California Center for International Trade Development

Federal Agency Resources

Export-Import Bank of the United States – Official export credit agency of the United States that assists in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets.

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FAS Homepage – FAS improves foreign market access for U.S. products, builds new markets, increases competitiveness for U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace and provides assistance to developing foreign countries.

U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade – Serves as a source for U.S. export and import statistics and provides regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States.

U.S. Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Marketing Service – Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues.

U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – APHIS keeps export markets open for American agricultural products by working to eliminate unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary (SPS) barriers.

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration – Strengthens the competitiveness of the U.S. exporting industry, promotes trade and investment, and ensures fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements.

U.S. Commercial Service – Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce that assists small-to medium-sized companies in accessing international markets.

U.S. Small Business Administration, International Trade – Provides aid, counsel, assistance and protection to the interests of small business concerns.

U.S. State Department – Primary voice of the United States around the world. U.S. Ambassadors urge business friendly economic reforms, advocate for U.S. businesses, and highlight the critical role of entrepreneurship in development.

Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives – Responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade, and overseeing trade negotiations with other countries. The U.S. Trade Representative serves as the president’s principal trade advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on trade issues.

U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of International Affairs – Supports economic prosperity at home by encouraging financial stability and sound economic policies abroad.

U.S. Trade and Development Agency – Helps developing and middle-income countries establish enabling environments for trade and investment. USTDA supports various forms of investment analysis, technical assistance, orientation visits, and business workshops that support the development of a modern infrastructure and a fair and open trading environment.

Millennium Challenge Corporation – Administers the Millennium Challenge account, an innovative foreign assistance program designed to work with some of the poorest countries in the world to reduce poverty through sustainable economic growth.

U.S. Agency for International Development – Promotes private sector-led economic growth and trade and investment between the United States and developing countries.

Overseas Private Investment Corporation – Mobilizes U.S. private sector capital to foster economic and social development in emerging and developing countries.