Globalization and Trade Tools

Advocacy
American Association of Port Authorities
Council on Foreign Relations
Federation of International Trade Associations
Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Network
National Council of La Raza (Hispanic issues)
Organization for International Investment (FDI)
Sister Cities International state by state listing
Transatlantic business dialog (US-EU)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Trade Roots” program
U.S. Council for International Business
U.S. DOC Advocacy Center

Company Background Research
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
Dun & Bradstreet
European Business Directory
Kompass International Trade Directories, search companies
Owens Online credit and background checks on foreign buyers
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
The U.S. Exporters’ Yellow Pages, USDOC affiliated

Country Portals
Africa
Arab
Asia
China
India
Japan
Latin America

Federal Agencies
1-Stop portal of Information
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Citizen & Immigration Service (formerly INS)
County Business Patterns
Foreign Agricultural Service
Foreign tourist information
International Trade Administration, USDOC
Library of Congress
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Selected state information on foreign tourism
United States-Asia Environmental Partnership, part of USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA Foreign Agricultural Research
USDOC Market Access & Compliance Center
USDOC National Marine Fisheries
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Dept. of Homeland Security
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. State Department
U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA)
White House

Free Trade Agreements
Canada's NAFTA site
Free Trade Agreements compendium
FTAA
FTA policy of US Chamber
Mexico's NAFTA site
OAS NAFTA site
USDOC's Office of NAFTA
USTR site

Global Organizations
Access to embassy sites in Washington, DC
Inter-American Development Bank
International Labor Organization
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Organization of American States (OAS) Foreign Trade Information System
U.N Commission on Trade & Dev. (UNTAD) Trade Analysis & Info. System
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN home page in English
United Nations Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs
World Bank
World Trade Organization (WTO)

How to Trade
Business cultures
(California) comprehensive trade help site
Export Legal Assistance Network, backed by USBA
FITA’s list of good web sites
Global Information Network for SMEs (G-7 initiative)
High tech, multimedia marketing
How to export for new-to-export
How to start a business
How to trade
Library of Congress trade information
Maritime Global Net (lists of shippers)
Market Access and Compliance (MAC)
Michigan State University’s famous portal
National Association of Export Companies
Small Business Exporter's Association
Terri Morrison’s “culture grams”
USDOC Trade Information Center
US portal on how to trade
World Trade Center Association online
World Trade Point Federation (120 in 90 countries)

Immigration
Immigration Lawyers Association
Immigration statistics
The National Immigration Forum
US Citizenship & Immigration Services

International Education
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Center for Applied Linguistics
Council on International Educational Exchange
The East Asia Resource Center
International ducation advocacy overall, also focus on Asia
Alliance for International Educational & Cultural Exchanges
The ERIC Clearinghouse (social studies)
Gilman study abroad scholarships for Pell Grant kids
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connection
International exchange and study abroad
Institute of International Education
Modern Language Association
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
National Council for Languages and International Studies
National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center
“Open Doors” foreign student exchange information
Southern Center for International Studies
State Department educational grants

Industry Organizations
For the language and cultural translation industry
International Small Business Consortium
National Association of Manufacturers
The International Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Overseas Trade Mission and Trade Shows
Allworld Exhibitions
Exhibitor Networks
High-tech trade show list
High-tech trade show calendar
Reed Exhibition Companies
Tradeshow Week Online
Trade show network
USDOC trade events

Publications & Other Policy Research Resources
Bulletin of European economic and financial news
CNN Latin America and teacher resources
Comprehensive list of web sites with economic data
Electronic commerce trends, IT market intelligence
English-language newspapers worldwide
The Financial Times
Foreign Policy magazine
Foundation supporting publication of topical books, including tradeGlobal Section of Business Week
Harvard Center for International Development
Internet trend research
Journal of Commerce
News on Latin America
PEW Research (public opinion surveys)
US Federal Business Opportunities
World Almanac
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

Standards & Regulations
The American National Standards Institute
International Standards Organization (ISO)
National Center for Standards & Certification Info.
Office of Defense Trade Controls, State Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control of US Treasury
Sanctions information (Office of Foreign Assets Control)
UNZ and Company, trade compliance

State Government Organizations
American Legislative Exchange Council
Council of State Governments
National Governors’ Association
National Association of Secretaries of State
National Association of State Development Agencies
Southern Legislative Conference

Statistics on Trade
Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Search for Survey of Current Business
Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book
Foreign labor statistics, BLS
Import & export price statistics, BLS
OECD statistics
United Nations Statistical Division
USDOC
U.S. International Trade Commission
World Bank Country Data

Think Tanks
The Brookings Institute
Cato Institute
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Institute for International Economics
Progressive Policy Institute (PPI)
The Urban Institute

Trade Finance
Asian Development Bank
USDOC Export Finance Matchmaker
Foreign currency information
Inter-American Development Bank
International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO), a secondary market
SBA site
TD Commercial trade finance
Universal Currency Converter
U.S. Export-Import Bank

Trade Leads
International Trade Data Network
Leads in multilateral development banks, consulting
STAT-USA, National Trade Data Bank for a fee
To locate USDOC offices in US and overseas
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