK TECHNICIAN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Poteet

IRC MANAGER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angeleen Godbey

PROCUREMENT DATA MANAGER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evangela Kunene

IRC INFORMATION RESOURCE SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Thayer

IRC PROJECT INFORMATION SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Sheldon

IRC PROJECT INFORMATION SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Dondero

IRC INFORMATION RESOURCE ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrett Creasy

RECEPTIONIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacquelyn Rushing

PERSONNEL CONTRACTOR* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Boyden

FINANCE ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Whittle

FINANCE ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Gudger

CONTRACTS ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonia Moldovan

CONTRACTS ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Johnson

*CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR USTDA

USTDA Staff and Contact Information

USTDA Staff Headquarters

U.S. Trade and Development Agency 

000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600

Arlington, Virginia 22209-390

TEL: 703-875-4357

FAX: 703-875-4009

WEB: www.ustda.gov

Regional Office 

Contact Information

Doug Shuster (Spring 2005)

Manager for Africa Business Development

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

15 CHAPLIN ROAD, ILLOVO, JOHANNESBURG, 2196, SOUTH AFRICA

MAIL: P.O. BOX 1762, HOUGHTON, 2041, SOUTH AFRICA

TEL: +27 () 778-4800

FAX: +27 () 268-604

EMAIL: dshuster@ustda.gov

Jennifer Snyder

Manager for Europe and 

Eurasia Business Development

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

U.S. EMBASSY ANKARA

110 ATATURK BULVARI, 06100 KAVAKLIDERE, ANKARA, TURKEY 

MAIL: PSC 93 BOX 5000, APO AE 09823

TEL: 90-32 466-608

FAX: 90-32 466-6082

EMAIL: jsnyder@ustda.gov

Stacy Bonnaffons

Manager for Asia Business Development

U.S. Trade and Development Agency 

ASIA REGIONAL OFFICE

U.S. EMBASSY THAILAND

DIETHELM TOWER A, SUITE 303

93/1 WIRELESS ROAD, BANGKOK 10330 THAILAND

MAIL: BOX 51, APO AP 96546

TEL: 66-2-205-5090 (5600 direct)

FAX: 66-2-255-4366

EMAIL: sbonnaffons@ustda.gov 
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) 

advances economic development and U.S. commercial 

interests in developing and middle income countries. 

The agency funds various forms of technical assistance, 

feasibility studies, training, orientation visits and business 

workshops that support the development of a modern 

infrastructure and a fair and open trading environment.

USTDA’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. 

Operating at the nexus of foreign policy and commerce, 

USTDA is uniquely positioned to work with U.S. firms and 

host countries in achieving the agency’s trade and development goals. In carrying out its mission, USTDA gives 

emphasis to economic sectors that may benefit from U.S. 

exports of goods and services. 

Our Mission
U . S . T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T A G E N C Y

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Phone: (703) 875-4357 • Fax: (703) 875-4009 • Website: www.ustda.gov • E-mail: info@ustda.gov