Brinton Bohling is a senior Trade and Investment Program Advisor at USAID based in Washington D.C. Mr. Bohling focuses on U.S. technical assistance programs to build African nations' capacity to trade internationally and attract foreign investment. Before joining USAID in 2004, he worked at the U.S. Trade Representative's Office for World Trade Organization and Multilateral Affairs on trade and development-related issues. Mr. Bohling also served as an international economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1998 until 2001, researching developments in global trade and commerce for policymakers in the U.S. Administration and Congress. Mr. Bohling began his career as a labor market economist in 1995 working for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracking trends in U.S. employment and industry. Mr. Bohling was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chad, Africa. Mr. Bohling received a Master's of Arts in International Trade and Investment Policy from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.