In June 2008, Armenia's Prime Minister requested technical assistance from a Commerce-led delegation that visited Armenia. The Prime Minister asked Commerce to provide capacity building in technology transfer. In response to this request, in June 2009, CLDP ran a workshop in Yerevan on Technology...

In response to a request by Armenia's Prime Minister to the Department of Commerce, CLDP ran a follow-up workshop in Yerevan on Technology Transfer and Technology Licensing for inventors, scientists, and researchers.

On November 10, CLDP together with the US Embassy and Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) organized the fourth Doing Business with the USA Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

On November 12, 2009 the Kyrgyz American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) held a conference entitled, "Trade & Export in Kyrgyzstan: How to Foster Capacity" for business owners and government officials.

CLDP, in conjunction with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), hosted a delegation from Georgia's National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) in Washington, D.C., May 10-13, 2010.

CLDP conducted a four-day workshop in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy, the Georgian Research and Development Foundation and the Technical University of Georgia on RD commercialization, technology transfer and technology licensing.

CLDP held workshops and site visits on US Import Standards for GSP-Eligible Agricultural Products in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi, Georgia for 125 government officials, trade association representatives, and private sector agricultural producers.

CLDP hosted a Kyrgyz delegation of five influential handicrafts producers to participate in the Aid to Artisans (ATA) Market Readiness Program at the biannual New York International Gift Fair.

CLDP sponsored a six-person team from USPTO to travel to Tbilisi to conduct on-site consultations with Sakpatenti on the establishment of their pilot e-filing program.

Following the three workshops on US Import Standards and GSP in Georgia in July, CLDP, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and its Georgian interlocutors, hosted a 14-person Georgian delegation comprised of key government officials, trade association representatives, and private sector agricultural...