Amendment to Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 88/May 7, 2003/Notices; Trade Policy Staff Committee; Invitation for Non-Governmental Organizations, Corporate Sponsors and Private Foundations To Volunteer Trade Capacity Building Assistance in Support of the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement

摘要

The United States aims to attract additional resource partners that can legitimately contribute to the trade capacity building efforts in support of the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The TPSC gives notice that, on behalf of the U.S. Government, the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the United States Agency for International Development seek to expand the circle of resource partners to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporate sponsors and private foundations that are prepared to provide self-funded assistance to conduct trade capacity building efforts in support of the CAFTA subject to (1) the priorities set by Central American countries in their national trade capacity building strategies; (2) the coordination efforts of the U.S. interagency trade capacity working group to, among other reasons, promote transparency; and (3) consistency with U.S. Government policy. Interested parties should present a brief description of their potential contribution. This Request for Submission does not constitute a request for proposals/ applications for funding from the United States Trade Representative, the United States Agency for International Deve