Working toward compliance with the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, ten Bahraini customs officials met met with two experts from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for consultations focusing on the procedures surrounding advance rulings.

CLDP hosted seven members of the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality to travel to Washington, D.C. for consultations from July 11-17, 2010.

CLDP designed a three-phase program to help future Algerian leaders sharpen their skills in commercial trade.

CLDP, jointly with the Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency (ECPA), hosted a 2-day conference and workshops to raise consumer awareness as to the safety concerns associated with counterfeit goods. The program, held in Cairo, Egypt, featured panelists from the World Customs Organization (WCO), the...

CLDP has organized a long-term project to provide trade policy analysis E-learning modules and guides to the Egyptian Ministry of Trade & Industry.

On October 15th, 2010, CLDP concluded a three-week intensive training program in Washington DC and New York City for Iraqi judges on adjudicating complex commercial cases.

CLDP, jointly with two experts from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, led a two day workshop in Rabat on Rules of Origin September 28-29, 2010, ensuring that the benefits of preferential tariff treatment under the agreement apply to Moroccan and U.S. goods eligible for such treatment.

William Kovacic, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and former Professor of Competition Law at George Washington University School of Law, will travel to Cairo to preview and implement a curriculum designed to prepare legal and economic graduates for work in the protection of competition...

In October 2010 in Luxor, Egypt, CLDP advised on and supported two two-day conferences that included the Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency and Egyptian NGO leadership and staff in the region.

The Iraqi and U.S. Chief Justices and CLDP Chief Counsel met at the U.S. Supreme Court in October 2010.