Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
| Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center | |
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Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in 2021 | |
Location in Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (the District of Columbia) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (the United States) | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′38″N 77°1′51″W / 38.89389°N 77.03083°W |
| Inaugurated | May 5, 1998 |
| Cost | $768 million |
| Owner | General Services Administration |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Floor area | 3,100,000 sq ft (290,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James Ingo Freed |
| Architecture firm | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Ellerbe Becket |
| Website | |
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The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after former United States president Ronald Reagan, is located in downtown Washington, D.C., and was the first federal building in Washington designed for both governmental and private sector purposes. It is the second largest federal building after the Pentagon. At the time it was built, the Ronald Reagan Building was the most expensive federal building ever constructed, at a cost of $768 million.
All the organizations located in the Pennsylvania Avenue building are dedicated to international trade and global relations. Organizations headquartered in this building include U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was a tenant for many years until it was gutted in 2025. The first private sector lease was signed with investment banking firm Quarterdeck Investment Partners, Inc. The building hosts conferences, trade shows, cultural events, and outdoor concerts. Post-9/11, security requirements for high-profile federal buildings have limited the amount of public access anticipated by the center's designers.