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UNITED STATES AGENCY for INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone, 202–712–0000 522 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL The Agency makes decisions on opportunities and a calendar of events funding requests based on the on a biweekly basis. A free email recommendations contained in subscription is available at definitional mission or desk study www.ustda.gov. The Agency’s printed reports, the advice of the U.S. Embassy, newsletter, USTDA Update, contains and its own internal analysis. current items of interest on a variety of program activities. Region- or sector- Sources of Information specific factsheets and case studies are Requests for proposals to conduct also available. An annual report USTDA-funded technical assistance and summarizes the Agency’s activities. feasibility studies, or definitional Agency news, reports, and lists of missions involving review of projects current business opportunities and under consideration for USTDA support upcoming events are available at are listed on the Federal Business www.ustda.gov. Opportunities (FBO) Web site. Links to USTDA’s library maintains final the FBO postings can be found at reports on the Agency’s activities. The www.ustda.gov. reports are available for public review Small and minority U.S. firms that Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. wish to be considered for future USTDA to 5:30 p.m. Copies of completed studies desk study solicitations should register may be purchased through the with the Agency’s online Consultant Department of Commerce’s National Database at www.ustda.gov/ Technical Information Service at consultantdb. www.ntis.gov. In an effort to provide timely Regional program inquiries should be information on Agency-supported directed to the assigned Country activities, USTDA sends out an Manager. Phone, 703–875–4357. Fax, eNewsletter with current business 703–875–4009. Email, [email protected]. For further information, contact the Trade and Development Agency, Suite 1600, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209–3901. Phone, 703–875–4357. Fax, 703–875–4009. Email, [email protected]. Internet, www.ustda.gov. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone, 202–712–0000. Internet, www.usaid.gov. ADMINISTRATOR ALONZO FULGHAM, Acting DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR (VACANCY) Counselor JAMES MICHEL Chief Operating Officer ALONZO FULGHAM Assistant Administrator for Africa EARL GAST Assistant Administrator for Asia MARGOT ELLIS, Acting Assistant Administrator for Middle East GEORGE LAUDATO, Acting Assistant Administrator for Democracy, SHARON L. CROMER, Acting Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, MICHAEL YATES, Acting Agriculture and Trade Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia KEN YAMASHITA, Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health GLORIA STEEL, Acting VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:53 Oct 26, 2009 Jkt 217588 PO 00000 Frm 00522 Fmt 6997 Sfmt 6995 C:\JIM\GOVT MANUAL\LOC\217558.095 217558 dkrause on GSDDPC29 with $$_JOB U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 523 Assistant Administrator for Latin America and DEBBIE KENNEDY-IRAHETA, Acting the Caribbean Assistant Administrator for Legislative and CHRIS MILLIGAN, Acting Public Affairs Assistant Administrator for Management DREW LUTEN, Acting Director of Office of Development Partners KAREN TURNER Director of Security RANDY STREUFERT Director of Equal Opportunity Programs JESSALYN L. PENDARVIS Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business MAURICIO VERA Utilization/Minority Resource Center General Counsel ALAN SWENDIMAN Inspector General DONALD A. GAMBATESA [For the Agency for International Development statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Aug. 26, 1987, 52 FR 32174] The U.S. Agency for International Development administers U.S. foreign economic and humanitarian assistance programs worldwide in the developing world, Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. The United States Agency for following areas: support for voluntary International Development (USAID) is an family planning systems, reproductive independent Federal agency established health care, needs of adolescents and by 22 U.S.C. 6563. Its principal statutory young adults, infant and child health, authority is the Foreign Assistance Act of and education for girls and women. 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2151 et Economic Growth The Agency seq.). USAID serves as the focal point promotes broad-based economic growth within the Government for economic by addressing the factors that enhance matters affecting U.S. relations with the capacity for growth and by working developing countries. USAID administers to remove the obstacles that stand in the international economic and way of individual opportunity. In this humanitarian assistance programs. The context, programs concentrate on Administrator is under the direct strengthening market economies, authority and foreign policy guidance of expanding economic opportunities for the Secretary of State. the disadvantaged in developing countries, and building human skills and Programs capacities to facilitate broad-based The Agency meets its post-cold war era participation. challenges by utilizing its strategy for Environment The Agency’s achieving sustainable development in environmental programs support two developing countries. It supports strategic goals: reducing long-term programs in four areas: population and threats to the global environment, health, broad-based economic growth, particularly loss of biodiversity and environment, and democracy. It also climate change; and promoting provides humanitarian assistance and aid sustainable economic growth locally, to countries in crisis and transition. nationally, and regionally by addressing Population and Health The Agency environmental, economic, and contributes to a cooperative global effort developmental practices that impede to stabilize world population growth and development and are unsustainable. support women’s reproductive rights. Globally, Agency programs focus on The types of population and health reducing sources and enhancing sinks of programs supported vary with the greenhouse gas emissions and on particular needs of individual countries promoting innovative approaches to the and the kinds of approaches that local conservation and sustainable use of the communities initiate and support. Most planet’s biological diversity. The USAID resources are directed to the approach to national environmental VerDate Nov 24 2008 08:55 Oct 14, 2009 Jkt 217558 PO 00000 Frm 00523 Fmt 6997 Sfmt 6995 M:\GOVMAN\217558\217558.096 APPS06 PsN: 217558 dkrause on GSDDPC29 with $$_JOB 524 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR COUNSELOR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE OF CHIEF OFFICER DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION PARTNERS OFFICER OFFICE OF EQUAL OFFICE OF THE OPPORTUNITY GENERAL PROGRAMS COUNSEL OFFICE OF SMALL OFFICE OF AND DISADVANTAGED OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR BUSINESS/MINORITY SECURITY GENERAL RESOURCE CENTER BUREAU FOR BUREAU FOR AFRICA ASIA AND THE NEAR EAST BUREAU FOR BUREAU FOR LATIN AMERICA EUROPE AND AND THE EURASIA CARIBBEAN BUREAU FOR BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC BUREAU FOR CONFLICT AND GROWTH, GLOBAL HEALTH HUMANITARIAN AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE AND TRADE BUREAU FOR BUREAU FOR POLICY BUREAU FOR LEGISLATIVE AND AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS COORDINATION OVERSEAS MISSIONS VerDate Nov 24 2008 08:55 Oct 14, 2009 Jkt 217558 PO 00000 Frm 00524 Fmt 6997 Sfmt 6995 M:\GOVMAN\217558\217558.096 APPS06 PsN: 217558 dkrause on GSDDPC29 with $$_JOB E217558fiMDNMfl.066 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 525 problems differs on a country-by-country Overseas Organizations basis, depending on a particular U.S. Agency for International country’s environmental priorities. Development country organizations are Country strategies may include located in countries where a bilateral improving agricultural, industrial, and program is being implemented. The in- natural resource management practices country organizations are subject to the that play a central role in environmental direction and guidance of the chief U.S. degradation; strengthening public diplomatic representative in the country, policies and institutions to protect the usually the Ambassador. The environment; holding dialogs with organizations report to the Agency’s country governments on environmental Assistant Administrators for the four issues and with international agencies on geographic bureaus: the Bureaus for Africa, Asia and Near East, Europe and the environmental impact of lending the New Independent States, and Latin practices and the design and America and the Caribbean. implementation of innovative The overseas program activities that mechanisms to support environmental involve more than one country are work; and environmental research and administered by regional offices. These education. offices may also perform country Democracy The Agency’s strategic organizational responsibilities for objective in the democracy area is the assigned countries. Generally, the offices transition to and consolidation of are headed by a regional development democratic regimes throughout the officer. world. Programs focus on such problems Development Assistance Coordination as human rights abuses; misperceptions and Representative Offices provide about democracy and free-market liaison with various international capitalism; lack of experience with
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