Web Sites for International Research and Advocacy

Policy-Related Web Sites

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

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

http://www.export.gov
http://www.ita.doc.gov
http://www.sba.gov/oit/
http://www.usaid.gov
http://www.ustr.gov
http://www.mac.doc.gov
http://www.tda.gov
http://www.state.gov
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/
http://stats.bls.gov
http://www.census.gov
http://www.census.gov
http://www.bea.doc.gov
http://www.gao.gov
http://www.immigration.gov
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/
http://www.fas.usda.gov
http://www.usitc.gov
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov
http://www.whitehouse.gov
http://www.loc.gov
http://www.opic.gov
ttp://www.tda.gov
http://www.usaep.org

http://ffas.usda.gov/

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov
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State Government Organizations  
Council of State Governments
National Association of Secretaries of State
National Association of State Development Agencies
National Governors’ Association
Southern Legislative Conference
American Legislative Exchange Council

http://www.csg.org
http://www.nass.org
http://www.nasda.com
http://www.nga.org
http://slcatlanta.org
http://www.alec.org/

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Global Organizations  
World Bank
United Nations Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs
Access to embassy sites in Washington, D.C.
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Inter-American Development Bank
UN Com. on Trade & Dev. (UNTAD) Trade Analysis & Info. System
Organization of American States (OAS) Foreign Trade Information System
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Labor Organization
UN home page in English
http://www.worldbank.org
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/index.html
http://embassy.org
http://www.oecd.org
http://www.iadb.org
http://www.unctad-trains.org
http://www.sice.oas.org

http://www.unctad.org
http://www.wto.org/
http://www.imf.org
http://www.ilo.org
http://www.un.org/english/
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Statistics on Trade  
USDOC
Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. International Trade Commission
United Nations Statistical Division
Search for Survey of Current Business
Search for Survey of Current Business
World Bank Country Data
OECD statistics
Import & export price statistics, BLS
Foreign labor statistics, BLS
http://www.stat-usa.gov/stat-usa.html
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www
http://dataweb.usitc.gov
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications
http://www.worldbank.org
http://www.oecd.org/statsportal
http://www.bls.gov/mxp/#data
http://www.bls.gov/fls
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Advocacy  
U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Trade Roots” program
U.S. Council for International Business
Council on Foreign Relations
Sister Cities International state by state listing
Organization for International Investment (FDI)
Federation of International Trade Associations
Investment Promotion Network
National Council of La Raza (Hispanic issues)
Transatlantic business dialog (US-EU)
American Association of Port Authorities
USDOC Advocacy Center
Coalition for Citizen Diplomacy
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Free Trade Agreements  
Free Trade Agreements compendium
USTR site
FTA policy of US Chamber
USDOC’s Office of NAFTA
Canada’s NAFTA site
Mexico’s NAFTA
OAS NAFTA site
FTAA
CAFTA
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/fta/
http://www.ustr.gov/
http://www.traderoots.org/
http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/
http://lanic.utexas.edu/
http://www.sice.oas.org/
www.ftaa-alca.org
ht
tp://www.uscafta.org/
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Immigration  
Immigration lawyers association
US Citizenship & Immigration Services
The National Immigration Forum
Immigration statistics
www.aila.org
http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
http://www.immigrationforum.org
http://uscis.gov/
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International Education  
International exchange and study abroad
National Council for Languages and International Studies
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Modern Language Association
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Gilman study abroad scholarships for Pell Grant kids
Center for Applied Linguistics
Institute of International Education
“Open Doors” foreign student exchange information
Alliance for International Educational & Cultural Exchange
The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages
National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connection
The East Asia Resource Center
Southern Center for International Studies
The ERIC Clearinghouse (social studies)
International education advocacy overall, also focus on Asia
Council on International Educational Exchange
State Department educational grants
http://www.nafsa.org
www.languagepolicy.org
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu
www.mla.org
www.actfl.org
http://www.iie.org/l
http://www.cal.org

www.iie.org
http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/
http://www.alliance-exchange.org
http://www.actfl.org
http://www.educ.iastate.edu/
http://www.iecc.org
http://staff.washington.edu/earc
http://www.southerncenter.org
http://www.indiana.edu
http://www.asiasociety.org
www.ciee.org
http://exchanges.state.gov/
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Publications & Other Policy Reserach Rescources  
The Financial Times
Foreign Policy magazine
Global Section of Business Week
Bulletin of European economic and financial news
Foundation supporting publication of topical books, including trade
Comprehensive list of web sites with economic data Electronic commerce trends, IT market intelligence
Internet trend research
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Harvard Center for International Development
Pew Research (public opinion surveys)
World Almanac
CNN Latin America and teacher resources
US Federal Business Opportunities
English-language newspapers worldwide
Journal of Commerce
News on Latin America
http://news.ft.com
www.foreignpolicy.com
www.businessweek.com/globalbiz
http://www.eurunion.org/
http://www.closeup.org
http://www.econdata.net
www.idcresearch.com
www.forrester.com
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/
http://www.people-press.org
http://www.aneki.com
http://fyi.cnn.com
http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
http://www.world-newspapers.com
http://www.joc.com
http://www.latin-focus.com
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How To Conduct Trade

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

www.export.gov
www.trade.gov/td/tic
www.going-global.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com
http://www.tradeport.org/tutorial/index.html
http://www.gin.sme.ne.jp
www.getcustoms.com
http://www.executiveplanet.com
http://msuglobalaccess.net
http://www.tradeport.org
http://world.wtca.org/portal/index.jsp
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
http://www.reallyusefulsites.org
www.globalspeak.com
www.mglobal.com
http://www.fita.org/elan/
http://www.wtpfed.org/newsite/index1.php
http://www.nexco.org
http://www.sbea.org
http://www.mac.doc.gov

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

http://www.tdcommercialbanking.com
http://www.ifc.org
http://www.oanda.com
http://www.exim.gov
http://www.opic.gov
http://www.sba.gov/financing/
http://www.adb.org
http://www.iadb.org
http://www.xe.net/currency
http://web.ita.doc.gov/efm/efm.nsf
http://www.pefco.com

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Country Portals  
China information
China
Japan
Asia
Arab
Arab
India
Latin America
Africa

www.chinaonline.com
http://www.chinasite.com
http://www.jetro.go.jp/usa/
http://www.us-asean.org
http://www.zawya.com
http://www.arabdatanet.com
http://www.tradeportalofindia.com
http://www.latinworld.com
http://www.agoa.gov/

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

http://myexports.com
http://www.thomasregister.com
http://www.uniworldbp.com
http://www.kompass.com
http://dnb.com/us
http://www.unibex.com
http://owens.com
http://www.europages.net
http://www.manta.com
http://www.alacrastore.com

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Trade Leads  
STAT-USA, National Trade Data Bank for a fee
To locate USDOC offices in US and overseas
Leads in multilateral development banks, consulting
World's largest database of suppliers
International Trade Data Network

http://www.stat-usa.gov
http://web.ita.doc.gov
http://www.mdba.com
http://www.alibaba.com
http://www.itdn.net

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

http://export.gov/comm_svc/tradeevents.html
http://www.exhibitornet.com
http://www.reedexpo.com
http://www.tradeshowweek.com
http://www.allworldexhibitions.com/
http://www.tsnn.com
http://www.internettradeshowlist.com
http://www.techweb.com/calendar/

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Standards & Regulations

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

http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/ncsci/ncsci.htm
http://www.iso.ch
http://www.ansi.org
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/
http://www.pmdtc.org
http://www.treas.gov
http://www.unzco.com

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