Carl B. Kress, Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa
Carl B. Kress is Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Region of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). As Regional Director, Mr. Kress is responsible for developing and implementing the USTDA economic development program throughout the region.
Prior to taking responsibility for this region, Mr. Kress served as Regional Director for the previous Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia Region, and before that as Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Director at USTDA. Before joining the agency, he held legal and legislative positions in government and the private sector. His experience includes serving as counsel to Commissioner Thelma J. Askey at the U.S. International Trade Commission, as an attorney with the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery where he focused on international trade matters, and in legislative positions with members of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Mr. Kress received his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also holds a master's degree in German law from the University of Hamburg, Germany.
