I serve as an adviser on international economic analysis theories and principles, develop, plan, and conduct analysis for use in the formulation of U.S. agricultural trade policy positions and recommendations developed by the Foreign Agricultural Service.I analyze and evaluate issues of high visibility and complexity relating to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on export competition matters, and other regulatory agreements, legislation, and trade barriers to discern the impact on U.S. trade relations.I initiate and conduct highly specialized studies and analyses concerning trade agreements, trade barriers, international trade mechanisms and procedures, preferential trade within groups of countries, trade concessions, and other matters affecting U.S. agricultural trade.Develop studies and analysis approaches, determining and establishing the essential overall framework and providing technical guidance, coordination, and direction to economists and staff analysts who may be FAS staff members or other federal personnel. I identify existing policies, regulations, and guidance requiring research; structures research; reviews technical reports and documents to ensure consistency with established program polices and procedures; and communicates to other functional areas to bridge gaps and transfer technology.Provide authoritative economic analysis for FAS officials. Identify and analyze factors that directly affect the ability of the U.S. agricultural industry to compete in the international marketplace. Monitor and conduct studies of specific government policies, commercial practices, or other economic factors that affect international competition.I represent the agency as a technical expert at meetings with other agencies, participating in educational seminars, and consulting with staff of domestic and foreign industry and trade associations.

Senior Financial Analyst responsible for assessing, monitoring and managing foreign bank risk and country risk for USDA's GSM-102 export credit guarantee program. As Senior Financial Analyst, I am specialized in the Russian Federation, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Regions.As a financial analyst, I assess the repayment risk of foreign banks, holding companies, leasing and factoring companies by evaluating their financial statements under U.S. GAAP, IFRS and local GAAPs. By drilling down into the financial statements, I am able to identify and qualify the risks of the institutions business lines. The assessments involve complex analysis of quantitative and qualitative micro and macro factors affecting repayment risk. Among the micro factors examined I conduct CAMELS analysis, Securities and Derivative (examining VaR, CDS and SPV), as well as ownership, support, relevant group factors, operational, reputational and legal risks. As a country analyst, I conduct highly technical economic and financial risk analysis on assigned countries. A typical analysis includes an overview of the country’s economic resources, macroeconomic environment, an evaluation of its political risk and social stability, assessments of the balance of payments, vulnerability to foreign exchange crisis, foreign debt service burden, payments arrears history, and an overview of the private sector, financial markets and legal system. Variables such as exchange rates, inflation, interest rates, economic growth and debt situations are evaluated to determine their impact on country risk and potential agricultural trade. More technical analysis involves the rise or decline in cost of funds through emerging markets bond spreads and a comparison with 10 year U.S. Treasury yields as well as five year CDSs trajectory. In addition, I prepare comments and effectively defend FAS’ positions in the U.S. Interagency Country Risk Assessment System Ratings Committee.