From June 6th to 22nd, 2012 CLDP organized a program on Cross-Border Unitization Consultations which consisted of consultations by Iraqi officials with experts in Washington, DC, New Orleans and Mexico City.

CLDP continued its partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (MFA) to develop its economic diplomacy curricula for MFA’s newly established Diplomatic Training Center (DTC) during a four-day workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia May 29-June1, 2012.

As part of its technical assistance to Iraq, CLDP, in close coordination with USDOC's National Technical Information Service (NTIS), is assisting Iraq’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) with the development of a national repository of Iraqi science and technology information.

On May 21-May 25, CLDP organized a series of Kyrgyzstan-Georgia consultations on hospitality industry development.

CLDP conducted a one day workshop at the Ministry of Legal Affairs (MOLA) addressing arbitration clauses in government contracts - a fundamental topic to lawyers who would be reviewing government contracts.  The training included an overall introduction to Arbitration, discussio