U.S. T r ade and Development Agenc y

Annual Report 2007
Contents

A Message from the Acting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

USTDA Success Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Country of the Year: Colombia—A Record of Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Spotlight on Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Europe and Eurasia: Regional Solutions to Development Priorities . . . . . . . . . 14

Spotlight on Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Latin America and the Caribbean: Supporting Sustainable Development . . . . . . 18

Spotlight on DR-CAFTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Middle East, North Africa and South Asia:

Fostering Partnerships for Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Spotlight on Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Sub-Saharan Africa: Building the Infrastructure and Capacity for Trade . . . . . 26

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

USTDA Regional Reorganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

USTDA Strategic Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Client Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Summary of FY 2007 Program Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

FY 2007 Activities Listed by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Independent Auditors’ Report on Compliance and Other Matters . . . . . . . . . . 40

Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

USTDA Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Annual Report 2007 

It is my pleasure to present this report on the U.S. Trade 

and Development Agency’s activities and achievements 

during fiscal year 2007. The agency continued and 

strengthened its partnership with the private sector to 

jointly craft solutions to development challenges around 

the world and to open markets for trade and increased 

U.S. exports. A compelling measure of our success is 

represented by the $1.6 billion in exports of U.S. manufactured goods and services directly attributable to our 

program. Just as importantly, USTDA’s activities also had 

a significant impact in developing and middle income 

countries ranging from the provision of potable water 

in Sri Lanka and power in Ethiopia to the reduction of 

transportation costs for trucked goods in Jordan. It is 

this duality of our mission, to facilitate developmental 

impact abroad and commercial benefit in the United 

States, that makes the agency’s brand of foreign assistance both unique and highly successful. 

Director Thelma J. Askey, who led the U.S. Trade and 

Development Agency for almost six years, understood 

the dynamics and challenges of providing effective 

assistance to the developing world. She possessed 

the vision, dedication and drive to move the agency 

in new directions. When she accepted the position of 

Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in April 2007, 

she left behind an expanded program that included 

a significant new trade capacity building component 

and a strategic focus on aligning agency activities with 

major U.S. trade and foreign policy initiatives.

Director Askey’s imprint on current agency activities is 

reflected in continuing USTDA-sponsored integration 

initiatives in the countries that are signatories to the 

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement. Originally launched in 2005, the integration effort 

continues. This year alone, USTDA sponsored assistance 

for port infrastructure development, electric power generation, and information and communications technology applications for emergency management. These 

efforts fulfill individual country needs, promote regional 

cooperation, and facilitate integration of the region into 

the global economy. They also exemplify Director Askey’s 

emphasis on supporting important U.S. trade initiatives 

such as trade promotion agreements. 

The Country of the Year Award, created during Director 

Askey’s tenure, annually recognizes the country that 

has made important strides in development, trade 

and sustainable economic growth through engaging 

USTDA’s program. Using these criteria, I am pleased to 

announce Colombia as this year’s recipient of the Country 

of the Year Award. This award reflects the commitment 

Colombia demonstrated in working with USTDA to 

achieve significant successes in key infrastructure 

sectors such as energy, aviation, information and 

A Message from the acting director

Leocadia I. Zak

“USTDA’s broad-based infrastructure development

and capacity building experience has established a

highly successful model of assistance that produces

consistent results.”
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communications technology, and ports improvement. 

More broadly, Colombia has consistently achieved a 

growth rate of over five percent during the past several 

years and, through implementation of market opening 

policies, has attracted approximately $4 billion in direct 

foreign investment during the first half of 2007 and 

$6.7 billion in U.S. exports in 2006. When implemented, 

the recently concluded U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion 

Agreement will result in further economic growth and 

expand the bilateral commercial relationship between 

our two countries. The details of the USTDA program in 

Colombia are set out separately in this report.

Of special note, USTDA sponsored two highly successful, 

large scale conferences: one to promote aviation 

cooperation between India and the United States and 

the other to promote a dialogue on the development 

of the information and communications technology 

In April 2007,

USTDA saw

the departure

of Director

Thelma J. Askey

after nearly six

years of leading

the agency.

sector, which is vital to continued African economic 

development. Both conferences attracted large 

participation from the public and private sectors. They 

brought together the policy and procurement decision 

makers with U.S. business representatives to exchange 

information about procurement opportunities in the 

sectors and possibilities for overcoming impediments 

to business entry into the respective markets. The two 

conferences generated great enthusiasm for follow-on 

activities to enlarge and strengthen these public-private 

dialogues that have great promise for increased mutual 

benefit. USTDA will continue to sponsor these cooperative 

efforts and search for ways to replicate them in other 

areas where they can efficiently facilitate development 

priorities through commercial solutions. 

USTDA’s broad-based infrastructure development and 

capacity building experience has established a highly 

successful model of assistance that produces consistent 

results. USTDA’s strategic plan for the coming year builds 

upon the Agency’s past successes and strikes a balance 

among U.S. government foreign policy initiatives, host 

country development priorities and U.S. industry trade 

interests. As I look forward, I am certain that USTDA will 

continue to provide significant benefits to U.S. citizens, 

as well as those of our partner countries.

Leocadia I. Zak

Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Annual Report 2007 

Overview

Throughout the year, public-private partnerships were 

the centerpiece of the agency’s results-oriented foreign 

assistance program. In addition, trade capacity building 

continued to be a defining characteristic, accounting for 

over one-half of the agency’s global activities. 

Overall, USTDA investments in FY 2007 were targeted in 

four strategic categories where trade, development, and 

policy all meet: (1) Promoting Global Energy Security; 

(2) Applying Environmental Technologies; (3) Ensuring 

Secure and Safe Trade; and (4) Enhancing Regional 

Integration Initiatives.

Promoting Global Energy Security 

During the year, USTDA prioritized activities designed to 

identify, develop, and transport new oil and gas reserves 

to help diversify sources of supply. The agency also 

applied its program in promoting the use of alternative 

fuels and in improving energy efficiency. As the global 

need for energy has grown, so has the demand for USTDA 

assistance. As a result, the agency’s commitments in 

the energy and power sector have increased each year 

since FY 2004 and represented nearly one-third of total 

program obligations in FY 2007.

A highlight of the year was the award of a $1.7 million 

grant, the largest single grant in the agency’s history, 

to the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic 

(SOCAR). The grant will help to diversify Europe’s oil and 

gas supplies by funding a study on the development of 

pipelines that will bring Central Asian oil and gas across 

the Caspian Sea and through Azerbaijan, Georgia and 

Turkey to European markets. 

Another focus of USTDA’s global energy security strategy 

in 2007 was the development of renewable and other 

alternative energy sources. In Asia, the agency funded 

a grant to develop a 5–10 megawatt waste-to-energy 

plant near Karachi, Pakistan, while in Indonesia, USTDA 

supported the development of an integrated biodiesel 

processing and energy production plant in North Sumatra 

Province. Similarly, in sub-Saharan Africa, USTDA funded 

a study in Tanzania on the viability of using ethanol as 

a fuel source for a combined heat and power plant that 

will contribute 40 megawatts to the national grid. 

USTDA also understands the role that favorable regulatory environments play in the development of alternative 

fuels. For this reason, USTDA funded an orientation visit 

to the United States to familiarize Brazilian regulators 

with the U.S. regulatory framework governing the natural 

gas and biofuels industries. 

Applying Environmental Technologies

Many developing and middle-income countries are seeking foreign assistance that utilizes U.S. private sector 

input and technology in meeting their environmental 

needs. In FY 2007, USTDA furthered the application of 

environmental technologies in these markets through 

private sector partnerships in areas such as resource 

management, water treatment, air quality, and hazardous waste management. For example, in South Africa, 

the agency developed an innovative program for Rand 

Water Services that will combine an in-country needs 

assessment and an orientation visit to the United States 

to help the company identify and evaluate the most 

appropriate U.S. technologies to meet water services 

demands in South Africa. 

Environmental technologies are also a priority for USTDA 

in the Middle East and North Africa, where the agency 

awarded a grant on the feasibility of implementing a 

system to monitor and operate the water well network and pumping system that serves Aqaba, Jordan. 

In fiscal year (FY) 2007, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency supported a 

dynamic portfolio of activities that advanced host country development priorities, 

U.S. industry trade interests, and U.S. government foreign policy objectives. 
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In Morocco, the agency is funding a technical analysis 

and procurement plan for an upgraded and expanded 

national weather radar network. 

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are also preparing to apply a variety of environmental technologies in 

their emergency management and response systems. To 

support these efforts, USTDA organized a conference, 

which attracted over 200 participants, to foster a dialogue 

on regional approaches and system interoperability. 

Ensuring Secure and Safe Trade 

Ensuring secure and safe trade is an essential factor for 

economic growth. For this reason, USTDA is focusing 

significant resources on harnessing new technologies and 

best practices for passenger and cargo facilitation.

A leading example of this strategy in FY 2007 was the 

agency’s Global Customs Initiative, a $4 million program 

designed to address critical customs training needs. 

The Initiative has an initial emphasis on Southeast Asia, 

Mexico, and Brazil, and is being implemented through 

a public-private partnership. It will consist of a series 

of training programs and senior-level policy dialogues 

on port and supply chain security, intellectual property 

rights licensing and enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and 

anti-piracy measures, customs valuation, rules of origin, 

and bilateral and multilateral agreement compliance.

USTDA also recognizes the importance of physical 

infrastructure in facilitating trade and the movement 

of people. To this end, USTDA sponsored the U.S.-India 

Aviation Partnership Summit in New Delhi. The event 

brought together more than 250 senior representatives 

of the U.S. and Indian public and private sectors to focus 

on the safety, security, and infrastructure needs of the 

rapidly growing Indian aviation sector. The Summit 

served as a platform for launching the U.S.-India Aviation 

Cooperation Program (ACP), a public-private partnership 

between USTDA, the Federal Aviation Administration, 

and U.S. aviation companies. Modeled after the highly 

successful U.S.-China ACP, the new program is designed 

to foster cooperation between the Indian and U.S. public 

and private sectors in identifying and supporting India’s 

civil aviation sector modernization priorities.
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Enhancing Regional Integration Initiatives 

USTDA’s flexible program tools allow it to engage in a 

variety of bilateral, regional, and global development 

assistance activities. A number of agency activities focus 

on integration initiatives that promote regional stability 

and economic linkages. Each of the agency’s regional 

integration activities in FY 2007 were coordinated 

closely with the technical and policy agencies of the 

U.S. Government, the U.S. private sector, and multilateral 

development organizations.

Examples include the agency’s South and Central Asia 

Regional Initiative and Dominican Republic-Central 

America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Regional 

Trade Integration Initiative, which support upgrades 

to each region’s energy and transportation corridors. 

In Central Asia, USTDA funded investment analysis on 

a proposal that will allow Kyrgyzstan to export power 

to Afghanistan and Pakistan through a new north-south 

transmission line. Under the DR-CAFTA Regional Trade 

Integration Initiative, USTDA has helped to promote 

trade capacity and transportation infrastructure. Specific 

agency activities included grants to develop a more 

efficient and secure customs transit system in Guatemala 

and a framework for a national law to attract private 

investment in Nicaragua’s port sector. 

Elsewhere in Latin America, USTDA supported the 

Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America 

through a series of transportation and security initiatives. In FY 2007, USTDA funded a conference, which 

will take place in early 2008, to highlight infrastructure 

projects that represent near-term export opportunities 

for U.S. firms.

In Southeast Asia, USTDA promoted the U.S. Government’s security and economic priorities through regional 

development and integration activities with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific 

Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). The information 

and communications technology (ICT) sector is a focus 

of many of these activities. For example, USTDA funded 

a series of ICT orientation visits to the United States 

for senior-level government and industry representatives from the region. The visits provided opportunities 

for regional decision makers to better understand U.S. 

experiences and for U.S. companies to highlight their 

capabilities for potential procurement opportunities 

totaling $1.5 billion over the next two years. In another 

example, USTDA sponsored a regional workshop to promote natural gas use among APEC economies. 

Finally, in sub-Saharan Africa, USTDA recognizes the 

importance of developing the infrastructure and institutional capacity necessary to support the trade expansion objectives of the African Growth and Opportunity 

Act. To this end, USTDA funded complementary activities in Burkina Faso that were designed to meet this 

goal. Specifically, USTDA assisted a fruit and vegetable 

exporter with improving its pest and pathogen treatment system and conducting investment analysis on 

a proposed fruit processing and packaging facility. To 

maximize the benefits of these investments, USTDA also 

provided corresponding support to the Government of 

Burkina Faso in improving its regulatory regime in the 

area of sanitary and phytosanitary inspection.

USTDA also furthered the objectives of the African Global 

Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI) with a grant to establish the legal and regulatory framework to support an 

autonomous civil aviation authority in Malawi. Another 

grant was awarded to strengthen the Namibian Electricity Control Board’s ability to perform the regulatory 

functions necessary to issue licenses for independent 

power producer projects. These latter two activities were 

funded, in part, with AGCI funds. 

Looking Ahead

By continuing to focus on these priority areas and remaining flexible to the needs of our partners, USTDA is wellpositioned to continue its support of quality commercially 

oriented foreign assistance activities. Moving forward, the 

agency will continue to balance the commercial objectives 

established by the U.S. private sector, the development 

priorities established by our host country project sponsors, 

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USTDA Success Stories

USTDA utilizes private sector expertise and technology to implement its 

program of advancing priority development projects that support U.S. trade 

and foreign policy objectives. In fiscal year 2007, USTDA identified successes 

associated with its program in developing and middle-income countries around 

the world in a broad range of sectors. 

East Asia

Since USTDA established the U.S.-China Aviation 

Cooperation Program (ACP) in 2004, the ACP has 

succeeded in facilitating an estimated $700 million in U.S. exports. By promoting bilateral technical cooperation and increasing awareness of U.S. 

technology in the aviation sector, the program has 

led to the sale of avionics equipment for regional 

aircraft by Parker Aerospace and General Electric, an 

avionics system test rig by Rockwell Collins, and two 

helicopters by United Technology Corporation.

The ACP, a public-private partnership linking USTDA, 

the Federal Aviation Administration, the General 

Administration of Civil Aviation of China, and U.S. 

industry, is an outstanding example of the way the 

agency brings together the right technical expertise 

to meet development challenges. ACP membership includes 25 corporate members, including 

leading U.S. aviation manufacturers and service 

providers. 

Europe and Eurasia

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) won the 2007 

United Nations Public Service Award for improving 

transparency, accountability and responsiveness in 

public service largely as a result of implementing 

the recommendations of a USTDA-funded technical 

assistance program. The recommendations helped to 

establish the proper foundations for an investment 

strategy and operational structure for SOFAZ and led 

to the selection of the Bank of New York as the global 

custodian. In addition, Thomson Financial was selected 

as the vendor for the portfolio management and ledger 

accounting systems.

Building on this success, USTDA approved an additional 

grant to SOFAZ in 2007. The new assistance will focus 

on migrating existing portfolios to the new investment 

systems and strengthening investment oversight. 
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South and Southeast Asia

An undersea fiber optic cable that became operational 

in 2006 presented an opportunity for the sponsor, 

Transworld Associates Ltd. (TWA), to connect Pakistan 

to the major international telecommunications hubs in 

offering quality, end-to-end international bandwidth 

solutions to its customers. The project was implemented 

based on the outcomes of a USTDA-funded study that 

advised TWA on the routing of the cable, as well as its 

economic and financial viability. 

To implement the project, TWA awarded a multi­million 

dollar contract to Tyco Telecommunications Inc. of 

Morristown, NJ, to manage and implement the project. 

In addition to Tyco, Corning of Corning, NY, Lucent 

Technologies of Murray Hill, NJ, C&C Technologies of 

Lafayette, LA, Sonsub Inc. and Smith-Oceaneering 

Intl., both of Houston, TX, and ADEX Corporation of 

Alpharette, GA, all benefited from the contract as subsuppliers to Tyco.

Sub-Saharan Africa

A geothermal power plant in Aluto Langano, Ethiopia, 

is serving as a model for the sector’s development by 

increasing access to electricity. Already, the plant is 

producing 3 megawatts (MW) of electricity as a result 

of a USTDA-funded technical assistance program for 

the Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEPCO). 

The USTDA-funded consultant worked with EEPCO in 

revising its tendering process and on bid and contract 

evaluation. Following a thorough technical review of the 

bids, EEPCO chose Geothermal Development Associates 

of Reno, NV, to carry out the improvements under a 

$3 million contract. When the rehabilitation is complete 

in early 2008, the plant will produce approximately 

7MW of electricity. Moreover, it will make an important 

contribution toward the goal of increasing the percentage of the population with access to electricity from 

16 to 50 percent by 2009.

Latin America and the Caribbean

The San Bartolomé silver mine in Bolivia is expected 

to begin production in early 2008 following construction based on the results of a USTDA-funded study. 

Coeur d’Alene Mining Company of Coeur d’Alene, ID, 

has invested in the mining operations, utilizing political risk insurance from the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation. The company has also repaid the USTDA 

grant under a success fee agreement.

Already, U.S. exports associated with the project total 

$34 million. It is expected that the mine, which will support up to 850 direct and indirect jobs, will have a broad 

developmental impact in terms of road construction 

and the use of advanced technologies to protect the 

environment and clean-up past contaminants. Coeur 

d’Alene has also established a development fund that 

will invest in economic and social projects in Bolivia.

Middle East and North Africa

A 20 percent reduction in the cost of trucking goods 

from the Port of Aqaba to Amman, Jordan, is helping 

to support expanded trade relations under the U.S.-

Jordan Free Trade Agreement. The cost reduction is an 

early result of USTDA-funded investment analysis and 

a pilot program on a national freight information and 

transportation hub project. Based on the success of the 

pilot program, the Ministry of Transportation has awarded 

a contract to FreightDesk Technologies of McLean, VA, 

to provide the systems to coordinate truck traffic in 

and around Aqaba. 

The new system has succeeded in reducing costs and 

traffic congestion in the area and in helping to preserve 

the area’s viability as a tourist destination. It may increase 

Jordan’s competitiveness in the region through implementation at Jordan’s ten land border crossings.
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A Record of Success

COLOMBIA

USTDA’s program in Colombia best illustrates how 

the agency’s partnerships with host countries and 

the private sector effectively advance mutual 

economic benefits and U.S. development objectives. 

Over the years, USTDA investments in Colombia 

have produced over $350 million in U.S. exports 

related to the implementation of energy, aviation, 

information and communications technology (ICT), 

and ports projects that have had an important 

impact on Colombia’s economic development. 

Reflecting the success and diversity of this country 

portfolio, the importance of U.S.-Colombian 

relations, and the significant economic and broad 

development gains that have been achieved, 

USTDA recognizes Colombia as its 2007 Country 

of the Year. 

A vital commercial and strategic partner of the United 

States, Colombia has enjoyed strong economic 

growth, averaging more than 5.2 percent annually 

in recent years. As a result of the market opening 

policies it has implemented, Colombia attracted 

$6.7 billion in U.S. exports in 2006 and $4 billion in 

new foreign direct investment during the first half of 

2007. The recently concluded U.S.-Colombia Trade 

Promotion Agreement represents an opportunity to 

further economic growth and expand the bilateral 

commercial relationship through increased trade 

and investment.

Plaza de Bolivar and the Primate Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia

COUNTRY OF THE YEAR:
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USTDA has seen success in Colombia in a number of 

key infrastructure sectors. For example, in 2007 USTDA 

recorded $80 million in U.S. exports related to the 

expansion of the Cartagena refinery that were influenced 

by the recommendations of two USTDA-funded feasibility 

studies and an orientation visit for Ecopetrol. The continued 

expansion of this refinery is expected to generate more 

than $790 million in U.S. exports. Another success resulted 

in over $48 million in U.S. exports linked to the construction 

of Ecopetrol’s Cusiana Gas Treatment Plant, which began 

operations in 2005 following USTDA-funded investment 

analysis. USTDA has funded other activities to further 

the development of new natural gas and petroleum 

resources and expanded refining capacity in Colombia, 

including technical assistance to the National Hydrocarbons 

Agency in its upstream licensing capabilities and tender 

responsibilities, and investment analysis for Ecopetrol in 

modernizing its refining capacity in Barrancabermeja.

USTDA is also working to diversify Colombia’s energy 

supply and promote the development of clean energy 

resources by assisting ISAGEN S.A. E.S.P. in developing a 

50 megawatt geothermal power plant. As a result of a 

USTDA grant, ISAGEN will contract with a U.S. company to 

analyze prospective sites and address key issues, including financing options, associated with the project.

USTDA has also seen success from its partnerships with 

AeroCivil, Colombia’s civil aviation agency. In particular, 

an agreement was concluded to increase flights between 

the United States and Colombia following USTDA-funded 

assistance to AeroCivil in strengthening its meteorology 

systems for air traffic management (ATM) and developing 

a communication, navigation, surveillance/ATM transition 

plan. More recently, the agency funded assistance to 

AeroCivil in converting the power supply for its air traffic 

control and weather monitoring facilities in remote areas 

from diesel generators to renewable energy sources. The 

result will increase the reliability of AeroCivil’s power 

supply infrastructure, lower costs, and help to protect 

the environment. 

In the ICT sector, USTDA-funded technical assistance to 

the Ministry of Communications in telecommunications 

market liberalization resulted in the Ministry publishing a decree on telecommunications convergence. The 

decree has generated requests for operating licenses to 

offer services ranging from long distance telephony to 

value-added services, such as internet and data transmission. USTDA built on this success in 2007 by organizing 

an orientation visit to the United States for Colombian 

officials on the regulatory framework necessary for the 

introduction of new technologies, including broadband 

service and digital television. 

Another highlight of USTDA’s program in Colombia in 

2007 was the designation of the Port of Cartagena under 

the Container Security Initiative (CSI). This certification 

followed USTDA-funded technical assistance on the 

chain-of-custody at the Port. Already, over one-quarter 

of the Port’s total container shipping volume is destined 

for the United States, including weekly shipments to 

17 U.S. ports. With its CSI designation in place, the 

Port is well-positioned to play a critical role in broader 

U.S.-Colombia commercial relations. 

USTDA’s program in Colombia demonstrates a record 

of success in bringing U.S. technology and expertise 

to bear in establishing the infrastructure necessary for 

economic growth. Looking ahead, USTDA will continue 

to respond to Colombia’s development priorities that 

represent targeted opportunities for U.S. companies and 

further U.S. policy objectives.

The Port of Cartagena received its CSI designation due, in part, to USTDAfunded technical assistance on the chain-of-custody security at the port.
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Asia: 

Enhancing Trade Partnerships for Mutual Benefit

Fiscal year (FY) 2007 was notable for the identification 

of nearly $1 billion in new U.S. exports that were associated with USTDA investments in Asia and several project 

development success stories. In the Philippines, an electricity distribution project stemming from USTDA technical assistance proceeded with significant U.S. exports. 

Clean energy and environmental improvement projects 

yielded similar successes in Vietnam and Thailand, and 

increased exports to China of aircraft and aviation equipment and agricultural products derived from advanced 

biotechnology methods were also facilitated.

During the year, USTDA pursued a diversified portfolio of 

both country projects and regional initiatives to deepen 

the successful U.S. trade relationship in the fast-growing 

economies of China and Southeast Asia. Agency investments spanned strategic priorities in energy development and security, aviation modernization, the environment, and new trade capacity efforts in standards 

cooperation and customs modernization. Reflecting the 

growing importance of the cross-sectoral applications 

for information and communications technology (ICT), 

USTDA invested in the modernization of both private 

sector and government operations.

Throughout the year, the agency’s China portfolio continued to exhibit a diverse combination of trade policy and 

capacity-building initiatives and infrastructure development projects. In the aviation sector, USTDA supported 

an expansion of the highly successful Aviation Cooperation Program, a model public-private partnership that 

continues to promote enhanced dialogue in this rapidly 

expanding market.

Support for cleaner energy and environmental improvement projects was another focus for the agency. USTDA 

sponsored a technical workshop in southern China to 

promote increased usage of natural gas throughout the 

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region and 

projects to improve water quality in Shandong Province 

and the Yangtze River. Finally, successful USTDA initiatives 

in China in the areas of standards development, intellectual property rights protection and agricultural biotechnology regulatory policies continued under ongoing 

programs, and new initiatives on government transparency and procurement practices were launched.

In Indonesia, USTDA played a significant role in strengthening the bilateral economic relationship through support for infrastructure development objectives in the 

energy, transportation and ICT sectors. For example, 

the agency assisted Indonesia in developing biofuels 

in northern Sumatra and coalbed methane resources 

at key sites throughout the country. In the port sector, 

USTDA addressed energy security, port efficiency and 

additional post-tsunami reconstruction efforts with a 

study to examine a strategically located oil and container 

transfer facility in Aceh Province. Another key U.S. foreign 

policy priority in the region, improving transportation 

and border security, was the focus of USTDA assistance 

towards modernizing the ICT systems of Indonesia’s 

Immigration Department.

Following a productive year serving as APEC host, 

acceding to the World Trade Organization and receiving USTDA’s 2006 Country of the Year honor, Vietnam 

again represented a significant portion of the Southeast 

Asia is a dynamic region of tremendous strategic, economic and commercial 

importance to the United States. Its continued emergence offers significant 

opportunities for U.S. companies to engage with regional partners in meeting important developmental objectives. 

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ndonesia is a key strategic and economic partner in 

Southeast Asia. USTDA has played a significant role 

in strengthening the relationship by implementing 

a broad portfolio of activities in the energy, ICT and 

transportation sectors. 

Faced with declining petroleum reserves and a desire 

to diversify supplies, Indonesia has prioritized the 

development of its vast alternative energy resources. 

USTDA has supported this strategy with grants for the 

development of an integrated biodiesel processing/

energy production facility in North Sumatra and coalbed 

methane resources at several key sites. In addition, USTDA 

hosted an orientation visit for key officials interested in 

expanding Indonesia’s biofuels production capabilities.

Improving transportation and border security is 

another key U.S. foreign policy priority in the region. 

USTDA furthered these efforts by assisting Indonesia’s 

Directorate General of Immigration in modernizing 

its ICT systems. In the port sector, a USTDA grant is 

furthering the Weh Island transshipment port project, 

a strategically located oil and container transfer facility 

that will serve regional markets. 

USTDA will continue to build on the success of this 

country portfolio with additional activities in 2008 

designed to reinforce the strength of the bilateral 

relationship.

Indonesia

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USTDA Activities in Asia

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Asia portfolio. Leading USTDA investments in FY 2007 

included energy, ICT, customs and standards development activities. For instance, USTDA supported legal 

advisory services needed to advance a second phase 

of the Mong Duong power plant. In the ICT sector, the 

agency provided a grant to the State Capital Investment 

Corporation to identify the technology requirements to 

improve its management and oversight capabilities over 

state-owned enterprises as they adjust to the country’s 

market-oriented reforms. In addition, USTDA supported 

activities to modernize customs operations and assist 

in the development of a transparent and market-driven 

standards system.

USTDA also re-engaged several partners in FY 2007 with 

which the agency had been less active in recent years. In 

the Philippines, USTDA furthered government priorities 

in the ICT and environmental hazard sectors, with activities to facilitate the creation of a national registry and 

identification system and enhance Petron Corporation’s 

capabilities to respond to potential oil spills. USTDA also 

provided assistance in Mongolia in standards development and in expanding air transportation services, while 

in Malaysia, USTDA fostered increased dialogue with 

U.S. companies in the ICT sector. 

USTDA will continue to work collaboratively with the 

U.S. private sector, its U.S. government counterparts, and 

overseas project sponsors in implementing its resultsoriented program. The creation of USTDA’s new East Asia 

and South and Southeast Asia regions at the start of 

fiscal year 2008 will lead to increased agency resources 

related to the significant opportunities present in this 

rapidly growing part of the world. 

Sector Percent Amount

n Energy & Power 15.1% $1,524,569

n Multi-Sector & Other 9.0% $912,664

n Services 8.6% $870,714

n Telecommunications 16.9% $1,707,707

n Transportation 32.7% $3,303,753

n Water & Environment 17.7% $1,795,125

100.0% $10,114,532

USTDA obligated over 30 percent of its Asia program budget 

during FY 2007 to promote the use of U.S. environmental 

and clean energy technologies.
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Mr. Joseph Ma Jia Ning (left), IBM Client Executive, demonstrates the 

capabilities of the U.S. Mint and State of New York websites, which were 

developed using IBM technology, to Chinese delegates on a USTDAsponsored orientation visit to the United States. 

The Asian Development Bank has awarded a loan to the State Bank of 

Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance that will finance information 

technology systems upgrades at the Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HASTC). 

The system requirements were determined by a USTDA-funded study that 

is helping to support market reforms and private sector development in 

Vietnam by establishing a roadmap for expanding the HASTC’s current 

operating system. 

As part of the agency’s ongoing program of support for activities that 

advance commercial opportunities for U.S. firms in China, former USTDA 

Director Thelma J. Askey (right) met with Vice Minister of Commerce Ma 

Xiuhong (left) to discuss potential areas for cooperation. 

Asia Highlights

Dr. Laura Beer, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Colorado School of Mines Algal 

Bioenergy Lab, Golden, Colorado, speaks to delegates from Indonesia on a 

USTDA-sponsored orientation visit that introduced them to U.S. technology 

and government programs to assist in the development of biofuels resources. 
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The expansion of the agency’s South and Central Asia 

Regional Initiative, which had initially targeted the power 

sector, to include telecommunications was significant in 

focusing discussion on another critical infrastructure sector. To this end, USTDA sponsored a major regional forum 

in 2007 on telecommunications policy to bring together 

officials from Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and 

Turkey, as well as Pakistan, to share their experience and 

common problems in developing the telecommunications sector.

One important outcome of the event was an agreement 

on pursuing a regional fiber optic line. The proposed 

project will connect to the fiber optic ring now under 

construction in Afghanistan (based on earlier USTDA 

assistance) and reach eastward into Pakistan and northward into Central Asia and into Europe through Azerbaijan and Turkey. USTDA is considering agency follow-on 

assistance in the development of the project to ensure 

its success.

In FY 2007, Azerbaijan was the largest recipient of USTDA 

funds in Europe and Eurasia. The country’s economy is 

booming, with Caspian oil and gas now flowing through 

the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the South Caucasus gas pipeline (both supported in their early stages 

by USTDA funding) and its role as a hub for oil and 

gas transport is growing. Among the agency’s activities 

there was a grant for a major new study on oil and gas 

pipelines to bring Central Asian resources across the 

Caspian Sea to Europe through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and 

Turkey. In addition, the agency continued its support 

for the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan’s efforts to preserve 

and protect oil revenues for future generations through 

a grant on establishing new investment systems and 

strengthening investment oversight. 

Beyond Azerbaijan, USTDA was involved in energy 

development and security through activities in Turkey 

(underground gas storage), Ukraine (coalbed methane), 

and Turkmenistan (oil and gas). Of particular note is 

the interest by the new government in Turkmenistan in 

expanding that country’s economic relations with the 

West. With vast untapped gas reserves, Turkmenistan 

has the potential to attract very large investments and 

ultimately to enhance worldwide energy security by 

serving as an alternative source of gas to Europe. In 

2007, USTDA assisted U.S. energy companies in exploring potential business opportunities in Turkmenistan by 

sponsoring an orientation visit to the United States for 

key decision makers to meet with U.S. industry. 

As the economies in the region have improved, civil 

aviation has become a growth industry, and in 2007, 

USTDA supported important airport studies in Russia 

and Ukraine. Specifically, the study in Russia is helping to transform Krasnoyarsk International Airport in 

eastern Siberia into a multimodal transportation hub, 

Europe and Eurasia: 

Regional Solutions to Development Priorities

Regional economic integration and energy security remained key elements in 

USTDA’s program across Europe and Eurasia in fiscal year (FY) 2007. The agency 

expanded its South and Central Asia Regional Initiative, and continued its assistance in the information and communications technology (ICT) and civil aviation 

sectors, where U.S. companies are particularly competitive. More than $172 million 

in new U.S. exports were associated with USTDA’s program in the region. 

Photo cour tesy : J. R ay McDermott
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Off-shore production 

platform constructed 

at J. Ray McDermott’s 

shipyard in Baku, 

Azerbaijan

In 2007, USTDA supported Azerbaijan’s potential to 

serve as a key facilitator in diversifying global oil and 

gas supplies by awarding a $1.7 million grant to the 

country’s state oil company. The grant is funding a 

study on the development of pipelines that will bring 

Central Asian oil and gas across the Caspian Sea and 

through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to markets 

in Europe. 

As a result of the revenue that Azerbaijan is 

generating in the oil and gas sector, the Government 

has focused on preserving a major portion of it for 

future generations through the establishment of the 

State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ). USTDA has 

contributed to this effort with two grants to SOFAZ 

for institutional capacity building. Based on the steps 

taken to implement the recommendations of the first 

USTDA-funded technical assistance program, SOFAZ 

was named as the 2007 recipient of the United Nations 

Public Service Award.

While mindful of the opportunity that revenues 

from the oil and gas sector present in the country’s 

development, the Government of Azerbaijan has also 

prioritized the diversification of the economy. USTDA 

has helped to further this effort through grants for 

strategic planning in the tourism and ICT sectors. 

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USTDA Activities in 

Europe and Eurasia

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

while the study in Ukraine is supporting the rehabilitation of the Bila Tserkva airport and construction of new 

cargo facilities. 

In Europe, USTDA had a primary focus during FY 2007 

on emergency management and response and the ICT 

sector. A major regional emergency management and 

response conference was organized during the year, 

and the agency awarded a grant to modernize meteorological and hydrological observational networks and 

other weather, water and environmental monitoring 

and forecasting infrastructure in Croatia.

Romania’s accession to the European Union (EU) in early 

2007 did not diminish that country’s interest in working 

with the U.S. private sector, and USTDA continued to 

provide assistance in the environmental and ICT sectors. 

USTDA is helping Romania to comply with the EU Water 

Framework Directive by funding technical assistance 

on the design of an integrated coastal zone modeling 

system. Through a separate grant, the agency is helping 

to upgrade existing information technology networks to 

meet the competitiveness goals specified in Romania’s 

National Development Plan.

Across the dynamic Europe and Eurasia region, there is 

a strong potential for U.S. involvement in key economic 

sectors. USTDA continues to support the establishment 

of commercial partnerships with U.S. firms by tailoring 

its program to meet the challenges of a still-evolving 

economic and political environment. 

Sector Percent Amount 

n Agribusiness (not shown in chart) < 0.1% $24,470

n Energy & Power 38.6% $3,946,795

n Multi-Sector & Other 5.7% $555,997

n Services 22.3% $2,296,848

n Telecommunications 12.8% $1,297,261

n Transportation 11.6% $1,174,382

n Water & Environment 9.0% $915,926

100% $10,211,679

USTDA is helping to diversify and secure global energy sources through 

a $1.7 million grant to further the development of pipelines to 

bring Central Asia oil and gas to markets in Europe.
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USTDA supported efforts to implement an integrated decision and 

informational system to forecast severe hydrological events and reduce 

water emergencies in Romania. The project marked a milestone in FY2007 

with the opening of the National Hydrological Forecast Center and continues 

to be implemented under a contract with Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Tom Harvey (left), CDX Drilling Manager, explains the workings of a 

downhole mud motor to Andriy Oleksyuk, Chief Engineer of the Bazhenov 

Mine Company, and other members of a USTDA-sponsored delegation from 

Ukraine. The delegates visited the United States as part of their efforts to 

expand Ukraine’s coal bed methane sector. 

Accounting students at Kabul University in Afghanistan are seen in a 

computer lab following USTDA-funded technical assistance to further the 

establishment of an Accountancy Training Center at the University. The 

Center opened in early 2007 to address the critical need for accountants 

in Afghanistan’s reconstruction and overall development. 

Europe and Eurasia Highlights

USTDA awarded a $1.7 million grant in FY 2007 on the development of 

pipelines to bring Central Asian oil and gas across the Caspian Sea and 

through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to markets in Europe. The grant 

is helping to foster global energy security and growth throughout the 

Caspian region.
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For this reason, the agency prioritized activities designed 

to foster U.S. private sector participation in the development of the physical infrastructure, as well as the 

institutional and regulatory frameworks, that are necessary to support trade and investment. Across all sectors, over $430 million in U.S. exports associated with 

USTDA’s program in Latin America and the Caribbean 

were identified since the start of FY 2007.

A highlight of the year was the certification of the Port 

of Cartagena in Colombia as a Container Security Initiative (CSI) port (see Country of the Year feature on 

p. 6). USTDA supported efforts at the Port to meet CSI 

standards by improving the chain-of-custody security. 

With its CSI status now in place, the Port is poised to 

play a central role in expanding U.S.-Colombia commercial relations. 

During FY 2007, USTDA also built on its strong portfolio 

of activities designed to increase trade capacity in Latin 

America and the Caribbean in support of the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DRCAFTA) and the pending U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion 

Agreement. For instance, the agency funded a technical 

assistance grant to develop the systems necessary to track 

commercial goods being transported within and through 

Guatemala. In the transportation sector, USTDA is helping 

to create the framework for private sector investment in 

port infrastructure in Nicaragua. Similarly, a USTDA grant to 

the Panama Maritime Authority is strengthening its ability 

to administer the Panamanian-registered fleet, national 

and international fishing fleets, ports, safety, security and 

environmental management.

Energy security and sustainable energy development 

are priorities throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region. USTDA has responded by providing support 

for projects focused on increasing energy production, 

diversifying energy supplies, and expanding electrical 

generation capacity. The development of renewable 

energy resources was a focus of activities in Chile and 

Colombia. Specifically, USTDA organized an orientation visit for Chilean government officials and private 

companies to meet with the U.S. geothermal industry 

to learn firsthand about U.S. experiences in this sector. 

In Colombia, USTDA is funding a detailed site evaluation and plan for the development of a proposed 50 

megawatt geothermal power plant.

USTDA also funded activities to meet the electric power 

needs of Central America. In Costa Rica, for instance, the 

agency co-sponsored the Central American Energy and 

Competitiveness Conference to bring together policy 

makers, regulators, electric utilities, investors and businesses from across the region to discuss the strengthening of national and regional electricity markets. In addition, a USTDA grant in Costa Rica is funding geotechnical 

and financial analysis in the planning of the El Diquis 

hydroelectric power project, which is intended to help 

meet national and regional electricity demands. 

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Supporting Sustainable Development

USTDA’s activities in Latin America and the Caribbean in fiscal year (FY) 2007 

focused on support for U.S. policy, especially the trade agreements that have 

been concluded to liberalize trade and expand U.S. relationships in the region. 

USTDA recognizes the ability of these agreements to serve as foundations 

and catalysts in the region’s growth. 

Clock wise from top left, photos © Alan Cave; D. Donne Br yant; John M itchell; Suzanne Murphy-Larronde; Alan Cave; Larr y Luxner
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Through its DR-CAFTA Trade Integration Initiative, 

USTDA is strengthening economic development and 

regional cooperation among the DR-CAFTA countries. 

The Initiative focuses on sectors that support trade 

and investment, including transportation, energy, and 

information and communications technology (ICT).

During FY 2007, USTDA’s commitments in support 

of the Initiative’s objectives totaled approximately 

$2 million. For example, USTDA helped to position the 

Port of Corinto to play a key role in DR-CAFTA trade 

through a grant to develop the framework for private 

sector investment in Nicaragua’s port infrastructure. 

USTDA also worked to meet the electric power needs 

of the region through a grant to further the El Diquis 

hydropower project in Costa Rica. In addition, the agency 

co-sponsored a regional conference to promote the 

emergence of national and regional electricity markets.

In the ICT sector, USTDA helped to develop the 

systems to track commercial goods being transported 

within and through Guatemala. A separate grant in 

the Dominican Republic furthered the creation of an 

integrated national emergency management system.

DR-CAFTA envisages an expanded commercial 

relationship among all of the signatory countries. 

USTDA’s tailored programs are helping to establish the 

necessary infrastructure to support that objective. 

Clockwise from 

upper left: San Pablo 

Fortress, Las Isletas, 

Lake Nicaragua; 

Mayajade mask, Abaj 

Takalik, Guatemala; 

San Andres ruins, 

ElSalvador; La 

Fortalega, Puerto 

Plata, Dominican 

Republic; Ricon 

de Vieja National 

Park, Guanacaste, 

CostaRica; main plaza 

of San Pedro Sula, 

Honduras

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DR-CAFTA

Honduras Costa Rica Dominican Republic

Nicaragua Guatemala El Salvador
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In Uruguay, where hydroelectric resources have reached 

their capacity, USTDA is supporting efforts to explore the 

use of clean coal technology to increase the installed 

generation capacity. USTDA is also furthering the objectives of the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Partnership and the two 

countries’ commitment to provide technical assistance 

to third countries. To this end, USTDA funded a definitional mission to El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, 

and Haiti to develop the technical assistance programs 

necessary for specific projects to move forward. 

Environmental infrastructure was another focus of 

USTDA’s activities in FY 2007. In Peru, a USTDA grant 

is developing a comprehensive municipal solid waste 

collection and management plan for Lima. In addition, 

USTDA is funding a study that will identify the investments needed to develop a flood control system for 

the La Leche River watershed in northern Peru that will 

also improve water conservation and storage for irrigation and potable water. Similarly, in the Dominican 

Republic, the design of an ICT-based national emergency 

management system is moving forward as a result of 

a USTDA grant. 

Overall, USTDA’s results-oriented programs are strengthening the capacity for trade and economic development 

in Latin America and the Caribbean, and expanding 

commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. The agency’s 

successful track record is the result of its work with many 

strong partners in the region and with U.S. industry in 

implementing a program that advances local priorities 

and key U.S. policy initiatives. 

USTDA Activities in 

Latin America and the Caribbean

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Sector Percent Amount 

n Energy & Power 36.4% $2,377,847

n Multi-Sector & Other 6.7% $435,064

n Services 2.4% $156,489

n Telecommunications 17.3% $1,125,613

n Transportation 23.0% $1,502,682

n Water & Environment 13.6% $886,884

n Agriculture 0.6% $39,883

100% $6,524,462

Recognizing that infrastructure is critical for the benefits 

of trade agreements to be realized, USTDA invested 

35 percent of its regional program budget in FY 2007 in 

enhancing trade capacity in DR-CAFTA countries, 

as well as Chile, Panama, and Peru.
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During FY 2007, USTDA sponsored a training session for Brazilian officials 

on intellectual property rights protection that was designed to strengthen 

the officials’ enforcement capabilities. Pictured here is a sample of the 

pirated electronics that were on display as part of the training session. 

USTDA sponsored an orientation visit for Brazilian officials to familiarize 

them with the U.S. regulatory environment and natural gas and biofuels 

industries. The Brazilian delegates are seen here discussing the truck 

weighing area at Clean Energy’s Pickens Plant in Willis, Texas, with Koby 

Knight (right), Liquified Natural Gas Facilities Manager. 

Former USTDA Country Manager Kate Maloney (second from left) 

and other participants in a U.S. delegation visit to Panama led by 

Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters (far right) discuss opportunities 

to develop the necessary infrastructure to support expanded U.S.-Panama 

commercial relations. During the trip, USTDA awarded a grant to the 

Panama Maritime Authority for early investment analysis on a proposed 

port and maritime sector monitoring and control center. 

Latin America and the Caribbean Highlights

USTDA sponsored a delegation from Peru on a visit to the United States to 

attend the 2007 NAPE Expo. Here, Promotion and Planning Manager Ronald 

Egusquiza speaks to visitors at the PeruPetro booth at the NAPE Expo. 
22 U.S. Trade and Development Agency

The agency also continued its support for information 

and communications technology (ICT ) and disaster 

preparedness and recovery projects, and identified 

more than $50 million in U.S. exports associated with 

its program in the MENASA region. 

Recognizing the positive links between strong transportation infrastructure and economic growth, USTDA 

focused particular attention on transportation activities. 

A centerpiece of the agency’s program was a conference that USTDA, the Federal Aviation Administration, 

and the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation hosted in New 

Delhi, the U.S.-India Aviation Partnership Summit. The 

event provided a forum for a high-level U.S.-India policy 

dialogue and the presentation of near-term infrastructure 

development projects. The highlight of the Summit was 

the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding on 

aviation cooperation in establishing the U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP). USTDA subsequently 

approved funding for an Air Traffic Management Training 

Program, the first activity under the ACP, to support the 

Government of India’s ongoing efforts to modernize 

the country’s air traffic control and air space management systems.

Transportation was also a focus of the agency’s program 

in Egypt, where USTDA is supporting the Ministry of 

Transportation’s efforts to modernize the nation’s rail 

system. USTDA provided a grant that is being used to 

design a national traffic management master plan, and 

assist in the creation of an independent railway safety, 

oversight, and enforcement authority. 

During 2007, USTDA also continued its concentration on 

energy projects in the MENASA region. For example, the 

agency funded a $1.4 million package of energy-related 

grants in support of the U.S.-Pakistan Energy Dialogue, 

which aim to strengthen Pakistan’s renewable energy 

and coal resources sectors. USTDA also awarded a grant 

to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in Yemen to 

increase energy supply and reliability. The USTDA-funded 

study will develop the legal and regulatory framework 

necessary to support national rural electrification policy. 

In Sri Lanka, an agency grant is funding technical assistance on the establishment of the necessary regulatory 

structure to support Sri Lankan efforts to open offshore 

oil and gas blocks to exploration and development. 

Acknowledging the important role that water resource 

management plays in infrastructure development, USTDA 

awarded grants in Morocco and Jordan totaling more 

than $1.7 million to advance priority projects in this 

critical sector. The projects supported by the USTDA 

grants focus on industrial and municipal wastewater 

treatment capacity to sustain increased infrastructure 

development in these growing economies. 

USTDA also continued its emphasis in FY 2007 on 

Middle East, North Africa

and South Asia:

Fostering Partnerships for Growth

USTDA’s fiscal year (FY) 2007 portfolio in the Middle East, North Africa and 

South Asia (MENASA) reflected the agency’s unique ability to respond to individual project sponsor needs to meet their priority development goals. Priority 

areas for USTDA investments included modernizing transport infrastructure, 

diversifying energy supplies, and improving water resource management. 

© Petr Svarc / Digital Vision
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USTDA’s portfolio in Jordan reflects the agency’s 

response to the Kingdom’s ambitious economic 

development goals in water resource development, 

energy supply expansion, and trade infrastructure 

modernization. In FY 2007, the agency focused in 

particular on water resource development, committing 

over $1.1 million to the establishment of wastewater 

treatment systems and safe drinking water facilities 

across the Kingdom.

USTDA also continued its support of Jordan’s efforts 

to expand its domestic energy supply and modernize 

its trade infrastructure. Examples include an agencysupported study aimed at reducing Jordan’s electrical 

transmission losses, and analysis of Jordan’s potential 

to establish an oil shale sector that could significantly 

reduce the country’s reliance on imported oil. 

Additionally, USTDA has seen early success in reducing 

traffic congestion and trucking costs at the Port of 

Aqaba through a study and pilot program that the 

agency funded on the national freight information and 

transportation hub project.

Looking forward, USTDA will continue to focus its 

investments on projects in each of these vital sectors, 

which promote expanded U.S.-Jordan trade relations 

and Jordan’s priority infrastructure development goals. 

Al Khasneh 

(TheTreasury) in 

Petra, Jordan

Jordan

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strengthening ICT infrastructure in the region by 

sponsoring an orientation visit to the United States to 

introduce delegates from the Middle East and North 

Africa to U.S. equipment, technology, and expertise in 

establishing and maintaining e-government systems. 

The visit was an outcome of the agency’s successful 

2006 Middle East and North Africa ICT conference, and 

was designed to increase government efficiency and 

transparency and enhance overall government functions in the region.

The ICT sector also featured prominently in the agency’s 

on-going implementation of its tsunami relief and disaster preparedness program in Sri Lanka. This assistance 

focuses on disaster management and emergency communications infrastructure, water supply and sanitation, 

and transportation corridor improvements. USTDA tsunami relief investments in Sri Lanka have totaled more 

than $3 million since 2006.

Overall, the breadth of USTDA’s portfolio in the MENASA 

region reflects the agency’s ability to respond quickly 

to diverse development needs in the region. With the 

creation of a new region at the start of FY 2008 focused 

on the Middle East and North Africa and the incorporation of South Asia into a new South and Southeast Asia 

region, USTDA will continue to expand its portfolio in 

ways that will have strong developmental impacts and 

foster commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. 

USTDA Activities in MENASA

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Sector Percent Amount 

n Agribusiness 7.6% 599,904

n Energy & Power 43.6% 3,437,244

n Mining & Natural Resources 0.5% 40,000

n Multi-Sector & Other 1.7% 132,720

n Telecommunications 2.9% 230,797

n Transportation 15.4% 1,215,792

n Water & Environment 28.3% 2,229,900

100% 7,886,357

USTDA played a pivotal role in launching the U.S.-India Aviation 

Cooperation Program, an innovative public-private 

partnership designed to promote U.S. commercial participation in 

the development of India’s aviation sector. 
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A USTDA-supported water disinfection and purification system is delivering 

clean water to a hospital in a tsunami-affected region of Sri Lanka. “Before we 

had difficulty with our clean water supply, but this system is working very well 

and we have a consistent supply,” said Karapitiya Hospital Deputy Director 

Shelton Penera. 

Alternative Energy Development Board Chairman Air Marshal (Retd) Shahid 

Hamid (seated left) and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority Chairman 

Lt. Gen. (Retd) Saeed uz Zafar (H.I) M. (seated right) joined U.S. Ambassador to 

Pakistan Anne W. Patterson (seated center) in signing USTDA grants promoting 

the development of the renewable energy sector in Pakistan. 

USTDA hosted a delegation from the Middle East and North Africa 

on a visit to the United States to look at technologies to support 

e-government initiatives. Here Jamal Salaheddine, Head of 

Information Systems Division at the Moroccan Ministry of Public Sector 

Modernization, examines the capabilities of systems available from 

Hewlett Packard. 

MENASA Highlights

The first segment of the undersea fiber optic cable between Karachi, 

Pakistan, and Fajairah, United Arab Emirates, is seen here. The project, 

the first major private sector venture in basic telecommunications in 

Pakistan, was implemented following USTDA-funded assistance on the 

cable’s routing and economic and financial viability.
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© Ariadne Van Zandbergen / Lonely Planet I mages

These objectives present an opportunity for U.S. private 

sector participation in many of the emerging markets in 

the region. In fact, more than $68 million in U.S. exports 

associated with USTDA’s program in sub-Saharan Africa 

were identified during FY 2007. 

USTDA recognizes that a strong infrastructure is essential 

to a strengthened business environment and the ability 

to trade. As such, the agency’s investments in FY 2007 

supported infrastructure development in the region by 

focusing on increasing energy supply through clean and 

efficient energy technologies and modernizing transportation methods. In addition, because of the potential for 

information and communications technology (ICT) to 

serve as a catalyst for development in other areas, USTDA 

supported a number of activities designed to further 

the growth of that sector in sub-Saharan Africa.

A focal point of USTDA’s investments was a regional ICT 

conference in San Francisco that the agency sponsored 

in partnership with the State Department’s Digital Freedom Initiative. The conference brought delegates from 

20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (including public- and 

private-sector project sponsors) together with sector 

leaders and key decision makers, and a range of U.S. 

equipment and service providers. The agenda examined 

issues, challenges and opportunities in the development 

of the ICT sector in Africa. Following the conference, the 

agency focused on specific national needs by funding 

studies to examine the technical and financial viability 

of ICT backbone networks in Burkina Faso and Rwanda. 

USTDA also funded a program that will provide training in the United States to approximately 20 delegates 

from various African countries on ICT management and 

regulatory frameworks.

Access to electric power is still a challenge in sub-Saharan 

Africa and, in FY 2007, USTDA funded several activities to promote the use of clean and efficient energy 

technologies to address this priority. For example, the 

agency invested a total of $1.7 million in energy-related 

activities in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo 

and Liberia. Specifically, in Angola, the agency supported 

technical assistance to develop master plans for two 

interior cities in implementing modern distribution systems. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency 

funded a pre-feasibility study to examine the technical and economic viability of constructing the Nzilo 2 

hydropower facility in the Katanga province. In Liberia, 

the agency granted funds for the rehabilitation of the 

hydropower facility at Mt. Coffee. In addition, USTDA 

funded technical assistance that will facilitate the establishment of commercially viable independent power 

producer projects by assisting the Namibian Electricity 

Control Board in developing the capacity to perform 

the regulatory functions necessary to issue licenses for 

such projects.

In the transportation sector, USTDA activities in FY 2007 

included funding expansion and modernization plans 

for an airport in Mozambique and technical assistance 

to Malawi in the establishment of an autonomous civil 

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Building the Infrastructure and Capacity for Trade

USTDA’s fiscal year (FY) 2007 program in sub-Saharan Africa exemplified 

the agency’s ability to respond to the development goals of countries in the 

region by engaging the U.S. private sector in formulating solutions. In addition to improving infrastructure, many countries in the region are seeking to 

improve their investment climate and increase their capacity to trade. 
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After re-engaging Rwanda in 2006, USTDA continued to 

build on the agency’s portfolio in FY 2007 by responding 

to development priorities in the ICT and energy sectors.

The Government of Rwanda is committed to transforming 

the country’s predominantly agricultural economy into a 

knowledge-based economy by 2020. To further this goal, 

USTDA funded a study on a proposed communications 

infrastructure backbone network. The grant assistance 

followed a regional USTDA-sponsored ICT conference 

in 2007, which included a Rwandan delegation headed 

by President Paul Kagame. In 2008, Rwandan delegates 

will be among those receiving training in effective ICT 

management, regulatory frameworks and privatization, 

under an agency grant.

In the energy sector, USTDA provided a grant for 

technical assistance in the design of an ownership 

structure and financing plan for the Nyaborogo and 

Rukarara hydropower projects. The implementation of 

these projects will provide much-needed new energy 

sources to support growth in Rwanda and the East 

African region.

As U.S. investors continue to be drawn to Rwanda, 

USTDA will work to support priority infrastructure 

projects designed to promote sustained economic 

growth and foster an environment ripe for trade and 

investment.

Crops cultivated on 

shores of Lake Kivu, 

Gisenyi, Rwanda

Rwanda

Spotlight on
28 U.S. Trade and Development Agency

aviation authority. In addition, the agency funded a study 

that will provide the Ghanaian government with updated 

and expanded master plans for two of their major ports, 

Tema and Takoradi.

Other USTDA investments in FY 2007 have encouraged: 

economic growth beyond dominant sectors in countries 

seeking such diversification; the growth of an alreadyexisting market; and private sector participation. These 

efforts included financing investment analysis on new 

business operations for a fruit and vegetable exporter in 

Burkina Faso; a sustainable forestry and wood products 

manufacturing project in Angola; a waste stream commercialization strategy for a Tanzanian sugar company; 

and the development of a land-based ocean industry 

in Mauritius. In addition, the agency provided the East 

African Development Bank (EADB) with a grant for technical assistance in establishing a venture capital fund 

targeted at supplying financial resources to small and 

medium enterprises in EADB member countries.

Through its investments in sub-Saharan Africa, USTDA 

effectively responded to the diverse needs of the countries in the region. In the coming year, the agency will 

continue to encourage sustainable development in 

sub-Saharan Africa, while at the same time promoting 

commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. The agency will 

also maintain its ability to react quickly to new opportunities and utilize the flexibility and creativity of its 

program to maximize its impact. 

USTDA Activities

in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Economic Sector and Percent of Obligation

Sector Percent Amount 

n Agribusiness 5.0% 480,954

n Energy & Power 26.0% 2,513,162

n Manufacturing 3.3% 320,320

n Mining & Natural Resources 0.4% 34,992

n Multi-Sector & Other 6.1% 586,968

n Services 1.1% 102,469

n Telecommunications 22.4% 2,157,848

n Transportation 29.6% 2,854,416

n Water & Environment 6.1% 590,197

100.0% 9,641,326

Over the past two years, USTDA has invested over 

20 percent of its program budget in sub-Saharan Africa 

to promote the development of ICT infrastructure to 

serve as a catalyst for growth in the region.
Annual Report 2007 29

USTDA funded early investment analysis and an orientation visit to help 

Botswana develop its coal bed methane sector. With the support of a loan 

from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, project implementation is 

moving forward and has resulted in $5 million in U.S. exports to date.

Construction is underway at the Port of Tema in Ghana, where USTDA is 

supporting the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA) as it completes 

its multi-year terminal enhancement program to increase container terminal 

capacity and operating efficiencies. USTDA’s grant to the GPHA will be used, 

in part, to fund an updated master plan for the Port of Tema’s development 

of container facilities.

Former USTDA Director Thelma J. Askey (left) and Her Excellency Ellen 

Johnson-Sirleaf (right), President of Liberia, discussed the development 

of the power sector in Liberia prior to the signing of a USTDA grant 

agreement on the reconstruction and expansion of the Mount Coffee 

HydropowerStation.

Sub-Saharan Africa Highlights

His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, delivered a keynote 

address at USTDA’s regional conference on the emergence of the ICT sector 

in Africa. The event attracted participation by delegates from 20 countries 

and a range of U.S. equipment and service providers to examine issues, 

challenges and opportunities in the sector’s development.
30 U.S. Trade and Development Agency

USTDA Regional Reorganization

Responding to a Changing World

In order to better serve the needs of U.S. industry and 

the agency’s overseas partners, USTDA announced 

a reorganization of its regional structure effective 

October 1, 2007. This realignment presents an exciting 

opportunity to strengthen the overall impact of USTDA’s 

global program.

USTDA’s program activity is now organized under six 

regions:

• East Asia;

• Europe and Eurasia; 

• Latin America and the Caribbean;

• Middle East and North Africa; 

• South and Southeast Asia; and

• Sub-Saharan Africa

The reorganization has a number of primary features. 

Through the creation of an East Asia region and a South 

and Southeast Asia region, USTDA has placed increased 

emphasis on two important markets for U.S. exporters, 

China and India. In so doing, USTDA has simultaneously 

created a more focused region in the Middle East and 

North Africa, reflecting the importance that the agency 

places on economic development and integration in this 

important area of the world. USTDA’s Europe and Eurasia, 

Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa 

regions will remain as they were prior to the restructuring, 

but with renewed emphasis on support for U.S. policy 

and the promotion of infrastructure necessary to support 

economic growth and trade.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Asia

Europe and Eurasia

Latin America 

and the Caribbean

Middle East and 

North Africa 

South and 

Southeast Asia
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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: promoting global energy 

security, applying environmental technologies, ensuring 

secure and safe trade, and enhancing regional integration initiatives.

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. 

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 Office 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 

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in services. In fiscal year (FY) 2007, 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), the 

U.S.-Panama 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 infrastructure development projects. Host 

country project sponsors select the U.S. companies, 

normally through open competitions that perform 

USTDA-funded 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. 

In FY 2007, USTDA-sponsored orientation visits and training programs 

brought senior officials from developing and middle-income countries to 

18 states and Washington, D.C. to meet with industry experts, view U.S. 

technology in operation, and receive training.
Annual Report 2007 33

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.

Performance and Development Measurement

USTDA has taken several steps to ensure that its program 

remains results-oriented and successful in delivering 

commercial foreign assistance. In particular, the agency 

has taken 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 93.5% 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 

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 DR-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.

Department of State:

USTDA coordinates with the Department of State and 

U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. In 

particular, USTDA continues coordinating its work in 

Afghanistan and Iraq reconstruction. 

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

USTDA and USAID maintain a mutually beneficial relationship. USAID is an important overseas source for 

USTDA project leads and ideas, while many USTDA 

activities complement and enhance the success of 

USAID investments. 

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

USTDA researchers have found that 30-40 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 

Bank 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.
34 U.S. Trade and Development Agency

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 35%, meaning that 35% of USTDA 

activities resulted in U.S. exports.

Business Center

USTDA hosts briefings for U.S. firms on overseas procurement opportunities in its Business Center adjacent to 

the USTDA library.

Publications

The agency has a printed quarterly newsletter and a 

biweekly eNewsletter to provide information about 

USTDA activities and events. The quarterly newsletter is available on the agency’s website. You may also 

sign-up on the agency’s website for a free subscription 

to USTDA’s eNewsletter, and request copies of printed 

publications. 

Questions about USTDA

General inquiries about USTDA’s program can be made 

by calling (703) 875-4357, sending a fax to (703) 875-

4009 or an e-mail to info@ustda.gov, or completing the 

Contact Form on the agency’s website.

To contact USTDA’s program staff, send an e-mail to 

your region of interest: 

• East Asia: East_Asia@ustda.gov

• Europe and Eurasia: Europe_Eurasia@ustda.gov

• Latin America and the Caribbean: LAC@ustda.gov

• Middle East and North Africa: MENA@ustda.gov

• South and Southeast Asia:

South_Southeast_Asia@ustda.gov

• Sub-Saharan Africa: Africa@ustda.gov

Client Resources

Internet — www.ustda.gov

USTDA has redesigned its website to provide comprehensive information on its program, current business 

opportunities, upcoming events, completed reports, 

agency news, and recent publications.

Requests for Proposals (RFP)

USTDA posts links to RFP announcements about current 

business opportunities with the agency and its overseas grant recipients on its website at www.ustda.gov. 

RFP packages may now be requested electronically via 

USTDA’s website. 

On-Line Consultant Database

Many USTDA activities are reserved exclusively for small 

businesses. Small U.S. businesses interested in being 

considered for contracting opportunities with USTDA 

can register with the agency’s On-line Consultant Database on the agency’s website. Businesses should also 

register with the U.S. Government’s Central Contractor 

Registration website at www.ccr.gov.

Library

The library maintains final reports of 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). 

Requests for library reports can be made by sending an 

e-mail to library@ustda.gov. 

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 

39, meaning that the agency’s projects have resulted 

in U.S. companies exporting 39 dollars in goods and 

services for every 1 dollar of USTDA funds invested. 
Annual Report 2007 35

USTDA ACTIVITIES

By Type and Number of Activities

2005	 2006	 2007

DM/Desk Studies 131 38.0% 99 36.9% 95 39.4%

Feasibility Studies 57 16.5% 40 14.9% 43 17.8%

Orientation Visits 31 9.0% 19 7.1% 31 12.9%

Technical Assistance 109 31.6% 91 34.0% 63 27.8%

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

Procurement Assistance 1 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Conferences 12 3.4% 12 4.5% 0 0.0%

Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.8%

Totals	 345	 100%	 268	 100%	 236	 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES

By Value of Obligations

2005	 2006	 2007

DM/Desk Studies $2,044,239 3.6% $1,991,956 4.1% $1,846,201 4.0%

Feasibility Studies $23,493,962 41.3% $14,686,222 30.4% $18,843,510 41.1%

Orientation Visits $3,300,344 5.8% $2,225,761 4.6% $5,165,388 11.3%

Technical Assistance $23,242,559 40.8% $25,198,438 52.2% $18,424,377 40.2%

Trade-Related Training $2,490,920 4.4% $2,162,508 4.5% $1,533,100 3.3%

Procurement Assistance $1,070 0.0% $0 0.0% $0 0.0%

Conferences $2,381,570 4.2% $2,026,598 4.2% $0 0.0%

Other $0 0.0% $0 0.0% $34,508 0.1%

Totals	 $56,171,539	 100%	 $56,954,664 	 100%	 $45,847,084 	 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES BY REGION

By Number of Activities

2005	 2006	 2007

Asia 75 21.7% 45 16.8% 44 19%

Europe and Eurasia 76 22.0% 68 25.4% 50 21%

Latin America and the Caribbean 60 17.4% 44 16.4% 45 19%

MENASA 68 19.7% 42 15.7% 38 16%

Sub-Saharan Africa 62 18.0% 62 23.1% 53 22%

Multi-Regional 4 1.2% 7 2.6% 6 3%

Totals	 345	 100%	 268	 100%	 236	 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES BY REGION

By Funding Levels

2005	 2006	 2007

Asia $14,010,776 24.6% $8,904,171 18.4% $10,114,532 22.1%

Europe and Eurasia $10,756,348 18.9% $7,999,610 16.6% $10,211,679 22.3%

Latin America and the Caribbean $10,894,522 19.1% $10,438,892 21.6% $6,524,462 14.2%

MENASA $11,204,066 19.7% $9,667,843 20.0% $7,886,357 17.2%

Sub-Saharan Africa $9,350,404 16.4% $10,621,231 22.0% $9,641,326 21.0%

Multi-Regional $738,548 1.3% $659,736 1.4% $1,468,728 3.2%

Totals	 $56,954,664	 100%	 $48,291,483 	 100%	 $45,847,084 	 100%

FY 2007 USTDA PROGRAM FUNDS

By Region

Core Budget	 *Additional Funds	 Total Funds

Asia $10,114,532 $0 $10,114,532

Europe and Eurasia $4,920,545 $5,291,134.00 $10,211,679

Latin American and the Caribbean 6,524,462 $0 $6,524,462

MENASA $7,886,357 $0 $7,886,357

Sub-Saharan Africa $8,806,326 $835,000 $9,641,326

Multi-Regional $1,468,728 $0 $1,468,728

Total	 $39,720,950	 $6,126,134	 $45,847,084

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

This also includes No Year funds. 

FY 2007 Basic Statistics

Program Budget:	 $45.85 million

# of Activities*

# of Projects**

# of New Projects***

# of Countries

205

236

139

65

* 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 ACTIVITIES BY ECONOMIC SECTOR

By Number of Activities

2005	 2006	 2007

Agribusiness 11 3.2% 7 2.6% 7 3.0%

Energy & Power 62 18.0% 51 19.0% 67 28.2%

Human Resources 9 2.6% 6 2.2% 1 0.4%

Manufacturing 14 4.1% 9 3.4% 2 0.8%

Mining & Natural Resources 27 7.8% 19 7.0% 2 0.8%

Multi-Sector & Other 45 13.0% 34 12.6% 25 10.6%

Services 43 12.5% 38 14.1% 22 9.3%

Telecommunications 20 5.8% 21 7.8% 30 12.7%

Transportation 75 21.7% 55 20.5% 50 21.2%

Water & Environment 39 11.3% 28 10.4% 30 12.7%

Totals	 345	 100%	 268	 100%	 236	 100%

USTDA ACTIVITIES BY ECONOMIC SECTOR

By Value of Obligations

2005	 2006	 2007

Agribusiness $2,265,067 4.0% $1,088,512 2.2% $1,145,211 2.5%

Energy & Power $10,799,517 19.0% $11,513,223 23.8% $13,890,947 30.3%

Human Resources $1,300,625 2.3% $228,405 0.4% $153,878 0.3%

Manufacturing $2,457,685 4.3% $2,639,830 5.5% $320,320 0.7%

Mining & Natural Resources $6,587,928 11.5% $2,824,187 5.8% $74,992 0.2%

Multi-Sector & Other $3,293,274 5.8% $2,608,517 5.4% $2,833,933 6.2%

Services $7,091,394 12.5% $7,350,139 15.2% $4,426,520 9.6%

Telecommunications $3,403,598 6.0% $3,308,777 6.8% $6,519,226 14.2%

Transportation $13,367,342 23.5% $11,764,814 24.3% $10,064,025 22.0%

Water & Environment $6,388,234 11.2% $4,965,079 10.2% $6,418,032 14.0%

Totals	 $56,954,664	 100%	 $48,291,483 	 100%	 $45,847,084	 100%

Summary of FY 2007 Program Activities
36 U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Asia

China	 ChongqingIntelligentTransportationSystems (ITS)	 Technical Assistance	 T.Y.LinInternational	 Coral Gables	 FL	 450,000

China	 ShandongWater QualityImprovement	 FeasibilityStudy	 BioChemTechnology, Inc.	 KingofPrussia	 PA	 343,480

China	 GE AircraftEngineProcurement	 DeskStudy	 MontgomeryConsulting Group, Inc.	 WinterPark	 FL	 2,500

China	 MOFCOM E-GovernmentCapacityProgram	 Orientation Visit	 BusinessCouncil for International Understanding(BCIU)	 NewYork	 NY	 195,753

China	 ShanxiCoalBed MethaneLiquefaction	 DeskStudy	 S.H.Lucas & Associates, Inc.	 Pasadena	 CA	 4,800

China	 YangtzeRiver Non-PointSource Monitoringand DecisionSupportSystem	 DeskStudy	 AJGBInternational Incorporated	 Bellevue	 WA	 4,985

China	 YangtzeRiver Non-PointSource Monitoringand DecisionSupportSystem	 FeasibilityStudy	 MapTech, Inc.	 Blacksburg	 VA	 532,692

China	 BankingTechnologyCapacityBuilding	 Orientation Visit	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 199,995

China	 U.S.–China AviationCooperationProgram–PhaseIII	 DeskStudy	 MontgomeryConsulting Group, Inc.	 WinterPark	 FL	 6,500

China	 U.S.–China AviationCooperationProgram–PhaseIII	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 1,688,805

China	 U.S.–China AviationCooperationProgram–PhaseIII (FAA)	 Technical Assistance	 Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)	 Washington	 DC	 86,023

China	 Water MonitoringInformationTechnology	 Orientation Visit	 Global Marketing & Communications	 Boston	 MA	 211,011

China	 GovernmentProcurementTechnicalCooperationInitiative	 Orientation Visit	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 231,170

Indonesia	 AlternativeEnergySector–BiodieselProcessingandEnergyProductionPlant	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 540,000

Indonesia	 WehIslandTransshipmentPort	 DeskStudy	 Tusk,LLC	 Washington	 DC	 4,000

Indonesia	 WehIslandTransshipmentPort	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 512,950

Indonesia	 BiofuelsSector	 Orientation Visit	 MeridianInternationalCenter	 Washington	 DC	 166,413

Indonesia	 Immigration DataICTSystems	 DeskStudy	 GlobalResources, Inc.	 Irvine	 CA	 5,000

Indonesia	 Immigration DataICTSystems	 FeasibilityStudy	 Emergence Group Advisors,LLC	 Washington	 DC	 585,869

Indonesia	 Coalbed Methane Development	 Technical Assistance	 Pendawa U.S.A.	 Houston	 TX	 476,256

Laos	 HydropowerEnvironmentalandProject ManagementStandards	 Orientation Visit	 Global Marketing & Communications	 Boston	 MA	 19,944

Malaysia	 NationalBroadbandProgram & ICTProcurement	 Orientation Visit	 MFM Group, Inc.	 Miami	 FL	 196,705

Mongolia	 AirTraffic ManagementProject–ChangeofScopeReview	 DeskStudy	 Transportation & EconomicResearch Associates, Inc. (TERA)	 Sterling	 VA	 2,975

Mongolia	 AirlineExpansionPlan	 DeskStudy	 MontgomeryConsulting Group, Inc.	 WinterPark	 FL	 5,000

Mongolia	 AirlineExpansionPlan	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 500,000

Mongolia	 Standards DevelopmentTradeCapacityBuilding	 Orientation Visit	 MeridianInternationalCenter	 Washington	 DC	 174,458

Mongolia	 Railway Development	 DeskStudy	 William F. HennesseyTransportation	 Exeter	 NH	 5,000

Philippines	 BayCity DesalinationPlant	 FeasibilityStudy	 Black &VeatchInternational	 OverlandPark	 KS	 416,567

Philippines	 Unified Multi-PurposeID System	 FeasibilityStudy	 UnisysPhil.	 BlueBell	 PA	 502,534

Philippines	 OilSpillResponse	 DeskStudy	 Intratech, Inc.	 McLean	 VA	 6,000

Philippines	 OilSpillResponse	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 255,646

Philippines	 RenewableEnergyPlatform Pilot	 DeskStudy	 EnviromationIncorporated	 Spotsylvania	 VA	 5,000

Philippines	 Meteorologicaland HydrologicalTelecommunications Network UpgradeProject	 DeskStudy	 EnviromationIncorporated	 Spotsylvania	 VA	 4,000

Vietnam	 Sub-Sovereign UrbanandInfrastructureFinancing–PhaseII–TORChangeReview	 DeskStudy	 MayflowerPartnersLLC	 MenloPark	 CA	 3,000

Vietnam	 Mong DuongCoal-FiredPowerProjectPhaseIILegal AdvisoryServices	 Technical Assistance	 DLA Piper U.S.,LLP	 Chicago	 IL	 332,900

Vietnam	 Dong Nai Gas-FiredIndependentPowerPlant–OngKeo	 DeskStudy	 Intratech, Inc.	 McLean	 VA	 4,000

Vietnam	 CustomsCooperationandTradeFacilitation	 Orientation Visit	 Decision/ AnalysisPartners	 Vienna	 VA	 173,398

Vietnam	 U.S.–Vietnam Standards DevelopmentProgram	 DeskStudy	 AllenF. Johnson & Associates	 Washington	 DC	 7,000

Vietnam	 U.S.–Vietnam Standards DevelopmentProgram	 Technical Assistance	 American NationalStandards Institute	 Washington	 DC	 465,526

Vietnam	 FinancialSector IT	 Definitional Mission	 ICD Corporation	 Williamstown	 MA	 40,921

Vietnam	 FinancialSector IT–StateCapital InvestmentCorporationITSystem Project	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 453,400

Vietnam	 PortSector	 Definitional Mission	 LeonardSugin,C.E.	 NewYork	 NY	 40,000

Vietnam	 USTDA ProjectsCoordinator	 Other	 USandForeignCommercialService(USFCS)	 Washington	 DC	 34,510

Regional Asia	 ASEAN E-Government & ICTProjects	 Orientation Visit	 BusinessCouncil for International Understanding(BCIU)	 NewYork	 NY	 217,846

Total for Asia $10,114,532

Europe/Eurasia

Afghanistan	 Telecommunications DevelopmentFund	 Technical Assistance	 ASTRO Systems, Inc.	 Bethesda	 MD	 404,500

Albania	 AgribusinessSector	 Definitional Mission	 SPI USA, Inc.	 Baltimore	 MD	 24,470

Azerbaijan	 CapacityBuildingforState OilFund–PhaseII	 Technical Assistance	 OvertureFinancialServices,LLC	 NewYork	 NY	 855,075

Azerbaijan	 EBRD BakuPort–TORRevision	 DeskStudy	 LeonardSuginC.E.	 NewYork	 NY	 1,000

Azerbaijan	 SSPFPensionProgram Development	 DeskStudy	 MayflowerPartnersLLC	 MenloPark	 CA	 10,000

Bosnia & Herzegovina	 Broadband Metropolitan Network	 Definitional Mission	 PythiaInternational Inc.	 Halifax	 VA	 23,023

Bulgaria	 InformationandCommunicationsTechnology	 Orientation Visit	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 225,380

Croatia	 Meteorologicaland HydrologicalService Modernization	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 495,760

Georgia	 Tourism DevelopmentandInvestmentPlan	 Technical Assistance	 America–GeorgiaBusinessCouncil (AGBC)	 Washington	 DC	 450,000

Georgia	 Tkibuli–ShaoriCoalBasinCoalBedandCoal Mine Methane	 DeskStudy	 Brooks HowellandCo,LLC	 Pungoteague	 VA	 6,000

Kyrgyzstan	 Datka–KeminTransmissionLineProject	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 537,595

Latvia	 Integrated MasterPortSecurityPlan	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 390,740

Macedonia	 Emergency Management	 Orientation Visit	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 200,330

Poland	 Kedzierzyn MethanolProductionFacility–FinalReportReview	 DeskStudy	 Intratech, Inc.	 McLean	 VA	 2,950

Country	 Title	 Activity	 U.S.Firm	 City	 State	 Funds Obligated

FY 2007 Activities Listed by Region
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Country	 Title	 Activity	 U.S.Firm	 City	 State	 Funds Obligated

Poland	 Warsaw and GdanskIntegrated MunicipalEmergency ManagementSystem	 DeskStudy	 Network Dynamics Associates,LLC	 Brooklyn	 NY	 6,000

Romania	 NationalEmergency ManagementSystem	 Technical Assistance	 Decision/ AnalysisPartners,LLC	 Fairfax	 VA	 268,170

Romania	 IT/E-Learning	 Definitional Mission	 Service Associates International, Inc.	 SilverSpring	 MD	 21,204

Romania	 IT/E-Learning–Integrated NetworkforEducationandTechnologies (INET)	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 366,841

Romania	 BlackSeaCoastalErosionControlProgram	 DeskStudy	 AJGBInternational Incorporated	 Bellevue	 WA	 5,950

Romania	 BlackSeaCoastalErosionControlProgram–ICZMSPhaseI	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 385,772

Romania	 EnergySectorProjects	 Definitional Mission	 U.S.PowerConsult	 Maywood	 NJ	 40,000

Russia	 Kranoyarsk AirTransport Hub Development	 Technical Assistance	 Simat, Helliesen & Eichner Inc. (SH&E)	 Cambridge	 MA	 513,800

Russia	 Krasnoyarsk MunicipalWirelessBroadband	 DeskStudy	 Network Dynamics Associates,LLC	 Brooklyn	 NY	 5,000

Russia	 DubrovskayaPowerPlant Modernization	 DeskStudy	 Brooks HowellandCo,LLC	 Pungoteague	 VA	 7,000

Tajikistan	 Three HydropowerPlantsRehabilitation	 DeskStudy	 U.S.PowerConsult	 Maywood	 NJ	 3,000

Turkey	 Energy Hub	 Orientation Visit	 Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE)	 Chantilly	 VA	 37,169

Turkey	 WBIstanbulSeismicRisk MitigationandEmergencyPreparednessConsultant	 DeskStudy	 EnviromationIncorporated	 Spotsylvania	 VA	 2,500

Turkey	 Energy Hub Orientation Visit	 Orientation Visit	 Global Marketing & Communications	 Boston	 MA	 133,954

Turkey	 Underground Natural GasStorageProject	 DeskStudy	 Brooks HowellandCo,LLC	 Pungoteague	 VA	 6,000

Turkey	 Underground Natural GasStorageProject	 FeasibilityStudy	 UniversalEnsco	 Houston	 TX	 562,761

Turkmenistan	 Natural GasSector	 Orientation Visit	 Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE)	 Chantilly	 VA	 216,813

Turkmenistan	 Oiland Gas	 Definitional Mission	 Intratech, Inc.	 McLean	 VA	 34,925

Ukraine	 CoalBed Methane/Coal Mine Methane	 Orientation Visit	 Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE)	 Chantilly	 VA	 23,384

Ukraine	 EnergyEfficiency–YuzhmashenergoCHP Modernization	 FeasibilityStudy	 BroadStreetCapital Group	 NewYork	 NY	 556,929

Ukraine	 Civil AviationSecurity	 Definitional Mission	 Travis Design Associates, Inc.	 Lexington	 SC	 29,999

Ukraine	 Chernobyl AftermathandEmergency Management	 Definitional Mission	 CulmenInternational,LLC	 Alexandria	 VA	 28,444

Ukraine	 BilaTserkvaCargo Hub Airport	 FeasibilityStudy	 SolidTeam LLC	 Claremont	 CA	 238,843

Uzbekistan	 Smalland Medium EnterpriseProject	 DeskStudy	 MayflowerPartnersLLC	 MenloPark	 CA	 6,000

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 USTDA Program Development	 Technical Assistance	 USTDA Program Staff	 Washington	 DC	 183,767

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 TransCaspianPipelines Alternatives	 Technical Assistance	 S.H.Lucas & Associates, Inc.	 Pasadena	 CA	 54,949

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 TransCaspianPipelines	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 1,700,000

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 Custom/BorderControl–Cross-BorderTradeFacilitation(BUL, MAC,andSER)	 Technical Assistance	 InnerCircleLogistics, Inc.	 St.Louis	 MO	 549,070

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 Central AsiaRegionalTelecommunicationsPolicyForum	 TechnicalSymposium	 DevelopmentandTrainingServices, Inc.	 Arlington	 VA	 67,548

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 EnergySector (BULandROM)	 Definitional Mission	 PeterBorgo	 SantaFe	 NM	 23,366

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 Emergency ManagementandEmergencyResponseTechnologiesConference	 TechnicalSymposium	 BusinessCouncil for International Understanding(BCIU)	 NewYork	 NY	 355,703

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 Project Analyst	 Technical Assistance	 Michael DeRenzo	 Arlington	 VA	 49,997

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 Project Analyst	 Technical Assistance	 Karl M. VonBrauchitsch	 Washington	 DC	 50,000

RegionalEurope/Eurasia	 Emergency ManagementandResponse(CRO andROM)	 Definitional Mission	 JamesT.Reilly	 RedBank	 NJ	 50,000

Total for Europe/Eurasia $10,211,679

Latin America And Caribbean

Brazil	 StateofRiodeJaneiroEmergency OperationsCenter	 Technical Assistance	 Lockheed Martin MissionServices	 Alexandria	 VA	 60,000

Brazil	 BusinessRegistration	 Orientation Visit	 Global Marketing & Communications	 Boston	 MA	 62,963

Brazil	 IntelligentTransportationSystem	 DeskStudy	 HernanE.Pena, Jr.	 Charleston	 SC	 8,000

Brazil	 Belo HorizonteIntelligentTransportationSystem	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 294,000

Brazil	 Natural GasandBiofuelsRegulatoryPolicies	 Orientation Visit	 MeridianInternationalCenter Washington	 DC	 121,574

Brazil	 Civil AviationSafetyand AirTrafficControl Orientation Visit	 TechnicalResources International, Inc. (TRI)	 Bethesda	 MD	 237,705

Chile	 HospitalSalvadorFinalReportReview	 DeskStudy	 Barrer Group	 Washington	 DC	 2,900

Chile	 PharmaceuticalRegulatoryPolicies	 Orientation Visit	 TechnicalResources International, Inc. (TRI)	 Bethesda	 MD	 100,800

Chile	 PowerSector	 Definitional Mission	 GreenMaxCapital Advisors	 Brooklyn	 NY	 45,000

Chile	 GeothermalPower	 Orientation Visit	 Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. (MSE)	 Chantilly	 VA	 146,441

Colombia	 Agroindustrial Inspectionand Distribution	 DeskStudy	 ThePeoples Group	 Arlington	 VA	 5,000

Colombia	 GeothermalEnergy Development	 Definitional Mission	 U.S.PowerConsult	 Maywood	 NJ	 28,000

Colombia	 GeothermalPower Generation	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 599,310

Colombia	 Telecom RegulatoryPoliciesandStandards	 Orientation Visit	 ComputerFrontiers, Inc.	 Germantown	 MD	 113,429

CostaRica	 HighwayIntelligentTransportationSystems	 Definitional Mission	 HernanE.Pena, Jr.	 Charleston	 SC	 17,995

CostaRica	 HydroelectricPowerProject	 DeskStudy	 CommonwealthPowerCorporation	 Wachapreague	 VA	 7,930

CostaRica	 Geotechnical Analysisof theEl Diquis HydroelectricPowerProject	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 300,000

CostaRica	 Financial Analysisof theEl Diquis HydroelectricPowerProject	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 200,000

DominicanRepublic	 NationalEmergencyResponse ManagementSystem	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 600,000

ElSalvador	 BMI VentureCapital InvestmentFund	 Definitional Mission	 FinadvizeIncorporated	 Alexandria	 VA	 33,526

Guatemala	 CustomsTransitControlSystem	 DeskStudy	 Decision/ AnalysisPartners,LLC	 Fairfax	 VA	 3,000

Guatemala	 CustomsTransitControlSystem	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 387,500

Honduras	 BiodieselBusConversionProject	 Definitional Mission	 EconergyInternationalCorporation(EIC)	 Washington	 DC	 20,000

Honduras	 CONATELTelecommunicationsRegulatoryCapacityBuilding	 Definitional Mission	 Martin Morell	 NewYork	 NY	 21,684

Mexico	 InvitationalTravel tothe U.S.Export-ImportBank AnnualConference	 Technical Assistance	 Gerardo Mejia Moreno	 MexicoCity	 Mexico	 1,958

Mexico	 PowerSectorEnvironmentalRemediationProjects	 Definitional Mission	 RKREnterprises	 RegoPark	 NY	 24,999

Mexico	 MunicipalWaterSupplyandWastewaterTreatmentProjects	 Definitional Mission	 AJGBInternational Incorporated	 Bellevue	 WA	 29,984

Mexico	 AirportExpansion	 Definitional Mission	 Aviat DesignIncorporated	 Orlando	 FL	 34,898

Mexico	 U.S.and Mexico:BuildingPartnershipinInfrastructure	 TechnicalSymposium	 MFM Group, Inc.	 Miami	 FL	 369,567
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Country	 Title	 Activity	 U.S.Firm	 City	 State	 Funds Obligated

Nicaragua	 NationalPortsLaw	 Definitional Mission	 LeonardSuginC.E.	 NewYork	 NY	 20,000

Nicaragua	 NationalPortsLaw	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 510,000

Panama	 PanamaCityTrafficSignalization	 DeskStudy	 Transportation & EconomicResearch Associates, Inc. (TERA)	 Sterling	 VA	 2,950

Panama	 Portand Maritime MonitoringSectorandControlCenter	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 331,341

Panama	 TransportationSectorProjects	 Definitional Mission	 Travis Design Associates, Inc.	 Lexington	 SC	 39,993

Peru	 Onshore HydrocarbonExploration Opportunities	 Orientation Visit	 PrincetonEnergyResources International,LLC(PERI)	 Rockville	 MD	 148,690

Peru	 Onshore HydrocarbonExploration Opportunities	 Technical Assistance	 Gustavson Associates, Inc.	 Boulder	 CO	 6,000

Peru	 LambayequeFloodControlSystem	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 394,940

Peru	 LimaIntegratedSolidWaste Management	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 441,960

Peru	 Agricultural Infrastructure Development	 Definitional Mission	 ThePeoples Group	 Arlington	 VA	 34,883

Trinidad	 Piarco AviationServices Modernization	 DeskStudy	 AviationInfrastructure Group	 Jacksonville	 FL	 5,800

Uruguay	 Power GenerationProjects	 Definitional Mission	 Brixpo,LLC	 Washington	 DC	 34,976

Uruguay	 Power GenerationProjects–UTECoalFiredPowerPlant	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 419,729

RegionalLAC	 Project Analyst	 Technical Assistance	 JorgeEduardoEsteban	 Washington	 DC	 60,639

RegionalLAC	 Central AmericanEnergyandCompetitivenessConference	 TechnicalSymposium	 AdvancedEngineering Associates International, Inc.	 Cambridge	 MA	 74,424

RegionalLAC	 Biofuels DevelopmentProjects	 Definitional Mission	 WinrockInternational	 LittleRock	 AR	 119,974

Total for Latin America and Caribbean $6,524,462

Middle East, North Africa, South Asia

Egypt	 SadatCityWastewaterTreatment	 DeskStudy	 PerformanceTechnology, Inc.	 Lewiston	 ME	 1,000

Egypt	 RailwaysSector	 Technical Assistance	 TheLouisBerger Group, Inc.	 Washington	 DC	 600,000

India	 Gujarat Industrialand MunicipalWastewater	 DeskStudy	 PerformanceTechnology, Inc.	 Lewiston	 ME	 4,900

India	 EnergySector–National Gas Grid	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 690,000

India	 Refineries Modernization	 Orientation Visit	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 44,570

India	 ColdChainSystem Improvement	 Technical Assistance	 ThePeoples Group	 Arlington	 VA	 599,904

India	 2007 U.S.–India AviationCooperationSummit	 TechnicalSymposium	 American Associationof AirportExecutives (AAAE)	 Alexandria	 VA	 53,000

India	 USTDA CountryRepresentative	 Technical Assistance	 U.S. DepartmentofState	 Washington	 DC	 80,000

India	 AviationSector	 Definitional Mission	 Travis Design Associates, Inc.	 Lexington	 SC	 34,992

India	 Oil & GasSector	 Definitional Mission	 MTEnergy Associates	 Vienna	 VA	 36,000

India	 StandardandConformityassessmentprogram	 DeskStudy	 AllenF. Johnson & Associates	 Washington	 DC	 2,800

India	 AirTraffic ManagementTrainingProgram	 Orientation Visit	 ElanInternational, Inc.	 Wheaton	 MD	 402,789

Iraq	 Women’s ICTCenterProject:Review ofWorkCompleted	 DeskStudy	 WashingtonStrategic Advisors	 NewYork	 NY	 2,000

Iraq	 OilTrainingProgram–Technical	 Training	 Telecom/Telematique, Inc.	 Washington	 DC	 33,100

Iraq	 Airport IssuesConference Delegation	 TechnicalSymposium	 U.S. DepartmentofState	 Washington	 DC	 1,228

Jordan	 ZarqaRiverWastewaterTreatment FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 335,000

Jordan	 WastewaterTreatment	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 450,000

Jordan	 Disi Aquifer & SCADA System Analysis	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 319,000

Lebanon	 BCTCIntegratedPortSecurityProject DeskStudy	 TERA International Group, Inc. (TERA)	 Sterling	 VA	 6,850

Morocco	 MeatProcessingFacilityWastewaterTreatment	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 378,000

Morocco	 WeatherRadar Network	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 350,000

Morocco	 NationalPort MasterPlanProject	 DeskStudy	 Decision/ AnalysisPartners,LLC	 Fairfax	 VA	 7,000

Morocco	 RenewableEnergySector	 Definitional Mission	 EconergyInternationalCorporation(EIC)	 Washington	 DC	 34,990

Morocco	 AviationSector	 Definitional Mission	 AirlineCapital Associates, Inc.	 NewYork	 NY	 28,354

Morocco	 ONEPIndustrialWastewaterTreatment	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 392,000

Pakistan	 PowerSector	 Definitional Mission	 U.S.PowerConsult	 Maywood	 NJ	 38,499

Pakistan	 PowerSector–NEPRA CapacityBuilding	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 263,000

Pakistan	 NaturalResourcesSector	 Definitional Mission	 Moseley Horizon, Inc.	 Washington	 DC	 40,000

Pakistan	 NaturalResourcesSector–HabibullahIntegratedCoalMining/Power GenerationPr	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 810,000

Pakistan	 5-10 MWWaste-to-EnergyPlant	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 325,000

SriLanka	 Oiland GasRegulatory Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 474,000

Yemen	 NationalRuralElectrificationProgram	 DeskStudy	 GreenMaxCapital Advisors	 Brooklyn	 NY	 7,000

Yemen	 NationalRuralElectrificationProgram	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 515,214

Regional MENASA	 E-Government Orientation Visit	 Orientation Visit	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 228,797

Regional MENASA	 Project Analyst	 Technical Assistance	 TareqBremer	 FallsChurch	 VA	 49,920

Regional MENASA	 Refineries Modernization	 Orientation Visit	 Global Marketing & Communications	 Boston	 MA	 157,161

Regional MENASA	 EgyptandJordanRenewableEnergySector	 Definitional Mission	 PeterBorgo	 SantaFe	 NM	 43,700

Regional MENASA	 AviationSector	 Definitional Mission	 AirlineCapital Associates, Inc.	 NewYork	 NY	 46,589

Total for MENASA $7,886,357

Sub-Saharan Africa

Angola	 ParticleboardProduction	 DeskStudy	 SEVE Springfield	 VA	 4,770

Angola	 ParticleboardProduction	 FeasibilityStudy	 GlobalEmerging MarketsForestryInvestors,LLC	 Washington	 DC	 315,550

Angola	 Electricity Distribution & Hydropower Development	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 626,850

Botswana	 MmamabulaCoal-FiredPowerPlant	 Definitional Mission	 EconergyInternationalCorporation(EIC)	 Washington	 DC	 15,000

BurkinaFaso	 National ICTBackbone Network	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 350,000
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Country	 Title	 Activity	 U.S.Firm	 City	 State	 Funds Obligated

BurkinaFaso	 SOBFELFruitand VegetableProcessingFacility	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 151,521

BurkinaFaso	 SanitaryandPhytosanitary	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 320,000

BurkinaFaso	 InvitationalTravel to Accra, Ghana	 Technical Assistance	 SidikkiSanogo	 Ouagadougou	 BurkinaFaso	 327

Cameroon	 PowerSector	 Definitional Mission	 Merklein & Associates, Inc.	 Washington	 DC	 35,000

Dem.RepublicofCongo	 PowerSector	 Definitional Mission	 EESD,LLC	 Vienna	 VA	 35,000

Dem.RepublicofCongo	 TransportationSector	 Definitional Mission	 ThePeoples Group Arlington	 VA	 44,999

Dem.RepublicofCongo	 Nzilo2 Hydropower	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 553,534

Ghana	 PortsofTema &Takoradi MasterPlans	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 698,150

Kenya	 Lake VictoriaSouthWater/Wastewater	 DeskStudy	 SolanaIncorporated	 Portland	 ME	 4,850

Kenya	 WaterSupplyandWastewaterSector	 Definitional Mission	 PerformanceTechnology, Inc.	 Lewiston	 ME	 34,852

Liberia	 MountCoffee HydroPower	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 531,500

Liberia	 MountCoffee HydroPower	 DeskStudy	 COREInternational	 Washington	 DC	 3,000

Malawi	 ImplementationPlanfor the ModernizationofCivil Aviation	 DeskStudy	 Travis Design Associates, Inc.	 Lexington	 SC	 2,500

Malawi	 ImplementationPlanfor theModernizationof theMalawi DepartmentofCivil Aviat	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 460,000

Mauritius	 LandBased OceanIndustry	 Definitional Mission	 ThePeoples Group	 Arlington	 VA	 29,981

Mauritius	 Landbased OceanIndustry	 Technical Assistance	 Selectioninprogress	 	 375,000

Mozambique	 Expansion & Modernizationof Airport	 FeasibilityStudy	 AAROTECInfrastructure Group, Inc.	 Bunker Hill	 WV	 444,806

Namibia	 IPPandInvestment MarketFramework–PhaseII DSReview	 DeskStudy	 MTEnergy Associates	 Vienna	 VA	 5,000

Namibia	 IPPandInvestment MarketFramework	 Technical Assistance	 COREInternational	 Washington	 DC	 423,790

Namibia	 BiomassPower Generation	 DeskStudy	 MTEnergy Associates	 Vienna	 VA	 4,200

Nigeria	 PolmazFinancialStructuring	 Technical Assistance	 Tusk,LLC	 Washington	 DC	 17,569

Nigeria	 MiningSector	 Definitional Mission	 KVH CarbonIncorporated	 Plano	 TX	 34,992

Rwanda	 CommunicationInfrastructureBackbone	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 390,000

South Africa	 WesternCapeE-Education–PhaseI	 FeasibilityStudy	 TotalServiceSolutions	 Lanham	 MD	 87,969

South Africa	 TransportSector	 Orientation Visit	 TheCornell Group, Inc.	 Fairfax	 VA	 181,864

South Africa	 New SpoornetLocomotives	 Training	 Selectioninprogress	 	 500,000

South Africa	 RandWaterServices NewTechnologyImplementation	 Orientation Visit	 TheCornell Group, Inc.	 Fairfax	 VA	 250,715

Tanzania	 WasteStream Commercialization	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 299,780

Tanzania	 National ICTBackbone Network	 FeasibilityStudy	 Selectioninprogress	 	 550,000

Uganda	 PowerSector	 DeskStudy	 ThePeoples Group	 Arlington	 VA	 5,000

Uganda	 Oiland GasSector	 Definitional Mission	 RKREnterprises	 RegoPark	 NY	 39,999

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 Reg’lTradeand Development Office	 Technical Assistance	 JK Moving & Storage, Inc.	 Sterling	 VA	 3,200

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 Reg’lTradeand Development Office	 Technical Assistance	 Douglas M.Shuster	 	 56,531

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 NEPADTransactionandFinancial AdvisoryTechnical AssistanceInfrastructure	 DeskStudy	 Tusk,LLC	 Washington	 DC	 2,000

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 Project Analyst	 Technical Assistance	 MelissaSchweinberg	 Washington	 DC	 23,960

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 InformationandCommunicationsTechnologyConference	 TechnicalSymposium	 MFM Group, Inc.	 Miami	 FL	 114,874

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 COMESA CNS/ATM–PhaseII	 Technical Assistance	 DORS, Inc.	 Washington	 DC	 443,300

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 VentureCapitalFundforEast Africa	 Technical Assistance	 StructuredCredit InternationalCorporation(SCIC)	 NewYork	 NY	 473,050

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 VentureCapitalFundforEast Africa	 Technical Assistance	 RudoInternational Advisors	 Washington	 DC	 8,000

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 AgricultureSector (BurkinaFasoand Gabon)	 Definitional Mission	 ThePeoples Group	 Arlington	 VA	 9,433

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 IFCCommunityPhone Technical Assistance	 InternationalFinanceCorporation(IFC)	 Washington	 DC	 49,836

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 Southern AfricaPowerSector Orientation Visit	 TheLouisBerger Group, Inc.	 East Orange	 NJ	 190,289

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 FinancialSector	 Definitional Mission	 ProjectFinance Advisors,LLC	 Bethesda	 MD	 74,900

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 TelecommunicationsTrainingProgram	 Technical Assistance	 U.S.TelecommunicationsTrainingInstitute(USTTI)	 Washington	 DC	 258,350

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 Travel toSanFrancisco	 Technical Assistance	 MelissaSchweinberg	 Washington	 DC	 1,488

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 EnergySector	 Definitional Mission	 GreenMaxCapital Advisors	 Brooklyn	 NY	 45,000

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 USTDA Program Development	 Technical Assistance	 USTDA Program Staff	 Washington	 DC	 10,000

Reg’lSub-Saharan Africa	 Southern AfricaRailSector	 Definitional Mission	 DavidRobertBurns	 RiverForest	 IL	 49,047

Total for Sub-Saharan Africa $9,641,326

Worldwide

Worldwide	 CNS/ATM–Central Asia	 DeskStudy	 TERA International Group, Inc. (TERA)	 Sterling	 VA	 3,000

Worldwide	 Travel Insurance	 Technical Assistance	 Travel InsuranceServices	 WalnutCreek	 CA	 10,000

Worldwide	 Regional Manager for Asia	 Technical Assistance	 Gregory M.Walters	 Arlington	 VA	 210,520

Worldwide	 APEC Natural Gas UtilizationWorkshop	 TechnicalSymposium	 Koeppen,Elliott & Associates,Ltd. (KEA)	 Washington	 DC	 91,330

Worldwide	 GlobalCustoms ModernizationInitiative	 Training	 Management Options, Inc.	 Washington	 DC	 1,000,000

Worldwide	 HealthSector ITStandards (BRA/MAY)	 Orientation Visit	 ComputerFrontiers, Inc.	 Germantown	 MD	 153,878

Total for Worldwide $1,468,728

Grand Total $45,847,084
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44 U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Office of the Director l e f t t o r i g h t

Thomas R. Hardy, Chief of Staff

 James A. Wilderotter, General Counsel

Kevin Wilkins, Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director

 Leocadia I. Zak, Acting Director

Geoffrey Jackson, Director for Policy and Program

Micheal Hillier, Resource Advisor

Paul Marin, Assistant Director for Policy and Program

Office of the General Counsel l e f t t o r i g h t

Richard Burns, Assistant General Counsel

Silvia Ortiz, Administrative Assistant

 Enoh T. Ebong, Assistant General Counsel

James A. Wilderotter, General Counsel

Kendra Link, Assistant General Counsel

David Hester, Assistant General Counsel

Office of Finance l e f t t o r i g h t

Michele Bivins, Financial Analyst

David Whittle, Finance Assistant*

Noreen St. Louis, Financial Manager

 Evelyn Gudger, Finance Specialist

Rosa Jackson, Financial Specialist
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USTDA Program Staff l e f t t o r i g h t

Leila Aridi Afas, Country Manager

Andrea Lupo, Country Manager

Paul Marin, Assistant Director for

Policy and Program (seated)

Matt von Brauchitsch, Project Analyst*

Tareq Bremer, Project Analyst*

Diana Rossiter, Country Manager

Michael DeRenzo, Project Analyst*

Daniel D. Stein, Regional Director for

Europe and Eurasia

Melissa Schweinberg, Project Analyst*

Enoh T. Ebong, Acting Regional Director

for Sub-Saharan Africa (seated)

Steven Winkates, Country Manager

Geoffrey Jackson, Director for Policy and

Program, and Regional Director for East Asia

Jason Nagy, Country Manager

Anne McKinney, Former Regional Director

for Latin America and the Caribbean

Gabrielle Mandel, Country Manager

Carl B. Kress, Regional Director for

Middle East and North Africa

Keith Eischeid, Country Manager

Stacey Chow, Country Manager

Jarrett Creasy, Project Analyst*

n o t p i c t u r e d

Henry Steingass, Regional Director for

South and Southeast Asia

Nathan Younge, Regional Director for

Latin America and the Caribbean

Scott Greenip, Country Manager

Jorge Esteban, Country Manager

Jamie Merriman, Country Manager

Sarah Shapiro, Country Manager

Lida Fitts, Country Manager

Gregory M. Walters, Regional Manager

for Asia*

Doug Shuster, Africa Business

Development Manager*
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Office of External Relations l e f t t o r i g h t

Brenda Heggs, Special Projects Officer*

Thomas R. Hardy, Chief of Staff

Donna Thiessen, Communications/Policy Advisor

 Amy Lorenzini, Congressional Relations Advisor

Kevin Wilkins, Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director

Office of Evaluations l e f t t o r i g h t

Taraneh Bastani, Evaluations Analyst*

 Jamie Merriman, Evaluations Analyst

n o t p i c t u r e d

David Denny, Evaluations Officer/Economist

Office of Contracts l e f t t o r i g h t

Tracy Mitchell, Procurement IT*

Lynda Kindrick, Contracts Specialist

Walter Knott, Contracting Officer

Richard Sallee, Contracts Manager
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Office of Administration / IT l e f t t o r i g h t

David Kunkel, Webmaster*

Tyrone Johnson, Administrative Assistant

Amy Sue Bean, Administrative Program Analyst

Eatrice James, Administrative Assistant

Salim Khoury, IT Program Manager*

n o t p i c t u r e d

Carolyn Hum, Administrative Officer

Paul Cecchini, Administrative Assistant

 Allean Newby, Help Desk Technician*

Danielle Businger, Front Desk Associate*

Chris Sheldon, Information Resource Specialist*

Deena Elkadi, Information Resources Center

Project Manager*

John Kusnierek, Project Information Specialist*

Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager*

Information Resource Center l e f t t o r i g h t

Office of 

Grants Administration l e f t t o r i g h t

Megan Mahle, Grants Assistant

Pat Daughetee, Grants Administrator

n o t p i c t u r e d

Mounir Nsouli, Front Desk Associate*

Nathan Gazzetta, Information

Resource Assistant*

Michael Davies, Project

Information Specialist*

* Contractor working for USTDA
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Mission

USTDA Annual Report 2007

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photos: Robert A. McComas Photography

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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) advances 

economic development and U.S. commercial interests in 

developing and middle income countries. The agency funds 

various forms of technical assistance, 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 decision-making in host countries 

creates an enabling environment for trade, investment and 

sustainable economic development. Operating at the nexus of 

foreign policy and commerce, USTDA is uniquely positioned 

to work with U.S. firms and host countries in achieving the 

agency’s trade and development goals. In carrying out its 

mission, USTDA gives emphasis to economic sectors that 

may benefit from U.S. exports of goods and services.

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U.S. T r ade and Development Agenc y

1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 • Arlington, Virginia 22209-3901

Phone: (703) 875-4357 • Fax: (703) 875-4009 • Website: www.ustda.gov • E-mail: info@ustda.gov