USTDA is charged with promoting environmentally sound, sustainable economic development and trade with middle-income and developing countries. The agency’s mission is to help U.S. companies position themselves to successfully compete as suppliers of goods and services for major capital projects; to serve U.S. trade and foreign policy objectives by mobilizing U.S. technical expertise; and to maximize access to U.S. private sector expertise on the part of middle-income and developing nations. 

This IQC is an expansion of the scope of work of previous IQC’s including the current one, which concentrated on the provision of conferences and orientation visits.  These two services continue their central role in carrying out USTDA objectives. However, two additional services, training and outreach are added because USTDA has recognized the importance of transferring knowledge to recipient nations as an integral part of the assistance they provide. Likewise, outreach activities will enhance the awareness of both domestic and overseas decision makers and other target audiences of the role that USTDA plays and the services it provides.