Center for Defense Trade

In 1990, the Center for Defense Trade, CDT, was created within the Bureau
of Politico-Military Affairs (PM) at the Department of State. CDT was
established with the purpose of improving the Department of State's export
licensing services. CDT also has responsibility for clarifying all defense
trade policy guidelines. The Center includes two offices:

- The Office of Defense Trade Controls (DTC) which administers controls
on permanent exports and temporary imports of defense articles and
technology covered by the U.S. Munitions List (USML) and performs
USML export license review and compliance functions.

- The Office of Defense Trade Policy (DTP) which seeks to support the
efforts of the U.S. defense industry to sell products overseas. DTP
provides policy guidance to licensing officers, in support of their
efforts to implement the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR) and provides advice on technology transfer and strategic trade
issues.