Bishkek, May 24, 2023 – Thirty Kyrgyz public health and health care professionals will be better able to respond to health risks as a result of training hosted jointly by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ministry of Health. The training – titled Medical Certification for Cause of Death – …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 May, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic has a requirement for a firm to provide with the packing, loading, export customs clearance, and international transportation services for the following shipments: 700 lbs. of Unaccompanied Air Baggage, 7200 lbs. of Household Effects and 1 (one) Privately-owned Vehicle. Shipping routes will have to exclude transit via Russia/Belarus/Ukraine. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 May, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Osh, Kyrgyzstan (April 28, 2023) – Sixty-four primary schools in Osh Province will receive 135 metric tons of lentils, peas, sunflower oil, flour, and rice to provide Kyrgyzstani children with hot, nutritious meals. To kick off these deliveries, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Lesslie Viguerie and Vice Governor of Osh Province Ernis Toltoev made …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 April, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Osh Region, Kyrgyz Republic – On April 28, 2023, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Leslie Viguerie participated in the official inauguration ceremony of the Baika Textile factory in Kara-Suu district of Osh oblast. Baika Textile’s new facility was equipped with modern sewing equipment provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 April, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, April 18, 2022 – Four public health professionals from the Kyrgyz Republic participated in the launch of the first-ever Informatics and Data Science for Health (IDASH) fellowship. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, University of Washington, in collaboration with partner governments, designed this fellowship program to improve …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 April, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
April 12, 2023, Bishkek – Eleven women entrepreneurs from Osh, Naryn and Jalal-Abad oblasts will receive grant funding to support their early childhood development center startups. The 2.8 million soms of US-provided support will fund furniture, equipment and learning materials for kindergartens and education centers. These startup businesses are supported by the U.S. Agency for …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 15 April, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
March 29, 2023 Just in time for Spring, Kok-Jangak city in Jalal-Abad oblast celebrated the renovation of its central park on March 29. The park now has new paved paths, a children’s playground, public restrooms, a gate, and CCTV security. The renovation was a joint effort of local active citizens, the City Council and Administration, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 March, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – Representatives from some of the largest IT companies across world will gather together for the Central Asian IT Business Forum on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Sheraton Hotel, Bishkek (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) followed by the Central Asian Tech Awards (6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.). Building on the success …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 March, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic — The Kyrgyzstani public will be able to see the play “Women’s Shelter,” on March 6, 2023, at the Abdumomunov Kyrgyz National Academic Theater – cost-free. The play’s plot takes place on a single day in a small shelter where eight women seek refuge from domestic violence. This theatrical performance is devoted …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 March, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, February 21, 2023 – The Ministry of Health, Neman-Pharm, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are partnering up to distribute free HIV self-testing kits. The kits will be available in 32 pharmacies in Bishkek, Osh city, and across the Chui and Osh regions. The new model of distribution aims to improve access …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 February, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, February 15, 2022 – The Kyrgyz Republic will receive $6 million in U.S. government funding to support the health and well-being of the Kyrgyz Republic. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman announced these additional funds during her visit to the country. Two million dollars will go …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 February, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, February 6, 2023 – One thousand, six hundred eighty-two public schools will receive more than 3,372 sets of mathematics teaching and learning materials. Provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), these materials will help young students better learn and understand math concepts. The official handover ceremony took place at school #69 in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 February, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic December 9, 2022 – The public is now able to view a new photo exhibition titled “Unexplored Potential” at the Gapar Aitiev Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts until December 17, 2022. The exhibition, made possible by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Advancing Nutrition project, explores the life of Kyrgyzstanis …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
January 18, 2023 – Up to 80 tons of high-quality fiber will be produced annually by Kyrgyz Cashmere with new equipment provided by the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The company opened a new facility in Bishkek to process Kyrgyz yak, camel, and cashmere fiber. As a result of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
In April 2023, an innovative and new 12-month certificate-based Informatics and Data Science for Health (IDASH) fellowship training program will launch in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia region. This week, on December 12-15 in Bishkek, Ministry of Health representatives from Ukraine, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan finalized the IDASH training package aimed to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 December, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (December 9, 2022) – More than 400 primary schools and 100 libraries across the Kyrgyz Republic will receive 272,000 children’s books as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Sonata Coulter presented these books to Minister of Education …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 December, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, November 24, 2022 – Hundreds of Batken residents will receive critical-need items from the United States as part of a larger U.S. effort to support affected citizens in the region. This aid was made possible through cooperation between the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek and the Ministry of Emergency Situations to coordinate a …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 November, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (November 22, 2022) – Primary school children in 124 schools across the Kyrgyz Republic will receive critical nourishment in their formative years through locally produced kefir during the 2022-2023 school year. This is made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, implemented by Mercy …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 November, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (15 November 2022) – Aspiring young Kyrgyzstani students will have the opportunity to learn about and explore the many international academic programs available to them at the U.S. Embassy-sponsored International Education Week Education Fair November 15-17. Deputy Minister of Education Ashymbaeva Toktobubu Abasovna and U.S. Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission KG …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 15 November, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
November 10, 2022 – Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Culture will work together to increase vaccine intake in Batken, Jalal-Abad, Chuy Oblasts, and Bishkek. This will include training medical specialists, engaging local community activists, and conducting campaigns to inform the public …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 November, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Kyrgyzstan: Joint Statement by the Embassies of the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, and the European Union Delegation on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists November 2, 2022, Bishkek – Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we express our respect and support to all …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 November, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 31, 2022, Bishkek – Eighteen young Kyrgyzstanis from across the country competed in digital marketing, web development, and graphic design in the culmination of the job skills program “Academy for Creative Professions” on October 28 at the Jannat Regency Hotel. A panel of judges representing private companies, IT professionals, and representatives from the U.S. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 October, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Twenty-four of the Kyrgyz Republic’s best English language spellers will participate in the 2022 National Spelling Bee Contest. The National Spelling Bee – hosted by the Lingua Foundation for Innovative Education and the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic – will take place on October 29, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the American Center at …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 October, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 19, 2022 – The Kyrgyz Republic is one of more than 47 countries and regional organizations receiving funding to mitigate further increases in poverty, hunger, and malnutrition as a result of rising prices of food, fertilizer, and fuel. As part of the recently announced $2.76 billion in U.S. government funding to address the global …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 4, 2022 – More than 400 displaced families from Batken will be able to meet their immediate needs thanks to over 8 million KGS ($100,000) in assistance to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These funds support the urgent humanitarian …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 October, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Development Policy Institute (DPI) held the Forum of Aimaks – 2022, an annual exchange of the best practices in local government. More than 100 representatives of government agencies, development partners, and local governments from Jalal- Abad, Issyk-Kul, Naryn, and Osh oblasts …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
September 14, 2022 – Up to 40,000 pieces of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing per day will be produced at Pasadena Moda’s new garment factory in Aravan with equipment provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Partnership with the U.S. government enabled the factory to employ more than 100 people, mostly local …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek – September 8, 2022 – During the 2022-2023 school year, more than 24,000 schoolchildren will receive hot, nutritious meals prepared with the 40 metric tons of vitaminized sunflower oil that recently arrived in the Kyrgyz Republic. This oil will be distributed to over 120 rural primary schools in the Chuy, Osh, Batken and Jalal-Abad …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
August 26, 2022 – Bishkek. To congratulate all Kyrgyzstanis on 31 years of independence, the Embassy of the United States of America in the Kyrgyz Republic has projected a special image on its diplomatic mission. From the evening of August 25 to September 2, the public will see the Kyrgyz Republic’s national flag and a …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 August, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided state-of-the-art equipment to leading hospitals in the Kyrgyz Republic that will strengthen their capacity to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases and prevent their spread. This assistance is a part of USAID’s ongoing support to the country’s response to COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Minister …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 August, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
(August 5, 2022) – A new group of 10 Peace Corps Volunteers were sworn in yesterday in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Over the next two years, Volunteers will be co-teaching English with local teachers in secondary schools across Chuy, Naryn, Issyk-Kul and Talas regions. Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 August, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
July 5, 2022 We have amazing news! Three years later, we are returning to the offline format and invite our friends and everyone to enjoy the final of the “American Song Contest” live! On July 6, 2022, from 16:00 to 18:00 at the Novotel hotel, the final of the American Song Contest among students of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 July, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On Friday, June 24, at 18:00 in Yntymak 2 Park amphitheater, Bishkek, the Republican Center for Psychiatry and Narcology (RCPN), that receives support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will hold an awareness event in recognition of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The event will bring attention to the problems associated with drug …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
June 17, 2022 The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, in partnership with the American Film Showcase, will host documentary filmmaker Risé Sanders-Weir, for a series of in-person workshops, screenings, and discussions about her Gadget Girls documentary film. From June 20-24, 2022, workshop screenings will be held for students and faculty of the Media Arts …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek (June 13, 2022) – 12 Peace Corps Volunteers arrived today in the Kyrgyz Republic for the first time since all Volunteers around the world were evacuated in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kyrgyz Republic is the first country to welcome Volunteers in the Europe, Mediterranean and Asia Region (EMA). For the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek – May 27, 2022. U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Sonata Coulter congratulated members of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of the Interior (MVD) on successful completion of the U.S. State Department Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) Program’s Identifying and Developing Investigative Information course. Sixteen Kyrgyz law enforcement and security officers have spent ten days learning how to integrate intelligence analysis …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Today, Kaya Adams assumed her duties as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in the Kyrgyz Republic, at a swearing in ceremony at the U.S. Embassy, with participation from USAID Administrator Samantha Power, who joined the event virtually. Ms. Adams is the first permanent USAID Mission Director for the Kyrgyz Republic since …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
27 April 2022 – Today in Bishkek, representatives from the U.S. Embassy, UNODC, and the Kyrgyz government joined together to launch a new project to support efforts by the Kyrgyz Government to recover stolen assets through corruption related crimes. This initiative will help Kyrgyzstan to recover stolen assets through improving interagency cooperation between the Prosecutor’s General …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson April 7, 2022 Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, accompanied by Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Sara Minkara, will visit Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, April 11-16. In Kazakhstan, Under Secretary Zeya will meet with senior government officials to discuss strengthening …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
March 29-31, 2022 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored the participation of ten Kyrgyz agricultural enterprises at the UzFood-2022 exhibition in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. During the international food expo, Kyrgyz companies met with Uzbek retail chains, food and beverage suppliers. The Kyrgyz firms signed 20 agreements and contracts to export fruits, meat, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Oasis Foundation has launched a new project to help survivors of human trafficking. Under the “Care for One – Care for All” project survivors will receive humanitarian, legal, psychological, and medical assistance. Oasis will also support survivors to obtain education, shelter, employment and other opportunities. The project is supported by USAID’s “Safe Migration in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The White House Washington March 19, 2022 His Excellency Sadyr Japarov President of the Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek Dear Mr. President: I want to wish you and the people of the Kyrgyz Republic a peaceful, healthy and prosperous Nooruz. As we celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations and partnership between our two countries, my Administration is …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 March, 2022 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Press Releases, Speeches
On March 14, 2022, the apparel factory in the Chui region village of Ninje-Chuisk celebrated its expansion through receiving 130 new sewing machines from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The ceremony was attended by Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic Sonata Coulter and factory director Marat Sultanov. The …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The “Kochmon and Cowboy Ride Together” project is organized to celebrate the 30th anniversary of bilateral friendly relations between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. During this project, professional cowboys from the United States are coming to Kyrgyzstan to perform a diverse program, which includes participation in Kok-Boru and Er-enish (horse wrestling) games, as …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
March 10, 2022 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with 11 crisis centers and civil society organizations to protect and assist victims of gender-based violence, as well as support efforts to prevent such violence. USAID announced this new $1.1 million dollar initiative today during a special event in Bishkek devoted …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Readout Office of the Spokesperson February 28, 2022 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Secretary Blinken strongly condemned Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack on Ukraine and expressed his unwavering solidarity with the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
During February 20-25, 2022, the Karakol American Corner conduced the next Winter Sports Camp for school students at the Karakol Ski Resort. For more than ten years, the Karakol American Corner has been organizing a Winter Sports Camp for teenagers from rural villages in the Issyk-Kul region. Students with limited access to educational resources in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek February 24, 2022 – At a closing ceremony, U.S. Embassy Regional Security Officer Erik Olerud congratulated members of Kyrgyz Republic’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on their completion of the Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA) Terrorist Use of Technology Workshop. The workshop focused on cyber investigative techniques. As a result of the workshop, American and 14 …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On February 18, 2022, the Issyk-Kul Oblast Library officially opened the Karakol American Corner’s Information Center for Media Literacy and Cyber Security. Additionally, participants in the English for Young Professionals language program were awarded with certificate of completion. The both programs are supported by the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. In September 2020, the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
This new project titled Ukuk Bulagy seeks to strengthen rule of law and combat corruption using a people-centered justice approach. This approach places the ordinary citizen at the core of all reforms and innovations in order to make justice systems more responsive, accountable, and transparent to the needs of the people. The formal launch of the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the successful completion of its five-year regional Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs project. The project facilitated Central Asian exports and increased employment in horticulture, logistics services, and tourism industries. The Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs project worked in close partnership with tourism associations, national tourism committees, and more than 400 private sector entities to promote tourism …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 January, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
January 24, 2021 – BISHKEK – On January 22, the United States delivered an additional 149,760 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the Kyrgyz Republic as part of its continued pandemic assistance. This donation was delivered through COVAX, an initiative to support equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines. “These safe and effective vaccines give our …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 January, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
December 13, 2021 – BISHKEK – On December 10, the United States delivered an additional 49,140 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic as part of continued pandemic assistance. This shipment was made possible through COVAX, an initiative to support equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines. “Availability of safe and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
December 1, 2021 The United States congratulates the Kyrgyz people for exercising their democratic rights during the parliamentary elections on November 28. We commend the Central Election Commission (CEC) for conducting orderly elections despite challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and winter conditions in some regions of the country, while noting technical and procedural …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On December 1, the U.S. Government joins the Kyrgyz Republic and the rest of the global community in commemorating World AIDS Day 2021. The U.S. Government’s theme for this year is, “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice.” It is a call to redouble efforts to ensure equal access to HIV services and is …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
November 22, 2021- BISHKEK – During a ceremony today at the Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Kyrgyz Republic, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic delivered an X-ray machine to the Kyrgyz Armed Forces with a total monetary value of over $100,000. This equipment will help Ministry’s medical staff to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
November 6, 2021 – Bishkek – The Consular section at the U.S. Embassy will open interview appointments for all visa services starting on December 1, 2021. To ensure the health and safety of applicants and staff, limited admission, strict social distancing, and masking protocols will remain in effect for all visitors to the Embassy. “The …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
November 4, 2021 – Bishkek – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional $2.8 million to support the Kyrgyz Republic in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s health system. The new funding will support vaccination efforts, train health care workers, and improve healthcare information systems. “Safe and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, USAID
October 27, 2021 – BISHKEK – Today, the United States delivered 259,740 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Kyrgyz Republic. This shipment was made possible through COVAX, a global initiative to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccines are a part of the ongoing support the U.S. has provided the Kyrgyz Republic since the beginning of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 19, 2021 – Bishkek – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over personal protective equipment and medical supplies to two hospitals in Bishkek today. The National Hospital and the Republican Infectious Diseases Hospital received 19,000 pairs of disposable gloves, 5,000 respirators, 960 safety goggles, 10,000 anti-slip shoe covers, along with 50 pacemakers for …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 14, 2021, Bishkek – USAID’s Jigerduu Jarandar project, in cooperation with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health, has launched a mental health assistance program for residents of Batken region affected by the recent armed conflict that occurred on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in this spring. This program will be implemented from September 2021 to January 2022 …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 12, 2021 – Bishkek – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) handed over a new web-based system for electronic notification of infectious diseases to Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Health and Social Development during an official ceremony. This system improves disease surveillance by providing an electronic registry of notifiable infectious diseases. CDC and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 12, 2021 – BISHKEK – Fourteen top student spellers from Kyrgyz universities gathered in Bishkek on Saturday, October 9, to compete in the 2021 Kyrgyz National Spelling Bee Contest. After approximately two hours of competition, Minura Mirzaeva from the Department of World Languages and Culture from Osh State University, won top place by spelling …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 5, 2021, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $19 million five-year activity, USAID Trade Central Asia, that will be implemented in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The new trade activity will build on USAID’s decades of achievements facilitating regional trade, enterprise development, and regional …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 1, 2021 – Bishkek – Today the U.S.-supported Academy of Creative Professions organized the closing event for the project which provided free virtual courses and IT skills to more than 400 unemployed young people and people with disabilities who have limited job and educational opportunities. The project participants range in age from 18-30 and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
September 22, 2021 – BISHKEK – On September 21, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs Zeba Reyazuddin and Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Laura Buffo provided an overview of the Generalized System of Preferences to Kyrgyz entrepreneurs and government officials. The GSP …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
September 29, 2021 – Bishkek – Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard, Major General J. Peter Hronek met with Minister of Emergency Situations Boobek Ajikeev as well as First Deputy Foreign Minister Nuran Niyazaliev, accompanied by the U.S. Chargé d’affaires Sonata Coulter during an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic September 25-29, 2021. Major …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
September 24, 2021 – BISHKEK – Today, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic held the opening ceremony of a project to conserve the historic Burana Tower, joined by representatives from the Presidential Administration, Cabinet of Ministers, and Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic; the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy; the National Commission …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 expected to create dozens of new full time jobs and increase agricultural exports to neighboring Uzbekistan. Through USAID’s Agro Trade project, the facility, led by Ms. Zhanylai Kaparova, received an …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 Republic as you celebrate your 30th Independence Day. We are proud of the partnership we have achieved with the Kyrgyz Republic over the last three decades and look forward to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 Kyrgyz Republic, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command, handed over personal protective equipment with a total monetary value of over $44,000. This equipment, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 their production of wool and handicrafts in the Alay and Chon-Alay region. The production is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
August 2, 2021 – During a study abroad program on “Politics and Society in Central Asia” for students, professors and staff of the University of Missouri, university representatives led by Vice Provost for International Programs Dr. Mary Stegmaier, signed a cooperation agreement with Toktomamatov International University in Jalal-Abad on July 22, 2021. The purpose of the agreement is …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over medical equipment to five hospitals and three family medicine centers in Bishkek, Chuy and Osh oblasts. Oxygen concentrators, mobile x-ray machines, freezers and other equipment have already been installed and are used to diagnose and treat COVID-19 patients in key “red zones.” …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 dairy processing facility in Kyzyl-Suu village located in the Issyk-Kul region. This partnership benefits more than 400 local farmers and creates 50 new jobs. With the support of USAID’s Enterprise …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States of America, on the occasion of the International Conference, “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities,” held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan July …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 imposing onerous financial and programmatic reporting requirements on non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The new requirements threaten the ability of NGOs to improve the lives of citizens and impede the vital efforts …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
July 8, 2021- BISHKEK – During a ceremony today at the Border Guards Service of the State Committee on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (BS SCNS), the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence, also known …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 in addressing human trafficking across the globe. This year’s report acknowledged increasing efforts of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to address trafficking in persons in 2020 and upgraded the country to Tier 2. These efforts included: Completion of a draft TIP National Action Plan; Establishment of a platform for 13 government agencies and civil society …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 Vice-President of the Academy of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic Ulanbek Mambetakunov, professional singer Omar Janyshov, and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Steven Rider during a live broadcast on the NTS TV channel Thursday, July 1. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 Viral Network have launched a regional campaign: Next30 — Young Leaders of Central Asia, to identify 30 emerging leaders in Central Asia, born in 1991 and later. Registration for the Next30 …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 Central Asian journalists and academics about Russia’s disinformation ecosystem and how Russia uses proxy sites to hide the true origins of their disinformation campaigns. The GEC is leading efforts of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 programs, U.S. education and exchange program opportunities, and STEAM workshops on programming and coding for young people. During the American Center Caravan’s official opening ceremony, U.S. Embassy Press Attaché Nolen …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 visa sanctions for his participation in a corrupt customs scheme in which at least $700 million was laundered from the Kyrgyz Republic, funds which could have been used by the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 so, should not be accompanied by the use of force. The threat of mob violence and intimidation tactics against demonstrators exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to peaceful assembly is unacceptable. The United States calls on the Kyrgyz government …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
BISHKEK [March 31, 2021] – The U.S. Department of State has released the 2020 Kyrgyz Republic Human Rights Report . This year the report highlights troubling backsliding in the Kyrgyz government’s efforts to defend human rights. Significant areas of concern include: the death of high-profile political prisoner Azimzhan Askarov, despite calls from the UN for his release; the alleged torture and subsequent extradition …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Ala-Buka district, Jalal-Abad region, Kyrgyz Republic – On March 25, 2021, Ms. Pardakan Tomueva organized an official opening ceremony of the expansion of her Sedep Apparel Factory in Tengi village of Jalal-Abad region. The new shop was opened in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID’s Enterprise Competitiveness Project’s support enabled …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On March 18, 2021 the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented the results of the Time to Read project implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Culture. This five-year initiative instilled innovative methods of teaching reading in primary schools across the country. The project also provided …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
USAID’s Advancing Nutrition project recently conducted a study on nutritional challenges that negatively affect the health of mothers and children in Batken and Jalal-Abad. The data indicate that children under two are not getting enough vitamins and nutrients due to unhealthy practices like eating “junk food.” The project is using these data to inform parents …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
From March 15-19, international diplomatic missions from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Republic of Korea and European Union will partner with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs and High Technology Park to conduct the virtual international IT Expo, CONNECT.KG. This will be the first virtual IT Expo to showcase the Kyrgyz …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States applauds the Kyrgyz government’s repatriation of 79 children from Iraq, which will give these young people a chance to live a normal life in their home country. The Kyrgyz government deserves praise for its commitment to help the returned children and to carry out all measures for their early rehabilitation, reintegration, and return to a safe and peaceful life. We also recognize the significant …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Today the U.S. Department of State announces a reward increase of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Kamchybek Kolbaev and/or for information leading to the disruption of financial mechanisms of Kolbaev’s criminal organization. In 2000, Kolbaev was convicted for the attempted murder of his one-time criminal boss and murder of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Kolbaev, Organized Crime
The United States is deeply concerned by the release of transnational organized crime boss Kamchybek Kolbaev, a convicted murderer whose criminal network engages in drug trafficking, human trafficking, arms trafficking and other dangerous criminal activity. “Kamchybek Kolbaev’s drug trafficking network poisons children across Central Asia, Russia, and Europe, which is why the U.S. Department of State has offered a reward of up to $1 million for …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Kolbaev
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Around the world, corruption threatens security and stability, hinders economic growth, undermines democracy and human rights, destroys trust in public institutions, facilitates transnational crime, and siphons away public and private resources. The Biden Administration recognizes that …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
February 23, 2021– Bishkek – Today in Washington D.C., the U.S. State Department announced Mr. Bolot Temirov, the editor-in-chief of Facheck.kg, as a recipient of the inaugural Anticorruption Champion award, given to 12 individuals combatting corruption and fighting for transparency and accountability around the world. In competition with many other compelling candidates, Mr. Temirov won …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
As the virus continues to spread throughout the world, and with new variants emerging, the facts are clear that it is critical that we vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. Tomorrow at the G7, the President will announce that he is taking concrete steps to improve the health and the safety …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
January 21, 2021 ACCEPTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on December 12, 2015, do hereby accept the said Agreement and every article and clause thereof on behalf of the United …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
January 21, 2021 His Excellency Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations New York Excellency: This letter constitutes a retraction by the Government of the United States of the letter dated July 6, 2020, notifying you that the Government of the United States intended to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective July 6, 2021. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States Embassy is pleased to announce that on January 20 President Biden signed an executive order to remove immigrant and diversity visa restrictions that had suspended the entry of Kyrgyz immigrants. We commend the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic for the significant travel-related security improvements they have made over the past 12 months. Kyrgyz electronic passports containing biometric identification chips have been developed and are in the final stages of preparation. These passports will guarantee secure and convenient travel …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States congratulates the Kyrgyz people for their active engagement in the Presidential Elections on January 10. We commend the Central Election Commission for holding a well-organized election despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Last week, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began delivering $652,000 worth of laboratory supplies and equipment to healthcare facilities in Bishkek, Naryn, and Osh cities and the At-Bashy district of the Kyrgyz Republic. The donated supplies will be used to conduct tests for COVID-19. This contribution is expected to raise …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, COVID-19
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State December 10, 2020 Yesterday and today the United States imposed sanctions under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program on corrupt actors and human rights abusers worldwide. These actions target actors across the globe who disregard individuals’ human rights and international standards to prevent and combat corruption. As we …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Accountability for Corruption, human rights
On the occasion of the International Anticorruption Day and International Human Rights Day, the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury announced sanctions designations and visa restrictions on corrupt actors and human rights abusers. Below is a summary of these actions taken pursuant to “Executive Order (E.O.) 13818 and Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94), as carried forward by …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: human rights, Magnitsky act
Link to original U.S. Department of Treasury press release – https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1206 December 9, 2020 – Washington D.C. – Global Magnitsky designations target corrupt actors and their networks on International Anticorruption Day Washington – Today, on International Anticorruption Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting corrupt actors and their …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Dear colleagues, What has been the most important Kyrgyz news story of the past 18 months since our last awards ceremony? Elections? Coronavirus? Revolution? No. The single most important story of the past 18 months has been the investigative journalism about the criminal empire of Raim Million. But why was it so important? Organized crime …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador
At a virtual meeting today, Ambassador Lu met with Foreign Minister Kazakbaev and discussed political and economic cooperation. Ambassador Lu noted progress in negotiations towards a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement, and both sides expressed hope of resolving the remaining issues quickly. He also offered the assistance of U.S. law enforcement agencies in investigating and prosecuting major organized crime figures, and U.S. support in the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador
On December 2-3, 2020 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), with support from the U.S. Embassies in Nur-Sultan and Bishkek, convened a regional workshop on air quality monitoring network development. Participants from the C5+1 countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the United States joined the virtual workshop, which included government …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States welcomes the proposal by presidential candidates to delay a referendum on constitutional reform to the spring or later. The Kyrgyz people should have the time to build a consensus on how their country should be governed. Any changes to the Constitution should be decided by the Kyrgyz people after a broad societal …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
November 25, 2020 Mrs. Zhunusheva, Dr. Maanaev, Dr. Aaliyev, Dr. Tolbashieva, Dr. Ainura, respected doctors and nurses in the red zone, Two weeks ago, I did not know what a high-flow oxygen concentrator was or why it was important in the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19. Ten days ago my mother and stepfather in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: COVID-19, USAID
The United States is providing more than masks to Kyrgyzstan as we fight the coronavirus together. From high capacity oxygen concentrators to cutting edge epidemiological analysis software, we are providing more than $5 Million USD in support from USAID, CDC and the U.S. State Department. Providing Kyrgyz Health Workers on the Front Lines the Tools …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, USAID
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – In continued efforts by the U.S. government to assist the Kyrgyz Republic in the fight against COVID-19, on November 25 the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over six high-capacity oxygen concentrators to five hospitals in Bishkek, Chui, and Osh. These state-of-the-art, lifesaving devices will supply the hospitals’ intensive care …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, USAID
November 24, 2020 (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) – On November 25, the Academy of Creative Professions will launch free virtual courses to provide job skills for 300 unemployed young people and people with disabilities who have limited job and educational opportunities ages living in Talas, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Naryn, and Chui regions. The Academy of Creative Professions …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Academy of Creative Professions
Winners of the 2020 American Song Contest, who competed against over 700 students from throughout Kyrgyzstan, were announced by an expert jury featuring a Ministry of Education official, professional singer Mirbek Atabekov, American performer Ben Wright from the musical group “Henhouse Prowlers,” and a U.S. Embassy official during a live broadcast on YouTube Friday, November 20. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Dear Ambassador Otunbaev, On the occasion of National Adoption Month in the United States, I wish to extend my warm gratitude to the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in the United States for your continued partnership with our country and the Department of State on intercountry adoptions. The State Department takes great pride and care in the exercise of our responsibilities for intercountry adoption and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: DAS Henick, intercountry adoptions
November 16, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the tenth annual Central Asia Trade Forum , an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia and beyond. This year’s five-day virtual event includes 100 speakers and 4,000 registered participants representing 39 countries including the USA, Afghanistan, Georgia, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Trade Forum, USAID
November 12, 2020 — Today, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic announces the intention of the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide timely assistance for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in the Kyrgyz Republic in support of the Kyrgyz people as they choose their next representatives in government. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Elections, USAID
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) delivered a vital shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) and computer equipment for Kyrgyz health care workers serving at the front lines of the COVID-19 response. The PPE, consisting of medical gowns, masks, N95 respirators, gloves, medical caps, shoe covers, and face shields, as well as supplies …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 6 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, COVID-19
November 02, 2020 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will virtually host the tenth annual Central Asia Trade Forum, an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia, on November 16 – 20, 2020. This year’s theme Central Asia – Growth and Prosperity will explore new trends and market reactions in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 29 marked the opening of a newly refurbished analytical center for Kyrgyz Republic’s Counternarcotics Service (CNS). As part of a larger $200,000 initiative funded by the U.S. Department of State and coordinated by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, the refurbishment project upgraded the physical facility to modern standards and provided a dedicated …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, U.S. Government
October 27, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has published a detailed Directory of Central Asian Horticulture Exporters to provide key information on local producers to potential buyers around the world, in order to help Central Asian agricultural products reach new markets. The directory is intended for use by horticulture importers, distributors, retail buyers, and international …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon Project
The United States welcomes the actions of the Kyrgyz Government to capture major organized crime figure Kamchybek Kolbaev. The U.S. expresses the hope that the Kyrgyz Government will prosecute and continue to detain this dangerous criminal leader in the interest of public safety. The U.S. Department of State has offered a reward of up to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Kolbaev, Organized Crime, security
The United States supports a peaceful and democratic transition in the Kyrgyz Republic. It is clear that one of the obstacles towards democratic progress is the attempt by organized crime groups to exert influence over politics and elections. This was evident with vote-buying during the October 4 elections, violence and intimidation in Ala-Too Square on …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Constitution, Jeenbekov
The United States is closely following events in the Kyrgyz Republic. We ask that all sides refrain from violence, and resolve the election dispute through peaceful means. The United States stands with the Kyrgyz people as they make decisions about their future, the composition of their government, and how and when elections are organized. The …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 7 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States congratulates the people of the Kyrgyz Republic for casting their vote during the recent parliamentary elections. We also commend the Jogorku Kenesh, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Health, and civil society groups which supported the Central Election Commission’s (CEC’s) efforts to organize a safe election process despite the challenges of organizing elections during the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On September 23, 2020, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 285,000 children’s books to more than 1,000 public schools and libraries across the Kyrgyz Republic. These books include 45 new and adapted titles in Kyrgyz and Russian languages appropriate for primary grade students. The official handover ceremony took place today at the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On September 23, 2020, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic together with Lingua Foundation for Innovative Education will launch the third cohort of the English for Young Professionals Program in Bishkek and all regions throughout the Kyrgyz Republic. The program will provide one-year English language courses free of charge for over 1,500 government employees, press, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States remains concerned about the arrest, detention, and extradition of Mr. Bobomurad Abdullaev, an Uzbekistani journalist who had been enrolled in a journalism program at the American University of Central Asia in the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyz authorities extradited Mr. Abdullaev at the request of the Government of Uzbekistan, based on vague and unsubstantiated …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 30, 2020 On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send best wishes to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic as you celebrate the 29th anniversary of your independence. The United States values the Kyrgyz Republic as a partner in advancing our mutual goals in the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
August 27, 2020 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $230,000 in grants to eleven civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Kyrgyz Republic to protect and support survivors of gender-based and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds will be used to expand shelters, provide psychological and legal support to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than 190 million soms ($2,500,000) to support the Kyrgyz Republic’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will improve infection control in health care facilities, testing, diagnosis, and help inform the public about risks of COVID-19. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, August 5, 2020 – In the last five years, the USAID Central Asia HIV Flagship Activity helped conduct over 57,000 HIV tests in Kyrgyzstan, identifying more than 1,200 previously undetected cases of HIV infection. Through this project’s support, more than 2,000 people living with HIV started or restarted their life-saving treatment. The project held its online closeout conference today, announcing …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On June 25, the U.S. Department of State released the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report , an annual report that highlights progress and setbacks in addressing human trafficking across the globe. This year’s report acknowledges key achievements in 2019 by the Kyrgyz government to address human trafficking, including: the adoption of the National Referral Mechanism, establishing formal policies on victim …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pledged $6.8 million to support the governments in Central Asia in managing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, including $1.38 million for the Kyrgyz Republic. CDC’s offices in Central Asia will use these new funds to address the most urgent needs and gaps in response that …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Department of State – Embassy of the United States, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Notice of Funding Opportunity Program Office: Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Bishkek Funding Opportunity Title: Media Small Grants Program Announcement Type: Grant or Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunity Number: STATE-BISHKEK-PAS-20-0005 Deadline for Applications: May 6, 2020 (11:59 p.m. Bishkek Time) …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
April 17, 2020 Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale spoke with Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov of the Kyrgyz Republic April 17 via phone from Washington, D.C. The Under Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed joint cooperative efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the public health, economy, and food security of the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2020 Book Translation Program. PAS is soliciting proposals from publishing houses, academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to publish books by American authors and/or books reflecting U.S. values, translated into the Kyrgyz language or …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Department of State has arranged a special chartered flight for U.S. citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents departing the morning of April 19 (please note the datechange) from Manas International Airport. Exact departure time and routing are subject to change. All passengers will need to reimburse the U.S. Government for the flight, and a promissory note for approximately $1,725 for adults …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 April, 2020 | Topics: News
Press Statement Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson April 1, 2020 The United States is committed to the global fight against COVID-19. We are a generous and reliable contributor to crisis response and humanitarian action across the world, but we cannot do it alone. The countries of the G20 agreed last week to work together to defeat the coronavirus, and we …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY April 3 Briefing on COVID-19 with Dr. Daniel Singer, Regional Director for Central Asia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Joshua Karnes, Director of Central Asia Health and Education Office, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) EVENT: Please join us on Friday, April 3, for an press briefing with Dr. Daniel Singer, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is granting more than 66 million soms ($913,000) to three specialized organizations to increase the Kyrgyz Republic’s ability to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The focus will be on infection control, disease prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and public information. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is suspending nonimmigrant visa appointments in many countries around the world. As a result, as of March 17, 2020, the United States Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is temporarily suspending routine nonimmigrant visa appointments. This action does not apply to diplomatic/official visa applications or to immigrant visa applications. We …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
BISHKEK – On March 11, the U.S. Department of State released the 2019 Kyrgyz Republic Human Rights Report. This year the report highlights ongoing achievements of the Kyrgyz Republic as a leader in human rights in the region, while also recognizing worsening trends in freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. This year’s report recognizes …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic — In an official ceremony today, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over personal protective equipment to the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic. This donation is part of the United States’ early assistance to prepare for any potential spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus disease, within the Kyrgyz …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Kyrgyz Republic has long been a leader in its support for the constitutional right of its citizens to assemble peacefully. Yesterday’s actions of the police and cowardly men in masks are an affront to the peaceful women who gathered in Victory Square on International Women’s Day. We stand in solidarity with these women in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On March 4, 2020 at 11.00 a.m. the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan together with the Capacity Building Foundation and the Bayalinov Republican Youth and Children’s Library, will present a book release of the award-winning book “The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth” for primary school children. This book was written by American landscape photographer Chris …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 26, 2020 February 27 will mark the sixth anniversary of Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, and the United States reaffirms: Crimea is Ukraine. As underscored in our July 2018 Crimea Declaration, the United States does not and will not ever recognize Russia’s claims of sovereignty over the peninsula. We call …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 February, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On January 31, the United States imposed immigrant and diversity visa restrictions that suspend the entry of Kyrgyz immigrants in order to protect the security and welfare of the United States.The U.S. Government continues to issue nonimmigrant visas for other purposes, such as tourism, business, students and exchanges. The visa restrictions, as designated in Presidential …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 February, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S. Embassy Bishkek condemns the January 9 attack on FactCheck.kg editor-in-chief Bolot Temirov. We join the Office of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov in denouncing the attack and calling for a prompt investigation. Press can only be free when journalists are able to work without intimidation and threats. Conducting a thorough investigation and promptly bringing attackers to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: freedoms, press
January 3, 2020 On December 31, 2019, Iranian-backed terrorists attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo noted the terrorists posed a risk to American diplomats and personnel inside the embassy. “This is state-sponsored terror. This is Iranian-backed terrorism that took place that threatened American interests.” Secretary Pompeo stated. He …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Baghdad, Iran, Iraq, security
On October 28, the Center for Standardization and Metrology under the Ministry of Economy (Kyrgyz Standard) officially registered the U.S. Embassy’s Air Quality Monitor (AQM) in the State Registry of Official Measuring Devices of the Kyrgyz Republic. Having received accreditation, the U.S. Embassy Air Quality Monitor can be officially referenced by all state agencies, including …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S. Marines delivered toys and other donations from the U.S. Embassy Community in Bishkek to children of the SOS Children’s Village, a nongovernmental charitable organization providing services for children in Kyrgyzstan without parental care. The donations were made on December 14, 2019 through the Marine “Toys for Tots” Program which occurs every year around the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Kyrgyz Republican Center for Quality Control of Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases (RCQCLDID) will receive ISO/IEC 17043 international accreditation certificate during an official ceremony at the “Preventive Medicine” Research and Production Association. The Kyrgyz Ministry of Health and the U.S. Embassy and the will jointly award the certificate, issued by the American Association for Laboratory …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On December 3, 2019, at 11.00 a.m., the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, together with the Republican Youth and Children’s Library named after Bayalinov, will formally launch a new Center for Inclusive Education. The Center is named Kamkor (“caring” in Kyrgyz language) to reflect the desire to include people of various ages, backgrounds and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 20 November 2019 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated new and modern equipment to the Aman GreenFood LLC company, a Kyrgyzstani business specialized in the production of natural honey and honey-based products. The donation will allow the company to automate and increase its production, improve safety standards, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On November 15, 2019 at 11.00 a.m. the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan together with the Republican Youth and Children’s Library named after Bayalinov will cut the ribbon for an upgraded and renovated Maker Space Science Lab and Fair at the Bishkek American Center. The initial Maker Space lab was opened on September 26, 2017 at …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Joint Statement on Xinjiang delivered by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN during the Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Chair of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination October 29, 2019 Mr. President, I have the honour to read this statement on Xinjiang on behalf of a group 23 …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 24, 2019 Conrad Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:51 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for that warm welcome. And to your new chairman, Governor Scott Walker; former Congresswoman Jane Harman; and to all the members of the board at this historic …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 29, 2019 (Bishkek-Kyrgyz Republic) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, with representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of the KR, Government in Osh province, and Sulayman-Too National Historical and Archeological Museum Complex will present the completed conservation of a twelfth century Karakhanid mausoleum roof in Uzgen on October 29, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – At an official ceremony held today in Bishkek, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new five-year, $18.5 million investment to support the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic’s efforts to end drug-resistant tuberculosis in the country. During his speech, USAID Mission Director Gary Linden said that the new USAID …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 11, 2019 The Honorable Minister of Economy Mr. Mukanbetov, Mr. Adilbek uluu, JIA Chairman Omoshov and our host Mr. Mamashov, ladies and gentlemen, Why is there so little American, European, Japanese and Korean trade and investment in Kyrgyzstan? The answer is simple: Fear of corruption. Allow me to offer some suggestions about how the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (October 11, 2019) – Over a thousand entrepreneurs, business leaders, and government officials participated in the first ever International Franchise and Trade Expo (IFTE), held at Ethno-Cultural Complex “Dasmia,” seeking to partner with international exhibitors from the United States, Europe, and South Korea. The event was co-organized by the U.S. Embassy in the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO The Chinese government has instituted a highly repressive campaign against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) that includes mass detentions in internment camps; pervasive, high-tech surveillance; draconian controls on expressions of cultural and religious identities; and coercion …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
EducationUSA, the U.S. government’s official resource for students interested in pursuing higher education opportunities in the United States, will host the first-ever combined EducationUSA Eurasia and Central Asia Tour, with the tour launching in the Kyrgyz Republic on October 11. Ten U.S. colleges and universities will participate in the tour to share information about education …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On October 10, the Embassy of the United States of America, in partnership with Business Association JIA and with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and local business partners, will organize the first ever International Franchise and Trade Expo (IFTE) at Ethno-Cultural Complex “Dasmia” from 09.00-17.00. Dozens of international companies, including …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Remarks by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State September 22, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. Welcome to our big week here in New York. Thank you all for joining me. It’s always a busy time, but I am thrilled that we had this …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – The United States Government, through USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development), is giving 385,000 children storybooks to the Ministry of Education and Science (MOES). These books will be delivered to 900 public primary schools across the country. The delivery of books was made official on September 26, 2019, at an event organized by …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, in partnership with the American Film Showcase (AFS), will host documentary filmmaker and director, Frank Popper, for a series of screenings and discussions about his documentary film, Gentlemen of Vision. From September 16-21, 2019, screenings will be held at the American University of Central Asia and American Spaces …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I would like to convey my best wishes to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic as you celebrate the 28thanniversary of your independence on August 31st. The United States was among the first nations to recognize the Kyrgyz Republic’s independence 28 years …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on the occasion of a C5+1 High-Level Security Discussion held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on August 21, 2019. Begin text: The Governments of the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, today …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 9, 2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is hosting ten popular international travel bloggers from August 8-18, 2019 to promote tourism in Central Asia. Supported by the USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia, two concurrent travel tours to Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan-Tajikistan will highlight the region’s tourism …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
August 9, 2019 Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice G. Wells made a statement on the situation in the Kyrgyz Republic on Twitter: “In light of recent events in Kyrgyzstan, we reiterate our consistent support for elected, democratic institutions and adherence to the rule of law. We urge all parties to restore …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek – August 8, 2019 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a photo exhibition entitled “On the Edge,” in partnership with the USAID HIV React Project. The exhibition is being held from August 8 to 14 in the Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union at Dubovyi (Oak) Park. It is open …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) procured and handed over soybean harvesting machinery to the Engels Farm company in Chui Oblast. Approximately 400 soybean farmers will use the machinery to reap larger, higher quality harvests. The farmers will then be able to sell more of their crops at higher …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 7 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
July 31 (Bishkek) – Kyrgyz Deputy Foreign Minister Azizbek Madmarov and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Jonathan Henick led a successful session of Annual Bilateral Consultations. This was the fourth round of Annual Bilateral Consultations and the first since 2015. At the consultations, the two governments agreed to deepen cooperation …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On July 26, Kyrgyz Tourism LLC launched a new horse trekking tour in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The tour runs between two picturesque and popular destinations in Kyrgyzstan: the Suusamyr Valley and Son Kul lake. The tour lasts up to five days and follows expansive and picturesque Kyrgyz pastures …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On July 10, Minister of Health Kosmosbek Cholponbaev and USAID Mission Director Gary Linden cemented collaboration between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic in combating Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that kills about 500 Kyrgystanis annually. A newly-signed Statement of Partnership between the Kyrgyz Republic and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
July 9-10, 2019 (Bishkek-Kyrgyz Republic) – To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Space Mission, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is supporting NASA Engineer Dr. Alleyne Wardrop Alleyne’s trip to Bishkek to engage with youth, young inventors, women in STEM and Kyrgyzstani researchers. All events are free to the public. Dr. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On June 27, Kyrgyzstan welcomed the first tourists from Uzbekistan to Issyk-Kul Lake on an inaugural flight from Tashkent to Tamchy. During the 2019 summer holiday season this international charter flight is expected to bring nearly 3,000 tourists. The flight marketing is provided thanks to assistance from the U.S. Government through the United States Agency …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Over 150 teachers of English from all regions of the Kyrgyz Republic will get acquainted with innovative teaching methods and network with one another for future collaboration at the 14th Annual National Conference of English Teachers. The Conference, which the Association of Young Teachers is organizing with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
June 26, 2019 (Bishkek) – In commemoration of the 243rd Independence Day of the United States of America, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic has invited pop dancers John Austin (Poppin’ John), Marquese Scott (Marquese “NonStop” Scott), and Jacob Lyons (Jacob “Kujo” Lyons) to travel from the United States to judge the “IndepenDANCE: Red, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On June 20, the U.S. Department of State released the 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report ( https://kg.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/190/Kyrgyz-Republic-2019-TIP-Report-Country-Narrative.pdf ), an annual report that highlights progress and setbacks in addressing human trafficking across the globe. This year’s report acknowledges key achievements by the Kyrgyz government in addressing human trafficking, including: increased training of law enforcement and judicial officials; …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On behalf of the United States Department of State, I would like to wish all Muslims a blessed Eid al-Fitr. This holiday marks the end of Ramadan and is a time for celebration across Muslim communities worldwide. It is a culmination of a month of fasting, sharing meals with family and friends, donating to charitable …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
May 29 (Bishkek) – On May 29, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert R. Redfield, MD visited the Kyrgyz Republic to learn more about CDC activities and partnerships in Central Asia, including those that are supported through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Minister of Health …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: AIDS, CDC, HIV
BISHKEK – The implementation of a project called SPRING by USAID between 2014 and 2018 has resulted in a 65% reduction of stunting rates in the Naryn oblast. These results were made public on May 17, 2019 with the release of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) . According to this important study, at 6%, the Naryn oblast now has …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
May 18 – 20, 2019 (Bishkek, Osh, Kyrgyz Republic) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic welcomes the American Rock Brass Band Aberdeen for a music tour celebrating collaboration between the American and Kyrgyzstani people. Aberdeen has a unique sound inspired by jazz, pop music, film scores and rock music and can be as …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The 2018 winners of the Best Exporter of the Kyrgyz Republic were announced on May 6 during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Bishkek. The ceremony was hosted by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Investment Protection and Promotion Agency and made possible with the support of the United States Agency for International Development …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 7 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID
I send my warmest greetings to all Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan commemorates when the sacred Quran was revealed to Muhammad. At the spotting of the crescent moon, Muslim families and communities will honor this revelation by beginning a month of inward reflection, spiritual renewal, and prayer. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 5, 2019 On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, I extend best wishes to Muslim communities at home and abroad for a blessed Ramadan. For many Muslims, this month is an occasion to focus on spiritual rejuvenation, kindness and resilience, compassion for those less fortunate, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
In observation of the United States’ Air Quality Awareness Week and in cooperation with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Embassy of the United States installed a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved air quality monitor at the Embassy complex. The EPA currently posts real-time data from the monitor on its AirNow website: https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.global_summary . “This air …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
April 22 (Bishkek) – On April 22-23, Resident Legal Officer for USAID Central Asia James Kelleher visited the Kyrgyz Republic to advance efforts to conclude a new Bilateral Cooperation Agreement. Accompanied by USAID Mission Director Gary Linden and U.S. Embassy Political/Economic Counselor Thomas Selinger, Kelleher discussed the major goals of the agreement with a delegation …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
April 22, 2019 (Bishkek-Kyrgyz Republic) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is supporting U.S. speaker Victoria Silchenko to conduct sessions during the April 22-26 week in Bishkek as part of the Economic Prosperity – Entrepreneurship speaker program aiming to improve entrepreneurship practices and expand commercial partnership between Kyrgyzstani and international firms. Silchenko will …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On April 25, the Embassy of the United States of America, in partnership with local entrepreneurs and businesses associations and with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will host the first ever Business Facilitation Seminar: Preparing for Global Partnerships at the Hyatt Regency Bishkek Shayr Room from 0830-1700. Through presentations on …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
BISHKEK – On April 19, Vice-Prime Minister Zamirbek Askarov, Chui Oblast Governor Tuigunaly Abdraimov, and U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Donald Lu visited a new apparel factory in Chui Oblast. The new factory creates 350 new jobs for supporting its production expansion and for meeting international quality standards. This was made possible through …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 22 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
BISHKEK – On April 16, the U.S. Department of State released the Kyrgyz (PDF 497KB) and Russian (PDF 509KB) language translations of the 2018 Kyrgyz Republic Human Rights Report (PDF 263KB). This year the report highlights significant achievements by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and civil society in the human rights sphere. Kyrgyz (PDF 497KB) and Russian (PDF 509KB) translations of the Kyrgyz Republic …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
March 25, 2019 I would like to wish a Happy Nowruz to the people of Iran, and to everyone who celebrates this ancient tradition that marks the arrival of spring and a New Year, including people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, the Kurdish …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Nowruz
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson MEDIA NOTE For Immediate Release On March 13, the United States co-hosted an event with Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness regarding ongoing and egregious human rights abuses in Xinjiang, where more than one million …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and USAID announced major advancements in the fight against the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in the country, as new life-saving treatments are showing promising results only two years following the introduction of new drugs and treatment courses for patients with severe forms of tuberculosis. The Director of the National TB …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: TB, USAID, USAID Defeat TB Project
Geneva March 13, 2019 Thank you all for joining us today. I would like to welcome our distinguished panelists and guests to this timely event on the human rights crisis in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. The United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are co-hosting today’s event to continue raising …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 March, 2019 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, News | Tags: freedoms, human rights, Xinjiang
Today, the United States’ government Agency for International Development (USAID) and Oasis Agro LLC inaugurated a new animal feed mill in Osh city. Osh Vice Mayor Mr Saibjan Turduev and USAID/Kyrgyz Republic Economic Development Office Director Mr Gary Shu took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility. Oasis Agro is a leading producer of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
CASA CHOD Conference was held on February 20-21, 2019 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. At the beginning of the Central and South Asian countries defense leader’s conference, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan Major General Bakhodir Kurbanov welcomed and congratulated the participants of the event. The conference was focused on stabilizing the situation in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 6 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
March 1, 2019—In support of English language learning, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic sponsored a series of nationwide contests. The capstone event, an awards ceremony for the I Love English Video Contest 2019, took place on February 28, 2019 at the American Center in Bayalinov Library, Bishkek. The annual video contest, held between …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
February 28, 2019 (Bishkek) – On February 27-28, U.S. Marine Corps Major General Michael E. Langley, Director of Plans and Policy for United States Central Command, visited the Kyrgyz Republic to meet with senior officials of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces following the Central and South Asia Chief of Defense Conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. During his …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. Department of Justice repatriated stolen assets to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic arising from the corruption and theft of government funds by the prior regime of Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his son Maxim Bakiyev. The return of the funds was celebrated yesterday in a ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic attended by Ambassador Alice …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Governments of the United States of America and the Kyrgyz Republic are pleased to announce the repatriation of stolen assets to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic arising from the corruption and theft of government funds by the prior regime of Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his son Maxim Bakiyev. These funds were identified in the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
February 25, 2019 (Bishkek) – On February 25, the Senior Bureau Official in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador Alice G. Wells, and the Minister of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, Baktygul Jeenbaeva, announced the repatriation of stolen assets to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic arising from …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Embassy Statement
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of U.S. Embassy Bishkek is pleased to announce the 2019 Book Translation Program. PAS is soliciting proposals from publishing houses, academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to publish books by American authors translated into the Kyrgyz language. The program provides funding for the copyright acquisition (if needed), translation, printing, and distribution …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 February, 2019 | Topics: News
Since 2013, the United States repeatedly has raised its concerns with Russia regarding its violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). In spite of these efforts, Russian officials have refused to engage in any serious discussion of the U.S. concerns. As a consequence of Russia’s material breach, the United States will suspend its obligations …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 January, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good evening, everyone. I want to begin this evening by expressing my condolences to the Bush family on the passing of a great man, President George H. W. Bush. He embodied literally the best of America in his devotion to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 January, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 4, 2018 Since 2013, the United States has raised its concerns with Russia regarding Russian development of a ground-launched cruise missile (NATO designator: SSC-8, Russian designator: 9M729) with a range capability between 500 and 5,500 kilometers on repeated occasions. These include more than 30 engagements at …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 January, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On December 19, Head of the Criminal Police Service of the Ministry of Interior Colonel Nurbek Abdiev and Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek Sandeep Paul participated in an official handover ceremony of approximately $20,000 of state-of-the-art computers, laptops, printers and other equipment. This equipment …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL
Eric Rudenshiold, the White House National Security Council Director for Central Asia, along with Javier Piedra, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia, concluded a series of high-level meetings with officials from the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 13-14, 2018. This was the latest in a series of visits by senior U.S. government officials …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On December 8, 2018, Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev visited Interfruit LLC, a dried fruit processing facility in Uch-Korgon, Batken oblast. Joined by USAID Mission Director Gary Linden, Prime Minister Abylgaziev familiarized himself with the facility and how it sources locally grown fruits to supply global markets. Interfruit LLC is a Kyrgyz-Tajik joint venture established in …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon
The United States government and the Ministry of Education and Science will present the results of a joint Early Grade Reading Assessment, which recently measured student performance in literacy. This nationwide snapshot of reading skills among primary grade students in Kyrgyz and Russian language schools uncovers how reading outcomes have changed over time. The event …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Time to read
On November 2, 2018, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Donald Lu inaugurated the Alaiku Organics milk processing facility in Osh city. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the establishment of the new facility, which will become the largest active dairy processing facility in southern Kyrgyzstan. USAID saw …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On November 5, 2018, representatives of 50 municipalities from Issyk-Kul, Jalal-Abad, Naryn and Osh regions will convene in Bishkek for the fourth Forum of Aimaks, organized with support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Local leaders, state officials, representatives of businesses and international organizations will discuss opportunities for local economic development. The event …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 31, 2018 (Bishkek) – The U.S. Acting Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs (CBA) in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) Scott Ticknor met with a variety of leaders from the government, private sector, and international financial institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic during his visit to Bishkek on …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On October 30, First Deputy Prosecutor General Nurlan Dardanov, Director of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) Training Center Gulmira Davletbaeva and Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek Sandeep Paul will participate in an official handover ceremony of approximately $20,000 of state-of-the-art classroom and office computers, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL
October 14, 2018 (Bishkek) – Representatives of U.S. universities and colleges; scholarship and grant programs sponsored by the U.S. State Department; and other foreign undergraduate, graduate, and exchange programs will introduce their institutions and study opportunities at the EducationUSA Resource Center at Bishkek’s Bayalinov Library on Sunday, October 14 from 14:00 to 18:00. Students, parents …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On October 17-18, more than 35 businesses and government officials from Kyrgyzstan will participate in the Eighth Annual Central Asia Trade Forum in Tashkent. USAID is sponsoring several businesses to exhibit their products at the Forum, which is co-hosted by USAID and the Government of Uzbekistan. The trade exhibition will showcase businesses from a variety …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On September 26, U.S. Embassy Bishkek’s Deputy Chief of Mission Brian Stimmler participated in a ceremony at the Training Center of the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic to highlight U.S. support for a multilateral security training initiative. Implemented through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the program will enhance the ability …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: border security
On September 25, 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year $22.7 million initiative in the Kyrgyz Republic called the Enterprise Competitiveness Project. The launch event in the capital Bishkek was attended by Mr. Dastanbek Dzhumabekov, Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Erkinbek Choduev, Deputy Minister of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Enterprise Competitiveness Project, SME
Many internet websites in the Kyrgyz Republic are currently advertising services for assistance with submission of Diversity Visa Diversity Visa program entries, and various visa facilitators, visa agents, or visa coordinators have been claiming to offer legitimate assistance with the Diversity Visa process. Although these services and businesses may be available, none of them represent …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Talas, Kyrgyzstan – On September 20, 2018, Gary Linden, Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Kyrgyz Republic, officially handed over 3,600 kilograms of lentils and vegetable mix to the Deputy Governor of Talas oblast, Aziyat Niyazalieva, and the Talas oblast Health Coordinator, Attokur Shadiev. In 2018 the U.S. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: IFRP, International Food Relief Partnership Program, USAID Food for Peace initiative
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) in the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of USAID, completed the first Election Schools held in the country. During the month of August, a total of 140 youth aged between 18 and 28 participated in a series of activities designed to increase civic responsibility and community involvement among …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that a U.S. delegation comprised of American cowboys, Country Western-style entertainers, and Peace Corps Volunteers will participate in the Third World Nomad Games on September 2-8, 2018 in Cholpon Ata. In recognition of the enduring friendship between the Kyrgyz Republic and the United States of America, Chargé d’Affaires …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo: On behalf of President Trump and the American people, I extend our congratulations and best wishes to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic in celebration of your 27th anniversary of independence on August 31st. Today, we celebrate our 27 years of partnership with the Kyrgyz Republic based on trust, equality, and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 September, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Michael R. Pompeo
On August 15, 2018, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov toured the new edible oil and garlic processing facility in Uzgen as part of his visit to Osh and Jalal-Abad oblasts. The new facility, a joint investment of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ElDan Atalyk, will employ 73 full-time workers and purchase large quantities …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon, USAID Agro Horizon Project, Uzgen
On August 17, Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for Trade Policy and Economics Edward Gresser and Deputy Assistant USTR for South and Central Asian Affairs Zeba Reyazuddin will provide an overview of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to Kyrgyz entrepreneurs and government officials. The GSP program provides preferential duty‐free treatment for over 3,500 …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 15 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Two Democracy Camps concluded which united 120 high school students, including 12 children with disabilities, from across Kyrgyzstan’s various regions. The young citizens left the camps carrying new lessons on leadership, human rights and civic participation. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided support for the ten-day camps, which took place in Issyk …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: IFES, USAID
From July 20-23, U.S. Department of State officials met with senior delegations from the five Central Asian republics in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss progress under the three C5+1 Working Groups — Environment, Economic Connectivity, and Security. The C5+1 is the primary regional diplomatic platform through which the United States and the five …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: C5+1
In the final week of June, USAID and the Kyrgyz Republic shared a tremendous achievement in the battle against Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB). Doctors pronounced the first two XDR-TB patients undergoing new individualized treatment regimens to be cured. This exciting victory stands in contrast to the stark reality of the 90% treatment failure rate …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Defeat TB Project
On July 10, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Suiun Omurzakov and the Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek Sandeep Paul inaugurated the Local Crime Prevention Center (LCPC) in Amir-Temur, a neighborhood in Osh City with a population of 52,000 facing …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
From June 21 to July 5, five Kyrgyz students with disabilities and one coach traveled to the United States to experience American culture and polish their basketball skills. The Wheelchair Basketball program is part of the Sports Visitor Program, a U.S. Department of State initiative to empower emerging youth leaders, support disability rights and inclusion, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
June 30 – July 2, 2018 (Bishkek-Kyrgyz Republic) – In celebration of the 242nd Independence Day of the United States of America and the 100th birthday of the famed American composer Leonard Bernstein, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic has invited American Voices to present Jazz Bernstein, featuring Bernstein’s most famous jazz and Broadway songs …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 June, 2018 | Topics: Culture, News, Press Releases
On June 28, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a business forum to create a networking platform for Kyrgyzstani garment manufacturers and foreign brands and buyers. The “Technologies, Investments and Opportunities for the Textile and Garment Industry of Kyrgyzstan” forum brought together over 20 European and Russian brands and fashion retailers, international …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID BGI, USAID Business Growth Initiative
On June 19, 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Altyn Aimak LLC, a Kyrgyz-Tajik joint venture, inaugurated a new dried fruit processing facility in Kara-Bak village in Batken Oblast. The Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev, toured the facility which is expected to employ 35 full-time workers and benefit …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon, USAID Agro Horizon Project
As part of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Investment Promotion and Protection Agency observance of “the Month of United States Trade and Investment” in June 2018, the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek opened an exhibition of American companies that operate in the Kyrgyz Republic and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) economic programs and investments in the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, Economic Affairs, News | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon, USAID Agro Horizon Project
On June 12, 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Interfruit LLC, a Kyrgyz-Tajik joint venture, inaugurated a new fruit processing facility in Uch Korgon rayon of Batken Oblast. USAID co-financed new drying, processing and packaging equipment that will enable the facility to process apricot, apple, peach, cherry, rose hips, apple, plum, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon Project
On June 8, as part of his official trip to Naryn oblast, Prime Minister Muhammedkaly Abylgaziyev visited the May Bulak dairy processing facility in Kochkor to observe improvements supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The facility, led by Bolot Akmatov and Jenishgul Akmatova, produces four kinds of cheese under the brand …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon Project
On June 5-6, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted an Agriculture Trade and Investment Forum, bringing together around 200 international and domestic investors, buyers and agribusinesses. The forum featured business-to-business meetings, discussions, presentations and product exhibitions designed to link Kyrgyzstani producers with produce buyers, and to generate investor interest in agriculture. During …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon, USAID Agro Horizon Project
Bishkek – On June 5 and 6, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will host an Agriculture Trade and Investment Forum to bring together 200 agricultural producers, entrepreneurs, government officials, and investors to help them build market linkages, explore investment opportunities and learn new ways to finance agricultural production. We welcome media attendance at the opening …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 4 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
May 15- 22, 2018 (Bishkek, Kant, Osh, Jalal-Abad-Kyrgyz Republic) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic has organized a series of seminars on aviation modeling. A coach from the United States, Eno Umoh, will conduct these seminars to help skills for inventing among young people. Entrance to all events is free. On May 15 …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – On April 27 and 28, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will host a two day forum to introduce Kyrgyzstan’s tourism destinations and new tourism products to tour operators from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The forum “Discover Kyrgyzstan: Trends, Opportunities, and Innovations” will bring together over 200 representatives of tour operators and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Central Asia, USAID, USAID BGI, USAID Business Growth Initiative
Osh, Kyrgyzstan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is installing 125 new road signs and street maps to improve the tourism experience in Kyrgyzstan. The tourist signs will help visitors to navigate through cities and trekking routes, and show directions to major tourist attractions. This initiative is a part of USAID’s Business …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
April 11 – April 18, 2018 (Bishkek-Kyrgyz Republic, Fergana-Uzbekistan) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is conducting a series of concerts featuring the Gina Chavez. This tour is dedicated to celebrating spring and partnership between the American and Kyrgyzstani people. With the exception of the Gina Chavez’s performance at the Bishkek Jazz Festival, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On March 30, 2018, representatives of municipalities, state officials, and representatives of international organizations will convene at the Forum of Aimaks in Bishkek to discuss challenges and strategies to improve regional development in the Kyrgyz Republic. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the forum to facilitate a dialogue between national stakeholders and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek – Each year, we recognize World Tuberculosis Day on March 24. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) works with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to fight this deadly infectious disease. Following a new roadmap on improving prevention and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) developed with USAID’s support, the Kyrgyz Republic is adopting new treatment …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: TB, USAID, USAID Defeat TB Project
On the Occasion of Nowruz As spring arrives, I wish the people of Iran and everyone who celebrates this wonderful tradition a happy Nowruz. Today, I offer my best wishes to all of the communities here in the United States, as well as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Berlin, Germany – Fifteen Kyrgyzstani tour operators participated in Kyrgyzstan’s exhibition at ITB in Berlin, one of the world’s largest travel and tourism fair from March 7-11, 2018. More than 10,000 companies and organizations from 186 countries and regions exhibited their products to trade visitors and consumers over the five-day event. The U.S. Agency for …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: BGI, Tourism, Tourism development, USAID, USAID BGI, USAID Business Growth Initiative
In light of International Women’s Day, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is organizing a special event to highlight the successes of women in agriculture. During the event, successful women agricultural producers in Batken, Jalal-Abad, Naryn, and Osh will share their stories. These women work with USAID’s Agro Horizon project, which, among other initiatives, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Mission to the Kyrgyz Republic Alan Meltzer delivered concluding remarks at a two-day Community Policing and Crime Prevention Conference on Thursday, March 2. The Conference was sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and organized by its implementing …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 March, 2018 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, UNODC
Over the last year, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) facilitated more than $6 million in exports for local Kyrgyz businesses in the garment industry and agricultural sectors. These export opportunities expanded production, introduced international quality control standards, and improved business processes. The Director of USAID’s Economic Development Office, Luis Hernandez highlighted the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon, USAID’s Business Growth Initiative (BGI)
February 10-11 – (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) –Youth from Central Asian countries and Afghanistan participated in the Network Cup 2018 debate tournament at the American University of Central Asia, organized by the C5+1 Youth Council with support of U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, on February 10 – 11, 2018. Network Cup 2018 debate teams …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 February, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Afghanistan, C5+1 Youth Council, Central Asia, Counterterrorism, debates, Network Cup 2018 debate tournament
Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Central Asian Affairs Scotty Reid; Prime Minister’s Office Education, Culture and Sports Department head Almazbek Beishenaliev; Education and Science Ministry’s Preschool and School Education Department chief specialist Nazgul Musaeva; hundreds of teachers and administrators of Kyrgyzstani educational institutions; representatives of implementing organizations; and members of the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 6 February, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
American English Live: Teacher Development Series American English Live: Teacher Development sessions are 60-minute web-based seminars on a variety of topics on English language teaching techniques & methodologies presented by U.S. TESOL professionals. Sessions include visual presentations, videos, and discussions and the courses are grouped in sets of 6 seminars that take place every other …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 December, 2017 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, News, Public Affairs, South & Central Asia, Study in the U.S.
The Ministry of Health and USAID’s Challenge TB project started to enroll patients with drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) in new, more effective and shorter treatments nationwide. The new treatments are cheaper with fewer side effects than the previously-used standard treatment. Patients with multidrug-resistant TB will be enrolled in a shorter treatment that takes only …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: TB, USAID Defeat TB Project
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the 2018 Book Translation Program. PAS is soliciting proposals from publishing houses, academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to publish books by American authors in the Kyrgyz language. The program provides funding for copyright acquisition (if needed), translation, and printing. We expect to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 5 December, 2017 | Topics: Culture, News | Tags: Book Translation Program
Due to technical issues, the DV-2019 entry period that began on October 3 has been closed, and the registration period for DV-2019 is being restarted. A new full entry period will begin at 10:00 p.m. Bishkek time on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, and will run until 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. All entries …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2017 | Topics: News | Tags: Diversity Visa, U.S. Immigrant Visa
On September 26, 2017 at 11.00 a.m. the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan together with the Bayalinov Youth and Children’s Library will launch the Maker Space Science Lab at the Bishkek American Center. The Maker Space Movement is the intersection of science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM), technology, innovation, creativity and do-it-yourself production through robotics, experiments, technology, crafts and 3D …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases
On September 15, Alan Meltzer, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, handed over 13,560 Kyrgyz language books to eight public libraries in Talas oblast. Each public library received a set of 1,695 books featuring tales, stories, riddles, and poetry for young readers. The books were donated under USAID’s Reading Together project, which works to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 September, 2017 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Reading Together Project
In partnership with the United States Agency for International Development, Adal Azyk, one of the largest meat processing companies in the country, opened a new slaughterhouse in Kochkor district of Naryn. The facility is one of only two in Kyrgyzstan that are compliant with international food safety standards, and which hold the Hazard Analysis and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Agro Horizon, USAID Agro Horizon Project
The Consular Section at Embassy Bishkek is currently experiencing both high demand and a staffing shortage, which are affecting the processing of non-immigrant visa appointments. We urge all Kyrgyz travelers to the United States to apply for their non-immigrant visas at least six weeks prior to their planned departure, to minimize the possibility that their travel …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan – On Saturday, September 9, Alan Meltzer, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, with Damir Monoldorov, First Deputy of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in Issyk-Kul Oblast, and Daniyar Arpachiev, Mayor of Karakol, announced the opening of the new River Park in Karakol city. The park will provide …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Alan Meltzer, Issyk-Kul, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, USAID, USAID BGI
The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, celebrated World Breastfeeding Week by making it easier for new mothers to provide for the health and nourishment of their babies. From August 1-7, the USAID’s Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project, together with the Republican Center for Health Promotion and other …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 11 August, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Breastfeeding, Jalalabad, Naryn, Nutrition, SPRING, USAID, USAID Spring, World Breastfeeding Week
May 27, 2017 – On May 26, USAID, the Republican AIDS Center, and UNAIDS held International AIDS Candlelight Memorial events in the cities of Bishkek and Osh, and in Chui oblast. Hundreds of people came together to commemorate those who died due to AIDS and to express their solidarity with people living with, and affected, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 May, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: AIDS, HIV, UNAIDS, USAID
The U.S. Government, through USAID, partnered with the Kyrgyz Mountain Guides Association to train 75 trekking guides from May 10 through 24. Trekking guides from across the country were trained on customer care, international safety, and geographical orientation. The five-day training included a mix of classroom studies and a two-day mountain trek at an altitude …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 May, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Jyrgalan
Bishkek – On April 21, during the World Book Day celebration at Kurmanjan Datka Square in Bishkek, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Sheila Gwaltney announced a donation of over 130,000 books to 80 children’s libraries across the country. The United States will contribute the books through its USAID Reading Together project, which improves the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 April, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: World Book Day
Bishkek – On April 10, 2017, the U.S. Government through USAID launched two information terminals at Manas International Airport to prevent human trafficking and protect the rights of Kyrgyzstani migrants traveling abroad. Ten additional kiosks will be installed across the country. The kiosks will inform travelers about their rights and steps they can take to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 April, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: migrants, USAID’s Dignity and Rights
Bishkek – From March 8-12, the U.S. Government through USAID partnered with Kyrgyzstani tour operators to represent the Kyrgyz Republic at ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel and tourism exhibition held annually in the German capital. A fully operational traditional Kyrgyz yurt drew in more than 10,000 visitors eager to glimpse authentic nomad culture and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Yurt
The American Song Contest Gala Performance will take place on March 30, 2017 at 15:00 p.m. at the Abdylas Maldybaev Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theater. The Contest is supported by the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Gala Performance is the culmination of months of school, city, and regional level competitions. Over 600 students …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: American Music Center, American Song Contest
Bishkek – Today, March 24, the U.S. Government commemorates World TB Day by reaffirming its commitment to eradicating tuberculosis (TB) with the Kyrgyz Republic. Through the USAID Defeat TB project , the U.S. is investing over $12 million over five years in the health and future of the Kyrgyzstani people. Since 2014, this project has trained nearly 3,200 doctors, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases
March 18- 22, 2017 (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) – Social entrepreneur Rahama Wright is presenting seminars on successful entrepreneurship for entrepreneurs and university and business school students with the support of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. Ms. Wright is a social entrepreneur, and is working to innovate the shea butter supply chain in West …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 March, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, Entrepreneurship, Northern Ghana, Shea Yeleen, social enterprise
Major General Matthew T. Quinn, the Adjutant General for the State of Montana, serving as the Commander of the Montana National Guard, is visiting Bishkek from March 8-11, 2017 within the framework of an ongoing exchange program between the Montana National Guard and the Kyrgyz Armed Forces. This year also marks the twenty-second anniversary of …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Kyrgyz Armed Forces, Montana, Montana National Guard
From February 26 to March 3, 2017 Sixteen business and technology leaders from the United States traveled to Kyrgyzstan as a delegation of the TechWoman program. The delegation will include senior tech executives from the Silicon Valley and professionals who promote STEM education and technology in the United States. The delegation will work with Kyrgyzstani …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Institute of International Education, NASA, Silicon Valley, STEM, TechWomen, U.S. Department of State
Bishkek – On February 28, the U.S. Government, through USAID, will deliver over 600 Kyrgyz language books to five primary schools in Alamedin district, Chui oblast. These schools will be the first of 2,150 schools across Kyrgyzstan to will receive the books. Overall, USAID will deliver over 264,000 books to schools in the Kyrgyz Republic. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 27 February, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Chui oblast, Kimberly Rosen, USAID, USAID/Kyrgyz Republic
“I am chasing a dream” says Dustin Fleming February 23, 2017 (Karakol, Kyrgyz Republic) – The snowboard Paralympian Dustin Fleming will hold winter sports classes for 30 local orphans and needy children in Karakol and surrounding villages at Karakol ski resort. Dustin will demonstrate skills and techniques to the children — who will be provided …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 February, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Dustin Fleming
The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic will hold an awards ceremony for the I Love English Video Contest 2017 on February 14, 2017 at 14:00 at the American Corner in Baiyalinov Youth and Children’s Library, Bishkek. The contest was held between December 19, 2016 and January 23, 2017. About 300 videos created by English …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 February, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: I Love English
Madrid, Spain – From January 18-22, USAID supported the Kyrgyz Tourism Department’s participation in the International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR) Madrid exhibition. FITUR is a leading European tourism fair and a total 9,500 tourism companies from 165 countries participated in this year’s event. During the fair, the USAID Business Growth Initiative project organized a meeting …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 February, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Business Growth Initiative
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – On January 25, U.S. Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney made remarks at the official opening of the State Forensics Center under the Ministry of Justice. The remodeled facility was financed through donations from the United States and carried out by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Ambassador in her remarks …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 January, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: The Ministry of Justice
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – According to an assessment of the USAID Reading Together project presented on Tuesday, January 17, primary grade students who participate in the project demonstrate significantly improved reading skills. Teachers trained through USAID Reading Together have also increased their use of effective teaching methods, and more parents are reading with their children as …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 January, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Reading Together Project
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – 24 teachers from two primary schools for blind and visually impaired children in Bishkek and Osh received training on innovative methods for teaching reading and writing to children. The teachers gained new skills and practice on using teaching technologies like specialized software and smartphones alongside traditional Braille methods (reading and writing by …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 January, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID, USAID Reading Together Project
Bishkek – On December 12, National Literature Day, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Sheila Gwaltney announced USAID’s donation of over 264,000 books that will be distributed among all Kyrgyz-language public primary schools. Each Kyrgyz-language public primary school will receive a set of 123 Kyrgyz language books featuring tales, stories, riddles, and poetry tailored to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 13 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Reading Together Project
Karakol – On December 8, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Alan Meltzer presented a copy of pedestrian street map signs that were installed in Karakol to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government in Issyk-Kul oblast, Askhat Akibaev, and to Mayor of Karakol Daniyar Arpachiev. The U.S. Government, through USAID, installed 46 tourist signs across …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Karakol, USAID BGI
Bishkek – On December 8, the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Alan Meltzer made remarks at a handover ceremony in Karakol to present to officials from the Kyrgyz State Service on Drug Control (SSDC) a new administrative building equipped with ten new computers. The new facility was jointly financed through donations from the United States …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: UNODC
Bishkek – The U.S. Government, the United Nations (UN), and the Ministry of Health commemorated World AIDS Day through a joint event that reaffirmed their shared commitment to partner in the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS. “USAID and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implement the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) activities …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 30 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, Ministry of Health, UN
November 28 – December 4, 2016 (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) – The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is sponsoring a one-week tour of the American bluegrass group, “Henhouse Prowlers.” This tour, called the “Dostuk Music Fest,” is taking place in celebration of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Kyrgyz …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases
November 15, 2016 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s 17 leading museums will present project concepts aimed at improving exhibition quality and broadening the program variety to potential private sector partners and international donor communities on November 16, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Bishkek. The presentation is the culmination of an intensive four-part training program conducted over …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 25 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Center for Museum Initiatives
Bishkek – On November 25, the Ministry of Health and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will present awards to journalists who provided the best coverage of tuberculosis (TB) related issues in the Kyrgyz Republic. The award ceremony will start at 13:00 at the Republican Scientific Medical Library in Bishkek (Togolok Moldo, 1, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Defeat TB Project
BISHKEK – On November 22, the USAID Agro Horizon project and Oasis Agro, LLC, signed a memorandum of understanding to boost diary production in Osh and Jalal-Abad. This partnership will leverage private sector investment and expertise to increase the efficiency and quality of milk production, which will improve competitiveness of Kyrgyz farmers. Under this partnership, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Agro Horizon Project
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – On November 18-19, Jyrgalan Valley is hosting a festival to kick off the 2016-2017 ski season, featuring concerts, games and other activities showcasing winter sports, local handicrafts, and guest houses in the burgeoning Tian Shan backcountry ski destination located 60 kilometers east of Karakol. The festival is being organized with support from …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 18 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID’s Business Growth Initiative (BGI)
On November 17, 2016, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Sheila Gwaltney presented the first immigrant visa issued at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek to Kyrgyz citizen Aidana Bekturova. Ms. Bekturova acknowledged receiving her immigrant visa through the U.S. Diversity Visa Program, which makes available up to 55,000 diversity visas (DV) each year to persons …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 17 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Consular issues
November 10, 2016 On November 9, the people of the United States of America elected Donald J. Trump as our forty-fifth President. President-Elect Trump will take office on January 20, 2017. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are committed to, and have already begun preparing for, a well-coordinated and effective transition to …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 November, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States | Tags: Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, Election, John Kerry
Two Serbian experts will teach 20 officers from the Kyrgyz Forensic center on domestic violence crime scene forensic examination techniques on November 9-10, in Kara-Bulak Eco Resort, Arashan village. UNDP is organizing the two-day seminar within the framework of the UNDP Regional Security Sector Reform platform, with support from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau for …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, UNDP
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that as of November 14, 2016 the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek will process immigrant visa cases for residents of the Kyrgyz Republic. Beneficiaries of immigrant visa petitions and winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery who reside in the Kyrgyz Republic will no longer need to travel to Almaty …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Diversity Visa, U.S. Immigrant Visa
October 31, 2016 I am happy to be here today to open the roundtable on anticorruption. I thank the representatives from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Prosecutors from the Kyrgyz Republic for their work to organize the event. We look forward to hearing as well from Latvian and Ukrainian experts, who …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 October, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: Ambassador
Osh, Kyrgyzstan – The U.S. Government, through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative, installed easy-to-read pedestrian maps and road signs in the city of Osh and throughout the oblast to help tourists better navigate the area. On October 21, USAID presented a copy of the map to the Mayor of Osh, Mr. Kadyrbaev, during a ceremony commemorating …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 24 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Business Growth Initiative
Osh, Kyrgyzstan – From October 11-20, USAID trained representatives of 20 small hotels and guest houses in Batken, Jalal-Abad and Osh on hospitality, marketing, and promotion. The U.S. Government, through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative project, provided these results oriented trainings that will help to strengthen the Kyrgyz Republic’s tourism sector and businesses. The training, led …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 October, 2016 | Topics: Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Tourism development, USAID Business Growth Initiative
BISHKEK – From July through September, 2016 , the United States, through the USAID Agro Horizon project, sponsored a series of business growth events to connect Kyrgyzstani agricultural producers with local and international buyers. Food processors from Batken, Jalal-Abad, Naryn and Osh oblasts met with potential buyers during three large forums in Almaty, Bishkek, and Osh and through …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Agro Horizon Project
Bishkek – On October 14, 2016, The United States through USAID in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Naryn State Administration, the Naryn Mayor’s Office, the town of Kok Jangak and local family medical centers, organized a youth run and concert to celebrate the Global Handwashing Day and World Food Day. Both events highlighted the …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 19 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Naryn, USAID Spring
The Embassy is pleased to announce the release of the Kyrgyz-language translation of the beloved American children’s stories What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry; The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka; Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey; and for young adults, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Book Translation Program
In honor of 25 years of independence among Central Asian countries, Central Asian and American musicians will take part in a concert as part of the Playing Together: Celebrating U.S.-Central Asian Collaboration project at the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic Theater in Bishkek on Friday, October 14, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. CEC ArtsLink in cooperation …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 12 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Bishkek – USAID joins the Kyrgyz Republic in celebrating World Tourism Day today, recognizing that tourism is a powerful driver of economic growth. The country’s unique culture and natural beauty draw travelers from around the world. USAID is proud to be actively engaged with its Kyrgyz partners to find new ways to attract more tourists …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID’s Business Growth Initiative (BGI)
BATKEN – On September 27th, 2016, USAID will organize a business forum in Batken to establish direct links between Batken farmers producing dried apricots and buyers from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and other countries. Participating farmers will learn about requirements of apricot buyers, present samples of their products and negotiate prices with potential buyers. The event …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 September, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Agro Horizon Project
Prominent English and Turkish language bloggers visited Kyrgyz Republic from August 30 – September 9 on a tour organized by the United States through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative in order to promote Kyrgyz tourism. Fourteen bloggers travelled throughout the country to on tours that highlight the country’s potential in culture and adventure tourism. Three-day excursions included cultural tours …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 23 September, 2016 | Topics: Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism | Tags: USAID’s Business Growth Initiative (BGI)
Yes, we have a brand new website! Have a look around! The new-look website has seven sections representing broad topics that may be of interest to you. The sections are broken down further into sub-categories to assist you in finding specific information. The Seven Sections are: Visas – For all your Visa needs and questions
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 16 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Public Affairs
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – To celebrate International Literacy Day, on September 8th the USAID Reading Together project launched a series of events at hundreds of libraries and schools across the Kyrgyz Republic highlighting the importance of literacy and knowledge. Throughout the month of September, students, teachers and parents will participate in reading and drawing contests, book fairs, round tables, quizzes, …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 9 September, 2016 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: USAID Reading Together Project
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that a U.S. delegation comprised of rodeo cowboys, Native American dancers, Peace Corps Volunteers, and an American Indian carpet weaver will participate in the Second World Nomad Games on September 3-8, 2016 in Cholpon Ata. In celebration of the 25thanniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and …
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 1 September, 2016 | Topics: Culture, New