This week USTDA was proud to host a distinguished group of mayors and municipal representatives from Ukraine. USTDA’s Carl B. Kress and Mary Sloan met with the delegation to discuss their needs and plans and explore how USTDA might be able to provide support. The delegation was in Washington to participate in the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Doing Business in Ukraine 2024 Conference: Building Ukraine’s Security through a Modernized Economy. #Ukraine #infrastructure
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority infrastructure projects in emerging economies. USTDA links U.S. businesses to export opportunities by funding project preparation and partnership building activities that develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in partner countries. USTDA generates an average of $231 in U.S. exports for every dollar it programs. Since its inception, the Agency has supported more than $119 billion in U.S. exports to infrastructure projects in emerging economies, helping companies create good-paying jobs across the United States.
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http://www.ustda.gov
External link for U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
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- International Trade and Development
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Arlington, Virginia
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- Government Agency
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1101 Wilson Blvd
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Arlington, Virginia 22209, US
Employees at U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
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During a recent visit to Jordan, USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong said, "For 75 years, Jordan and the United States have shown what great partners can achieve." Watch to learn more about how this partnership is advancing economic growth and development across Jordan. U.S. #ICT companies: Visit https://lnkd.in/evDRrjxG to learn about two USTDA-funded #DigitalHealthcare technical assistance opportunities in Jordan! #infrastructure #healthcare #digital #Jordan
خلال زيارة مؤخرة إلى الأردن، قالت مديرة الوكالة الأمريكية للتجارة والتنمية إينو إيبونغ: "على مدار 75 عاماً، أظهرت الأردن والولايات المتحدة ما يمكن أن تحققه الشراكات الرائعة." 🎥 شاهد لتتعرف أكثر على كيفة تعزيز هذه الشراكة للنمو الاقتصادي والتنمية في جميع أنحاء الأردن. During a recent visit to Jordan, USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong said, "For 75 years, Jordan and the United States have shown what great partners can achieve." 🎥 Watch to learn more about how this partnership is boosting economic growth and driving development across Jordan! U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) #USAinJO #USA_JO75
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USTDA has awarded a grant to Indonesia’s Otorita Ibu Kota Nusantara (Nusantara Capital Authority) to support the development of an integrated command center for management of #SmartCity infrastructure in Indonesia’s new capital city, #Nusantara. The grant will co-fund a pilot project to demonstrate technology solutions from seven U.S. companies. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eYpCKy2t USTDA’s grant will co-fund the command center pilot along with contributions from U.S. technology companies, including Autodesk (San Francisco, CA), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Seattle, WA), Cisco (San Jose, CA), Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Esri (Redlands, CA), Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, NC), IBM (Armonk, NY), Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Chicago, IL). U.S. technical advisory firm Meta Mind Global Corporation. LLC (Dover, DE) will serve as prime contractor to coordinate OIKN’s pilot project.
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Next week, USTDA will bring a delegation of leaders from Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senegal to the United States to build partnerships in support of strengthening cybersecurity in the countries’ critical infrastructure. Full details, including how U.S. companies can register to meet the delegation in #DC and #NYC: https://lnkd.in/eMPu7Mjt While in the United States the delegation of government and financial sector representatives will travel to Washington, DC; New York City; and San Francisco to meet U.S. companies and see demonstrations of cutting-edge U.S. technologies that will protect critical infrastructure like financial services and telecommunications. Delegates will also meet with public and private sector representatives to explore the regulatory and financial aspects of advancing African cybersecurity capacity. #Africa #Cybersecurity #Digital #DigitalTransformationWithAfrica
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USTDA announced that it has awarded a technical assistance grant to the Africa Finance Corporation for an environmental and social impact assessment #ESIA on a 485-mile rail line that will link Angola and Zambia. This project will facilitate economic activity, trade, and critical minerals development between the Port of Lobito in Angola and Zambia’s resource-rich Copperbelt region. USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong made the announcement at a signing ceremony during the UN General Assembly in New York City. More on the technical assistance: https://lnkd.in/eECjvaQe #UNGA79 #PGI #LobitoCorridor #Environmental #Zambia #Angola
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#Hybrid and #Remote #PaidInternships for students! Gain public service experience as a trainee with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency for 2025. Join our mission to help companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority infrastructure projects in emerging economies. Apply by Oct. 31: https://lnkd.in/evpZF8mg Positions are open in the following offices: Congressional and Public Affairs, Information Technology, General Counsel, Management Operations, and Policy and Programs.
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#ICYMI Earlier this month, USTDA Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa Heather Lanigan joined our colleagues from Power Africa in briefing Congress on the work of the U.S. government in expanding access and reliability to energy infrastructure across the continent. USTDA is proud to support Power Africa and all 12 U.S. government agencies working on this important whole of government initiative.
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#ICYMI USTDA Senior Advisor for Climate, Partnerships and Innovation Eric Haxthausen was at #REplus24 and battery energy storage systems or “BESS,” was a hot topic of conversation. USTDA’s #GlobalClimatePartnership is leading the way, supporting the deployment of innovative climate-smart U.S. technologies to meet the infrastructure goals of our partners in emerging economies. Read about a recent USTDA-funded BESS project that will help facilitate the integration of renewable power into Zambia’s grid: https://lnkd.in/gsVAezBS #BESS #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy
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#ICYMI, this week USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong is in the #IndoPacific to demonstrate the U.S. government’s commitment to supporting economic engagement and sustainable infrastructure throughout Asia. During her visit to Singapore to participate in Milken Institute’s Asia Summit, she shared with CNBC how USTDA collaborates with U.S. industry and partners across the Indo-Pacific to advance key infrastructure activities. https://lnkd.in/ekJUwtcV
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#ICYMI Last week, USTDA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Director Heather Lanigan and USTDA’s West Africa team were in Nigeria to participate in the Global Inclusivity and AI: Africa conference, which was attended by nearly 300 participants representing 7 African nations. The event underscored the United States’ commitment to fostering inclusive and innovative AI development and deployment across the African continent; with the USTDA team reinforcing the Agency's commitment to collaborating on critical technologies through #DigitalTransformationWithAfrica. Interested in finding more about how USTDA partners with Africa on emerging digital technologies? Join us this October in New York and D.C. for our West and Central Africa Cybersecurity RTM events: https://lnkd.in/eN2DjBSR