IV. RESOURCES

The Econ/Commercial Section of the American Embassy in Nouakchott
has one Foreign Service National (FSN) who spends 60 percent of
his time on commercial work.  He is supervised by one State
Department FSO who spends about 20 percent of her time on
economic and commercial activities.  The commercial section
houses the commercial library containing reference directories,
trade journals, guides, some local publications and newspapers of
interest to investors or traders.  Trade information is
distributed to potential Mauritanian importers and to those who
have expressed interest in doing business with U.S. companies.
Outdated publications (directories, buyers guide, etc.) are
distributed to importers seeking to introduce U.S. products into
the Mauritanian market.