VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 - WINTER 1999 FEATURE STORY U.S. Caspian Finance Center - Open For Business A first-of-its-kind U.S. Caspian Finance Center has been opened in Ankara, Turkey, to assist American companies eager to break into this important and exciting new market. The center will accelerate business development for the three U.S. trade finance agencies - the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. This harmonized effort underscores the importance the U.S. Government places on the development of the Caspian Basin energy resources and their transportation to international markets via a network of multiple pipelines. TOP HEADLINES: TDA Director Leads First Senior-Level Trip to Lebanon Discover The $28 Billion In Export Opportunities Awaiting You New Faces at TDA TDA Boasts Record $1.8 Billion in New Exports To paraphrase the late U.S. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, "a billion here, a billion there and it begins to mean real jobs." Senator Dirksen was talking about money, but the dollars TDA invests result in the commodity that most interests the agency -good paying jobs here at home for the American worker. MORE TDA UPDATE NEWS 1998 Business Outreach Scheduled For Southeastern U.S. TDA Releases 1998 Annual Report ó Citing Even Greater Success With Exports Spring into Action with TDA - Announcing the Spring Conference Lineup The Recipe For Sales Awaits You 1998 Business Outreach Scheduled For Southeastern U.S. PAST UPDATES: Fall 1998 TDA Update Spring 1998 TDA Update Winter 1997 TDA Update Fall 1997 TDA Update