The International Trade Administration (ITA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce would like to acknowledge and extend sincere appreciation to the following organizations for their support and contributions in making the 2022 edition of The Trade Finance Guide possible.
Private Sector Organizations
BAFT: Bankers Association for Finance and Trade
FCIB: Finance, Credit, and International Business Association
ICTF: Association of International Credit & Trade Finance Professionals
IFA: International Factoring Association
ITFA: International Trade and Forfaiting Association – Americas Regional Chapter
NASBITE: NASBITE International
Thunderbird: Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University
U.S. Government Export Finance Agencies
EXIM: Export-Import Bank of the United States – Office of Small Business
SBA: U.S. Small Business Administration – Office of International Trade
USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Foreign Agricultural Service’s Credit Programs Division
Special acknowledgements go to the following experts and professionals who provided valuable input and assistance in updating The Trade Finance Guide: BAFT Secretary/Treasurer Amy Sahm; former BAFT Innovation Council Co-Chair Alisa DiCaprio; BAFT Member Louis Tierno; BAFT Senior Vice President of Trade Scott Stevenson; FCIB Membership Relations Director David Anderson; FCIB/NACM Editor in Chief Diana Mota; FCIB Membership & Business Development Director Ron Shepherd; FCIB Online Course Instructor Valerie Venable; ICTF President Aneta Spilman; ICTF Member Buddy Baker; ICTF Business Development Manager Marta Chacon; IFA Executive Director Tania Daniel; IFA Co-Counsel Michael Ullman; IFA Co-Counsel Jared Ullman; ITFA Americas Chair Lynn Galkoski; ITFA Americas Board Member Harpreet Mann; ITFA Member Gregory Bernardi; ITFA Member Brendan Herley; NASBITE President Jackie Rasmussen; NASBITE Vice President Gabriel Shweiri; NASBITE Secretary/Treasurer Mike Seibert; NASBITE Board Member Tammy Marquez-Oldham; NASBITE Board Member Jim Foley; NASBITE Board Member Leroy Lowe; Thunderbird Senior Associate Dean & Finance Professor Lena Booth; EXIM Vice President for Education & Outreach Elizabeth Thomas; EXIM Business Development Specialist Jane Lemons; EXIM Vice President for Business Credit Insurance Steve Freshour; EXIM Commercial Account Manager Ursula Wegrzynowicz; EXIM Public Affairs Specialist Courteney Bush; EXIM Senior Loan Officer Jacob Bakst; SBA National Director of Trade Finance Daniel Pische; SBA Export Finance Director, North, Patrick Hayes; and USDA Agricultural Marketing Specialist Maria Dorsett.
Credit for developing a new “startups” chapter goes to NASBITE Secretary/Treasurer Mike Seibert, who is the Statewide Programs & Services Director at the North Carolina Small Business & Technology Development Center. And credit for developing a new “digitalization” chapter goes to former BAFT Innovation Council Co-Chair Alisa DiCaprio, who is the Chief Economist at R3 in New York City, and John Harkness, an international trade specialist in ITA’s Office of Finance & Insurance Industries (OFII).
Deep gratitude is expressed to ITA’s Web Content Manager Amanda Draper for developing a new webpage for The Trade Finance Guide.
Sincere appreciation is extended to ITA’s Graphic Design Team Members Jan Guastaferro and Marcus Johnson for assisting with the art and design work for the 2022 edition of The Trade Finance Guide.
Finally, a special thanks to Erik Lenz, ITA/OFII’s Banking, Trade & Project Finance Team Leader, for making a significant editorial contribution to the 2022 edition of The Trade Finance Guide.
Yuki Fujiyama, Author & Project Manager
Washington, D.C. • 2022
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