PRESS RELEASE 
PRESS/377 
14 May 2004 
 
(04-2165) 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
The United States pledges US$ 994,100 to WTO technical 
assistance 
The United States Government today (14 May 2004) pledged a contribution of US$ 994,100 
(CHF 1.3 million) to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund for 2004. The United States 
has already contributed a total of CHF 4.1 million to technical assistance in 2002 and 2003. 
 The United States’ contribution will be used to strengthen the technical capacity of developing  
countries to assess their interests and to participate in market access negotiations and in the 
WTO’s work on trade facilitation.  
“I am extremely grateful to the United States for helping developing countries,” said WTO 
Director-General Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi. “The WTO’s technical assistance activities play an important role in facilitating the understanding an d implementation of the Agreements, precisely at 
this time in the negotiations when we  have a foundation for future work.” 
 The United States is the fourth biggest voluntary contributor to WTO technical assistance activities 
since 1995, with a total of CHF 8.5 million. 
 
 
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