The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) coordinates with many other U.S. federal agencies to improve the climate for business around the world.  Agencies such as the U.S. Department of State and the U. S. Agency for International Development (US AID) work regularly with CLDP to conduct training programs and consultative visits that impart government-to-government expertise on how to harmonize laws, expand trade, increase governance transparency, integrate regional economies, and achieve compliance with international obligations, among other things. 

CLDP supports the work of many U.S. federal agencies by applying specific technical expertise that can be drawn from CLDP staff, other federal agencies, and the private sector to the relevant needs of the host country.  For example, CLDPs efforts in the Middle East play a significant role in advancing the U.S. Government's objectives under the Midde Eastern Partnership Initiative (MEPI) which is administered by the U.S. Department of State.  

Also, CLDP coordinates many judicial capacity building training programs in the field of Intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement.  This furthers the IPR enforcement capabilities of the impacted countries and increases their compliance with international standards in the field.   As a result, it strengthens the enforcement mechanizms of countries in which many U.S. businesses operate or seek to operate.  Thus CLDP's work in this area supports the goals of the Strategic Targeting of Piracy (STOP) federal initiative, which is aimed at shutting down the piracy and illegal trafficking of counterfeited goods on an intenational level. 

 Moreover, CLDP has worked closely with the National Institute fof Stardards and Technology (NIST) in area of product standards; coordinated trainings by and consultations between U.S. Customs and  Border Protection Officials and their international counterparts; and facilitated numerous government to government dialogues and exchange of expertise between other U.S. federal agencies and their foreign counterparts.  As a result of being able to directly identify and assess the legal reform and developmental issues that exist in a particular country, CLDP is often able to provide many federal agencies greater access to the critical decision-makers in their area(s) of concern and thereby create more efficient working partnerships.

If you represent a federal agency, please contact us for more information on how CLDP can work with you to help fulfill your agency's mission and objectives.