Funding Opportunity Number: TASHKENT-PDS-FY23-004 Funding Opportunity Title: Grant Proposal Development and Writing Workshops Current Closing Date for Applications: August 28, 2023 The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Embassy in Tashkent announces an open competition to implement workshops focused on grant proposal development and writing training for Uzbekistan’s non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, non-profit civil …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 26 July, 2023 | Topics: Culture, Education, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Grant Proposal, Writing Workshops
Through cultural preservation, the United States shows its respect for the cultural heritage and the identity of other nations while also contributing to their tourism and economic development potential. The U.S. Department of State is fortunate to have the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) as an incredibly powerful tool to help us do just that. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 8 June, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, History, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Director Eric Catalfamo and Cultural Property Research Analyst Anne Compton of the Cultural Heritage Center in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs visited Uzbekistan for 9 days to deepen cultural ties. The visitors participated in meetings and conducted site visits in preparation for the Government of Uzbekistan’s request for a …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 25 October, 2022 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: AFCP, U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
The United States Embassy in Tashkent is pleased to announce a call for applications for a women’s self-defense Sports Visitor Program funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy Division. The program is for female self-defense instructors from all regions of Uzbekistan. The Sports Visitor Program brings youth athletes, coaches, and administrators from all …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 16 March, 2022 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Personal safety should be your right no matter where you are, whether you are in your home, workplace, or on the street. Unfortunately, the fact that one in three women and girls experience physical violence in their lifetime, most frequently by a person they know, is proof that this isn’t the case. The problem is …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 6 July, 2021 | Topics: Alumni, Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & Uzbekistan
On April 8-9, the United States, through its Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a two-day webinar: ‘Women in Crafts: Opportunities for Connectivity and Digital Trade’ for women artisans and handicraft producers across Afghanistan and Central Asia to better understand market demand, identify new markets, and improve product quality. This training was held as part …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 April, 2021 | Topics: Business, Culture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants for the second round of our Alumni Self-Defense project, we have closed registration. Please stay tuned for announcements about future rounds of the project. Personal safety should be your right no matter where you are, whether you are in your home, workplace, or on the street. Unfortunately, the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 April, 2021 | Topics: Alumni, Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
September 22, 2020 – The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in coordination with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan announced that three American animated children’s television shows will air for the first time ever in the original English. The three shows, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Vivi and Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, will provide educational entertainment for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
September 9th – Registration for the 4th annual Go Viral regional festival opens today. This year’s event will take place online October 9-18. Each year Go Viral brings together experts, innovators, and creative minds from media, business, culture, and technology not only from Central Asia, but all over the world. Through presentations, workshops, and networking, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Challenge your mind and win! U.S. Embassy Tashkent presents the Central Asian Spelling Bee Contest-2020! The Local Spelling Bees in Uzbekistan will be held in February 2020. The National Spelling Bee in Tashkent will be in March 2020. The Regional Central Asian Bee in Bishkek will take place in April 2020. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS (must meet all …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 20 December, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, English Language Learning, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
U.S. Embassy Tashkent is pleased to announce the visit of the Henhouse Prowlers bluegrass band, who will represent the United States this year at the Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival in Samarkand. In addition to performing at the Sharq Taronalari festival, the Henhouse Prowlers will lead a jam session with local folk musicians and students …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 23 August, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 Contact information: Assel Choibekova Communications Director, USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia Phone: +7 701 756 33 67 Email: Assel_Choibekova@dai.com Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 8, 2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is hosting ten popular international travel bloggers from August 8-18, 2019 to promote tourism …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 August, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Environment, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in collaboration with the Uzbek Ministry of Public Education is hosting players from the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team April 27 through May 5, 2019. “Zeus” McClurkin,“TNT” Lister, and team publicist, Brett Meister will conduct a series of basketball workshops for schoolchildren from different regions and present their T.E.A.M. UP program …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 29 April, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Sports Diplomacy | U.S. Department of State Team will also play games there in late May, marking record 124th country the Globetrotters have visited (ATLANTA, April 24, 2019) – The Harlem Globetrotters will once again continue their tradition of bringing goodwill to people all over the world as part of the U.S. State Department’s Sports Envoy program when …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 April, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
To promote cultural relations between the people of the United States and Uzbekistan, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent has brought the cl Hip Hop group to Tashkent. They will be performing at the Turkiston Open Air Stage 16 August 19:00. No more tickets are left! The Next Level Hip Hop Concert will also feature performances …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 9 August, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: hip hop, Next Level
Hey Hip Hop fans! Do you LOVE hip hop culture? Always wanted to LEARN some hip hop skills? Or do you already have SKILLS you want to take to the NEXT LEVEL? The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent wants YOU To participate in TWO WEEKS of FREE WORKSHOPS August 6 to 17, 2018 At the Railway …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
To kick off Women’s History Month and to recognize International Women’s Day, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and Director of Mega Trade Communication Mikhail Davidkin will open the American Women’s Film Festival at the NEXT Mall Cinema in Tashkent on March 1 at 18:00. The public and the media are invited to attend. The American Women’s …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 March, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: American Film Festival
Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen Film Festival Opening Remarks American Women’s History Month Thursday, March 1, 2018 6:00 pm, NEXT Cinema, Babur Str (As Prepared) Good evening, assalomu aleykum. Thank you for coming out tonight for this screening of Hidden Figures to kick off the U.S. Embassy’s American Women’s Film Festival. I also wish to thank …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The U.S. Embassy/Tashkent, in cooperation with Next Cinema invites YOU to the American Film Festival dedicated to Women’s History Month from March 1-8, 2018 at the NEXT Mall Cinema. March is Women’s History Month in the United States, and International Women’s Day is the 8th of March. In celebration, the U.S. Embassy is offering a …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 March, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Women’s History Month
Now in its seventh year, OneBeat is cultivating a groundbreaking international network of leading artistic, technological, and social innovators in music. An initiative of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the groundbreaking New York-based music organization Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation, OneBeat employs collaborative original music …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 4 January, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: onebeat
We are very excited to announce the start of registration for the “2018 Spelling Bee Contest”! Are you an undergraduate student 18-23 years old? Are you good at Spelling? Do you want to challenge yourself in an awesome spelling competition? If you answered ”yes” to these questions, follow one of the links below, and register. The …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 December, 2017 | Topics: Culture, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Spelling Bee
On October 13, the United States Embassy in Tashkent joined the 15th annual worldwide Daniel Pearl World Music Days with a gala concert at the Old U.S. Embassy Chancery in Chilanzar. About 500 guests attended the concert, which featured legendary artists Farrukh Zakirov and Yalla, Shahzoda, and DJ Piligrim, as well as up-and-coming artists IWALF …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 16 October, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Daniel Pearl World Music Days
In honor of the 2017 Sharq Taronalari, The Embassy of the United States in Tashkent is inviting popular, American group “The Gina Chavez Band” as its official entry in this international music festival. During their visit to Uzbekistan, this American band will have the opportunity to play multiple concerts in the historic city center of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 28 August, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Gina Chavez, Sharq Taronalari
The U.S. Embassy Tashkent is pleased to announce that the United States Air Force Band, Starlifter, will visit Uzbekistan June 24-July 2, 2017. Starlifter is a seven-piece group of talented musicians, which performs virtually every musical style, from Rock and Pop to Jazz and Country, to great contemporary and traditional songs. On June 29 at …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 22 June, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Starlifter
On June 23, the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section will screen “Hidden Figures”, a 2016 drama film that was nominated for numerous awards, including three Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress) and two Golden Globes. The film grossed $229 million worldwide. “Hidden Figures” tells the story of a team of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 June, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Events, Exclude, News | Tags: movie
(As Delivered; Delivered in Russian) Thursday, March 28, 2017 7:00pm Ambassador’s Residence, Tashkent Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! On behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, I am pleased to share with you this exhibition of American art at my Residence. The exhibition seeks to embody the goals of the Art in Embassies program – …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 3 April, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Speeches, Transcripts | Tags: Art in Embassies
On April 7, the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section will screen ‘ Mona Lisa Smile ,’ an inspiring and uplifting movie about an art history professor with a lot to teach about life and much more to learn about romance. The movie features Academy Award winner Julia Roberts as well as Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 29 March, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, News, Public Affairs | Tags: movie night
On January 27, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section will screen ‘Life is Beautiful,’ a Holocaust-themed movie by Roberto Benigni, at the U.S. Embassy. The movie won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Benigni, as well as the Grand Prix at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and nine David di Donatello Awards. To …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: Movie session
On December 22 at 19:00, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent is pleased to support a very special concert of piano music at the Uzbek State Conservatory by the young talented Uzbek pianist Artyom Pak. This will be the first time ever that one of the best examples of American contemporary music for the piano, “The …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 19 December, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Events, News | Tags: Artyom Pak
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent is pleased to welcome an energetic American vocal group, The Exchange, to perform in Uzbekistan from April 5-11, 2016. The group is on a multi-country tour and looks forward to meeting the people of Uzbekistan, and sharing ideas and culture. The Exchange consists of five male singers, each with his …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 31 March, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events | Tags: a capella, American vocal group, The Exchange
