U.S. Trade and Development Agency

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T he 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, early investment 

analysis, 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 economic policy and decisionmaking 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.
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Contents

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

Trade Capacity Building: Measurable Successes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Country of the Year: Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Asia: Enhancing Trade Partnership for Mutual Benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

 Spotlight on Tsunami and Earthquake Response, Recovery and Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Europe and Eurasia: Fostering Development in a Dynamic Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

 Spotlight on Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Latin America and the Caribbean: Expanding the Capacity for Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

 Spotlight on Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Middle East, North Africa & South Asia: 

 Promoting Private Sector Partnerships in Strategic Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

 Spotlight on India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Sub-Saharan Africa: Developing Infrastructure for Economic Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

 Spotlight on Rwanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Looking Forward: Regional Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Success Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

USTDA Strategic Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

 USTDA Eligibility Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

 The USTDA Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

 Program Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

 Building Alliances with Other Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

 Performance and Development Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

USTDA Client Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

USTDA Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

FY 2006 Program Activities Listed by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Summary of FY 2006 Program Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

USTDA Staff and Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside back cover
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Having completed another successful year delivering tailored programs to establish the infrastructure 

and capacity necessary for healthy and sustainable 

economic growth in developing and middle-income 

countries, I am pleased to present this report on the 

U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s (USTDA) activities 

in fiscal year 2006. 

USTDA is distinct among the U.S. government’s foreign 

assistance agencies, as our programs focus on providing 

commercial solutions to developmental challenges. This 

approach generates mutually beneficial results through 

the formation of long-term business relationships that 

foster sustainable development, facilitate local private 

sector growth, improve trade and investment climates, 

and advance U.S. commercial interests. 

In carrying out our mission, USTDA leverages the 

resources of the U.S. private sector in advancing the 

foreign policy priorities of the Administration. Our 

experience structuring public-private partnerships to 

achieve priority development objectives has defined 

the agency’s brand of assistance.

In 2006, for example, USTDA launched a number of these 

innovative partnerships, including one with the American 

Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in China to promote 

cooperation in the areas of industrial standards policy 

and regulatory development. Similarly, USTDA partnered 

with AmCham in São Paulo, Brazil, in supporting training 

for the State of São Paulo’s intellectual property rights 

enforcement officers.

These partnerships are illustrative of the ways that 

USTDA brings the right elements together to achieve 

key policy objectives. In particular, they highlight the 

agency’s focus on trade capacity building, which in 2006 

again accounted for approximately 50 percent of its 

program activity.

The agency’s capacity-building portfolio includes a mix 

of both traditional and more expansive policy-based 

activities in establishing the necessary framework for 

increased trade. This priority was established because 

trade is a catalyst for growth and development. At the 

same time, USTDA understands that the benefits of trade 

cannot accrue where the infrastructure or capacity is 

inadequate to support increased trade flows. 

USTDA’s programs also further U.S. trade policy objectives 

by providing support to on-going trade negotiations and 

assistance to countries in implementing their commitments under bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. 

Moreover, USTDA has committed significant resources 

to expanding our partner nations’ trade capacity based 

on the importance of safety and security to the integrity 

of supply chains. 

Examples of our 2006 highlights include the inauguration of USTDA’s Trade Integration Initiative in support 

of the expanded commercial relationship envisioned 

under the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free 

Trade Agreement. Another new initiative is promoting 

integration among Central Asian countries, including 

Afghanistan and Pakistan, to further the region’s ability to participate in the global economy. In Iraq, the 

agency funded successful training in support of the 

Ministry of Oil’s efforts to increase its internal capacity, 

while in sub-Saharan Africa, the agency is fostering the 

development of sectors necessary for economic growth 

consistent with the objectives of the African Growth 

and Opportunity Act. 

USTDA’s remarkable record during 2006 reflects the strong 

interest by the private sector and our overseas partners 

in the agency’s proven program. A review of USTDA 

country portfolios over the past year demonstrates that 

the agency’s program in Vietnam, in particular, reflects 

key U.S. government priorities. As a strategic U.S. partner 

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in the region, USTDA’s activities in Vietnam are designed 

to advance Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation objectives 

and address issues related to the country’s World Trade 

Organization accession and normal trade relations status. 

Based on the achievements already realized in Vietnam 

and the promise seen in the new partnerships forged 

by the agency there in 2006, I am pleased that USTDA 

has selected Vietnam as its Country of the Year (see 

article p. 7).

In responding to the demand for USTDA’s programs in 

Vietnam and in developing and middle-income countries 

around the world, it is important that we measure our 

results. Year after year, USTDA exceeds its commercial and 

developmental goals, earning the agency the highest 

rating by the Office of Management and Budget at the 

start of 2006. It is also significant to note that the value 

of U.S. exports associated with the agency’s program 

grew by $1.7 billion in 2006 to a total of $27 billion. 

As we seek to build on USTDA’s record of success 

in 2007, the agency is fortunate to benefit from the 

experience and skill of its talented and dedicated staff. 

Also important are the many overseas project sponsors, 

U.S. businesses, and other U.S. government agencies with 

whom we partner in implementing USTDA’s programs. As 

we move forward in pursuing our common objective for 

commercially based growth and development overseas, 

I am confident that we will continue to achieve mutually 

beneficial results. 

Thelma J. Askey

Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

“ USTDA is distinct among the U.S. 

government’s foreign assistance 

agencies, as our programs focus 

on providing commercial solutions 

to developmental challenges. This 

approach generates mutually beneficial 

results through the formation of 

long-term business relationships 

that foster sustainable development, 

facilitate local private sector growth, 

improve trade and investment climates, 

and advance U.S. commercial interests.”
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is uniquely qualified to deliver targeted foreign assistance in support of the Administration’s focus on private-sector led 

development. The centerpiece of the agency’s resultsoriented program is its support for activities designed to 

enhance countries’ trade capacity and strengthen their 

ability to engage in international trade. This aspect of 

USTDA’s program accounts for nearly 50 percent of its 

global investments.

Trade capacity building (TCB) is also an area where the 

agency has had significant success. In 2006, the agency’s 

TCB portfolio produced several significant accomplishments and expanded to include new initiatives that 

support key U.S. trade and foreign policy objectives. 

USTDA’s TCB priorities include building the infrastructure for development, supporting U.S. trade policy, and 

strengthening transportation safety and security.

Building the Infrastructure for Development

USTDA recognizes that there is a fundamental connection between infrastructure and development, as there is 

between trade and investment. Integrating countries into 

the global trading environment and sustaining the flow 

of goods and services to and from international markets 

requires investing in economic assets in the energy and 

power, information and communications technology, 

transportation, and environment sectors. The essential 

TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: 

Measurable Successes

“ Our goal is to further the development of 

infrastructure and institutions capable of 

supporting vibrant, growing economies. 

In this way, our program helps build 

the framework for the private sector to 

promote development.” 

 — Leocadia I. Zak, Deputy Director

foundation for broad-based and sustained economic 

growth also includes the development of a financial 

services sector and the adoption of an appropriate legal 

and regulatory environment to support investment in 

infrastructure development.

A good example of USTDA’s approach is a financial 

services development program in China. In 2006, 

the Shanghai Water Service Assets Operation and 

Development Company, Ltd. (SWAOD) announced the 

issuance of the country’s first ever infrastructure revenue 

bond for water and wastewater treatment facilities. The 

announcement of the 1.5 billion renminbi (approximately 

US$190 million) bond followed a USTDA-funded technical 

assistance program focused on the financial, legal and 

regulatory options available for financing infrastructure 

projects. The financing of these core infrastructure 

requirements marks a milestone for China’s emerging 

capital market and will facilitate future purchases of 

U.S.-based goods and services in China. 

During 2006, USTDA established the foundation for 

potential financial sector successes in other markets, 

as well. In Mexico, the agency funded financial education and rural bank officer training programs under the 

U.S.-Mexico Partnership for Prosperity and the Security 

and Prosperity Partnership of North America. 

USTDA is also developing innovative financial sector development programs to address the special 

challenges of smaller economies. In Montenegro, for 

example, USTDA is providing assistance to establish a 

revolving investment fund to help water utilities obtain 

the necessary resources for operational maintenance 

and improvements. In West Africa, USTDA is promoting 

regional capital market integration and intra-regional 

commerce through its support of cross-border securities listings between the Nigerian Stock Exchange and 

the Ghana Stock Exchange. Together, these programs 

reflect USTDA’s overall strategy of providing countries 

with the tools necessary to mobilize the capital and 
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financial resources to invest in infrastructure that will 

facilitate trade and economic development. 

Supporting U.S. Trade Policy

In the global market, U.S. companies face trade barriers 

that limit their ability to succeed abroad. To address 

these issues, USTDA coordinates its activities with its 

U.S. government and private sector partners. In particular, the agency has designed programs to broadly 

support trade negotiations, enhance market access, and 

increase trade agreement compliance. In carrying out its 

mission, USTDA focuses its assistance on countries that 

have demonstrated a willingness to address the capacity 

constraints that limit growth and serve as disincentives 

to U.S. investment and business.

USTDA works closely with the Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative to support countries as they continue 

to implement their World Trade Organization (WTO) 

commitments and negotiate other trade agreements. 

Recognizing the challenges of intellectual property 

rights (IPR) protection in China, for example, USTDA supported a training program for Chinese customs officials 

on methods and techniques to identify counterfeit and 

pirated goods. This assistance resulted in the successful 

development of an IPR protection curriculum at China’s 

Shanghai Customs College. Similarly, in Brazil, USTDA is 

fostering IPR protection through a public-private partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in 

São Paulo that is supporting an IPR training program 

for State of São Paulo IPR enforcement officers. 

In 2006, USTDA formed another partnership with U.S. 

industry to foster dialogue and cooperation in the development of commercial and industrial standards policy 

and regulatory development in China. A consistent 

standards and conformity assessment system in China 

will strengthen the country’s ability to meet its WTO 

obligations and improve product quality, safety and 

reliability in both the U.S. and Chinese markets.

USTDA also announced its U.S.-Dominican RepublicCentral America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) 

Trade Integration Initiative in fiscal year 2006 to 

develop the infrastructure necessary to move goods 

and services efficiently. Under this Initiative, USTDA 

is supporting upgrades to the region’s transportation 

corridors, energy security and the development of 

telecommunications infrastructure. 

In Nigeria, USTDA is fostering the development of a robust and secure 

capital market through a grant to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that 

is supporting technical assistance in the development of the NSE’s disaster 

recovery and systems backup plans. USTDA Regional Director Ned Cabot 

is seen here ringing the stock exchange bell following the award of the 

USTDA grant.

A USTDA-sponsored regional orientation visit brought airport security 

officials from Latin America to the United States to see U.S. technology in 

operation as they prepared to make key procurements in their respective 

countries. Delegates from the visit are pictured above viewing carry-on 

baggage screening equipment at the offices of Control Screening in 

Fairfield, New Jersey.
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The revitalization of USTDA’s India portfolio was particularly notable in 2006 and included technical initiatives 

designed to advance the U.S.-India Agriculture Knowledge Initiative (AKI). To meet U.S. objectives under the 

AKI, USTDA is providing training and technical exchanges 

to enhance Indian trade capacity and reduce trade barriers related to cold chain operations, agricultural biotechnology, and biotechnology patent handling.

Strengthening Transportation Safety and Security

Safe, secure and efficient transportation systems are 

essential elements of many countries’ economic development and trade capacity-building strategies. Given 

the significance of transportation in every trade and 

investment decision, this sector has become the largest for USTDA activity. Focal areas include intelligent 

transportation systems, satellite-based air traffic management, high-tech safety and security technology, and 

regional infrastructure planning. In addition, security 

considerations are now an integral part of almost all 

of the agency’s transportation activities.

In partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration, 

USTDA has had significant success promoting aviation 

safety and U.S. exports to China, the world’s fastest-growing 

aviation market. A technical assistance grant to the General 

Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) helped to 

establish an Aviation Safety Academy in 2002. By 2006, this 

program resulted in the establishment of a CAAC inspector 

training plan and the institution of the first four inspector 

training courses for a CAAC Flight Standards Training Center. The training provided by the Aviation Safety Academy 

has allowed China to maintain safety during a period of 

rapid growth. Simply put, safety has enabled growth, and 

growth has generated export opportunities for U.S. firms. 

USTDA’s private sector partners have credited this activity 

with the expansion of their commercial opportunities and 

sales successes in China. 

Much of the agency’s aviation sector activity in China 

falls under a broader public-private partnership formed 

by the agency with over 27 leading U.S. industry aviation sector companies. The overwhelming success of 

this initiative has resulted in the launching of a similar 

aviation cooperation program for India with several U.S. 

industry partners.

USTDA’s transportation portfolio also yielded several 

capacity-building successes in the port sector in 2006. 

In March, for example, the Port of Cortés in Honduras 

became the first Container Security Initiative port in 

Central America. This designation came after USTDA 

provided a technical assistance grant to help modernize 

the port’s operations. Building on this success, USTDA 

subsequently strengthened its support for the port 

with a grant to assist in the development of a new 

dry bulk terminal. The project also aims to improve 

Honduras’ ability to take advantage of the trade benefits 

under DR-CAFTA. 

Looking Ahead

USTDA expects to build on its successes in trade capacity building in 2007. In particular, the agency plans to 

launch a targeted customs training program and add 

to its standards and conformity assessment portfolio. 

USTDA also looks forward to strengthening its regional 

integration initiatives in Central America and South 

and Central Asia, and to assisting its emerging market 

trading partners in their efforts to address anti-piracy 

and anti-counterfeiting measures to protect intellectual property rights. Moving forward, the agency has 

built a strong foundation to be able to support the 

Administration’s trade and foreign policy priorities in 

2007 and beyond. 

“ USTDA’s statutory authorities enable 

the agency to focus assistance quickly 

and effectively on projects to advance 

U. S. trade objectives, and provide 

great flexibility in promoting innovative 

partnerships with the U. S. private sector 

on trade development initiatives.” 

 — James A. Wilderotter, General Counsel
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COUNTRY OF THE YEAR: 

VIETNAM

Vietnam is the fastest 

growing economy in 

Southeast Asia following 

the country’s shift toward 

a market economy and 

its ongoing adoption 

of modern governance principles, improved 

investment regulations and fi nancial sector 

liberalization. A strategic U.S. partner in the 

region, USTDA’s program in Vietnam refl ects 

key U.S. government priorities in economic 

reform, trade security, and integration with 

U.S. and international standards. Based on 

the success that USTDA’s program has already 

achieved in Vietnam and the strength of the 

promising partnerships forged by the agency 

there in fi scal year 2006, USTDA is pleased to 

honor Vietnam as its Country of the Year. ➤
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n recent years, Vietnam has gradually asserted itself 

as an important economic participant in Southeast 

Asia. USTDA has responded to this emergence by 

playing a significant role in strengthening the U.S.-

Vietnam relationship. In 2006, the agency substantially 

expanded its Vietnam portfolio by providing more than 

$2.2 million in tailored assistance programs for activities 

VIETNAM: 

Infrastructure to Support Economic Growth

designed to meet priorities established in the Asia-Pacific 

Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, Vietnam’s World 

Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, and 

its efforts to obtain permanent normal trade relations 

with the United States.

Two notable USTDA successes in Vietnam stem from 

agency activities that were funded in recent years. USTDA 

assistance supported the development of a waste treatment plant project in Ho Chi Minh City that resulted 

in the award of two construction contracts to Lemna 

International of Minnesota, amounting to $55 million. 

Similarly, USTDA-funded training in quality and service 

management supported the sale of General Electric aircraft engines and follow-on purchases with a market 

value of over $125 million.

In anticipation of Vietnam’s hosting of the 2006 APEC 

meetings, USTDA funded the implementation of a pilot 

eManifest system for the General Department of Vietnam 

Customs. The project was designed as a demonstration of 

the World Customs Organization’s Framework to Secure 

and Facilitate Global Trade, which has been endorsed 

by all APEC economies. The project was unveiled at the 

APEC Forum meeting in November and validated the 

benefits of customs reform and modernization, publicprivate collaboration using modern customs clearance 

transactions, and secure end-to-end supply chain management systems under the Secure Trade in the APEC 

Region Initiative. 

In the aviation sector, USTDA responded to Vietnam’s 

substantial growth and the government’s desire to 

meet international standards. An example is USTDA’s 

support of an aviation oversight project for the Civil 

Aviation Authority of Vietnam that will improve Vietnam’s 

air safety regulatory system. The goal is for Vietnam 

to obtain Category I status under the Federal Aviation 

Administration’s International Aviation Safety Assessment 

Program. This will enable Vietnamese air carriers to fly 

directly to the United States and facilitate greater air 
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services investment. Through a separate USTDA grant 

to Vietnam Airlines (VNA), a core systems upgrade project will modernize information technology systems to 

ensure that the airline’s business processes meet International Air Traffic Association program standards. With 

these improvements, VNA will be able to better serve its 

expanding market and enter into code-sharing arrangements with compliant international carriers. 

In the financial sector, USTDA funded two major activities 

to promote market-oriented reform and increase transparency. The first involves early investment analysis for 

the State Securities Commission. When complete, the 

USTDA-funded study will support the development of 

Vietnam’s expanding capital markets, increase liquidity and 

mobilize investment in Vietnam’s nascent securities industry. Separately, USTDA promoted transparent governance 

in budget, economic and trade matters in compliance 

with International Monetary Fund requirements through 

assistance in upgrading the Ministry of Finance’s financial 

statistics collection and evaluation system.

Another highlight of USTDA’s Vietnam program in 2006 

was the agency’s support for a standards development 

orientation visit that addressed Vietnam’s needs at a 

critical stage in its WTO accession negotiations. The visit 

served as an opportunity for delegates from the Directorate for Standards and Quality to become acquainted 

with the U.S. standards system and to receive assistance 

in developing standards-related legislation. 

Since USTDA’s program was launched in Vietnam in 1996, 

the agency has funded 36 activities and 18 orientation visits designed to support priority development 

projects and procurement opportunities in Vietnam. To 

date, those activities and visits have been associated 

with $210.5 million in U.S exports in the transportation, 

energy, services, water, and human resource sectors.

Across a broad range of sectors, Vietnam continues to 

demonstrate its dedication to infrastructure development and economic growth. In this process, USTDA is 

pleased to partner with strong project sponsors to support their goals. The agency looks forward to maintaining 

a strong commitment to Vietnam in 2007 with activities 

in the aviation, financial services and standards sectors 

that will foster an environment ripe for trade, investment 

and sustainable economic development. 

USTDA Director Askey (left) presented the agency’s Country of the Year 

honor to the Honorable Minister Doan Manh Giao (right), Chairman of 

the Office of Government, who accepted it on behalf of the Vietnamese 

government. The presentation took place on the occasion of the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting in Hanoi in November. 

A USTDA grant to Vietnam Airlines (VNA) is promoting the adoption of 

international standards through the implementation of a global e-commerce 

initiative for the airline industry. USTDA Country Manager Diana Rossiter 

(right) is seen here shaking hands with VNA President and Chief Executive 

Officer Nguyen Xuan Hien at the grant signing ceremony. 
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ASIA: 

Enhancing Trade Partnership for Mutual Benefit

“ The greater focus on trade capacity and 

policy that we launched several years ago 

throughout the agency is beginning to 

show not only in terms of developmental 

results, but also in the new commercial 

opportunities available to U.S. companies.” 

 — Henry Steingass, Regional Director for Asia

U.S. trade partners among the emerging markets in Asia continue to see impressive economic expansion. This growth presents diverse opportunities for 

U.S. firms to participate in meeting key development 

priorities. To this end, USTDA targeted its resources in 

Asia during 2006 toward creative programs designed to 

develop the region’s trade capacity and support key U.S. 

trade policy initiatives. Highlights for the year included 

the launching of activities in the areas of standards development, financial sector liberalization, and intellectual 

property rights (IPR) protection. 

In addition, the agency continued its support for the 

development of the region’s infrastructure. In terms of 

strategic sectors, the agency focused its resources in the 

aviation, energy, and information and communications 

technology (ICT) sectors through new activities in Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as China and Vietnam. 

The year also featured new sector-focused outreach 

efforts to the U.S. business community and U.S. government inter-agency partners. USTDA used this approach 

to develop an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 

regional demonstration project in customs and secure 

trade with Vietnam Customs and U.S. corporate collaborators. The agency also employed this approach in 

formulating a large new initiative in the area of standards 

and conformity assessment. A new gas sector training 

program with China’s National Development and Reform 

Commission was also developed in this manner. In each 

case, private sector budgetary and in-kind contributions 

were essential elements of the public-private partnerships launched. 

During 2006, Vietnam emerged as a significant partner 

in the region (see Country of the Year feature on p. 7). 

As this year’s host for the APEC Forum, Vietnam worked 

closely with USTDA not only in the APEC customs 

demonstration project, but also in new projects 

related to stock market liberalization, aviation safety 

compliance with international and U.S. requirements, 

government financial statistics to promote public 

funding transparency, and e-commerce compliance 

in the airline industry. 

USTDA’s China portfolio also experienced another strong 

year, led by key trade policy initiatives. The agency teamed 

with several U.S. government partners and the private 

sector to launch the innovative U.S.-China Standards and 

Conformity Assessment Cooperation Program to enhance 

the dialogue on standards issues across a range of industry sectors. USTDA also engaged China on the subject 

of IPR enforcement, an area of historical concern in the 

economic relationship, through technical assistance to 

China’s General Administration of Customs.

In the aviation sector, USTDA spearheaded Phase 2 of 

the highly successful U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation 

Program, supporting broad-based training for civil aviation safety professionals, as well as aircraft certification 

for Sino-U.S. collaboration on the ARJ-21 regional jet 

development. USTDA sponsored a high-level aviation 

summit, which attracted senior officials and business 

leaders from both countries, to deepen collaboration on 

air traffic management and capacity in China’s rapidly 

growing aviation sector. In the environmental sector, 

USTDA provided support for projects designed to mitigate pollution in China through air emissions monitoring 

and control projects in Shanxi and Shandong provinces 

and water treatment in Beijing.
Annual Repor t 2006 11

Shadow puppets are an 

ancient form of story telling 

that originated on the 

Indonesian island of Java. 

USTDA mobilized a substantial package of technical assistance, training and other capacity-building 

activities in India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and 

Thailand following the December 2004 Indian Ocean 

tsunami. Additional activities in Indonesia were funded 

following the major earthquakes and tsunami that 

struck that country in 2006.

Over the past two years, the agency has responded to 

these disasters by funding over $9.2 million in bilateral 

and regional activities in the areas of early warning systems, wetlands restoration, small and medium enterprise recovery and financing, clean water supply, emergency communications systems, disaster preparedness 

planning, and energy systems reconstruction.

Examples of the agency’s disaster response in the 

region include two grants to Badan Meteorologi dan 

Geofisika (BMG), Indonesia’s meteorological and 

geophysics agency. In 2005, USTDA funded technical 

assistance to BMG related to systems integration 

and command and control procedures at its national 

operations center. In 2006, USTDA expanded this 

partnership through the award of a separate grant to 

BMG to fund the formulation of a national strategy 

and the identification of technology options for rapid 

notification of emergency information.

By providing access to U.S. technology and expertise, 

USTDA is strengthening BMG’s ability to respond to 

future disasters and to save lives. 

SPOTLIGHT ON Tsunami and Earthquake Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
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Sector Percent Amount

■ Energy & Power 9.8% $869,443

■ Human Resources* (not shown in chart) 0.1% $4,988

■ Mining & Natural Resources 1.8% $156,195

■ Multi-Sector & Other 8.8% $786,791

■ Services 28.7% $2,551,909

■ Telecommunications 4.4% $392,000

■ Transportation 32.5% $2,894,183

■ Water & Environment 14.0% $1,248,662

100.0% $8,904,171

USTDA Activities in Asia

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

N O T P I C T U R E D

Gregory M. Walters,

Regional Manager for Asia*

Stacey Chow,

Country Manager

Steven Winkates,

Country Manager

Diana Rossiter,

Country Manager

Jarrett Creasy,

Project Analyst*

Asia Staff

USTDA also continued its support during 2006 for the 

tsunami recovery process in Indonesia through two new 

activities focused on improving national emergency 

warning capabilities and the development of a long-term 

strategy for transportation sector development in Aceh 

province, the region most impacted by the tsunami. To 

date, USTDA support for tsunami recovery in Indonesia 

and Thailand has totaled more than $4.9 million over 

the past two years for 13 projects in the emergency 

communications, energy, transportation, environment 

and banking/ICT sectors. 

The year was also notable for several USTDA export and 

project development successes in Asia. A major coal 

mine methane development project in China, which 

stemmed from a USTDA-funded feasibility study, is now 

under development with significant U.S. exports of power 

equipment. Additionally, USTDA training assistance led 

to a significant purchase of aircraft engines by a major 

Chinese airline. 

Overall, USTDA engaged a wide range of host country 

partners, U.S. government agencies and the private 

sector in 2006 in implementing a dynamic and innovative 

program in Asia. The agency will continue to forge 

partnerships that bring the appropriate technology and 

expertise to bear in meeting the region’s developmental 

and policy priorities. 
Annual Repor t 2006 13

Expanding U.S. cooperation with China in agricultural biotechnology was 

the focus of a USTDA-funded visit to the United States by a high-level 

Chinese delegation of regulators, agronomists, engineers and educators, 

two of which are pictured here. The visit, which built on the success of a 

previous cooperation program supported by USTDA in 2003 and 2004, was 

designed to promote further understanding of U.S. and Chinese agriculture 

and science-based biotechnology standards.

A USTDA grant in the Philippines is supporting the government’s 

commitment to modernizing and enhancing its budget management 

information systems by identifying process improvements and system 

needs to comport with international best practices. U.S. Ambassador 

to the Philippines Kristie Kenney (seated second from left) and DBM 

Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. (seated second from right) are seen here 

at the USTDA grant signing ceremony.

USTDA sponsored a U.S.-China Aviation Summit in September to encourage 

high-level dialogue between the U.S. and Chinese aviation industries on the 

development of China’s aviation section. Pictured here are the speakers from 

the opening plenary (left to right): U.S. Senator Ted Stevens; USTDA Director 

Askey; Vice Minister Yang Guoqing, General Administration of Civil Aviation 

of China; and Administrator Marion Blakey, Federal Aviation Administration. 

Asia Highlights

USTDA Country Manager Diana Rossiter (center) and Regional Manager for 

Asia Greg Walters (second from right) visited the Hanoi Securities Training 

Center (HASTC) as follow-up to the award of a USTDA grant to the State 

Securities Commission. The grant is supporting market reforms and private 

sector development in Vietnam by establishing a roadmap for expanding 

HASTC’s current operating system.
14 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

© Richard I’Anson / LPI

USTDA is furthering important U.S. foreign policy objectives in Europe and Eurasia by supporting 

key developmental priorities of strong partners in the 

region. At the same time, the agency is connecting U.S. 

firms with commercial opportunities associated with 

establishing the necessary infrastructure for long-term 

sustainable development. 

In 2006, USTDA’s activities in Europe and Eurasia demonstrated the agency’s ability to react quickly to changes 

in policy and priorities around the world. As a result 

of its responsiveness, USTDA tailored its program to 

meet the challenges of a still-evolving economic and 

political environment. 

In particular, fostering regional economic integration 

and energy security were core priorities for USTDA in 

Europe and Eurasia. For example, the agency devoted 

substantial effort to a new Administration initiative aimed 

at promoting regional cooperation in Central Asia and 

Afghanistan, and supported activities to enhance options 

for the transport and supply of oil and gas throughout the 

region. At the same time, USTDA continued its assistance 

to countries, such as Romania and Bulgaria, which are in 

the process of accession to the European Union (EU).

USTDA’s Central Asia Infrastructure Integration Initiative 

was launched during Secretary of State Condoleezza 

Rice’s visit to the region at the start of fiscal year 2006. 

Covering the energy, transportation, and information 

and communications technology (ICT) sectors, the Initiative is designed to assist the Central Asian states and 

Afghanistan in their economic development goals, while 

hastening their integration into the world economy. 

The energy sector was highlighted under this Initiative 

at a USTDA-sponsored regional forum on cooperation 

in electric power. An important outcome of this event 

was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding 

by four countries on cooperation in creating an energy 

corridor to bring surplus electric power from Central Asia 

to meet energy shortages in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

USTDA furthered this goal by funding an evaluation of 

the overall concept of the energy corridor and a study 

on a transmission system upgrade that also may become 

a link in the corridor.

In addition to electric power, USTDA also supported the 

identification of new cooperative opportunities in the 

transportation and ICT sectors under the agency’s Central 

Asia Initiative. Those opportunities, particularly in aviation 

and telecommunications policy development, will foster 

enhanced investment and cross border trade, and are likely 

to form the basis for new USTDA projects in 2007.

The January 2006 interruption of gas supplies to Ukraine, 

which led to supply disruptions throughout Europe, was 

a reminder of the vulnerabilities caused by dependence 

on monopoly energy suppliers. USTDA responded to this 

challenge with activities that will ultimately enhance 

energy security, not only for the countries of the region, 

but for Europe and ultimately the United States, as well. 

The activities included major studies on new pipelines 

to transport Central Asian oil and gas across the Caspian 

Sea to Azerbaijan, and from there through Georgia to 

Turkey and onward to Europe.

“ The countries in Europe and Eurasia vary 

greatly in their levels of economic and 

political development. One of USTDA’s 

strengths is its ability to tailor its program 

to carefully meet individual country needs 

and requirements. The common thread for 

the agency throughout the region, however, 

remains the desire to bring private sector 

solutions to development challenges.”

 — Daniel D. Stein, 

Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia 

EUROPE AND EURASIA: 

Fostering Development in a Dynamic Environment
Annual Repor t 2006 15

Palace of Parliament and 

fountains in Unirri Square at 

dusk, Bucharest, Romania

Romania’s drive to join the European Union has been 

the impetus for its institutional reform and economic 

growth over the last several years. During this time, 

USTDA has provided support in key economic sectors to 

help complete the country’s economic transformation 

and its emergence as a leader in the Black Sea region.

A cornerstone of the agency’s ongoing program has 

been improvements to Romania’s meteorological 

monitoring and emergency response systems. In 2006, 

the agency provided assistance in integrating the 

many response systems that USTDA has supported 

in recent years. Another highlight of the agency’s 

Romania portfolio was the assistance provided to 

three new projects designed to bring some of the 

country’s largest heat and power plants in line with 

EU environmental requirements.

Over the last three years, USTDA has approved over 

$5 million for more than 29 projects in Romania. As it 

strives to meet its development goals, Romania has 

consistently demonstrated its commitment to work 

with USTDA in partnership with U.S. firms. USTDA will 

continue to foster this strong relationship and seek 

new areas for cooperation. 

SPOTLIGHT ON Romania
16 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

USTDA Activities in 

Europe and Eurasia

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

USTDA also continued its support for regional integration 

in Europe through an active program in Romania and 

Bulgaria. With EU accession pending, Romania looked 

to USTDA for assistance in meeting its environmental 

and energy planning needs, making it the largest country recipient of agency funds in Europe and Eurasia in 

2006. In addition to several power plant upgrade and 

emissions controls projects, USTDA provided grants that 

are enhancing transparency in Romania’s judicial system and strengthening the government’s emergency 

management and response capabilities. 

Serbia was another major recipient of USTDA assistance 

in 2006, as that country moved to rationalize its electric 

power sector and develop its ICT sector. USTDA also was 

active in Montenegro, following a May 2006 plebiscite 

which led to its independence from Serbia. 

In Russia, USTDA supported orientation visits for officials 

in the forestry, health care, and telecommunications 

sectors. These visits allowed the participants to 

familiarize themselves with the latest U.S. equipment 

and technology.

Enhancing transportation security continues to be 

an important issue in Europe and Eurasia, as it is in 

other regions. To this end, USTDA provided assistance 

to Estonia and Latvia, in upgrading security at their 

respective ports.

Overall, USTDA’s 2006 program in Europe and Eurasia 

illustrated the unique ability of the agency to meet a 

wide range of developmental needs and to foster an 

environment conducive to economic growth and trade. 

Working with strong partners in the region, USTDA will 

continue to apply its targeted program of assistance in 

ways that advance U.S. policy priorities, meet important 

development goals and open new commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. 

Scott Greenip,

Country Manager

Andrea Lupo,

Country Manager

Dan Dondero,

Project Analyst*

Europe and Eurasia Staff

Sector Percent Amount 

■ Agribusiness 2.1% $165,760

■ Energy & Power 43.7% $3,492,757

■ Human Resources 1.6% $130,548

■ Mining & Natural Resources 3.1% $251,789

■ Multi-Sector & Other 2.4% $194,833

■ Services 15.1% $1,205,159

■ Telecommunications 8.4% $673,501

■ Transportation 9.8% $781,694

■ Water & Environment 13.8% $1,103,568

100.0% $7,999,609

Paul Cecchini,

Administrative Assistant

N O T P I C T U R E D

Barbora Jemelkova,

Presidential Management Fellow
Annual Repor t 2006 17

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by representatives of 

the governments of Afghanistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan and Tajikistan 

was an important outcome of USTDA’s Electricity Beyond Borders Forum. 

Under the MOU, the parties agreed to work together to enhance regional 

power cooperation. The MOU complements USTDA-funded analysis of plans 

to develop electric power transmission and generation capacity in Central 

Asia for the purpose of exporting power to Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

Bulgarian and Turkish solid waste management officials examined 

methane extraction equipment at the Edgeboro Landfill in Edgeboro, 

New Jersey, as part of a USTDA-sponsored orientation visit to the 

United States. The visit was designed to familiarize the delegates with 

U.S. technology, products, management practices, and public-private 

partnerships in the solid and hazardous waste treatment sector. 

Russian forestry officials visited Zip-O-Log Sawmills, Inc. in Eugene, 

Oregon, as part of a USTDA-funded orientation visit to the United 

States. The delegates’ itinerary was designed to help them establish 

partnerships with U.S. industry by exposing them to U.S. equipment, 

technology and management practices as they prepared to rehabilitate 

Russia’s forestry sector.

Europe and Eurasia Highlights

A USTDA grant in Montenegro is promoting growth and development 

by facilitating technical assistance in the development of a fund to 

finance investments in Montenegro’s potable water and public sewerage 

infrastructure. Deputy Minister Sinisa Stankovic of the Ministry of 

Environmental Protection and Physical Planning is seen here signing the 

USTDA grant agreement. 
18 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

© Digital Vision

USTDA’s support for free trade and regional integration continued to shape its engagement in Latin America 

and the Caribbean during fiscal year (FY) 2006. To this 

end, the agency supported a variety of activities designed 

to unleash the dynamic energy of the private sector to 

serve as a catalyst for growth and development. 

This bold vision, and the regional integration goals 

sought under trade agreements like the U.S.-Dominican 

Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement 

(DR-CAFTA), require broad-based infrastructure to 

support increased trade levels. The agency’s response 

to the region’s priorities for trade capacity took on a 

new dimension in FY 2006 with its DR-CAFTA Trade 

Integration Initiative, which focuses on economic growth 

and regional connectivity through the development 

of the transportation, energy, and information and 

communications technology (ICT ) sectors.

Thus far, USTDA grants under the Initiative have totaled 

$1.4 million. They include grants in Nicaragua to increase 

capacity, improve competitiveness and strengthen 

security at the Port of Corinto and the Managua 

International Airport. Similarly, in Honduras, agencyfunded assistance to the National Port Authority is 

facilitating private sector investment in the development 

of a new dry bulk unloading terminal at the Port of 

Cortés. In the ICT sector, a USTDA grant is enabling 

the Customs Agency of El Salvador to integrate the 

official documentation required to import or export 

into a cost-effective, time-efficient, and secure single 

window web-based portal. 

USTDA support for the expansion of trade capacity in 

Latin America and the Caribbean also extends to other 

U.S. free trade partners in the region. For example, the 

agency is funding technical assistance to the National 

Customs Service in Chile in establishing the procedures 

and systems necessary to issue advance rulings.

In Mexico, a $1.3 million grant to the Secretaría de 

Comunicaciones y Transportes is helping to develop 

a Master Plan for multimodal corridors designed to 

strengthen North American competitiveness and ensure 

the continued safe, secure, and efficient exchange of 

goods across borders. USTDA is also expanding its 

partnerships with Mexican development banks to 

strengthen the country’s financial sector and support the 

objectives of the U.S.-Mexico Partnership for Prosperity 

and the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North 

America. For example, the agency is working with 

BANSEFI, Mexico’s National Savings Bank, to launch a 

financial literacy education project targeting low-income 

families. A separate agency grant to Financiera Rural, a 

major Mexican financial lender to agricultural and rural 

communities, is developing bank officers’ skills in project 

finance, risk assessment, and credit and loan analysis so 

as to improve the quality of the loans they extend.

“ Given the growing trade relationships 

between the United States and Latin 

American and Caribbean countries, USTDA 

will continue to work with committed 

project sponsors to strengthen the region’s 

trade capacity. In the coming year, USTDA 

will respond to the demand for increased 

investment in the infrastructure that is 

needed to sustain economic growth and 

trade, and support activities that improve the 

conditions for public-private partnerships.”

 — Anne McKinney, Regional Director 

for Latin America and the Caribbean

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN:

Expanding the Capacity for Growth
Annual Repor t 2006 19

USTDA’s program in Brazil supports key Administration 

initiatives, such as the Commercial Dialogue that was 

launched in 2006 to focus on cooperation in business facilitation, export and investment promotion, 

intellectual property rights (IPR), and standards. In 

carrying out its mission in these key areas, USTDA is 

working with strong partners in Brazil to foster the 

infrastructure that supports economic development 

and increased trade. 

Specific USTDA investments in 2006 included 

support for port logistics modernization, emergency 

management and response, water re-use, standards 

development for occupational health and hygiene 

in the petrochemical industry, and e-government. 

In addition to this diverse program, USTDA was 

pleased to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding 

with Brazil’s national development bank, Banco de 

Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social. This agreement 

established an important partnership as the agency 

continues to expand the scope of its portfolio in Brazil.

Also significant was the public-private partnership 

that USTDA entered into with the American Chamber 

of Commerce in São Paulo that will support greater 

intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. Through 

this partnership, USTDA is funding a training program 

that will develop the tools necessary for state officers 

to enforce IPR laws in the State of São Paulo.

SPOTLIGHT ON Brazil

Cristo Redentor overlooks 

picturesque Guanabara Bay 

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
20 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

To further the trade expansion goals of the U.S.-

Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, USTDA is 

supporting an innovative effort by Sociedad Portuaria 

Regional de Cartagena S.A., the private operator of the 

Port of Cartagena, to improve maritime cargo security 

through the application of U.S. security guidelines 

and utilization of modern security and surveillance 

equipment. Facilitating public-private partnerships 

is also a focus of USTDA’s program in Colombia, 

where the agency provided a total of $1.35 million 

in technical assistance to attract new investment in 

the country’s hydrocarbon resources. USTDA support 

in this area includes separate grants to Ecopetrol S.A., 

the state-owned oil company, in modernizing the 

Barrancabermeja oil refinery and strengthening the 

safety, security, and integrity of its pipeline system. 

Another agency grant seeks to improve the capacity 

of the National Hydrocarbons Agency to carry out its 

upstream licensing and tender responsibilities.

USTDA is pleased to work with many strong partners in 

Latin America and the Caribbean and with U.S. industry 

in implementing a program that supports the region’s 

priorities and key U.S. policy initiatives. Overall, the 

agency’s activities are strengthening the region’s capacity 

for trade and economic development, and expanding 

commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. 

USTDA Activities in 

Latin America and the Caribbean

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Keith M. Eischeid,

Country Manager

Kate Maloney,

Country Manager

Jorge Esteban,

Project Analyst*

Latin America and Caribbean Staff

Sector Percent Amount 

■ Energy & Power 12.3% $1,288,926

■ Manufacturing 10.2% $1,068,099

■ Mining & Natural Resources 6.7% $704,440

■ Multi-Sector & Other 2.5% $263,399

■ Services 28.1% $2,938,348

■ Telecommunications 2.9% $301,752

■ Transportation 35.4% $3,694,061

■ Water & Environment 1.7% $179,868

100.0% $10,438,893
Annual Repor t 2006 21

A USTDA grant in Chile is assisting the National Customs Service in implementing 

its obligation under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement to issue advance customs 

valuation rulings. USTDA Regional Director Anne McKinney (far right) is pictured 

here speaking to other participants in the grant signing ceremony.

USTDA Director for Policy and Program Geoffrey Jackson (far left) speaks 

at a signing ceremony for a grant in Colombia that is funding a plan to 

strengthen aviation safety by using renewable energy resources to increase 

the reliability of the power supply operating the nation’s remote radar 

installations, navigational aids sites, aeronautical communications stations, 

and aeronautical meteorological stations. 

In July, USTDA signed a technical assistance agreement with the 

Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat for Civil Defense (SEDC) on the 

establishment of an emergency operations center. USTDA Director 

Askey (right) is seen here with Secretary of Civil Defense and 

Military Fire Brigade Commander Carlos Alberto de Carvalho (left), 

who signed the grant agreement on behalf of the SEDC. 

Latin America and the Caribbean Highlights

USTDA Director Askey (right) shakes hands with Dr. Aaron Dychter 

Poltolarek (left), Mexican Under Secretary of Transportation, 

following the award of a USTDA grant on the development of a 

master plan to create multimodal corridors in Mexico that meet 

the needs of domestic Mexican commerce and North American Free 

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trade. The grant is helping to strengthen 

Mexico’s competitiveness, in combination with U.S. and Canadian 

partners under NAFTA, in the global economy. 
22 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

© Keren Su / Corbis

USTDA’s specialized form of foreign assistance serves as a catalyst for U.S. technology and expertise to 

support economic development priorities throughout 

the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA). 

The agency’s unique ability to advance private sector-led 

development is helping build long-term commercial 

relationships that promote sustainable infrastructure 

development and trade and economic reforms.

A highlight of the year for the agency in the MENASA 

region was its work in India, where USTDA signed a 

Framework Agreement with the Ministry of Finance that 

provides the foundation for that country program. In 

addition, the agency assumed a central role implementing U.S.-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative (AKI) 

activities that were announced by President George 

W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during 

President Bush’s visit to India in March 2006.

Across the region, priority sectors for the agency included 

energy supply and security, water resource management, 

transportation, information and communications technology (ICT), and disaster preparedness and recovery. 

Among these, energy supply and security were foremost, 

with a particular emphasis on partner countries’ efforts 

to meet their growing energy demands through their 

own domestic resources. For example, USTDA supported 

a grant intended to lead to the first commercial coal bed 

methane project in India. USTDA is also funding an evaluation of alternate mining technology for a mine expansion 

project in India that will link to a new 1,000 megawatt 

thermal power station. Consistent with the public and 

private sector cooperative efforts underway as part of 

the U.S.-India Energy Dialogue, USTDA supported a major 

energy infrastructure program to build a market-oriented 

natural gas transmission pipeline network.

USTDA also promoted energy security in Jordan through 

an energy efficiency study on reducing power transmission loss and a grant to spur commercial production of the 

country’s abundant shale oil resources. In addition, USTDA 

partnered with the Moroccan government in its efforts to 

increase competition in the electric power sector.

Also in the energy sector, the MENASA region continued implementing its Iraq Oil Training Program, which 

supports the Iraqi Ministry of Oil’s efforts to increase 

its internal capacity in the areas of business management, technical and engineering skills, and human 

resource development and management. The training 

is designed to provide critical knowledge transfer and 

establish long-term relationships between U.S. and Iraqi 

oil and gas industry.

In the agricultural sector, USTDA committed $1.3 million 

to the AKI in India, which seeks to enhance linkages 

between universities, technical institutions, and 

businesses to support agriculture innovation. The 

agency’s support for the Initiative included activities 

to increase trade capacity and reduce barriers in cold 

chain operations, agricultural biotechnology, and 

biotechnology patent handling. Similarly, in Egypt, work 

began in 2006 on a USTDA-funded technical assistance 

“ Energy supply and security are foremost 

on the minds of government and business 

leaders throughout the world. USTDA will 

continue to focus attention on increasing 

capacity and improving efficiency in the 

resource-rich MENASA region. The area 

also holds a wealth of opportunities in 

other sectors, including agriculture and 

transportation. USTDA will continue to 

support economic development in the 

region through the use of world-class 

U.S. goods, services and technologies.”

 — Carl B. Kress, Regional Director for the 

Middle East, North Africa and South Asia 

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA & SOUTH ASIA:

Promoting Private Sector Partnerships in Strategic Sectors
Annual Repor t 2006 23

The strategic partnership between the United States 

and India was memorialized for USTDA in fiscal year 

2006 with the signing of a Framework Agreement 

between the agency and the Indian Ministry of Finance. 

The agreement provides a mechanism for prioritizing 

the many mutually beneficial projects that Indian 

sponsors would like to pursue with USTDA. 

This new cooperative arrangement led to an upsurge 

in USTDA activity in India, totaling nearly $4 million 

in the nine months since the agreement was signed. 

Overall, the agency’s 2006 portfolio reflects both Indian 

and U.S. commercial and policy priorities, including 

high-profile activities in the energy, transportation 

and agriculture sectors.

A highlight of the year was USTDA’s partnership 

with the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. 

aviation companies in forming the U.S.-India Aviation 

Cooperation Program to further the long-term strategic 

and commercial relationship between the Indian and 

U.S. aviation industries. 

Another prominent example of this partnership is the 

agency’s participation in the U.S.-India Agriculture 

Knowledge Initiative (AKI). In 2006, USTDA applied its 

private-sector commercial development focus to the 

AKI by developing a $1.3 million program designed to 

enhance Indian trade capacity and reduce trade hurdles 

in cold chain operations, agricultural biotechnology, 

and biotechnology patent handling. 

SPOTLIGHT ON India

The Hawa Mahal, Palace of 

the Wind, is one of the major 

landmarks of Jaipur, India.
24 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

program on a cold chain development project designed 

to maintain the value of perishable commodities until 

they reach the end user. 

Given the tremendous need in the MENASA region for 

clean water for residential and commercial use, USTDA 

supported local efforts to treat and reuse wastewater. 

For example, USTDA funded a study on a wastewater 

treatment facility for Moroccan olive oil producers that 

will both improve water quality in the country’s rivers 

and enhance this important industry’s ability to export 

its products to the European Union. 

During 2006, USTDA continued to implement a diverse 

tsunami relief and disaster preparedness program in Sri 

Lanka, focusing on disaster management and emergency 

communications infrastructure development, water supply and sanitation, and transportation corridor improvements. To date, USTDA has provided more than $3 million 

in post-tsunami assistance to Sri Lanka.

Finally, USTDA held separate regional conferences 

during 2006 on the transportation and ICT sectors. 

The transportation conference focused on South Asia, 

highlighting success stories and best practices in 

financing and infrastructure development. The event 

also featured a variety of current port, airport, railway, 

highway, intermodal connector and inland waterway 

projects in the region. The ICT conference addressed 

key Middle East and North African policy issues and 

efforts to expand telecommunications infrastructure, 

improve delivery of government services, and support 

the growth of e-commerce. 

USTDA’s diverse and focused program in the MENASA 

region during 2006 reflects the scope of economic development taking place throughout the region. Working 

with strong partners, USTDA will continue to apply its 

targeted assistance in ways that advance U.S. policy 

priorities, meet important development goals, and open 

new commercial opportunities for U.S. firms.

USTDA Activities in MENASA

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Marian Bassett,

Country Manager

Jason Nagy,

Country Manager

Tareq Bremer,

Project Analyst*

MENASA Staff

Leila Aridi Afas,

Country Manager

N O T P I C T U R E D

Gregory M. Walters,

Regional Manager for Asia*

Sector Percent Amount 

■ Agribusiness 9.1% $877,791

■ Energy & Power 27.0% $2,610,716

■ Manufacturing 16.2% $1,570,730

■ Mining & Natural Resources 14.9% $1,439,064

■ Multi-Sector & Other 0.6% $58,289

■ Services* (not shown in chart) 0.1% $7,500

■ Telecommunications 5.1% $496,650

■ Transportation 14.2% $1,375,140

■ Water & Environment 12.7% $1,231,963

100.0% $9,667,843
Annual Repor t 2006 25

Delegates from a USTDA-sponsored orientation visit (OV) for Iraqi officials 

from the Ministries of Power and Oil examine transportable satellite earth 

station equipment, which can be used to monitor infrastructure, at Globecomm 

Systems Inc. in Hauppauge, New York. The OV addressed joint fuels coordination 

between the two Ministries and operations and maintenance issues related to 

power infrastructure. 

A USTDA grant to the Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply 

in Sri Lanka is increasing the supply of safe drinking water and adequate 

sanitation facilities to people affected by the December 2004 Indian Ocean 

tsunami. Former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jeffrey Lunstead (left) and 

Dr. P. B. Jayasundera (right), Secretary to the Treasury, are pictured above 

signing the USTDA grant agreement. 

In India, USTDA is helping to meet the nation’s growing energy 

needs through a grant to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on the 

development of the country’s first commercial coal bed methane 

project. RIL Chief Executive Officer and President PMS Prasad (left) 

and USTDA Regional Director Carl B. Kress (right) shake hands 

following the award of the USTDA grant. 

MENASA Highlights

USTDA Country Manager Leila Aridi Afas makes a presentation during 

USTDA’s May 2006 Making Connections in the Middle East and North 

Africa project forum and policy dialogue promoting partnerships between 

U.S. firms and project sponsors in the development of the information and 

communications technology sector in the Middle East and North Africa. 
26 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

© M ichael N ichols / National Geographic

I

t is a time of cautious optimism in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Economic growth across the continent is running at 

roughly five percent. The roots of democracy continue to 

strengthen, and a number of long running conflicts are 

slowly being resolved through negotiations and democratic elections. Crises remain, HIV/AIDS and inadequate 

physical infrastructure among them, but there is broad 

movement across the continent in the right direction. 

For USTDA, economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa creates a climate that enables more effective implementation of the results of agency-funded technical assistance and investment analysis. As a result, the potential 

development impact of USTDA’s investments is rising. 

In addition, increased investment and trade in Africa 

means more opportunities on the continent for U.S. 

companies. The time is ripe for USTDA’s unique approach 

to developing partnerships with U.S. companies that 

support Africa’s economic development objectives. 

It is increasingly apparent that weak infrastructure in 

sub-Saharan Africa, especially in transport and electric 

power, is a major constraint to the continent’s continued 

economic development. In the electric power sector, 

USTDA is addressing this issue by helping to create an 

environment that welcomes the participation of private 

investors. Agency activities during fiscal year (FY) 2006 

included working with a regulator to develop standards for 

the power sector in Nigeria and helping private investors 

develop individual independent power plant investments 

in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. 

Inadequate infrastructure also constrains the ability of 

sub-Saharan African countries to participate in the global 

economy. Trade is a pillar of U.S. policy in the region, and 

USTDA is reinforcing that pillar with a range of trade 

capacity-building activities. A number of new Trade and 

Investment Framework Agreements (TIFA) were negotiated 

this year, and USTDA continues to coordinate agency 

activities to support those negotiations and to implement 

the commitments made under the TIFAs. 

A highlight of the agency’s program in FY 2006 was a 

technical assistance and outreach effort aimed at helping 

Lesotho maintain its leading role in textile manufacturing. 

Recognizing the importance of transportation infrastructure 

to trade, USTDA also supported port development studies 

in Namibia, Nigeria, and Senegal. 

Access to financing is one challenge many sub-Saharan 

African companies face when attempting to expand their 

trading relationships. Africa’s financial markets tend to be 

less liquid and less diverse than those in other regions. On 

this basis, USTDA sought to support the development of 

new financial services in the region as a major element 

of its investment program. 

The breadth of the agency’s involvement in the financial services sector is best illustrated by USTDA’s work 

in Cameroon and Nigeria. In Cameroon, the agency is 

working with the International Finance Corporation to 

help create the legal and regulatory environment that 

will encourage the development of leasing as a major 

source of small business financing. Separately, USTDA 

is supporting the development of a business plan for a 

regional leasing operation based in Cameroon. In Nigeria, an agency grant is helping to create a specialized 

transaction structure to help indigenous oil service firms 

access medium-term financing. 

“ Africa is booming. Economic growth is up, 

it’s easier to start a business, and African 

leaders are working together like never 

before. USTDA’s catalytic investments are 

helping to spur growth and secure democracy and freedom across the continent.”

 — Ned Cabot, Regional Director 

for Sub-Saharan Africa 

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:

Developing Infrastructure for Economic Growth
Annual Repor t 2006 27

In 2006, USTDA re-engaged its program in Rwanda in 

response to the substantial progress that the country 

has made in maintaining peace and stability and in 

implementing the reforms required for long-term 

economic growth. The agency has structured this 

country portfolio around its support for two pillars of 

the government’s economic growth strategy: increasing 

private sector investment and developing regional 

solutions to infrastructure challenges. 

In particular, USTDA is funding a series of technical 

assistance activities related to developing regional 

approaches to air traffic management in eastern and 

southern Africa. Rwanda was integrated into that effort 

this year through a new grant to the Common Market 

for Eastern and Southern Africa. USTDA also invested 

in early investment analysis and an orientation visit for 

a Uganda-Rwanda oil products pipeline and an East 

African fiber optic cable project, respectively. 

Through partnerships with the International Finance 

Corporation and other international donors, USTDA 

is helping to attract investors to Rwanda through its 

support for priority infrastructure projects designed to 

promote sustained economic growth. In 2007, USTDA 

will apply the agency’s program in advancing these 

critical objectives. 

SPOTLIGHT ON Rwanda

Rwanda is known as the 

“Land of a Thousand Hills” due 

to its mountainous terrain. 
28 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

One sector that has consistently attracted financing for 

major projects is telecommunications. USTDA support is 

also strong in this sector, leading to agency investments 

totaling $2.8 million in information and communications 

technology (ICT) projects in FY 2006. Examples included 

port computerization in Nigeria and an information 

technology system for a regional electricity distribution company in South Africa. Other USTDA investments 

involved training and business planning support for a 

wireless operator in Nigeria, an Internet service provider 

in Kenya, Ethiopia’s College of Telecommunications and 

Information Technologies, and the Kenyan Broadcasting 

Company. Perhaps most importantly, USTDA committed 

funding to a major regional ICT conference that will be 

held in 2007 to focus attention on the development of 

this critical sector in the region. 

As central as communications technology is to economic 

development, technological solutions to environmental 

challenges are equally important to continued economic 

and social development in sub-Saharan Africa. In FY 2006, 

USTDA focused on helping to connect regional leaders with 

U.S. companies that possess technologies and expertise to 

help them meet their environmental priorities. A highlight 

of that eff ort was the funding of a visit by a delegation 

of sub-Saharan African leaders to the Water Environment 

Federation’s annual trade show. Other projects included 

studies on wastewater and water investments in Senegal 

and Botswana, respectively.

Throughout FY 2006, USTDA investments in sub-Saharan 

Africa focused on projects and sectors of national 

importance with the potential to achieve a lasting impact. 

Looking forward, the agency will maximize its fl exibility and 

creativity to maintain its focus on these priorities, while 

reacting quickly to new opportunities as they emerge. 

USTDA Activities

in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Pierce Davis,

Country Manager

Ursula Iszler,

Country Manager

Melissa Schweinberg,

Project Analyst*

Sub-Saharan Africa Staff

Doug Shuster,

Africa Business 

Development Manager

Caitrin McCarron,

Administrative 

Assistant

Sector Percent Amount 

■ Agribusiness 0.4% $44,962

■ Energy & Power 28.8% $3,062,076

■ Human Resources 0.9% $92,869

■ Manufacturing* (not shown in chart) 0.01% $1,000

■ Mining & Natural Resources 2.6% $272,699

■ Multi-Sector & Other 8.2% $874,775

■ Services 6.1% $647,222

■ Telecommunications 13.2% $1,404,874

■ Transportation 28.4% $3,019,736

■ Water & Environment 11.3% $1,201,018

100.0% $10,621,231
Annual Repor t 2006 29

At the U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum in June, USTDA 

awarded seven grants totaling $2.77 million to strong Africa partners in the electric 

power, transportation and capital market development sectors. The grants were examples 

of the U.S. government’s commitment to the region’s economic growth under the 

framework of the Doha Development Round at the World Trade Organization and the 

African Growth and Opportunity Act. USTDA Regional Director Ned Cabot (third from left) 

is seen here with representatives of the grant recipients.

USTDA sponsored key decision makers from Cameroon, 

Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Botswana on an 

orientation visit to the United States to introduce them to U.S. 

water management practices and to meet with U.S. firms. The 

delegates are seen here during a visit to Hoover Dam on the 

Nevada-Arizona border. 

USTDA, in partnership with Eskom, South Africa’s electric 

utility company, and the U.S. Commercial Service, sponsored 

a conference to acquaint U.S. firms with a number of power 

generation and transmission projects being developed in South 

Africa. Eskom Chief Executive Thulani S. Gcabashe is pictured 

here delivering a keynote address to conference participants.

Sub-Saharan Africa Highlights

USTDA Director Askey (second from left) met with Botswanan President Festus G. Mogae 

(center) in August to discuss the agency’s program and opportunities to support the 

country’s development priorities. Other participants in the meeting were USTDA Regional 

Director Ned Cabot (far left), U.S. Ambassador to Botswana Katherine Canavan (second 

from right), and USTDA Africa Business Development Manager Doug Shuster (far right). 

Recognizing the importance of water resource management to economic growth and 

development, USTDA partially funded technical assistance on a borehole rehabilitation 

project in Botswana. 
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LOOKING FORWARD: Regional Priorities

Asia

In 2007, USTDA will build on the targeted outreach 

investments it made in Asia in 2006 and seek to 

concentrate the program in key areas. Priorities 

will include trade policy initiatives and facilitation, 

energy security, the environment, financial sector 

modernization and capacity, aviation safety and 

security, and information and communications 

(ICT) technology. 

As it implements its program in Asia in 2007, USTDA 

will maintain a dual approach of supporting activities in sectors that are likely to provide substantial 

U.S. exports and developmental impacts. In addition, 

USTDA will continue to provide responsiveness and 

flexibility in targeting its activities towards U.S. government policy priorities. 

USTDA will continue to provide proactive oversight 

in 2007 to ongoing projects obligated in previous fiscal years. These include projects related to tsunami 

reconstruction; aviation cooperation; and trade policy 

initiatives in intellectual property rights enforcement, 

agricultural biotechnology, and industrial standards. 

Europe and Eurasia 

USTDA’s strategy in Europe and Eurasia reflects specific 

U.S. foreign policy priorities including the Central Asia 

Regional Infrastructure Initiative, energy security, and 

the integration of countries into the world economy. The 

agency’s activities will support early investment analysis 

of specific projects, as well as policy-oriented assistance 

tailored to encourage the private sector investments that 

are central to sustainable economic development. 

In Central Asia, USTDA expects its initiative to gain 

momentum in 2007, as the benefits of cooperation 

become even more apparent to the countries of the 

region. Beyond building on the agency’s accomplishments in the electric power sector, additional activities 

are likely in the transportation and ICT sectors. 

To advance energy security, USTDA will support projects 

that increase transportation options for oil and gas, as 

well as projects that promote energy conservation and 

efficiency. Finally, USTDA will continue to provide access 

to U.S. private sector expertise to those countries in 

Europe aspiring to membership in the European Union, 

and to others in Eurasia striving to move their economies 

toward market-oriented solutions.

“ Recognizing and embracing the strengths of the private sector to drive 

sustainable growth, USTDA’s work in 2006 illustrates the agency’s cuttingedge approach to helping emerging markets develop the infrastructure to 

support trade and commerce. 

As these activities move forward, USTDA is planning its support for new 

initiatives in 2007, including a global customs training program, standards 

development and innovative financial sector development projects. These are 

just a few examples of our goals in the coming year.” 

 — Geoffrey Jackson, 

Director for Policy and Program 
Annual Repor t 2006 31

Sub-Saharan Africa

USTDA’s sub-Saharan African activities during 2007 will focus on strengthening the role of the private sector in 

ways that contribute to the continent’s continued economic development. These activities will support projectspecific investment analysis, as well as policy-oriented technical assistance, that will further the development of 

an enabling environment for trade and project development. 

The agency will maintain its focus on activities that represent mutually beneficial partnerships for the United States 

and Africa by investing in areas in which U.S. companies can deliver private sector solutions to the continent’s 

key developmental challenges. Priorities will include strengthening transportation safety and security, promoting 

the development of the ICT sector, supporting U.S. trade policy, building the infrastructure for development, and 

enhancing global energy security. A highlight for the year will be a Spring 2007 conference featuring ICT projects 

that are currently under development. 

Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2007, USTDA activities in Latin 

America and the Caribbean will focus 

on expanding the trade capacity and 

infrastructure for development, especially 

in the energy and transportation 

sectors. The agency’s U.S.-Dominican 

Republic-Central America Free Trade 

Agreement Trade Integration Initiative, 

launched in fiscal year 2006, will 

continue to play an important role in 

establishing the necessary infrastructure 

to implement trade agreements in the 

region. Examples of potential agencysupported activities in Latin America and 

the Caribbean in 2007 include training 

and technical assistance to further 

customs modernization and support 

for regulatory agencies.

Energy security is also a priority for the 

region. In this area, USTDA activities are 

expected to respond to the demand 

for investment analysis in expanding 

the region’s energy supplies and 

cooperation with host country partners 

in improving the conditions for private 

sector investment. 

Middle East, North Africa and South Asia

In the coming year, USTDA will continue to fund activities that support 

major regional initiatives intended to facilitate trade and development 

in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, including the Middle 

East Free Trade Area Initiative and the U.S.-India Energy Dialogue. The 

agency will also target opportunities that play a central role in advancing 

economic growth, particularly those that provide strong commercial 

opportunities for U.S. firms. Priority sectors will include energy supply 

and security, transportation, and trade facilitation. 

In India, USTDA’s program will involve numerous aviation, agriculture 

and biotechnology activities. The agency expects to conduct a series 

of workshops, training programs, and study tours in sectors that 

will also support U.S.-India technical cooperation. It is anticipated 

that the agency will develop activities intended to modernize and 

expand aviation and railway infrastructure in the Middle East and 

North Africa to promote increased trade efficiency, security, and 

competitiveness. 
32 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

SUCCESS STORIES

“ Working closely with the U.S. private 

sector, USTDA has effectively 

targeted its program to deliver 

results that meet the goals of the 

agency’s strong partners overseas.”

 — Thomas R. Hardy, 

Chief of Staff

Utilizing private sector expertise 

and technology to implement its 

program, USTDA is advancing priority 

development objectives in support of 

U.S. trade and foreign policy initiatives. 

In 2006, USTDA’s evaluations of 

its program activities yielded early 

successes in developing and middleincome countries around the world 

and across a broad range of sectors.

ASIA

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n 2006, the Shanghai Water Service Assets Operation 

and Development Company, Ltd. (SWAOD) announced 

the issuance of China’s first ever infrastructure revenue 

bond for city water and wastewater treatment facilities. 

The announcement followed a USTDA-funded technical 

assistance program on the financial, legal and regulatory 

options available for financing infrastructure projects.

Traditionally, Chinese water companies have financed 

infrastructure projects through short-term options, 

including bank loans and government grants. However, 

the rising cost of Shanghai’s urban infrastructure has 

made it desirable to obtain funds through longer-term 

financing arrangements, such as equity investments and 

the bond market. 

SWAOD’s announcement of the $1.5 billion renminbi 

(approximately US$190 million) bond following the 

USTDA-funded assistance marks a milestone for China’s 

emerging capital market. The financing of these core 

infrastructure requirements will facilitate future 

purchases of U.S.-based services and environmental 

products in China.

USTDA provided over $2.2 million in 2006 in 

support of priority projects in Vietnam in the 

aviation, financial, information technology, 

standards, and customs processing sectors, 

leading to its designation as the agency’s 

Country of the Year. 

USTDA continued its support for 

tsunami reconstruction and assistance 

in 2006, funding an additional six 

activities in Indonesia and Sri Lanka 

and bringing the agency’s total 

tsunami response to more than 

$9.2 million over the past two years. 
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EUROPE/EURASIA

A USTDA grant to the Polish Civil Aviation Office helped Poland to regain its Category I flight 

status from the Federal Aviation Administration by 

funding technical assistance on the International 

Civil Aviation Organization’s air safety guidelines. 

The technical assistance 

was designed to help 

ensure the safety of travelers in Poland, as well 

as help expand air links 

between Poland and the 

United States. 

The USTDA-funded technical assistance addressed 

necessary improvements 

in Poland’s aviation regulations and a series of 

organizational, training, 

and procedural changes. After Poland implemented 

the recommendations and regained its Category 1 

status, LOT Polish Airlines procured seven 787 aircraft 

from The Boeing Company to expand its fleet. In 

addition, Weber Aircraft, Inc. of Texas outfitted the 

business class sections of the planes. 

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

I

n 2006, the Port of Cortés in Honduras became 

the first port in Central America to be certified 

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the 

Container Security Initiative (CSI), which is designed 

to increase security for containerized cargo shipped 

to the United States. This designation followed a 

USTDA-funded technical assistance program to 

the Honduran national port authority, Empresa 

Nacional Portuaria (ENP), to help modernize the 

Port’s operations and enable Honduras to benefit from the provisions of the U.S.-Dominican 

Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement. 

ENP selected DMJM & Harris, Inc., based in New 

York, to provide the technical assistance, which 

included recommendations on upgrading computer networks and software. 

USTDA followed this success with a grant in 2006 to 

assist in the development of a new dry bulk terminal 

at the Port. The grant seeks to expand the Port’s 

capacity, modernize its unloading infrastructure, 

lessen congestion and improve overall efficiency. 

USTDA’s Electricity Beyond Borders

conference attracted more than 100 

participants from the United States 

and Central and South Asia to discuss 

near-term infrastructure projects 

valued at $8 billion and the possibility 

of exporting surplus power to meet 

Afghanistan and Pakistan’s power needs. 

Recognizing that infrastructure is critical 

for the benefits of trade agreements to 

be realized, USTDA invested $4.1 million 

in 2006 in 13 activities designed to 

enhance trade capacity in Latin America 

and the Caribbean.
34 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA 

AND SOUTH ASIA

USTDA and WaterHealth International 

(WHI), based in Lake Forest, California, 

are major co-sponsors of a water disinfection 

and purification system program for tsunamiaffected regions of Sri Lanka. WHI is installing 

its decentralized, scalable water purification 

systems to provide safe drinking water on a 

sustainable basis for up to 100,000 Sri Lankan 

tsunami survivors living in temporary and 

permanent shelters. This project is utilizing 

public and private resources to identify local 

needs, perform site selections, train local 

partners and operators, and monitor and 

maintain system operations.

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

USTDA hosted eight officials from South 

Africa’s electric utility, Eskom, on an orientation visit to the United States. The delegation 

had meetings and site visits in Jacksonville and 

Tampa, Florida, and briefed U.S. companies in 

Washington, D.C. on upcoming project plans. 

Based, in part, on relationships Eskom developed during the visit, the company subsequently engaged Black & Veatch and Honeywell 

to provide engineering and U.S. technology to 

support its new investment program. 

USTDA built on the success of this orientation visit in 2006 by sponsoring the Building 

Partnerships to Power South Africa conference. 

The conference, which was held in partnership 

with Eskom and the U.S. Commercial Service, 

featured over 20 projects in the electric power 

sector with a combined value of $14.9 billion 

and attracted participation by more than 50 

representatives of U.S. firms. 

In 2006, USTDA invested over 

$2.8 million in 14 activities to foster 

development in the information 

and communications technology 

sector in sub-Saharan Africa to 

address a major barrier to the 

region’s economic growth. 

To meet the rising demand for energy in 

the rapidly growing Middle East, North 

Africa and South Asia region, USTDA 

funded five activities in 2006, totaling 

nearly $1.7 million, that promote the use 

of clean and efficient energy technologies.
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USTDA STRATEGIC FOCUS

STEP 1

USTDA works with a host country to identify developmental priorities that can be met by U.S. commercial 

goods and services. The host country project sponsor 

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 that 

visits the host country or a desk study.

STEP 3

Proposals are evaluated in terms of USTDA priorities 

and available budgetary resources. If USTDA approves 

funding, it signs a grant agreement with the project 

sponsor (grantee).

STEP 4

Announcements are posted on the Federal Business 

Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) to generate 

proposals from U.S. companies to perform the activity 

funded by the USTDA grant. In some cases, the grantee 

may bring forward a proposal with a pre-selected 

contractor for USTDA consideration.

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 work and 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 and 

opportunities for U.S. firms. The success of a project is 

measured in terms of USTDA’s hit rate, export multiplier, 

and developmental impact. 

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USTDA assists project sponsors and U.S. companies by following seven steps to success.
36 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

USTDA Eligibility Criteria

Proposals submitted to USTDA for funding consideration 

are evaluated primarily on the following criteria:

• Priority of the projects to the sponsors and the countries where they are located and the likelihood that 

they will receive implementation financing or, in the 

case of USTDA’s trade capacity-building work, advance 

trade liberalization efforts; and

• Whether they offer mutual economic benefit for the host 

country and the United States, including opportunities 

for commercial cooperation with U.S. firms.

Due to the high demand for USTDA funding, not all 

proposals that meet USTDA funding criteria can be 

supported. USTDA’s program is dependent on the 

commitment of the host country to trade reform or 

infrastructure development, U.S. policy interests, and 

available funding.

Each year, USTDA supports activities aimed at furthering 

countries’ economic development by providing foreign 

project sponsors with access to U.S. private sector technologies, expertise and best practices. USTDA pursues 

the Administration’s trade and development priorities by 

focusing on four major areas: building the infrastructure 

for development; supporting U.S. trade policy; enhancing 

global energy security; and strengthening transportation 

safety and security.

The USTDA Program

USTDA is a foreign assistance agency that delivers its program commitments through overseas grants, contracts 

with U.S. firms, and the use of its trust funds at several 

multilateral development banks. The projects supported by 

USTDA activities represent strong and measurable development priorities in host countries and offer opportunities for 

commercial participation by U.S. firms. Public and private 

sector project sponsors in developing and middle-income 

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

USTDA’s program is designed to help countries establish 

a favorable trading environment and a modern infrastructure that promotes sustainable economic development. 

To this end, the agency funds overseas project sponsor 

access to U.S. private sector expertise in the areas of: 

1) trade capacity-building and sector development and 

2) project definition and investment analysis. 

USTDA events provide U.S. firms with direct access to overseas project 

sponsors to discuss potential business opportunities. Pictured here in a 

meeting at USTDA’s Making Connections in the Middle East and North 

Africa project forum and policy dialogue are (left to right) Mohammed 

Meliani, Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco; and 

Motorola, Inc. representatives Jadawy al-Riyami, Country Manager, and 

Youssef Nounou, Oman Area Sales Manager. 

Orientation visits to the United States provide delegates with the opportunity to 

see U.S. technology in action. During a visit organized for officials from Transnet, 

the organization that operates and controls the major transport infrastructures 

within South Africa, delegates visited Powell Electrical Systems in Houston, 

Texas. There, William Mao (far right above), Business Unit Manager, showed the 

delegates examples of specialized control panels manufactured by the company. 
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Program Activities

Trade Capacity-Building and Sector Development

• Sector Development Technical Assistance: USTDA 

provides technical assistance to facilitate the 

development of sector strategies, industry standards, 

and legal and regulatory frameworks. This assistance 

helps to create a favorable business and trade 

environment. Transportation safety and security and 

standards development are particularly important 

areas of USTDA’s technical assistance work. 

• Trade Agreement Support: USTDA works closely with the 

Offi ce of the U.S. Trade Representative, private industry 

and others to deliver trade capacity-building technical 

assistance. This assistance is normally associated with the 

negotiation and implementation of trade agreements 

and compliance with important international market 

access requirements. Areas of assistance may include 

customs processing and valuation, intellectual property 

rights (IPR), government procurement, technical barriers to trade, and trade in services. In FY 2006, USTDA 

support for trade capacity-building activities associated 

with existing and proposed trade agreements included 

the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade 

Agreement (DR-CAFTA), the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the U.S.-Morocco FTA, the U.S.-Colombia Trade 

Promotion Agreement (TPA), and the U.S.-Peru TPA. USTDA 

also provided assistance in support of the African Growth 

and Opportunity Act (AGOA) framework.

• Training: USTDA provides training for foreign decisionmakers 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 is conducted in the United 

States and/or in the host country. 

• Trade and Industry Advisors: Foreign government 

entities may obtain USTDA grants for trade and 

industry advisors. These advisors are typically located 

in ministries or municipalities where they can help 

with capacity-building activities relevant to trade 

regulations, standards or the import of technology 

and additional expertise.

Project Definition and Investment Analysis

• Project Definitional Missions and Desk Studies:

One of the earliest stages of project planning is the 

development of the scope of an activity that must be 

addressed before an investment decision can be made. 

USTDA helps to ensure that a project is appropriately 

conceived by contracting with technical specialists 

to perform this due diligence. Using U.S. private sector resources and expertise, these activities provide 

preliminary assessments of the economic viability of 

proposed projects and determine whether they meet 

USTDA’s funding criteria.

• Early Investment Analysis and Sector Development: 

USTDA provides grants for overseas infrastructure 

project planning assistance, such as technical assistance 

and feasibility studies. These grants assist in the 

development of market-oriented reforms undertaken 

by overseas governments and the evaluation of the 

technical, financial, environmental, legal, and other 

critical aspects of infrastructure development projects 

that are of interest to potential lenders and investors. 

Further, USTDA supports procurement assistance to 

overseas partners as they undertake fair and open 

competitive bidding on international tenders for 

In 2006, USTDA-sponsored orientation visits brought senior decision 

makers from developing and middle-income countries to 20 states 

and Washington, DC to meet with industry experts and to view U.S. 

technology in operation. 
38 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

Department of State:

USTDA coordinates with the Department of State and 

works closely with the U.S. Agency for International 

Development and U.S. embassies and consulates around 

the world. In particular, USTDA continues coordinating 

its work in Afghanistan and Iraq reconstruction.

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

Approximately 30 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:

Combining USTDA activities with the Department of 

Commerce’s local contacts and expertise through the 

U.S. Commercial Service 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 the interagency Committee on International Aviation Safety 

and Security.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS):

Joint activities with DHS include programs on customs 

and IPR training, and transportation and supply 

chain security.

Department of the Treasury:

USTDA and the Department of the Treasury engage in 

cooperative efforts on economic and trade issues to 

encourage sound economic development and greater 

transparency in developing markets.

infrastructure development projects. Host country 

project sponsors select the U.S. companies, normally 

through open competitions that perform USTDAfunded activities.

• 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 potentially help 

them achieve their development goals. USTDA uses 

U.S. firms to assist in the preparation and management of these customized visits.

• Workshops and Conferences: USTDA organizes workshops, conferences and technical symposia worldwide. 

These events are sector or project-oriented and are 

aimed at connecting overseas project sponsors with 

U.S. firms and entities that supply project finance, 

technology and industry expertise that may be useful 

in project implementation. 

Building Alliances with Other Agencies

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 addition, USTDA’s inter-agency 

cooperation continues in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq. USTDA also participates in the Trade Policy 

Coordinating Committee process, working closely with 

the USTR in delivering trade capacity-building assistance 

in connection with ongoing free trade and World Trade 

Organization negotiations and agreements. 

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

USTDA coordinates with USTR on trade capacity-building 

activities designed to support bilateral and multilateral 

negotiations, such as CAFTA, the U.S.-Colombia TPA, 

the U.S.-Peru TPA; implementation of the U.S.-Chile 

FTA and AGOA; and Trade and Investment Framework 

Agreement discussions around the world.
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Performance and Development Measurement

USTDA has taken several steps to ensure that its program remains results-oriented and successfully delivers 

commercial foreign assistance by taking on an increasingly visible role in providing trade capacity-building 

assistance around the world. Moreover, the adoption 

of the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) performance measures for developmental impact and closer 

inter-agency coordination are additional efforts taken 

by the agency to promote the Administration’s foreign 

policy goals. These results benefit developing countries 

and enhance U.S. national security by fostering stronger 

and more stable countries and regions. Through the 

successful implementation of the PART goals, USTDA 

received a 92% effectiveness rating.

Developmental Impact:

Through PART, USTDA adopted a series of measurement 

criteria focused on: 1) infrastructure improvements; 

2) the adoption of market-oriented reform; 3) human 

capacity-building; and 4) the transfer of advanced 

technology or increased productivity. Implemented 

USTDA-funded projects are evaluated based on results 

in 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 approximately 33%, meaning that 33% of USTDA 

activities 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. 

Currently, USTDA’s export multiplier is approximately 

$40 meaning that the agency’s projects have resulted 

in U.S. companies exporting $40 in goods and services 

for every $1 of USTDA funds invested. 

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. 

Requests for library reports can be made by e-mailing 

library@ustda.gov. The library maintains final reports 

of all USTDA activities and can provide details on purchasing copies of completed studies, which may also 

be available through the National Technical Information 

Services (www.ntis.gov). 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 703-516-4801.

Internet — www.ustda.gov

USTDA’s website features information on USTDA 

library holdings, agency news, current activities and 

upcoming events.

Requests for Proposals (RFP)

USTDA lists its RFP announcements on the Federal 

Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.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. 

USTDA CLIENT RESOURCES
Office of the Director L E F T T O R I G H T

James A. Wilderotter, General Counsel

Micheal Hillier, Resource Advisor

Paul Marin, Assistant Director for Policy and Program

Thelma J. Askey, Director

Thomas R. Hardy, Chief of Staff

Leocadia I. Zak, Deputy Director

Cameron Arch, Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director

N O T P I C T U R E D

Geoffrey Jackson, Director for Policy and Program

Office of the General Counsel L E F T T O R I G H T

Pat Daughetee, Grants Administrator

Enoh Ebong, Attorney Advisor (seated)

David Hester, Attorney Advisor

Silvia Ortiz, Administrative Assistant

James A. Wilderotter, General Counsel

Paul Oman, Presidential Management Fellow

Megan Rouse, Grants Assistant

Kendra Link, Attorney Advisor

N O T P I C T U R E D

Richard Burns, Attorney Advisor

Office of Finance L E F T T O R I G H T

David Whittle, Finance Assistant*

Evelyn Gudger, Finance Specialist

Rosa Jackson, Financial Specialist

Michele Bivins, Financial Analyst

Noreen St. Louis, Financial Manager 

Office of Contracts L E F T T O R I G H T

Richard Sallee, Contracting Officer

Sonia Barnhill, Procurement IT* 

Della Glenn, Contracting Officer

Wanda Chandler, Contracts Specialist*

Lynda Kindrick, Contracts Specialist
Office of External Relations L E F T T O R I G H T

Amy Lorenzini, Congressional Relations Advisor

Donna Thiessen, Communications Policy Advisor 

Brenda Heggs, Special Projects Officer*

Cameron Arch, Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director

N O T P I C T U R E D

Thomas R. Hardy, Chief of Staff

Office of Administration / IT L E F T T O R I G H T

Amy Mellin, Management and Program Coordinator

Ronny Robinson, IT Program Manager* (seated)

Eatrice James, Administrative Assistant

Carolyn Hum, Administrative Officer

Tyrone Johnson, Administrative Assistant

Tiffany Carter, Help Desk Technician*

N O T P I C T U R E D

David Kunkel, Webmaster*

Alvin Reeder, LAN Administrator*

Office of Evaluations L E F T T O R I G H T

Faiza Ali, Evaluations Research Analyst*

Jamie Merriman, Evaluations Analyst

David Denny, Evaluations Officer/Economist 

Taraneh Bastani, Evaluations Analyst*

Gwendolyn Harper,

Information Resource Specialist II*

Michael DeRenzo,

Information Resource Associate*

Afrin Khan, Project Information Specialist*

Danielle Businger, Front Desk Associate*

Angeleen Godbey,

Information Resource Center Manager* (seated)

Information Resource Center L E F T T O R I G H T

Chris Sheldon, Project Information Specialist II*

Katherine Miller, Front Desk Associate*

Evangela Kunene,

Procurement Data Manager* (front right)

N O T P I C T U R E D

Don Gibson, Information Resource Assistant*
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ASIA 

China USFCS Officer Wan Xiaolei Technical Assistance US and Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS) Washington DC $54,239 

China Establishment of US-China Natural Gas Institute Technical Assistance United States Energy Association, Inc. (USEA) Washington DC $433,474 

China Flood Control and Drought Relief – Change of Scope Review Desk Study Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA $1,000 

China NE China Environmental Sector – Shandong Flue Gas Desulfurization Feasibility Study Eurasia Environmental Associates, LLC Westfield NJ $515,300 

China Intellectual Property Rights Training Program Technical Assistance Global Alliance for Trade Efficiency Washington DC $383,000 

China U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) Phase II Technical Assistance American Chamber of Commerce in China Fund Wilmington DE $1,266,000 

China U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) Phase II – Technical Assistance Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Washington DC $55,230

FAA Transfer Agreement 

China U.S.-China Standards and Conformity Assessment Cooperation Program Desk Study Standards Associates, LLC Vienna VA $5,000 

China U.S.-China Standards and Conformity Assessment Cooperation Program Technical Assistance National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Arlington VA $500,000 

China U.S.-China Aviation Summit Technical Symposium American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Alexandria VA $249,603 

China Shanxi Province Emissions Monitoring Project Feasibility Study ThermoElectron Corporation Waltham MA $186,400 

China Chongqing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Desk Study Transportation & Economic Research Associates, Inc. (TERA) Sterling VA $4,978 

China Beijing Storm Water Runoff System Desk Study Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA $4,000 

China Beijing Storm Water Runoff System Feasibility Study EDAW, Inc. Alexandria VA $533,016 

China Shandong Water Quality Improvement Desk Study Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE) Chantilly VA $3,981 

China Hospital Accreditation Desk Study World Development Group Bethesda MD $4,988 

Indonesia Aceh Fuel Depots Reconstruction – TOR change Feasibility Study TEC, Inc. Annapolis MD $10,000 

Indonesia Aceh Intermodal Transportation Strategy Technical Assistance TEC, Inc. Annapolis MD $444,000 

Indonesia Jakarta - Bandung Wireless Broadband Network Deployment Desk Study Network Dynamics Associates, LLC Brooklyn NY $4,000 

Indonesia Jakarta - Bandung Wireless Broadband Network Deployment Feasibility Study Pulse, Inc. Towson MD $388,000 

Indonesia Alternative Energy Sector Definitional Mission Energy Markets Group Washington DC $30,929 

Indonesia National Emergency Communications Strategy Technical Assistance Selection in progress $391,000 

Indonesia Earthquake Detection & Seismology Training Technical Assistance U.S. Geological Survey Washington DC $76,350 

Philippines ICT and E-Government Projects Definitional Mission Development Finance International Inc. Bethesda MD $25,000 

Philippines ICT and E-Government Projects – DBM Financial Management System Technical Assistance Selection in progress $274,000 

Philippines Mining Sector Orientation Visit BCS, Inc. Columbia MD $156,195 

Philippines Bay City Desalination Plant Desk Study AJGB International Incorporated Bellevue WA $4,965 

Philippines Unified Multi-Purpose ID System Desk Study DFI, Inc. Bethesda MD $2,500 

Thailand MEA Distribution Management System and Substation Automation Technical Assistance Utility Consulting International (UCI) Cupertino CA $379,640 

Thailand Customs Officials Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA $90,716 

Thailand Power Transmission Quality and Reliability Enhancement Desk Study U.S. Power Consult Maywood NJ $3,000 

Thailand Energy and Resources Recovery Facility Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $3,900 

Vietnam Sub-Sovereign Urban and Infrastructure – Phase II Desk Study Mayflower Partners LLC Menlo Park CA $3,500 

Vietnam Ministry of Finance IT Projects – Hanoi Securities Trading Center Feasibility Study Selection in progress $422,000 

Vietnam Standards Development Initiative Orientation Visit Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE) Chantilly VA $77,748 

Vietnam APEC Demonstration Project Desk Study Decision / Analysis Partners Vienna VA $9,950 

Vietnam APEC Demonstration Project: eManifest Pilot Project Technical Assistance National Center for APEC Seattle WA $601,893 

Vietnam Vietnam Airlines Core Systems Upgrade Technical Assistance Unisys World Trade, Inc. Blue Bell PA $523,000 

Vietnam CAAV Aviation Safety – Phase I Technical Assistance Robinson Aviation, Inc. Oklahoma City OK $351,372 

Vietnam National Finance Statistics Information Systems Project Technical Assistance Selection in progress $272,000 

Vietnam Mong Duong Coal-Fired Power Project – Legal Advisory Services Technical Assistance Taylor-DeJongh, Inc. Washington DC $4,500 

Vietnam Dong Nai Gas-Fired Independent Power Plant Desk Study Brooks Howell and Co, LLC Pungoteague VA $4,000 

Regional Asia Asia Regional Office – PSC Technical Assistance USDOC Washington DC $67,275 

Regional Asia Project Analyst – Extension Technical Assistance Jesse Jarrett Creasy Arlington VA $32,550 

Regional Asia Project Analyst Technical Assistance Jesse Jarrett Creasy Arlington VA $49,979 

Total For Asia $8,904,171 

EUROPE AND EURASIA

Afghanistan Urban Planning Definitional Mission Washington Strategic Advisors, LLC Washington DC $29,208 

Azerbaijan Capacity Building for State Oil Fund – Phase II Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $2,500 

Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Program for Nakhichevan – TOR and Budget Update Desk Study Enviromation Incorporated Spotsylvania VA $1,000 

Azerbaijan EBRD Baku Port Desk Study Leonard Sugin New York NY $2,500 

Azerbaijan Diplomatic Training Academy Desk Study Global Resources Irvine CA $6,000 

Bulgaria National Cardiology Initiative – Deliverable Review Desk Study Andrew E. Barrer Washington DC $2,500 

Bulgaria Dobroudja Basin Coal Bed Methane – Review Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $2,500 

Bulgaria Wind Farm Feasibility Study EnCon Services International Bethesda MD $36,000 

Bulgaria E-Government Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC $119,016 

Estonia Tallinn Port Security Project Technical Assistance Selection in progress $160,130 

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

FY 2006 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Listed by Region
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COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

Georgia High Voltage Transmission Lines Feasibility Study Selection in progress $356,500 

Georgia Tourism Investment Strategy Desk Study Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA $4,900 

Kyrgyzstan Southern Kyrgyzstan Transmission Upgrade Project Feasibility Study T&D Engineers and Consultants, Inc. Downers Grove IL $186,130 

Latvia Integrated Master Port Security Plan Technical Assistance Selection in progress $390,740 

Montenegro Montenegro Revolving Water Fund for Water Utilities Improvement Desk Study Mayflower Partners LLC Menlo Park CA $7,000 

Montenegro Montenegro Revolving Water Fund for Water Utilities Improvement Technical Assistance International Association of Development Funds Bethesda MD $463,950 

Montenegro Revolving Water Fund for Water Utilities Improvement – Review Desk Study Rudo International Advisors Washington DC $5,000 

Romania Mining Sector Environmental Monitoring System – Cost Share Amendment Review Desk Study Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA $1,000 

Romania Information Technology Sector – Min. of Justice E-Justice Transparency Reform Technical Assistance Pythia International Inc. Halifax VA $187,455 

Romania Termoelectrica Emissions Monitoring & Plant Performance Improvement Feasibility Study Selection in progress $271,054 

Romania CHP Modernization Project for the City of Iasi Feasibility Study EnCon Services International Bethesda MD $302,940 

Romania Environmental Projects Definitional Mission Chesapeake Analytics Group Arlington VA $29,950 

Romania Environmental Projects – Gorj County Ecological and Sustainable Redevelopment Feasibility Study Applied Ecological Services, Inc. Brodhead WI $470,982 

Romania CET Drobeta CHP Plant SO2 Reduction Feasibility Study Selection in progress $349,480 

Romania IT Integration Technical Assistance Selection in progress $266,432 

Russia Tomsk Power Plant – Final Report Review Desk Study Brooks Howell and Co., LLC Herndon VA $2,500 

Russia Tatarstan Regional Development Bank Phase II Proposal Review Desk Study Rudo International Advisors Washington DC $2,500 

Russia Forestry Sector Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC $125,765 

Russia Kranoyarsk Air Transport Hub Development Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL $5,000 

Russia St. Petersburg Port Definitional Mission Leonard Sugin Ghent NY $30,000 

Russia Medical Technology and Healthcare Management Orientation Visit Technical Resources International, Inc. (TRI) Bethesda MD $122,048 

Russia Wireless Internet/Distance Learning Orientation Visit Institute of International Education (IIE) Washington DC $109,329 

Serbia Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications Training (RATEL) Training Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) New York NY $272,170 

Serbia & Montenegro Urban Planning Definitional Mission Foster Chesnut Associates, LLC Portland OR $29,938 

Serbia & Montenegro Intellectual Property Rights Definitional Mission Global Resources Irvine CA $22,735 

Serbia & Montenegro Intellectual Property Rights – IPO Operations and Organization Technical Assistance Selection in progress $465,857 

Serbia & Montenegro Integrated Emergency Management System Desk Study Network Dynamics Associates, LLC Brooklyn NY $5,000 

Serbia & Montenegro City of Nis CHP Plant Feasibility Study Selection in progress $434,000 

Serbia & Montenegro Biomass 5MW CHP Plant Feasibility Study Selection in progress $252,000 

Tajikistan Central Asia Power Sector Development Program Feasibility Study The AES Corporation Arlington VA $800,000 

Ukraine Coal Bed Methane / Coal Mine Methane Orientation Visit Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE) Chantilly VA $158,495 

Ukraine Energy Efficiency Definitional Mission CJ Aron Associates Inc., dba GreenMax Capital Advisors Brooklyn NY $29,998 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Project Analyst – Extension Technical Assistance Daniel S. Dondero Arlington VA $42,010 

Regional Europe/Eurasia USTDA Program Development – Travel Expenses Technical Assistance USTDA Program Staff Washington DC $97,845 

Regional Europe/Eurasia ICT Sector Definitional Mission Marty Morell New York NY $68,035 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Transportation Definitional Mission LJC Group, Ltd. Anchorage AK $59,404 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Central Asia Regional Power Conference Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL $214,897 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Central Asia Regional Power Conference – Briefing Book Technical Symposium Moseley Horizon Fairfax VA $115,000 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Speaker / Delegate Travel to USTDA Sponsored Conferences Technical Assistance USTDA Arlington VA $94,008 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Agribusiness – Azerbaijan and Moldova Definitional Mission The Peoples Group Arlington VA $39,995 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo Energy Sector Definitional Mission U.S. Power Consult LLC Alpine NJ $47,250 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Estonia & Latvia Port Security Definitional Mission Global Trade Systems, Inc. Scituate MA $34,920 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Regional Airports Conference – Briefing Book Technical Symposium Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL $95,000 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Regional Airports Conference Printing Services Technical Symposium ASAP Screen Printing Arlington VA $4,000 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Trans Caspian Pipelines Definitional Mission S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $39,981 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Trans Caspian Pipelines – Oversight Technical Assistance S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $49,813 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Telecom Regulatory Projects Definitional Mission Marty Morell New York NY $25,980 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Custom/Border Control Definitional Mission Global Alliance for Trade Efficiency Washington DC $40,439 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC $126,686 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Project Analyst Technical Assistance Daniel S. Dondero Arlington VA $49,979 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Flood and Environmental Monitoring (Bulgaria & Croatia) Definitional Mission Enviromation Incorporated Spotsylvania VA $34,179 

Regional Europe/Eurasia Central Asia Regional Telecommunications Policy Forum Technical Symposium Development and Training Services, Inc. Arlington VA $197,988 

Total For Europe and Eurasia $7,999,610 

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Brazil State of Ceará Data Center Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $180,690 

Brazil Refinery and Petrochemical Environmental Projects Definitional Mission Ronald Robinson Maplewood NJ $37,184 

Brazil Braskem Occupational Health and Hygiene Program Technical Assistance Selection in progress $423,415 

Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro Integrated Disaster Response System Definitional Mission James T. Reilly Red Bank NJ $24,747 

Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro Emergency Operations Center Technical Assistance Selection in progress $704,970 

Brazil COPASA Water Re-Use Project Desk Study AJGB International Incorporated Bellevue WA $4,988 

Brazil COPASA Water Re-Use Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $164,920 

Brazil Secure Supply Chain Desk Study Joseph John Gurskis Great Falls VA $2,500 

Brazil Intelligent Cargo and Network Port Logistics Chain Technical Assistance Selection in progress $523,500 

Brazil Intellectual Property Rights Protection Training Training Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc. (STTAS) Washington DC $167,602 
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COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

Chile Chilean Customs Advance Rulings and Customs Valuation Technical Assistance Selection in progress $283,150 

Chile Telecom Regulatory Policies Orientation Visit Susan Davis International, Ltd. Washington DC $50,000 

Colombia Civil Aviation Renewable Energy Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $700,000 

Colombia Hydrocarbon Pipeline Safety and Security Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $500,000 

Colombia Cartagena Secure Port Initiative Technical Assistance Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc. (STTAS) Washington DC $399,962 

Colombia Barrancabermeja Refinery Modernization Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $600,000 

Colombia ANH Licensing and Tender Capacity Project Technical Assistance Selection in progress $250,000 

Colombia Magdalena River Coal Transport Project Desk Study Gary Greene Engineers Raleigh NC $5,650 

Colombia Olefins and Polyethylenes Petrochemical Complex Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA $7,500 

Costa Rica Master Plan for the Liberia International Airport Definitional Mission CORE International Washington DC $25,000 

Dominican Republic CAFTA-DR Trade Integration Initiative Definitional Mission CORE International Washington DC $49,808 

El Salvador Single Window Electronic Customs Portal Technical Assistance Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc. (STTAS) Washington DC $252,822 

Guatemala National Energy and Mining GIS Project Technical Assistance Nobel Systems, Inc. San Bernardino CA $454,440 

Honduras Port of Cortes Dry Bulk Unloading Terminal Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $470,000 

Mexico Investment Catalyst Fund Project Technical Assistance Cimarron Capital Partners, LLC Oklahoma OK $128,000 

Mexico Multimodal Master Plan Definitional Mission Garibaldi Consulting Group McLean VA $25,000 

Mexico Multimodal Master Plan Technical Assistance Wilbur Smith Columbia SC $1,323,900 

Mexico Agricultural and Rural Bank Officer Training Program Technical Assistance Selection in progress $847,109 

Mexico Financial Literacy Education Project Technical Assistance Selection in progress $697,550 

Mexico Aguascalientes Urban Public Transportation Project Definitional Mission Travis Design Associates, Inc. Lexington SC $24,945 

Mexico PEMEX Cleaner Production Definitional Mission RKR Enterprises Rego Park NY $24,985 

Nicaragua Managua International Airport Modernization Feasibility Study Selection in progress $324,180 

Nicaragua Port of Corinto Competitiveness Upgrade Project Technical Assistance Selection in progress $430,000 

Panama Secure Maritime Trade Facilitation Program Desk Study Leonard Sugin Ghent NY $5,000 

Panama Secure Maritime Trade Facilitation Program Definitional Mission Garibaldi Consulting Group McLean VA $24,995 

Paraguay IDB Road Pavement Technology Desk Study Travis Design Associates, Inc. Lexington SC $4,975 

Peru Lambayeque Flood Control System Desk Study CEP International, Inc. Potomac MD $5,000 

Peru Lima Integrated Solid Waste Management Project Desk Study Envirosoft Engineering & Science Inc. Marietta GA $4,960 

Trinidad Air Traffic Services Modernization Project Desk Study Travis Design Associates, Inc. Lexington SC $7,425 

Regional LAC Mexico and Argentina Airport Security Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA $32,109 

Regional LAC Project Analyst Technical Assistance Jorge Eduardo Esteban Arlington VA $45,989 

Regional LAC CAFTA-DR Trade Integration Initiative: Transportation Definitional Mission Travis Design Associates, Inc. Lexington SC $64,920 

Regional LAC CAFTA-DR Trade Integration Initiative: Energy Sector Definitional Mission Process Safety and Reliability Group, Inc. (PSRG) Houston TX $63,941 

Regional LAC CAFTA-DR Trade Integration Initiative: Information & Communications Tech. (ICT) Definitional Mission Decision / Analysis Partners Vienna VA $71,062 

Total For Latin America and Caribbean $10,438,892 

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA

Egypt Sadat City Wastewater Treatment – Review of Work Completed Desk Study Performance Technology, Inc. Lewiston ME $3,500 

Egypt Aromatics Complex Project Desk Study S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $3,900 

Egypt Aromatics Complex Project Feasibility Study Selection in progress $860,000 

Egypt Port of Alexandria Container Security Desk Study William F. Hennessey Exeter NH $4,000 

Egypt Railways Sector Definitional Mission William F. Hennessey Exeter NH $25,000 

India Tamil Nadu Industrial Wastewater – Review Desk Study Performance Technology, Inc. Lewiston ME $4,000 

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

India Diesel Retrofit Project Technical Assistance Selection in progress $296,000 

India NLC Alternate Mining Technology Feasibility Study Norwest Corporation Salt Lake City UT $360,000 

India Sohagpur Coal Bed Methane Project Desk Study MT Energy Associates Vienna VA $3,400 

India Sohagpur Coal Bed Methane Project Technical Assistance Advanced Resources International Arlington VA $506,000 

India Biotechnology Patent Examination Training Program Technical Assistance Cornell Group, Inc., The Fairfax VA $329,902 

India Agricultural Biotechnology Training Program Technical Assistance Advanced Engineering Associates International, Inc. Cambridge MA $349,523 

India Agricultural Biotechnology Training Program – Borlaug Program Training Technical Assistance U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Washington DC $150,000 

India Cold Chain System Improvement Definitional Mission SPI USA, Inc. Baltimore MD $48,366 

India Essar Refinery Expansion Project Feasibility Study Jacobs Consultancy Houston TX $700,000 

India 2007 U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Summit Technical Symposium American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Alexandria VA $254,237 

Iraq Oil and Gas Reconstruction Orientation Visit MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL $24,688 

Iraq International Accounting Standards Training Training InfoExchange LLC dba Expodio Newport Beach CA $4,000 

Iraq Civil Aviation Reconstruction Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC $25,000 

Iraq Oil Training Program – Human Resources Training Energy Markets Group Washington DC $499,976 

Iraq Housing Laws Reform Desk Study Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA $3,500 

Iraq Power Sector Orientation Visit Global Marketing & Communications Boston MA $254,716 

Iraq Airport Issues Conference Delegation Technical Assistance U.S. Department of State Washington DC $24,000 

Jordan Energy Sector – Oil Shale Resources Development Technical Assistance Behre Dolbear & Company, Inc. Denver CO $310,000 

Jordan NEPCO Reactive Compensation and Transmission Loss Reduction Feasibility Study Selection in progress $158,000 

Morocco Airport Modernization – Air Transport System Improvement Plan Technical Assistance Squire, Sanders and Dempsey Washington DC $605,584 

Morocco Electric Power Sector – ONE Reorganization Technical Assistance Selection in progress $820,000 
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COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

Morocco Olive Oil Waste Treatment Feasibility Study Global Environmental Sustainability, Inc. (GESI) Princeton NJ $322,000 

Morocco OCP Hydroelectric and Seawater Use Optimization Feasibility Study Selection in progress $375,000 

Sri Lanka Power Sector – 300 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant – Review Desk Study Brooks M. Howell, Co. LLC Pungoteague VA $3,000 

Sri Lanka Post-Tsunami Road Equipment Requirements Feasibility Study Selection in progress $367,000 

Sri Lanka Water Supply Capacity Building Technical Assistance Selection in progress $561,000 

Sri Lanka Oil/Gas Regulatory and Licensing Definitional Mission Merklein & Associates, Inc. Washington DC $45,000 

Sri Lanka Emergency Communications System Technical Assistance Selection in progress $305,000 

Regional MENASA Transportation & Trade Facilitation Conference – Organizer Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL $25,366 

Regional MENASA Refinery Sector Definitional Mission S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $6,830 

Regional MENASA Project Analyst Technical Assistance Ranil Rodrigo Annandale VA $8,310 

Regional MENASA Egypt and Lebanon Port Sector Definitional Mission Process Safety and Reliability Group, Inc. (PSRG) Houston TX $44,953 

Regional MENASA Project Analyst Technical Assistance Tareq Bremer Falls Church VA $49,979 

Regional MENASA Telecommunications Management Training Training U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) Washington DC $191,650 

Regional MENASA Wastewater Treatment (Jordan and Morocco) Definitional Mission Tarek Tarawneh, P.E. Ph.D. Philadelphia PA $45,463 

Total For Middle East, North Africa and South Asia $9,667,843 

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Botswana Coal Bed Methane Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA $7,500 

Botswana Water Well Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Roscoe Moss Manufacturing Company Los Angeles CA $500,000 

Cameroon Locam Heavy Equipment Leasing Feasibility Study Diamond International Chicago IL $184,152 

Djibouti Djibouti City Seawater Desalinization Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA $1,000 

Ethiopia Telecommunications Sector – ETA and ETC Personnel Training at CTIT Technical Assistance Selection in progress $169,520 

Ethiopia Tendaho Geothermal Site Feasibility Study Energy Markets Group Washington DC $277,788 

Kenya Integrated Tax System Technical Assistance DevTech Systems, Inc. Arlington VA $30,000 

Kenya Information and Communications Technology Definitional Mission Computer Frontiers, Inc. Germantown MD $34,990 

Kenya Information and Communications Technology – KBC Business Planning Technical Assistance MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL $214,082 

Kenya Wananchi ISP Business Reengineering Technical Assistance Selection in progress $161,000 

Liberia Electric Power Sector Definitional Mission CORE International Washington DC $34,075 

Mali Markala Hydropower Plant Feasibility Study Burgess & Niple Columbus OH $26,349 

Namibia Port Development and Expansion Technical Assistance HudsonTrident, Inc. Pennsauken NJ $400,000 

Nigeria LP Gas Sector Policy and Regulatory Framework – Extension Review Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA $2,500 

Nigeria Internet Protocol Backbone Installation Training Selection in progress $180,000 

Nigeria Nigerian Stock Exchange Disaster Recovery Plan and Systems Backup Technical Assistance Selection in progress $236,410 

Nigeria Lagos State Municipal Services Maintenance Training Technical Assistance Sun Global, Inc. Southfield MI $251,110 

Nigeria Ministry of Transport, Port Computerization Technical Assistance Selection in progress $429,746 

Nigeria Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Health and Safety Standards Technical Assistance Selection in progress $507,647 

Nigeria Shiroro/Egbin Power Plants Technical Assistance Selection in progress $467,300 

Nigeria Polmaz Financial Structuring Technical Assistance Selection in progress $470,000 

Rwanda Power Sector Definitional Mission CJ Aron Associates Inc., dba GreenMax Capital Advisors Brooklyn NY $30,000 

Rwanda Transaction Advisor Hydropower Projects Technical Assistance Selection in progress $364,740 

Senegal Port Projects Definitional Mission Decision / Analysis Partners Vienna VA $24,467 

Senegal Port Projects – Matam Phosphate Transportation Feasibility Study Selection in progress $313,840 

Senegal Corniche West Wastewater Treatment Feasibility Study Selection in progress $418,908 

Senegal Multi-Commodity Port Complex Feasibility Study Selection in progress $326,420 

South Africa South Africa Tire Recycling Desk Study Intratech, Inc. McLean VA $1,000 

South Africa Western Cape E-Education Desk Study KUPS International Cabin John MD $4,900 

South Africa Western Cape E-Education – Phase I Feasibility Study Total Service Solutions Lanham MD $87,969 

South Africa Port Sector Strategic Planning Orientation Visit Cornell Group, Inc., The Fairfax VA $113,800 

South Africa Power Sector Suppliers Forum Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL $166,947 

South Africa Transnet New Multi Products Pipeline Project Orientation Visit Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE) Chantilly VA $108,096 

South Africa Khanya Consortium Bid Submission Technical Assistance AES Corporation Arlington VA $550,900 

South Africa Khanya Consortium Bid Submission – Review Technical Assistance S.H. Lucas & Associates, Inc. Pasadena CA $10,000 

South Africa eThekwini Electricity Distribution Systems Integration Technical Assistance Selection in progress $500,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Trade and Development Office Technical Assistance U.S. Department of State Washington DC $85,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Trade and Development Office Technical Assistance JK Moving & Storage, Inc. Sterling VA $2,079 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Trade and Development Office Technical Assistance Douglas M. Shuster Arlington VA $130,400 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Trade and Development Office Technical Assistance U.S. Department of State Washington DC $90,500 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa UEMOA Transportation – Regional Rail Integration Feasibility Study Selection in progress $614,600 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Power Sector – Equitorial Guinea Definitional Mission Merklein & Associates, Inc. Washington DC $17,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Southern African Railways and Transportation Corridors Definitional Mission David Robert Burns River Forest IL $48,829 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Botswana and South Africa Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Sector Definitional Mission Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE) Chantilly VA $30,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Southern African Power Pool Opportunities II Definitional Mission Econergy International Corporation (EIC) Washington DC $49,500 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa West African Gas Pipeline Definitional Mission Intratech, Inc. McLean VA $59,830 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Port Sector – Angola and Ghana Definitional Mission Garibaldi Consulting Group McLean VA $44,759 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Aviation Sector – Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia Definitional Mission Travis Design Associates, Inc. Lexington SC $49,864 
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COUNTRY TITLE ACTIVITY U.S. FIRM CITY STATE FUNDS OBLIGATED

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System Orientation Visit Computer Frontiers, Inc. Germantown MD $131,026 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Project Analyst Technical Assistance Melissa Schweinberg Washington DC $49,979 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Information and Communications Technology Conference – Organizer Technical Symposium MFM Group, Inc. Miami FL $364,256 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Information and Communications Technology Conference – Briefing Book Technical Symposium Computer Frontiers, Inc. Frederick MD $150,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa COMESA CNS/ATM Desk Study Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. Winter Park FL $5,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa COMESA CNS/ATM Technical Assistance DORS, Inc. Washington DC $294,900 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa AGOA Forum Orientation Visit Courtesy Associates Washington DC $46,817 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Markets Integration, Nigerian Stock Exchange & Ghana Stock Exchange Technical Assistance Selection in progress $191,980 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Water Sector Orientation Visit Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC $353,510 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Venture Capital Fund for East Africa Desk Study Tusk, LLC Washington DC $4,680 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Rwanda – Burundi Oil Pipeline Extension Project Desk Study CJ Aron Associates Inc., dba GreenMax Capital Advisors Brooklyn NY $4,000 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Rwanda – Burundi Pipeline Capacity Market Analysis Phase I Feasibility Study Selection in progress $150,603 

Reg’l Sub-Saharan Africa Agriculture Sector (Burkina Faso and Gabon) Definitional Mission Peoples Group, The Arlington VA $44,962 

Total For Sub-Saharan Africa $10,621,231 

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide Emergency Communications II – Indonesia, and Sri Lanka Definitional Mission Network Dynamics Associates, LLC Brooklyn NY $40,000 

Worldwide Travel Insurance Technical Assistance Travel Insurance Services Walnut Creek CA $12,500 

Worldwide IQC for TSs, OVs, TRs, & Other Events Technical Assistance USTDA IQC Pool Washington DC $175,000 

Worldwide Asia Business Development Officer Technical Assistance Gregory Walters Arlington VA $155,201 

Worldwide Asia Business Development Officer – Security Training Technical Assistance Gregory Walters Arlington VA $380 

Worldwide APEC Natural Gas Utilization Workshop Technical Symposium Koeppen, Elliott & Associates, Ltd. (KEA) Washington DC $189,305 

Worldwide USTDA Regional Office – Bangkok (Program Travel) Technical Assistance U.S. Department of State Washington DC $87,350 

Total For Worldwide $659,736 

GRAND TOTAL $48,291,483

USTDA Regions

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

Sub-Saharan Africa

Asia

Europe and Eurasia

Latin America 

and the Caribbean

Middle East, 

North Africa 

and South Asia
Annual Repor t 2006 47

USTDA AC TIVITIES

By Type and Number of Activities

2004 2005 2006

DM/Desk Studies 165 45.6% 131 38.0% 99 36.9%

Feasibility Studies 59 16.3% 57 16.5% 40 14.9%

Orientation Visits 30 8.3% 31 9.0% 19 7.1%

Technical Assistance 93 25.7% 109 31.6% 91 34.0%

Trade-Related Training 3 0.8% 4 1.2% 7 2.6%

Procurement Assistance 1 0.3% 1 0.3% 0 0.0%

Conferences 11 3.0% 12 3.4% 12 4.5%

Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Totals 362 100% 345 100% 268 100%

USTDA AC TIVITIES

By Value of Obligations

2004 2005 2006

DM/Desk Studies $2,105,820 3.8% $2,044,239 3.6% $1,991,956 4.1%

Feasibility Studies $21,526,517 38.3% $23,493,962 41.3% $14,686,222 30.4%

Orientation Visits $3,398,645 6.0% $3,300,344 5.8% $2,225,761 4.6%

Technical Assistance $25,158,775 44.8% $23,242,559 40.8% $25,198,438 52.2%

Trade-Related Training $2,570,265 4.6% $2,490,920 4.4% $2,162,508 4.5%

Procurement Assistance $95,910 0.2% $1,070 0.0% $0 0.0%

Conferences $1,315,607 2.3% $2,381,570 4.2% $2,026,598 4.2%

Other $0 0.0% $0 0.0% $0 0.0%

Totals $56,171,539 100% $56,954,664 100% $48,291,483 100% 

USTDA AC TIVITIES BY REGION

By Number of Activities

2004 2005 2006

Asia 64 17.7% 75 21.7% 45 16.8%

Europe and Eurasia 129 35.6% 76 22.0% 68 25.4%

Latin America and the Caribbean 66 18.2% 60 17.4% 44 16.4%

MENASA 48 13.3% 68 19.7% 42 15.7%

Sub-Saharan Africa 54 14.9% 62 18.0% 62 23.1%

Multi-Regional 1 0.3% 4 1.2% 7 2.6%

Totals 362 100% 345 100% 268 100%

USTDA AC TIVITIES BY REGION

By Funding Levels

2004 2005 2006

Asia $10,780,639 19.2% $14,010,776 24.6% $8,904,171 18.4%

Europe and Eurasia $19,300,627 34.4% $10,756,348 18.9% $7,999,610 16.6%

Latin America and the Caribbean $9,077,667 16.2% $10,894,522 19.1% $10,438,892 21.6%

MENASA $10,007,809 17.8% $11,204,066 19.7% $9,667,843 20.0%

Sub-Saharan Africa $6,774,851 12.1% $9,350,404 16.4% $10,621,231 22.0%

Multi-Regional $229,946 0.4% $738,548 1.3% $659,736 1.4%

Totals $56,171,539 100% $56,954,664 100% $48,291,483 100%

FY 2006 USTDA PROGR AM FUNDS

By Region

Core Budget *Additional Funds Total Funds

Asia $8,262,121 $642,050 $8,904,171

Europe and Eurasia $3,315,104 $4,684,506 $7,999,610

Latin American and the Caribbean $10,438,892 $0 $10,438,892

MENASA $9,337,477 $330,366 $9,667,843

Sub-Saharan Africa $10,131,231 $490,000 $10,621,231

Multi-Regional $619,736 $40,000 $659,736

Total $42,104,561 $6,186,922 $48,291,483

* USTDA receives transfers from other agencies to supplement its program. 

This also includes No Year funds. 

FY 2006 BASIC STATISTICS

Program Budget: $48.29 million

# of Activities*

# of Projects**

# of New Projects***

# of Countries

227

268

165

51

 * 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.

USTDA AC TIVITIES BY ECONOMIC SEC TOR

By Number of Activities

2004 2005 2006

Agribusiness 6 1.7% 11 3.2% 7 2.6%

Energy & Power 56 15.5% 62 18.0% 51 19.0%

Human Resources 14 3.9% 9 2.6% 6 2.2%

Manufacturing 13 3.6% 14 4.1% 9 3.4%

Mining & Natural Resources 23 6.3% 27 7.8% 19 7.0%

Multi-Sector & Other 37 10.2% 45 13.0% 34 12.6%

Services 47 13.0% 43 12.5% 38 14.1%

Telecommunications 26 7.2% 20 5.8% 21 7.8%

Transportation 99 27.3% 75 21.7% 55 20.5%

Water & Environment 41 11.3% 39 11.3% 28 10.4%

Totals 362 100% 345 100% 268 100%

USTDA AC TIVITIES BY ECONOMIC SEC TOR

By Value of Obligations

2004 2005 2006

Agribusiness $133,106 0.2% $2,265,067 4.0% $1,088,512 2.2%

Energy & Power $8,302,079 14.8% $10,799,517 19.0% $11,513,223 23.8%

Human Resources $3,999,621 7.1% $1,300,625 2.3% $228,405 0.4%

Manufacturing $1,713,702 3.1% $2,457,685 4.3% $2,639,830 5.5%

Mining & Natural Resources $4,146,391 7.4% $6,587,928 11.5% $2,824,187 5.8%

Multi-Sector & Other $4,343,071 7.7% $3,293,274 5.8% $2,608,517 5.4%

Services $8,151,868 14.5% $7,091,394 12.5% $7,350,139 15.2%

Telecommunications $2,950,536 5.3% $3,403,598 6.0% $3,308,777 6.8%

Transportation $16,508,766 29.4% $13,367,342 23.5% $11,764,814 24.3%

Water & Environment $5,922,399 10.5% $6,388,234 11.2% $4,965,079 10.2%

Totals $56,171,539 100% $56,954,664 100% $48,291,483 100%
48 U.S . Trade and Development Agenc y

USTDA Annual Report 2006

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PHOTOS: Robert A. McComas Photography

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DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thelma J. Askey

DEPUTY DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leocadia I. Zak

GENERAL COUNSEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James A. Wilderotter

DIRECTOR FOR POLICY AND PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey Jackson

CHIEF OF STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas R. Hardy

RESOURCE ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micheal Hillier

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POLICY AND PROGRAM . . . . Paul Marin

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR . . Cameron Arch

ASIA 

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Steingass

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Winkates

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacey Chow

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Rossiter

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrett Creasy

REGIONAL MANAGER FOR ASIA* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory M. Walters

EUROPE AND EURASIA

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel D. Stein

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Lupo 

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Greenip 

PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbora Jemelkova

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Dondero

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne McKinney

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith M. Eischeid

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Maloney

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jorge Esteban

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl B. Kress

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leila Aridi Afas

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marian Bassett

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Nagy

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tareq Bremer

REGIONAL MANAGER FOR ASIA* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory M. Walters

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

REGIONAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ned Cabot

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pierce Davis

COUNTRY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ursula Iszler

PROJECT ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Schweinberg

AFRICA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER* . . . . . . . . Doug Shuster

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Hester

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enoh Ebong

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra Link

ATTORNEY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Burns

GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Daughetee

GRANTS ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Rouse

PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Oman

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Thiessen

CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Lorenzini

SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda Heggs

OFFICE OF EVALUATIONS 

EVALUATIONS OFFICER/ECONOMIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Denny

EVALUATIONS ANALYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Merriman

EVALUATIONS ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taraneh Bastani

EVALUATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faiza Ali

OFFICE OF FINANCE 

FINANCIAL MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noreen St. Louis

FINANCIAL ANALYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michele Bivins

FINANCIAL SPECIALIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosa Jackson

FINANCE SPECIALIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Gudger

FINANCE ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Whittle

OFFICE OF CONTRACTS

CONTRACTING OFFICER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Della Glenn

CONTRACTING OFFICER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Sallee

CONTRACTS SPECIALIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynda Kindrick

CONTRACTS SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda Chandler

PROCUREMENT IT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonia Barnhill

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Hum

MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR . . . . . . . Amy Mellin

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eatrice James

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyrone Johnson

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silvia Ortiz

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Cecchini

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitrin McCarron

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER* . . . Ronny Robinson

LAN ADMINISTRATOR* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alvin Reeder

HELP DESK TECHNICIAN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany Carter

WEBMASTER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Kunkel

INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER

INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER MANAGER* . . . . . . . . Angeleen Godbey

PROCUREMENT DATA MANAGER* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evangela Kunene

PROJECT INFORMATION SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Sheldon

PROJECT INFORMATION SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afrin Khan

INFORMATION RESOURCE SPECIALIST* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwendolyn Harper

INFORMATION RESOURCE ASSISTANT* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Gibson

INFORMATION RESOURCE ASSOCIATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael DeRenzo

FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Businger

FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Miller

*Contractor working for USTDA 

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Doug Shuster, Africa Business Development Manager

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

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Illovo, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa

MAIL: P.O. Box 1762, Houghton, 2041, South Africa

TEL: +27 (11) 778-4800

FAX: +27 (11) 268-6104

EMAIL: dshuster@ustda.gov

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