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The U.S. Executive Director represents the United States at the World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors.  As such, the U.S. Executive Director has a duty to support the mission of the World Bank, as well as to represent the interests of its U.S. constituents and enforce legislative mandates established by the Congress.

As a liaison office, the Office of the U.S. Executive Director works with all U.S. Government agencies to represent collective U.S. public sector, private sector, and civil society interests at the World Bank Group. 

Information concerning current and past IBRD and IDA projects can be found using the World Bank’s Project and Operations. To visualize the Bank's operations, you can also take advantage of Project Maps, an innovative site that geocodes Bank's projects worldwide.

The Office of the U.S. Executive Director also includes a business liaison from the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service whose job it is to advise U.S. companies on World Bank procurement opportunities, project information, economic analyses, sector studies, and policy reviews.

The liaison also can assist U.S. companies to solve problems, encourage compliance with the World Bank’s procurement guidelines, pursue financing for private ventures, and promote transparency and fairness in World Bank-funded procurements.

The U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service performs a similar liaison function at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).  For more information about these services

Procurement-related information can be found in a number of different ways.  You can access the World Bank's Procurement Policies, find out information on the Bank's Project Cycle and related business opportunities, or search through the Bank's Database of Awarded Contracts.

The World Bank Group Consultation Hub provides a one-stop shop for individuals and groups interested in consultations hosted by the World Bank Group.  On this Hub, you can find all ongoing and planned consultations as well as those that were closed within the past year.  You also can find information on the subject of consultation, the scope and process of consultation, and on how you can contribute your views to the World Bank Group's decision-making process. 

Civil society organizations can also make use of the World Bank Group’s resources by contacting the World Bank’s Civil Society Team (CST).  For example, CST provides accreditation for attendance at the World Bank’s Annual and Spring Meetings

The U.S. Executive Director meets with civil society organizations on an ongoing basis.  Requests for meetings by civil society organizations are considered by the Office of the U.S. Executive Director on the nature and timing of the meeting being requested.

All requests to meet with the U.S. Executive Director should be sent to eds01@worldbank.org, stating the agenda and requested timeframe for the meeting in letter form.