The U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association (USKBA) was formed to promote the involvement of the U.S. private sector in trade and investment in Kazakhstan. The USKBA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that works to promote U.S. economic and commercial cooperation with Kazakhstan by fostering a business and investment climate in which U.S. and Kazakhstani companies operating in Kazakhstan can flourish. It was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 31, 1999, and is based in Washington, DC.