U.S. Embassy and Local Partners Open Project to Conserve and Protect the 11th Century Burana Tower
September 24, 2021 – BISHKEK – Today, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic held the opening ceremony of a project to conserve the historic…
USAID Funded Expansion of Garlic Producer in Jalal-Abad to Boost Exports and Create Jobs
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the expansion of a garlic processing facility in Bazar Korgon district of Jalal-Abad oblast, which is…
Statement by Secretary Antony Blinken on Kyrgyz Republic National Day
August 31, 2021 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America and the American people, I congratulate the people of the Kyrgyz…
U.S. Department of Defense Delivers PPE to Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations
August 26, 2021- BISHKEK – During a ceremony today at the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of the Kyrgyz Republic Headquarters, the U.S. Embassy in…
The U.S. and Switzerland Partner with Alay Ishker Ayimdary to Create Jobs and Support Kyrgyz Traditional...
Daroot-Korgon District, Chon-Alay region, Kyrgyz Republic – On August 18, 2021, the Alay Ishker Ayimdary Public Association organized an official ceremony for the expansion of…
University of Missouri Signs Its Second Cooperation Agreement with a Kyrgyz University
August 2, 2021 – During a study abroad program on “Politics and Society in Central Asia” for students, professors and staff of the University of…
U.S. Provides More than $1 Million in Medical Equipment for the Fight Against COVID-19 in Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over medical equipment to five hospitals and three family medicine centers in Bishkek,…
USAID and Ak Jalga Partner to Expand Diary Production and Create Jobs in Issyk-Kul
Jeti-Oguz district, Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyz Republic – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and private entrepreneur Kuluipa Dzhuzumalieva partnered to expand the Ak-Jalga…
Joint Statement of the C5+1 on the International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity....
The text of the following statement was adopted by the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the…
Kyrgyz Republic’s New Law Directed at NGOs
PRESS STATEMENT Ned Price, Department Spokesperson July 8, 2021 The United States expresses its deep concern with the Kyrgyz Republic’s recent approval of a law…
U.S. Embassy Delivers Equipment to Strengthen Kyrgyz Border Security
July 8, 2021- BISHKEK – During a ceremony today at the Border Guards Service of the State Committee on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic…
U.S. Government Recognizes Increasing Efforts to Address Trafficking in Persons
On July 1, the U.S. Department of State released the 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, an annual report that highlights progress and setbacks…
U.S. Embassy Celebrates Its Independence Day and Announces 2021 American Song Contest Winners
Winners of the 2021 American Song Contest, who competed from among over 600 students from throughout Kyrgyzstan, were announced by an expert jury featuring a…
Go Viral Network announces Next30 emerging leaders’ competition
June 21, 2021 — To mark the 30th anniversary of Central Asian independence, the five U.S. Diplomatic Missions in Central Asia together with the Go…
Chief of U.S. State Department’s Anti-State Disinformation Unit Discusses the U.S. Fight Against COVID...
Bishkek – On June 22, Mr. Daniel Kimmage, the Acting Coordinator of the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), spoke with Kyrgyz and other…
U.S. Embassy Delivers VR Headsets to Bayalinov Library as Bishkek American Center Kicks Off Caravan...
Bishkek – On June 19, the Bishkek American Center at Bayalinov Youth and Children’s Library launched their Caravan program, offering information on free English language…
U.S. Embassy Statement on the Release of Criminal Boss Raimbek Matraimov
The United States expresses its disappointment at the release of organized crime boss Raimbek Matraimov. We would note that Matraimov is the subject of U.S. State Department and Treasury Department Global Magnitsky and…
Statement on Recent Events Threatening Freedom of Speech and Regarding Gender-Based Violence
Yesterday’s events at the Ministry of the Interior headquarters are cause for deep concern. We echo the statement by President Japarov’s spokesperson that opinions should not be expressed in a threatening way, and even more…
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