The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after the 40th president of the United States, is the first federal building in Washington, D.C. designed for both governmental and private sector purposes. Each of the organizations which call this 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW building home are dedicated to international trade and globalization. Organizations headquartered in this building include the U.S. Agency for International Development, Customs and Border Patrol offices of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars among others. The building also hosts many conferences and trade shows, cultural events, and outdoor concerts. Ronald Reagan Building File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Pennsylvania Avenue street sign, 2004. ... Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries. ... Globalization describes the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. ... The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the US government organization responsible for most non-military foreign aid. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress in 1968. ...

The building is located above the Federal Triangle Metro station at what was once known as the "plague spot" in Washington, an area once populated heavily with saloons and brothels. The federal government purchased the land in the 1920s, but did not develop it until 1998. The building, designed by the architectural firm of Pei, Cobb, Freed and Partners, is located in front of the Oscar Straus Memorial. Federal Triangle is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Lobby of the Ronald Reagan Building Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 678 KB)Lobby of the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington D.C., designed by I.M.Pei. ...	Stage of the Common area Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 659 KB)Stage of the Common area, the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington D.C., designed by I.M.Pei. ...	Tetrahedral skylight Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 539 KB)Tetrahedral Skylight in the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington D.C., designed by I.M.Pei. ...	Neon ornamentation, commons area Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 912 KB)Neon ornamentation, commons area of the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington D.C., designed by I.M.Pei. ...
Vaulted Space Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1071 KB)Vaulted Space in the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington D.C., designed by I.M.Pei. ...