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Agencies and Branches

U.S. Agency for International Development - independent federal government agency that conducts foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the United States

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - provides access to a database of all Federal programs available to state and local governments

Central Intelligence Agency - CIA; serves as head of the United States intelligence community and acts as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to the national security

Enterprise Development Project - USAID; committed to advancing the ongoing integration of Central Asia's business sector into the global economy by creating a favorable business environment and empowering that community with the necessary management tools

Export-Import Bank - independent agency that helps finance the overseas sales of U.S. goods and services

Export.gov - provides online trade resources and one-on-one assistance for international business; site includes trade leads, market research, counseling, and more

U.S. Government Printing Office - search for federal government publications and related literature

Global Standards and Information Group - provides technical information related to standards and supports Federal agencies and industry by monitoring developments in standards in the Western Hemisphere, the European Union, Russia and the Newly Independent States (NIS), Central Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific Region

Global Technology Network - program aimed at matching the technological needs of companies in developing countries with solutions from small- and medium-size U.S. companies

U.S. House of Representatives - information on members of Congress, committees, laws, codes and more

International Broadcasting Bureau - provides the administrative and engineering support for U.S. government-funded non-military international broadcast services

U.S. International Trade Commission - independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement

Library of Congress: Country Studies - continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress

National Institute for Standards and Technology - technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards

NOAA Fisheries Service - administers programs which support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources

Overseas Private Investment Corporation - an independent self-sustaining U.S. government agency that sells political risk insurance and project financing to encourage private investment by U.S. companies in some 140 emerging economies around the world

U.S. Trade and Development Agency - enables American businesses to compete for infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance

Voice of America - international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government


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