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
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
This year, in marking International Human Rights Day on December 10, we also celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. In 1945, World leaders, in the aftermath of the horrors of WW2, based the UN’s Charter on their shared desire to foster peace, promote human rights, and chart a path forward ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 10 December, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama
Minister Sarieva, President Wachtel, Faculty and Students: Good afternoon, and welcome to you all. I am delighted to be here in Bishkek and to be the first U.S. Secretary of State to travel to all five Central Asian countries on a single trip. Today, we inaugurate a new facility at a flagship institution that is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 October, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
Mr. Foreign Minister, I thank you very much for your very, very generous welcome, to all of your delegations and President Atambaev. And it’s a pleasure for me to be here, and I would say to the people of Kyrgyzstan that I wish I was able to stay longer. I know what a beautiful country ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 October, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
Thank you, Ambassador. Thank you very much. Salamatsyzdarby. I’m happy to be here. Thank you very, very much. I want to express my appreciation to everybody. Thank you for sitting out here for a little while. Mr. Foreign Minister, Erlan, my friend, I’m happy to be here with you. And we had a chance just to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 31 October, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
Today, I presented my credentials as Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic. I am grateful to President Obama and Secretary Kerry for entrusting me with this important duty. I am also grateful to President Atambaev for granting agrément and receiving me today to fulfill the last step of my appointment. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 14 October, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
Sheila Gwaltney arrived in Bishkek on September 5 to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic. President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Sheila Gwaltney, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, on August 28, 2014, and the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination on August 5, 2015. Ms. Gwaltney previously served ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 6 September, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
We are concerned by the passage of legislation that makes libel a criminal offense. This legislation purports to counter false media information, but instead may have a chilling effect on free speech in Kyrgyzstan. The U.S. Embassy urges that this amendment not be signed into law. Instead, we urge the President, government and Parliament to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 21 April, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Embassy Statement
Assistant Secretary Biswal: Let me start by saying how much I’ve looked forward to this all day. I think this is such a tremendous opportunity to be able to not only share with you my thoughts and ideas, but really to hear from you about what are the challenges and concerns that you’re facing, and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 8 April, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
PRESIDENT VAN ROMPUY: Good afternoon. It has been a great pleasure to welcome President Obama to this EU-U.S. Summit in Brussels. We meet at a hugely important moment, certainly for peace and security on the European continent. Events in Ukraine and elsewhere go to show that there are many unsettling uncertainties, and that’s why the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 26 March, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) further expanding the scope of the national emergency I declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, and expanded in Executive Order 13661 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 20 March, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
Situation in Ukraine The United States condemns the Russian Federation’s invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territory, and its violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity in full contravention of Russia’s obligations under the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act, its 1997 military basing agreement with Ukraine, and the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. This action is a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 2 March, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary February 28, 2014 Over the last several days, the United States has been responding to events as they unfold in Ukraine. Throughout this crisis, we have been very clear about one fundamental principle: The Ukrainian people deserve the opportunity to determine their own future. Together with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bishkek | 28 February, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
