Statement from Gen. Joseph Votel , commander, U.S. Central Command, on the completion of the Central and South Asia Chiefs of Defense Conference, Tashkent, Uzbekistan I want to thank President Mirziyoyev and the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan for graciously hosting the Central and South Asia Chiefs of Defense Conference. As the first partner nation ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 February, 2019 | Topics:
Press Releases
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) met with the Uzbek State Committee on Geology last week with hopes to create lasting scientific cooperation, focusing on projects involving water and mineral resources. The USGS team consisted of Dr. Ingrid Verstraeten, Senior Science Advisor of USGS Programs within Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, and Dr. Walter Guidroz, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 11 February, 2019 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
December 12, 2018 Tashkent An art exhibition on Tuberculosis through the Eyes of Young Artists opened December 11 at the Palace of Youth Creativity to raise awareness of tuberculosis (TB). Thirty-six young artists from the Kamoliddin Bekhzoda National Institute of Art and Design contributed 56 works of art to emphasize the importance of TB prevention, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad led an interagency delegation to Uzbekistan on December 10. He met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkhat Mirziyoyev, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, Special Representative for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev, and other government officials to discuss ongoing cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan to promote regional stability and support ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Peace, Regional Stability
On December 5-6, 2018, representatives from Uzbekistan joined colleagues from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan at the 4th High-Level Regional Meeting on “Migration and Tuberculosis (TB): Cross-Border TB Control and Care in the Central Asian Region” in Astana, Kazakhstan. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 11 December, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Migration
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC November 23, 2018 Violence against women is a global issue that affects millions of people annually. Every woman and girl deserves a life free from violence. The United States is committed to advancing gender equality and preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 26 November, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases
| Tags: Violence Against Women
The number of international students in the United States surpassed one million for the third consecutive year, increasing by 1.5 percent to reach a new high of 1,094,792 million, according to the 2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The number of students from Uzbekistan studying in the United States rose by 12.9% over ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 November, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: International Students
On November 7-10, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kicked off two events this week: a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop (OHZDP) and a Round Table on Development of a One Health Policy Framework for Uzbekistan. Representatives from the Uzbek Ministry of Health, Emergency Situations, State Veterinary and Nature Protection Committees are ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 November, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, November 1, 2018 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, UNDP, OSCE Project Coordinator and GIZ held an international roundtable on “Judicial Protection of Business Entity Rights: The Experience of Uzbekistan and Foreign Practice”. The protection of the rights and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 6 November, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Business
American-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce Business Forum Hyatt, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tuesday, October 23, 2018 As delivered Thank you for that kind introduction. I am pleased to be here to express the U.S. Government’s commitment to Uzbekistan as we continue to work together to improve the business opportunities between our two nations. Thank you to the American-Uzbekistan ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 24 October, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Key Officials, Press Releases, Speeches, Trade, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Secretary of Commerce
Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 16, 2018 Today, senior officials of the governments of the United States, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan met for the Council Meeting of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to discuss the trade and investment environment in Central Asia and the United States. Afghanistan and Pakistan participated as observers. Under the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 October, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: TIFA
October 17, 2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Over 1000 government and business leaders from 27 countries in Central and South Asia, Europe, and the United States met in Tashkent today for the opening of the Eighth Central Asia Trade Forum (CATF) at the Youth Creativity Palace. This is the first time this high profile business event is ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 17 October, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: Central Asia Trade Forum
Tashkent, September 25, 2018 – The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, with assistance from the United States, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched a new interactive website that will serve as a one-stop portal for legal services related to divorce, the payment of alimony, property rights, and business issues. The United States Ambassador ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: Supreme Court, Transparency
The United States Forest Service (USFS), the Uzbekistan State Forestry Committee (SFC), and the Green World Future NGO kicked off a three-day series of workshops on September 13 in Sukok Reserve in Parkent District of Tashkent region. USFS sent a team of three forest experts – Leah Lord, Autumn Ela and Matthew Phillips – to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 21 September, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: forest, park, USFS
For the first time, the United States will be holding its flagship international business event, the Eighth Annual Central Asia Trade Forum, in Uzbekistan. The event, organized by the U.S. Agency for international Development (USAID) and co-hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Trade of the Government of Uzbekistan, will be held on October 17-18, 2018 ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 17 September, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: Central Asia Trade Forum
The United States Government and the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan held a contest for the best varieties of grapes at a Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) Grape Festival on September 12, 2018. This annual event, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), brings grape growers from across Uzbekistan to showcase the best ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 13 September, 2018 | Topics:
Agriculture, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
At a roundtable discussion on the role of media in raising public awareness around tuberculosis (TB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) gave awards for “Best Media Coverage of Tuberculosis” in Uzbekistan. Awards were given for coverage in print, Internet, TV and radio categories in addition to a special award for the best material ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
The State Museum of National History of Uzbekistan in partnership with the Oriental Institute – University of Chicago with the support of the United States Department of State are currently hosting a two-week intensive workshop for artefact conservators from Central Asia. The Director of the State Museum, Jannat Ismailova and the Deputy Director Atabek Aripjanov ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 6 September, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Army Central (USARCENT) and the Uzbekistan Army participated in a Mountain Warfare Exchange, held in Forish, Uzbekistan at the end of August. Over this five-day event, six instructors from the U.S. Army Northern Warfare Training Center and fourteen Uzbekistan army personnel shared processes and procedures related to operating in a mountainous environment ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 6 September, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of Uzbekistan, today launched a program that is helping Central Asian countries accelerate the adoption of clean, efficient, cost effective renewable energy. The Power the Future (PtF) program, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provides assistance to national governments and coordinates closely with ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 August, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: Clean Energy
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture today launched a demonstration apple orchard at the Ministry’s Agroinnovation Center. The U.S. Charge d’Affairs ad interim in Uzbekistan Lesslie Viguerie joined Uzbek Ministry of Agriculture Head of Investments and Monitoring Department Abdumalik Namazov at the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 8 August, 2018 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been assisting Uzbek horticultural processors grow their domestic and international business. This includes linking Uzbek companies with U.S. suppliers of the latest plant material and machinery, and introducing these companies to new international markets where they can expand their exports. Acting Deputy ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
On July 23, U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia Henry Ensher led the U.S. delegation to the C5 + 1 Security Working Group in Tashkent. This one-day event, opened by Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Department of European and American Countries ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: C5+1
The United States Ambassador in Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, bid farewell today, July 13, to seven Uzbek professionals as they depart to study in the United States with U.S. government
Fulbright Foreign Student ,
Fulbright Visiting Scholar and
Humphrey Fellowship grants. These professionals were chosen from hundreds of applications received each year. The participants and their placements are as follows: Kallibek Kazbekov will be ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 17 July, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases
Technovation Uzbekistan, a project designed by a team of U.S. exchange program alumnae from Uzbekistan, has become one of the 70 winners of the United States Department of State 2018 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) competition. Chosen out of 1,300 entries, the Technovation Uzbekistan Project aims to address the country’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 10 July, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 5, 2018 –Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory experts from Uzbekistan returned today from a U.S.-sponsored study tour of Kazakhstan’s National Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology and regional TB laboratories in Almaty and Astana, where they met with Kazakhstani counterparts and shared information on TB testing and laboratory management. The United States is committed to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 9 July, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
June 8, 2018, Tashkent – To expand cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan and improve the rule of law, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Javier Piedra and Minister of Justice Ruslan Davletov signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will support Uzbekistan’s judicial reform process. The MOU will allow the United States and Uzbekistan to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 June, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, USAID
A national conference devoted to the use of science and technology in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) kicked off in Tashkent today with specialized seminars for healthcare providers and laboratory specialists. The three-day conference continues in Karshi, Kashkadarya Region with additional seminars and sessions led by prominent TB experts from around the world. This conference ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 May, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
During the official working visit to the United States of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, South and Central Asian Affairs Senior Bureau Official Alice Wells and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov signed two agreements today between the governments of the United States and Uzbekistan. The first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognizes the launch of a ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
FOREIGN POLICY Issued on: May 16, 2018 The United States and Uzbekistan: Launching a New Era of Strategic Partnership President Donald J. Trump hosted President Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan today, marking President Mirziyoyev’s historic first visit to the White House and ushering in a new era of strategic partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan. During the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
REMARKS FOREIGN POLICY Issued on: May 16, 2018 Oval Office 11:54 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to have the President of Uzbekistan with us. He’s a highly respected man in his country and throughout. We’ve been working very closely together on different things, including trade. They’ve actually made investments ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
The U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank Group, in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, is conducting a workshop in Tashkent this week on “The Resumption of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Process of Uzbekistan” to help educate government officials and stakeholders about the WTO process and its potential implications ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
The United States welcomes the release on May 7 of journalist Bobomurad Abdullaev, ending a seven-month legal fight. We applaud court officials for a trial that was substantially open and transparent and complied with Uzbekistan’s judicial procedures. The court’s decision also noted “numerous procedural violations” on the part of case investigators. The United States urges ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Bobomurad Abdullaev
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2018 President Donald J. Trump will welcome President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan for his historic first visit to the White House on May 16, 2018. President Trump and President Mirziyoyev will renew the United States–Uzbekistan bilateral strategic partnership, in order to pursue ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2018 On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we renew our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy. The United States values freedom of the press as a key component of democratic governance. By fostering a ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts
Four Special Agents and Explosives Experts from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation delivered a one-week training course on Post-Blast Investigations at the General Prosecutor’s Office Training Academy in Tashkent. A portion of the training involved a hands-on investigation with a practical exercise at the Ministry of Internal Affairs range. The course focuses on ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 26 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the Republican Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology, officially launched the Center for Innovative Distance Training and Monitoring in Tashkent and its regional satellite office in Bukhara. Established with support from USAID, the Center for ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 12 April, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
To spur trade connectivity between the Central Asian and Baltic markets, the United States Agency for International Development is conducting a horticulture trade mission and study tour to Latvia and Lithuania during the week of April 9-14, 2018. The visit began with an opening ceremony on April 9, in Riga, Latvia. The 50-member delegation of ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 April, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, USAID
April 10, 2018 United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen today announced the arrival from the U.S. to Uzbekistan of a humanitarian shipment of the cancer medication Temodar, which is used to treat brain tumors in adults. The medicine, valued at $2.9 million, was donated by Merck Sharp & Dohme, a U.S. pharmaceutical company ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
The United States congratulates the government of Uzbekistan for releasing half a dozen prisoners of significant concern including journalist Gayrat Mikhliboev and activists Yuldash Rasulov, Chuyan Mamatkulov, Kudrat Rasulov as well as sisters Mehrinisso and Zulhumor Hamdanova. The United States welcomes the government of Uzbekistan’s actions to address human rights and re-invigorate civil society with ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 26 March, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 24, 2018 – To call attention to the impact tuberculosis (TB) has on public health in Uzbekistan, representatives from the United States Embassy were at an event today to commemorate World TB Day. Held around the world every year on March 24, the anniversary of Robert Koch’s discovery of the tuberculosis pathogen ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 24 March, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: World TB Day
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC March 19, 2018 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, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 22 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Transcripts
The United States welcomes the release of civil society activist Gaybullo Jalilov. Jalilov, who was sentenced in 2009 on security related charges and for membership in an unregistered religious organization, always maintained his innocence. In 2013, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Arrest and Detention called for Jalilov’s release. The United States is encouraged ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 19 March, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Gaybullo Jalilov
Note: This fee change only effects United States Citizens processing passports. The Department of State published a
Final Rule on January 31, 2018, that increases the passport execution fee. The passport execution fee will be $35 starting on April 2, 2018. This rule increased the fee $10 from the previous $25 fee. Individuals who apply for ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 19 March, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases
The United States Secret Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Combatting Transnational Financial Crimes with the Department for Combatting Tax, Currency Crimes and Legalization of the Criminal Proceeds of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Secret Service Resident Agent in Charge Denise Feudner, and Akmalkhuja Mavlonov, Head of the Department on ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The U.S. Embassy welcomes the recent releases of long-held prisoners of conscience Muhammad Bejanov, Isroljon Holdarov and Yusuf Ruzimurodov, who are free thanks to important government policy shifts in #Uzbekistan. We wish all the recently-freed prisoners full justice, restored health and renewed vigor. We urge the government to continue the releases and once free, we ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 March, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases
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
On February 23, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and the First Deputy Chairman of the Uzbek State Customs Committee Jasur Alimovich Aripov participated in a handover ceremony for 230 handheld radiation detectors. This transfer was made possible by a Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 1, 2017 between the United States and Uzbekistan. Cooperation between the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 28 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States welcomes the release of journalist and activist Dilmurod Saidov, who was sentenced in 2009 for 12 years for bribery and other criminal charges. He always insisted on his innocence. We congratulate President Mirziyoyev for releasing dozens of prisoners of conscience since assuming the presidency in September 2016. He also has taken important ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 5 February, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Dilmurod Saidov
The United States announced today that it will be providing the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health with state of the art medical equipment for the rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB). The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Central Asia Deputy Regional Mission Director Sara Walter and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uzbekistan Dr. Lianne Kuppens ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: TB
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells will travel to London and Tashkent, Uzbekistan from January 30 – February 2. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Wells will stop in London on January 30 to discuss regional issues at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, as well as meet with UK government officials and international media at the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Recent statements by Uzbek officials have indicated a renewed interest in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), the intergovernmental body responsible for regulating international trade and ensuring the smooth flow of trade across borders. To increase knowledge and understanding of the WTO accession process and its potential implications for Uzbekistan, the U.S. Agency for International ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 January, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
On behalf of all Americans, the U.S. Embassy expresses its sincerest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic bus fire in Kazakhstan.
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: condolences, tragic
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC December 18, 2017 The United States faces a 21st century global environment that presents unconventional threats from non-state actors, as well as challenges to our economic and national security from traditional state actors. Whether the threats are rogue nations seeking nuclear weapons, terrorists plotting to attack our ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
On 11-13 December, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and development partners convened a three-day international workshop on “Innovations in Marginal Water Resource for Resilient Agriculture and Food Security.” The main purpose of this workshop was to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 12 December, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2017 Sixty-nine years ago today, in the aftermath of World War II, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to recognize and elevate the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all individuals, and that these rights are the foundation ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 12 December, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases
| Tags: Human Rights
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends and associates of former parliamentarian and long-time prisoner of conscience, Murod Juraev. He passed away on December 4 at his home in Mubarek, Uzbekistan. Murod Juraev was released from prison in November 2015 after serving 21 years, including four extensions of his ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 5 December, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South and Central Asia Lisa Curtis met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent on November 9, where they discussed the new South Asia strategy and bilateral cooperation. DAP Curtis encouraged Uzbekistan’s recent progress on economic reform, fair labor practices, and improved regional relations. They discussed the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 2, 2017 Around the world, journalists work often at great personal risk to report on issues that impact the lives of individuals in all societies. They shine a light on abuses and corruption, expose threats posed by transnational criminal organizations, and counter disinformation and propaganda that spread false ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 3 November, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC October 31, 2017 The State Department is closely monitoring the situation. We are referring all questions about the investigation to the FBI and the New York Police Department. We extend our condolences to the families of the victims and our prayers for recovery to those affected by this terrible ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 1 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: Terror Attack
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC October 20, 2017 The United States strongly condemns the October 20 terrorist attacks in Kabul and Ghor, as well as the other attacks carried out across the country this week. We commend the Government and security forces of Afghanistan for their response to these attacks, and we offer our ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 23 October, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: terrorist attacks
On October 13, the Rule of Law Partnership in Uzbekistan presented 15 inter-district civil courts of the Fergana Valley with modern computer equipment that will help connect the courts to the E-SUD national electronic case management system Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Chairperson of the Collegium on civil ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, USAID
October 16, 2017 The United States applauds the release of Ganikhon Mamatkhanov. This latest release follows the recent releases of several other prisoners of conscience, and is an additional positive step that demonstrates the Government of Uzbekistan’s commitment to upholding international human rights standards. Incarcerated since 2006, Mamatkhanov worked to defend the rights of farmers ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 17 October, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Ganikhon Mamatkhanov
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
Due to technical issues, the registration period for DV-2019 is being restarted, and all entries made prior to October 18, 2017, will need to be resubmitted for the entrant to be considered. We regret the inconvenience to Diversity Visa entrants. In order to ensure fairness and protect the integrity of the process for all those ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 16 October, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Diversity Visa
October 7, 2017 The United States welcomes the ongoing releases of long-held prisoners of conscience. Today, we note the release of civil society leader Agzam Turgunov, who has been in prison since 2008. This represents the third release in less than a week, an important concrete step that again puts into action President Mirziyoyev’s intentions ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 7 October, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Agzam Turgunov
October 4, 2017 The United States applauds the release of journalist Salijon Abdurakhmanov. This is the second release of a long-held prisoner of conscience in Uzbekistan in as many days, following the release yesterday of human rights defender Azam Farmonov. Mr. Abdurakhmanov has been imprisoned since 2008. The United States and international human rights groups ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 4 October, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Salijon Abdurakhmanov
October 3, 2017 The United States welcomes the release of human rights defender Azam Farmonov. The news follows the release of Muhammad Bekjanov, Murod Juraev, Erkin Musaev, Jamshid Karimov, and other long-held prisoners of conscience. We applaud these positive steps and hope they signal future releases and a more open approach to civil society. Multiple ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 October, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Azam Farmonov
The U.S. Department of State has announced that online registration for the 2019 Diversity Visa Program (also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery or Green Card Lottery) will be open to the public from October 3, 2017, until November 7, 2017. Each year, the U.S. government makes 50,000 permanent residence visas available through the Diversity ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 2 October, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Diversity Visa Program
Kitab District, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan – The United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen, today toured Kashkadarya Regional Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in Kitab District, Kashkadarya, Uzbekistan. This is the second time Ambassador Spratlen’s has visited a TB healthcare facility in this region in the last six months. She was last here on March 24 ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
Ms. Ambassador, our conversation is taking place on the eve of celebration of the anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence. Tell us, please, with what feelings and emotional experiences do you associate this day? I would note that Uzbekistan has come a long way since independence. Changes underway now signal a better future in many areas from ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 31 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Pamela Spratlen
Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 29, 2017 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia) will host one of the region’s major international business events, the Seventh Annual Central Asia Trade Forum, Future Growth: Trade, Transport & Horticulture, at the Rixos Almaty Hotel, Kazakhstan, on October 18-19, 2017. Over ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: USAID
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
Special Briefing Ambassador Michael Kozak, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Via Teleconference August 15, 2017 MS NAUERT: Well, welcome to our call today with Ambassador Mike Kozak of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Ambassador Kozak will talk about the 2016 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, which Secretary Tillerson released about ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 August, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Ambassador Michael Kozak, International Religious Freedom
The U.S. Embassy is deeply saddened by the shocking violence in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017 that left one person dead and 19 injured. Two members of the law enforcement community died while responding to the events. We offer sympathy to the victims and join leaders and powerful voices across our country in condemning ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 August, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: Charlottesville, violence
On August 1, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and Deputy Chairman of the Uzbekistan State Customs Committee Bakhtiyor Raimov met in Tashkent to discuss bilateral cooperation focused on preventing the illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials. The principals signed a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate the U. S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 8 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: memorandum of understanding
During the 2017 cherry season in Uzbekistan, USAID partnered with Uzbek cherry entrepreneurs to open new export markets in Europe and South Asia. This year, 110 metric tons of sweet cherries worth $350,000 were sold to customers in London and Singapore. Uzbekistan now boasts an annual average 100,000 metric ton harvest, ranking fifth in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 7 August, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Uzbek Farmers
Tashkent, July 28-29, 2017 – USAID organized a two-day seminar aimed at strengthening partnership with media to combat human trafficking. The USAID Reintegration for Trafficking Survivors Project was led by and international expert and organized by Istiqbolli Avlod. The seminar welcomed media and NGO’s from around the country. The seminar was organized to encourage mass-media ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: human trafficking
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC July 28, 2017 The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the second this month, in blatant violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions that reflect the will of the international community. All nations should take a strong public stance against ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: ballistic missile, North Korea, Rex Tillerson
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 27, 2017 – On Wednesday, July 26, Tajikistan co-hosted a meeting of the C5+1 Security Working Group with representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States at the National Library in Dushanbe. R. Carl Paschall, Deputy Coordinator for Operations Policy and Military Coordination of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: Central Asia, counter-terrorism
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
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 19, 2017 The United States strongly condemns last night’s attack that appears to have targeted Muslim worshippers in London. We extend our sympathies to the families and community of the victims and our hopes for the quick recovery of those wounded. We commend the work of the first ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 20 June, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Attack
On June 14, 2017, Dr. Jatinder Cheema, Regional Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development/Central Asia and Dr. Mirzanazim Dusmuratov, Chairman of Board of the Uzbek State Joint Stock Pharmaceutical Company, Uzpharmsanoat, participated in a signing ceremony to formalize cooperation between Uzpharmsanoat and USAID on the implementation of the “Promoting the Quality of Medicines” Project in Uzbekistan. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
On June 9, 2017, representatives from the U.S. Embassy’s Export and Related Border Security Office (EXBS) and the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration participated in a secure vehicle handover ceremony at Uzbekistan’s Institute of Nuclear Physics. The ceremony marked the transfer of a new, specialized cargo vehicle to facilitate safe and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Radiological Materials
On June 8, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held its annual Cherry Variety Contest at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Tashkent.
USAID Uzbekistan Country Director, John Riordan delivered the opening remarks before an audience ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: Cherry
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held the finals of the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl at Tashkent State Agrarian University on June 2. For the past year, the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl, which was developed under USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, has ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 5 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Agriculture
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 31, 2017
Statement by Secretary Tillerson Terrorist Attack in Kabul The United States strongly condemns today’s deadly attack in Kabul. Targeting a busy city street at rush hour during the holy month of Ramadan is barbaric and has no possible justification. This act of terrorism demonstrates complete ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, Terrorist Attack in Kabul
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 26, 2017 On behalf of the United States Department of State, Renda and I sincerely wish Muslims around the world a peaceful and blessed Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of reverence, generosity, and self-reflection. Most importantly, it is a cherished time for family and friends to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Ramadan, Rex Tillerson
In Tashkent this week, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Health, and the Uzbekistan National Specialized Medical Science Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology (Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology) held two three-day seminars for laboratory specialists on testing for Tuberculosis (TB) using the GeneXpert system. GeneXpert is a ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 May, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC May 23, 2017 Our hearts go out to the families of those who have lost loved ones and to those injured in the attack in Manchester, U.K. While it is too early to determine those responsible for this atrocity, we are working closely with the British government ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 23 May, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases
| Tags: Manchester Attack, Rex Tillerson
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On May 18, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) opened a two-day seminar on the engagement of civil society in the tuberculosis (TB) response in accordance with ENGAGE TB, an approach developed and endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The seminar was conducted with the participation of leading international ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 May, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
May 12, 2017 The U.S. Embassy takes note of the first-ever visit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights May 10-11 and the successful visit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly President May 7-10. These visits come at an important time and afford the government the opportunity to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 12 May, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, Human Rights, Press Releases
| Tags: Human Rights, Jamshid Karimov
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia combined financial and technical resources to bring 24 representatives from the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan to Tashkent from May 2 to 4, 2017 for a study tour under the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: water management
Preliminary results of the first day of the business-to-business event indicated that over $35 million in letters of intent to conduct future trade deals had been signed. Samarkand, Uzbekistan, April 27, 2017 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Uzbekistan, and GIZ held a business forum today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
| Tags: Horticulture
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC April 24, 2017 Yom HaShoah Remembrance Day Today on Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising – we honor the six million Jews systematically murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. We also remember all individuals targeted for persecution and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 25 April, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Holocaust, Rex Tillerson
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan; and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, launched “Smart Waters,” a new five-year water management project on April 17, 2017 in Tashkent. U.S. Ambassador, Pamela Spratlen, provided opening remarks at the event, which brought together over fifty representatives ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Smart Waters
On April 11 at 11:00, representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, along with other international organizations gathered at the Research Institute of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases for the official opening of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Center. U.S. Ambassador Spratlen participated in a ribbon ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 12 April, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Antimicrobial Resistance Center
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 9, 2017 The United States condemns in the strongest terms the barbaric attacks on Christian places of worship in Tanta and Alexandria that killed dozens of innocent people and injured many more on this holy day of Palm Sunday. We express our condolences to the families and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 10 April, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Attacks in Egypt
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 7, 2017 The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack on the heart of Stockholm, Sweden. We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed and our hope for a full recovery to those who were injured. Attacks like this are intended ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 10 April, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Terrorist Attack in Stockholm
April 6, 2017 My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
President of the United States, Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Syria
Press Operations Release No: NR-126-17 April 6, 2017 At the direction of the president, U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today at about 8:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 a.m., April 7, in Syria). The strike targeted Shayrat Airfield in Homs governorate, and was in response to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: U.S. strike in Syria
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC April 3, 2017 The United States condemns today’s reprehensible attack on passengers of the St. Petersburg metro system. We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed, and our thoughts and prayers are with those injured in the attack and with the Russian people. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 4 April, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: Attack in St. Petersburg
Karshi, Uzbekistan, March 24, 2017 United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela L. Spratlen, toured today the Kashkadarya Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary in Karshi. The Ambassador’s visit coincides with World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is observed worldwide every year on March 24 to call attention to the impact TB has on public health and to promote TB ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis Dispensary, World TB Day
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC March 22, 2017 On behalf of the United States, I express my condolences to the victims and their families. The American people send their thoughts and prayers to the people of the United Kingdom. We condemn these horrific acts of violence, and whether they were carried out ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 23 March, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: Attack in London
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC March 8, 2017 On International Women’s Day, we reflect on the critical contributions women make in every sector of society and we recommit ourselves to addressing the discrimination and barriers that women face around the world. We have seen firsthand the benefits of women’s empowerment—politically, economically, and socially. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 9 March, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts
| Tags: International Women’s Day
The United States embassy welcomes the release last week of journalist Jamshid Karimov. The news followed the release of Muhammad Bekjanov and other long-held prisoners. These positive steps seem to foreshadow future releases and a more tolerant approach to civil society in general. So, we were disappointed to learn of setbacks with other activists, such ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, Human Rights, Press Releases
| Tags: Jamshid Karimov
Dear respected Madam Ambassador, as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of U.S.-Uzbek diplomatic relations and 15th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership Declaration we would like to know your opinion on the achievements and results of our bilateral efforts during 25 years, specifically the implementation of the Declaration provisions. The United States and Uzbekistan have taken ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: interview
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent welcomes the release of former editor of the “Erk” newspaper Muhammad Bekjanov after almost 18 years in prison. We are happy to see that he has been reunited with his family. We regard Mr. Bekanjov’s release as a positive step on the part of the government of Uzbekistan, and we ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 February, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Muhammad Bekjanov
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 29, 2016 The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status. The Department also informed the Russian Government that it would deny Russian personnel access to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 30 December, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 13, 2016 I congratulate Rex Tillerson on his nomination as Secretary of State. The State Department will continue to provide our full support for a smooth transition, so that the incoming Administration can pursue the important work of U.S. foreign policy around the world.
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 December, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: John Kerry
On November 15th, the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the United Kingdom’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and the Government of Uzbekistan performed a final review of physical protection upgrades implemented to enhance the secure storage of radiological materials at the Republican Establishment of Radioactive Waste Burial (RPZRO). ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: NNSA
The United States welcomes the release of former member of parliament and businessman Samandar Kukanov after 24 years in prison. We also welcome the October 2016 release of human rights activist and Ezgulik Human Rights Society Branch Head Bobomurod Razzokov. We regard Mr. Kukanov and Mr. Razzokov’s releases as positive steps and encourage the Government ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 25 November, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
International student enrollment in the U.S. tops one million for the first time Students from Uzbekistan increased by 7.9% to 530 November 14, 2016 – An increasing number of students are crossing the globe to gain practical, international experience that they can apply in their careers and life in a global society. The 2016 Open ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Students from Uzbekistan
On November 7, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen participated in a
handover ceremony at the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages, marking the transfer of educational materials to the university. Rector Rakhimov Ganisher participated on behalf of the university. The materials are intended for use by the Republican Scientific-Practical Center of Developing the Innovational Methods for Teaching Foreign ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: English, Uzbek State World Languages University
In attendance: U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Daniel Rosenblum Hyatt Regency Tashkent October 29, 2016 2:00pm Under Secretary Shannon: Thank you all very much for taking the time today to meet. I look forward to your questions. This is my first trip to Central Asia and my first ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 3 November, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Thomas Shannon, Under Secretary of State
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 20, 2016 U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Thomas Shannon will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, October 24–29. This will be Under Secretary Shannon’s first visit to Central Asia. Under Secretary Shannon will commemorate each state’s 25 year anniversary of independence and highlight the strong and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: Thomas Shannon
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 14, 2016 Acting Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Arsalan Suleman will travel to Uzbekistan from October 17-22. During his trip, he will attend the 43rd session of the Council of OIC Foreign Ministers in Tashkent. While in Uzbekistan, Acting Special Envoy Suleman will also ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 17 October, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: Arsalan Suleman, Organization of Islamic Cooperation
The U.S. Department of State has announced that online registration for the 2018 Diversity Visa Program (also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery or Green Card Lottery) will be open to the public from October 4, 2016, until November 7, 2016. Each year, the U.S. government makes 50,000 permanent residence visas available through the Diversity ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 30 September, 2016 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Press Releases
| Tags: Diversity Immigrant Visa
On Thursday, September 15, 2016, United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen,
announced the launch of the new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) five-year, $14 million Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program. Approximately 50 representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tashkent Agrarian University, Mirzaev Horticulture Institute, farmers, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 15 September, 2016 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, the Ambassador of the United States to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen; Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Laziz Tuichiev; and Chairperson of the Board of the International NGO Charitable Foundation Sog’lom Avlod Uchun, Svetlana Inamova announced the arrival of a new food aid shipment provided by the USAID International Food Relief ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Sog’lom Avlod Uchun, USAID
On behalf of the American people and my colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, I wish all the people of Uzbekistan long-lasting peace, increasing prosperity, success in their endeavors, and healthy, happy lives on this, a very special 25th anniversary of Independence. And, beyond that, I wish that the next 25 years will be ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 31 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador, Independence Day, Pamela Spratlen
In August 2016, United States Embassy to Uzbekistan’s Deputy Chief of Mission Lesslie Viguerie, attended the opening ceremonies for a new Uzbekistan border post located along the border with Tajikistan. The event was hosted by General-Major Rustam Eminjanov, commander of the Uzbekistan Border Guards, and showcased the outpost’s new facilities and capabilities. The United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 August, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: border, Border Guards, U.S. Central Command
The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the foreign ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, following the second ministerial level meeting in the C5+1 format, held August 3, 2016 in Washington DC, together issue this Second Joint Declaration ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 4 August, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: C5+1, Foreign Ministers
From July 18 to July 29, three English language education experts from the U.S. Department of Defense worked in cooperation with the Uzbek Ministry of Defense to host a workshop for MOD English instructors. Sixteen English language teachers attended the ten day English language program representing various Ministry of Defense Institutions, including the Tashkent-based Armed ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 1 August, 2016 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Education, English
On Tuesday July 12, United States Central Command completed the handover of six “MAN” trucks to Uzbekistan’s Border Guards. These trucks were produced locally in Samarkand, and will expand the Border Guards’ vehicle fleet. Last year, the U.S. Central Command delivered twenty of the same vehicles for use by the Border Guards within Uzbekistan. These ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 18 July, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: “MAN” trucks, Border Security, U.S. Central Command
On June 15, Fulbright Scholar Mikael Gartner and Professor Ravshan Kadirov of Tashkent Architecture and Construction Institute (TACI) participated in a press event at the U.S. Embassy discussing their collaborative work in the areas of disaster response and earthquake resistant design. Mikael Gartner is an engineer and a former Urban Search and Rescue team member. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 June, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
| Tags: disaster response and earthquake resistant design, Emergency Situations, Fulbright Scholar, Mikael Gartner, press event, Ravshan Kadirov
Today, the United States remembers the events that took place in Andijon eleven years ago and renews its expressions of heartfelt sympathy to all who suffered during and as a result of that tragedy. The United States consistently encourages reconciliation, accountability and respect for the rights of all citizens as the best means to ensure ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 13 May, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases
| Tags: Andijan, Andijan Events, U.S. Embassy Statement
The shipment of medicines, donated by the pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Sharp & Dohme is worth $2,255,234.66
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 May, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: humanitarian shipment of medicines, Ministry of Health, pharmaceutical, Project Hope, USAID, Uzbekistan Havo Yo’llari
State Department-sponsored English Language Specialist, Dee Broughton led her final seminar to officially wrap up a year-long project titled "ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Materials Design Partnership Project."
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 14 April, 2016 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Press Releases
| Tags: Dee Broughton, English for Specific Purposes, English Language Specialist, English teachers, ESP, TESOL, Uzbekistan State World Languages University
Over 30 representatives from 13 major American companies interested in trade and investment in Uzbekistan visited Tashkent last week for discussions with the Government of Uzbekistan and meetings with business contacts, including numerous local companies and members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Uzbekistan (AmCham). On March 24, Ambassador Spratlen delivered
a keynote address at a widely ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 31 March, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
To promote U.S. business opportunities in Uzbekistan, a U.S. trade mission and a business roundtable with the Government of Uzbekistan are taking place March 22 to 24. The business roundtable is co-organized by the Government of Uzbekistan, the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Department of Commerce, AmCham Uzbekistan, and the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce. While the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 23 March, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
As blooming flowers usher in the beauties of spring and the fresh breezes of a new beginning, I want to wish all Uzbeks happiness and joy on the occasion of Navruz on behalf of the people of the United States of America and the colleagues and friends at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. In my ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 18 March, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
The list of higher education institutions sending the most Fulbright U.S. students and scholars abroad in academic year 2015-16 highlights the strong institutional diversity within the Fulbright Program. Topping the Fulbright U.S. Student Program (recent college graduates, graduate students, and early career professionals) list is Harvard University with 31 grantees, and topping the list of ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 24 February, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
On January 19, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal welcomed an Uzbek government delegation led by Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov to Washington for the sixth U.S.-Uzbekistan Annual Bilateral Consultations. As part of the consultations, the delegation met with Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases
Dear Friends, As 2015 draws to a close, I want to send a message of thanks and best wishes. It is hard to believe nearly a year has passed since my January 19 arrival. U.S. Embassy Tashkent staff and I have received warm welcomes when we have traveled around the country and the year has ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 December, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. embassy in Tashkent is pleased to announce the launch of the “Learn English with Alumni” project. U.S. Exchange Alumni will conduct two different English language courses three times a week, each class lasting an hour and a half. The first program, “Language in Use,” will cater to people of any age learning English. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 3 December, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
International student enrollment in the U.S. up ten percent to nearly one million Students from Uzbekistan increased by 6% to 491 November 16, 2015 – The 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds the number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities had the highest rate of growth in 35 ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 17 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The United States welcomes the release of former member of parliament and human rights activist Murod Juraev after 21 years in prison. We regard Mr. Juraev’s release as a positive step and urge the Government of Uzbekistan to build on it by making it a prelude to the release of other long-held journalists, activists, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 13 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The following is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner: Secretary Kerry met with Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov today to discuss U.S.-Uzbekistan relations and to review opportunities to cooperate on a range of bilateral and regional issues. The Secretary expressed U.S. respect for Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. He thanked President Karimov for hosting the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Minister. Thank you for a generous welcome here to this very beautiful city of Samarkand. I’m particularly grateful to our hosts, President Karimov and to Foreign Minister Kamilov, for inviting us all here and for hosting this particular meeting. And I’m grateful to each of our fellow ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The United States of America is strongly committed to the prosperity, sovereignty, stability, and security of the five Central Asian countries as well as a vision of regional economic connectivity through its New Silk Road initiative. Since Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991; the United States has provided approximately ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
SECRETARY KERRY: Excuse me. Well, Mr. President, thank you. Thank you very much for your very generous welcome here to Uzbekistan and to Samarkand. It’s a great privilege for me to be here, and it is a magnificent city – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So I already wish I had more time to be ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The foreign ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Secretary of State of the United States of America issue this
Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation . This meeting follows a ministerial level meeting of the six countries on September 26, 2015, in New ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 1 November, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan from October 28 to November 3. While in Vienna, Secretary Kerry will hold bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign counterparts to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. The Secretary will then travel to Bishkek, Samarkand, Astana, Dushanbe, and Ashgabat ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 28 October, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce a special opportunity for emerging civil society leaders to participate in a 9-18 month professional fellowship in the United States. All Fellows will be placed at a leading social change organization in the United States. Individuals in the nonprofit/NGO sectors with two or more years of ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 October, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Department of State has announced that online registration for the 2017 Diversity Visa Program (also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery or Green Card Lottery) will be open to the public from October 1, 2015, until November 3, 2015. To qualify, an individual must be from a qualifying country, such as Uzbekistan, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 5 October, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced the successful return of the final 5 kilograms (approximately 11 pounds) of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel from the IIN-3M “Foton” research reactor in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Russia. This is the eighth shipment of HEU from Uzbekistan since 2004 and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 September, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The United States Embassy in Tashkent is hosting a Town Hall and Emergency Preparedness Meeting for U.S. citizens on September 28 at 6:00 pm at the Radisson Blu hotel. Food and drinks will be provided. You’ll have an opportunity to meet U.S. Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen who will speak briefly about issues relevant to U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 23 September, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On behalf of the American people and my colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, I would like to offer heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the people of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of your independence. The United States was one of the first countries to recognize Uzbekistan’s independence on December ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 September, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Nearly twenty years ago in the United States Senate, I voted against the Defense of Marriage Act for a simple reason: No law should deny the right of gay and lesbian Americans to marry the person they love. Today, by making marriage equality the law of the land, the Supreme Court reaffirmed one of our ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 29 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, Teresa and I wish all Muslims a happy and blessed Ramadan. Ramadan is a season for heightened reflection, worship, compassion, and community. For Muslims everywhere, this special month provides spiritual nourishment and reinforces appreciation for the universal value — and values — of humanity. It is also ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 18 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On June 11, Ambassador Spratlen met with Ms. Elena Urlaeva, Chairperson of the Human Rights Alliance, to discuss her recent work and published reports starting May 31 that drew international concern about her. The Ambassador reaffirmed that U.S. government’s efforts to strengthen bilateral relations with Uzbekistan include a focus on the role of a vibrant ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 14 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
In observance of the World Day Against Child Labor, established by the United Nations’ (UN) International Labor Organization (ILO), the U.S. government commends the Government of Uzbekistan on its efforts to eliminate child labor in the cotton sector, and collaboration with the ILO and World Bank. The U.S. government is proud to assist these efforts ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 13 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Posted by Thomas A. Shannon A vibrant, free, and independent press is a staple of any open society. But today freedom of the press is purposefully and systematically challenged on every continent. It is steadily dismantled by governments that fear the free flow of information, block websites, stifle civil society, and deny access to journalists. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
United States Mission to the OSCE As delivered by Ambassador Daniel B. Baer to the Permanent Council, Vienna | June 4, 2015 The United States would like to draw attention to two human rights-related cases in Uzbekistan. The United States is deeply concerned about recent reports that respected human rights activist Elena Urlaeva was detained ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 5 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Secretary Carter, for your leadership of our men and women in uniform. General Dempsey; Major General Buchanan; Mr. Patrick Hallinan, Executive Director of Army National Military Cemeteries; Chaplain Studniewski; members of our armed services, veterans, and, most of all, families and friends of our fallen — it is ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On the tenth anniversary of the events that took place in Andijan on May 13, 2005, the United States extends its deepest sympathy to the families and friends of all those who lost their lives or suffered as a result. We share many common goals with Uzbekistan and remain committed to encouraging accountability, reconciliation, democratic ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 13 May, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
In this week’s address, the President honored the 70th anniversary of V-E Day. On this occasion, we commemorate the Allied victory in Europe during World War II. It is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who decades ago served and sacrificed for the cause of freedom. This was the generation that, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 11 May, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
In honor of Mother’s Day, which American people celebrate on the second Sunday in May, I join my colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent to highlight the great significance of the role of mothers in America. I am certain this value is echoed in every community in every corner of the world, including in ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 10 May, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On behalf of the Embassy of the United States of America and the American people, I would like to extend all the very best to you and your families on the 70th anniversary of Victory Day. As we commemorate the anniversary of the end of one the most devastating wars in world history, we also ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 May, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On May 3rd, we honored journalists who defend democratic ideals through their commitment to discovering and telling the truth. In doing so, we also paid tribute journalism itself, a profession to that is essential to good governance and the functioning of democracy. This is a critically important time to acknowledge the contributions of journalists. As ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 5 May, 2015 | Topics:
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On 27 April, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov signed Amended Letter of Agreement #13. It is the amendment to the August 14, 2001 Letter of Agreement on narcotics control and law enforcement assistance between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 29 April, 2015 | Topics:
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Today, the President submitted the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia to the U.S. Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. This is the latest step demonstrating the U.S. commitment to nuclear non-proliferation and to reducing nuclear dangers worldwide. The President looks forward to working closely with the Senate ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 28 April, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Press Statement by John Kerry, Secretary of State I join the people of the United States in expressing our deepest condolences to all of those affected by today’s earthquake in Nepal, including the families of those who died in Nepal, India, China, and Bangladesh. We are working closely with the government of Nepal to provide ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 April, 2015 | Topics:
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The Republic of Uzbekistan supports the agreement reached in Lausanne on April 2, 2015, on key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the “Group of Six” of international mediators on Iran’s nuclear program. As the initiator of the conclusion of the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 14 April, 2015 | Topics:
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 9 April, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent is pleased to bring Ari Roland, one of America’s famous Jazz Quartets, back to Uzbekistan April 8-13. The first time Quartet visited Uzbekistan was in 2009. The Quartet will stay in Tashkent to share ideas and best practices with arts students, teachers, and the general public. Members of the Quartet ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 3 April, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Aziz do’stlar! On behalf of the United States of America and on behalf of the colleagues and friends at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, I wish happiness to everyone on the occasion of Navruz. As the spring is now here, I would like to wish everyone peace, good health and success, as we all ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 19 March, 2015 | Topics:
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On February 27, 2015, the U.S. State Department’s Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program presented information technology (IT) equipment to the Refresher Training Faculty of the Higher Military Customs Institute, worth $28,300.00. The IT equipment includes, among other items, 21 personal computer work stations with 19-inch monitors and uninterrupted power supply units. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 5 March, 2015 | Topics:
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The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, presented her credentials to the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, on January 27, 2015. Ambassador Spratlen expressed her desire to continue strong, candid, and fruitful cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United States, as the two countries have been engaged in ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 29 January, 2015 | Topics:
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Remarks at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy Thank you very much. Thank you Vice Rector Turdiev for your wonderful introduction. And I also want to acknowledge our excellent Ambassador George Krol who is here with us today for his service to our country and to the U.S. – Uzbek partnership. Let me tell ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 12 December, 2014 | Topics:
Press Releases
Well, once again, thank you very much for coming so late in the evening. I’m really delighted to be here in Uzbekistan. This is my first visit as Assistant Secretary, and I want to thank the Government and people of Uzbekistan for the warm hospitality. And I thank our most excellent Ambassador, Ambassador George Krol, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 12 December, 2014 | Topics:
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The American Embassy in Tashkent congratulates all the citizens of Uzbekistan on the 22nd anniversary of the Uzbek Constitution. Every nation’s constitution reflects the unique culture, circumstances, and values of its people. Moreover, a constitution is a key document that defines and protects every citizen’s universal rights. We believe that the constitutions of the United ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 8 December, 2014 | Topics:
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Over 200 scientists, diplomats, representatives of international organizations, and government officials from Central Asia gathered in Urgench October 28-29 for an international conference dedicated to seeking solutions to the problems of the Aral Sea Basin region. The event was organized by the Government of Uzbekistan as current chair of the International Fund for Saving the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 6 November, 2014 | Topics:
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On November 5, Ambassador Krol and the Director of the State Archeological and History Museum, Abdurashid Zakrilayev, inaugurated an exhibition of restored archeological artifacts at the Bukhara State Archeological and History Museum “Ark” in Bukhara. Representatives from the Ministry of Sport and Culture of Uzbekistan, historians, restorers, U.S. Embassy employees, and journalists participated in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 6 November, 2014 | Topics:
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The U.S. Department of State has announced that online registration for the 2016 Diversity Visa Program (also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery or Green Card Lottery) will be open to the public from October 1, 2014, until November 3, 2014. Each year, the U.S. government makes 50,000 permanent residence visas available through the Diversity ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 October, 2014 | Topics:
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On behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent and the people of the United States, allow me to extend warmest wishes to the people of Uzbekistan on the holy occasion of Qurbon-Hayit. Muslims around the world, including those in Uzbekistan as well as in the United States, celebrate this holiday. I wish all families health, ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 3 October, 2014 | Topics:
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On October 3, over 600 guests gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent together with Uzbek artists Rayhon, Shahzod Band and Jazzirama to celebrate Daniel Pearl World Music Days. Every October musicians across the United States and around the world join together to inspire unity and friendship through music, counter cultural and religious intolerance, foster ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 3 October, 2014 | Topics:
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The Seventh Annual American Film Festival, organized by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent in cooperation with the National Agency Uzbekkino, will be held at the Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace September 26-28, 2014. The theme of this year’s Festival is “Growing up in America.” The selected films will tell different stories of growing up in America and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 September, 2014 | Topics:
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On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Uzbekistan as you celebrate 23 years of independence. Your Foreign Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov, visited Washington, D.C., in my first month as Secretary of State. We discussed Uzbekistan’s important role in bringing peace and prosperity to the entire region. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 29 August, 2014 | Topics:
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I join the people of the United States of America and President Barack Obama in offering heartfelt congratulations and good wishes to the people of this beautiful country on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence. Uzbekistan has accomplished much during its relatively short 23 years of independence. In the midst of difficult ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 29 August, 2014 | Topics:
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On behalf of the people of the United States and my colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all people of the Muslim faith in Uzbekistan on the occasion of Ramadan-Hayit. During the past holy month, a time of blessings and forgiveness, millions of Muslim Americans ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 25 July, 2014 | Topics:
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On Wednesday, July 16, 2014, First Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Asilbek Khudayarov, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent Philip Kosnett, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uzbekistan Dr. Asmus Hammerich announced the delivery of four GeneXpert rapid tuberculosis testing machines to the Ministry of Health. The ceremony took place at ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 July, 2014 | Topics:
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The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the wife, children, friends and colleagues of Angren-based human rights activist Abdurasul Khudoynazarov who passed away at the age of 58 after a struggle with a ruthless disease. Abdurasul Khudoynazarov’s dedication and courage on the path of the protection of human rights in Uzbekistan ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 27 June, 2014 | Topics:
Press Releases
Today, the United States remembers the events that took place in Andijon nine years ago and extends heartfelt sympathy to all who suffered during and as a result of that tragedy. As a principle the United States encourages reconciliation, accountability and respect for the rights of all citizens as the best means to ensure future ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 13 May, 2014 | Topics:
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The inaugural U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation will be held May 5-7, 2014 in Tashkent. This is in furtherance of the 2010 U.S.-Uzbekistan Science and Technology Agreement, signed by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov. Approximately 30 U.S. scientists, university researchers, and representatives from ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 7 May, 2014 | Topics:
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The “Painting of the Ambassadors,” found by accident in 1965, is currently housed in the Afrosiyob Museum. This masterpiece of Sogd art, which dates back to the 7th century, is well known throughout the world. Unfortunately, due to its age, this masterpiece is in danger of disintegrating. Because of its current state of deterioration, it ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 May, 2014 | Topics:
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Officials from the United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan met in Tashkent on March 26 to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation to counter nuclear smuggling. These discussions are a continuation of the ongoing bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States since the two countries signed a Joint Action Plan ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 April, 2014 | Topics:
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, Ambassador of the United States to Uzbekistan George A. Krol, First Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Asilbek Khudayarov, and Chairperson of the Board of the International Non-governmental Charitable Foundation (INCF) “Sog’lom Avlod Uchun” Svetlana Imanova, announced a new U.S. Government program, implemented by USAID in cooperation with the Government of ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 2 April, 2014 | Topics:
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On behalf of the U.S. Embassy and the people of the United States of America, allow me to convey warmest wishes to the people of Uzbekistan on the occasion of Navruz. From the first days of its independence, Uzbekistan revived the public celebration of Navruz throughout the country. Since then this traditional eastern New Year ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 20 March, 2014 | Topics:
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Fatema Sumar will travel March 16-19 to Uzbekistan. During her visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary Sumar will seek to further broaden and deepen the U.S. – Uzbekistan relationship. Ms. Sumar will meet with government and business leaders in Tashkent to discuss the full range of ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 17 March, 2014 | Topics:
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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 threat to the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 4 March, 2014 | Topics:
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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. 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 our European allies, we have urged an ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 4 March, 2014 | Topics:
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On January 31, Uzbek scholars and journalists joined U.S. Ambassador George Krol at the Ambassador’s Residence in Tashkent for a presentation of a new Uzbek-English / English-Uzbek dictionary, published with the financial support of the United States government. The dictionary’s author, Shavkat Butaev, and other experts at the Uzbek World Languages University and the Uzbek ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 3 February, 2014 | Topics:
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