September 23, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), along with the Ministry of Public Education, officially launched the five-year, $10 million Uzbekistan Youth Employment Skills (YES) activity. The activity will increase youth workforce readiness and employability by equipping young people in grades 8-11 with the necessary skills to enter Uzbekistan’s economy as competent employees or …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 23 September, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan. September 21, 2022 – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted the second-annual Regional Women’s Summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The summit brought together 100 female-owned and female-managed businesses, activists, businesswomen’s associations, government agencies and NGOs from all over Central Asia to collaborate on how best to integrate gender considerations into all …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 21 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
Uzbekistan’s History Museum Hosts a Workshop Organized by the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute for Five Central Asian Artifact Conservators From September 5-15, the U.S. government supported an artifact conservation workshop, “C5 Cultural Training Partnership,” at the Uzbekistan State Museum of History in Tashkent. The Director of Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Gil Stein, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 20 September, 2022 | Topics: Art & Culture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
September 19, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, and the Tashkent International Arbitration Center (TIAC) kicked off the second-annual Uzbek Arbitration Week (UzAW). This event brings together national and international arbitration professionals and educators to promote the use of alternative dispute …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 19 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
September 16, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an advanced entrepreneurship training program for 600 rural women. This initiative is part of a $3.4 million Women’s Economic Empowerment program that supports rural women in Uzbekistan by facilitating their engagement in the workforce as entrepreneurs and skilled employees. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 September, 2022 | Topics: Business, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 13 September, 2022 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of respected human rights attorney Umidjon Davlatov, who passed away suddenly on September 1 at age 42. Umidjon Davlatov was known throughout the development and human rights community for his tremendous commitment to democratic principles and freedom, and for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 September, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 7, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) together with the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan organized a conference to share and discuss Uzbekistan’s draft Entrepreneurship Code. The new code, which was drafted with technical assistance from USAID, will make it easier for Uzbekistan’s entrepreneurs to start and grow …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 7 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
August 31, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over 33 high-quality, internationally-sourced English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks and teacher’s guides to the Ministry of Public Education for use during the 2022-2023 academic year. The Ministry of Public Education printed the new textbooks for over 6.5 million students, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 31 August, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
Uzbekistan is one of approximately 50 countries and regional organizations receiving funding to save lives through emergency interventions and mitigate further increases in poverty, hunger, and malnutrition as a result of rising prices of food, fertilizer, and fuel. August 26, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The United States, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), announced …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 26 August, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants for the second round of our 2022 Self-Defense Camp, we have closed registration. Please stay tuned for announcements about future rounds of the project.
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 August, 2022 | Topics: embassy, Press Releases
August 15, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched an initiative which will integrate socially vulnerable women and women with disabilities into Uzbekistan’s digital economy. Approximately 250 women in the Tashkent and Kashkadarya regions will receive training in e-commerce, social media marketing, and advertising. Program graduates will receive …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 15 August, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
July 28, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Safe Migration in Central Asia activity and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in partnership with the National Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP Commission) and Forced Labor of the Republic of Uzbekistan …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 28 July, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, TTIP, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: human trafficking, USAID
July 26, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over approximately 500,000 new, high-quality textbooks and teacher’s guides to the Ministry of Public Education today. The learning materials will be used in Grades 1-4 for Uzbek Language Arts and Mathematics instruction. The books were developed through a partnership of USAID, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 26 July, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
July 4, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the United States delivered 2 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to the people and government of Uzbekistan to continue Uzbekistan’s fight against COVID-19. This vaccine shipment is part of 1.2 billion doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines that the United States Government has pledged to donate to 115 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 4 July, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over crucial video conferencing equipment to the Office of the Commissioner for Protection of Rights and Legitimate Interests of Entrepreneurs under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Business Ombudsman). The equipment, valued at approximately $54,000, will connect the Business Ombudsman’s …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 29 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
June 28, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, ombudspersons representing five Central Asian governments signed two agreements intended to facilitate the protection of human rights in Central Asia. The agreements, which were supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), were signed at an international forum in Tashkent. The forum, “Cooperation of the Central Asian …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Today, I had a great series of engagements here in Tashkent, with President Mirziyoyev, Secretary of the National Security Council Makhmudov, General Lieutenant Qurbonov, General Major Khalmuhamedov, and the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. These were important, high-level discussions regarding the major topics of concern for both militaries. Yesterday, I …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 15 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
June 7, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Uzbek National Sub-Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons completed a year-long series of Training for Trainers workshops on combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The workshops were led …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 7 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
June 7, 2022, Tashkent Uzbekistan – From May 23-25 and May 27-30, Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for the Asia Bureau of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Anjali Kaur visited Uzbekistan as part of a high-level United States government delegation led by U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary Donald Lu. On May 30, DAA …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 7 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
June 02, 2022 – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over essential medical equipment to healthcare facilities in Djizzak to assist the region in its fight against tuberculosis (TB). Representatives of the USAID Mission to Uzbekistan, the National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Center, and the Djizzak Regional Health Administration participated in the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
June 1, 2022, Almaty, Kazakhstan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have embarked on joint work to increase cooperation in renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and other areas to support accelerated decarbonization of the electricity sectors in Central Asian countries. Today, USAID and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 1 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Asalomu Aleykum, dobroe utro, good morning to all my friends and colleagues in the room! Most of all, congratulations to the graduates of the English for Professionals in Mass Media (EPMM) program!! I’d like to thank Webster University for partnering with the U.S. Embassy on this wonderful program. Dr. Jinker, Maggie, and I think a …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 1 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
May 30, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the United States with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over urgently needed cold chain equipment and computers to the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan to strengthen Uzbekistan’s national immunization system. The equipment, which includes 671 refrigerators, 212 freezers, and 150 computers worth $1.3 million …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 31 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
May 27, 2022, Nukus, Karakalpakstan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched IT Women – Karakalpakstan – a comprehensive information communication technologies (ICT) training program for rural women and girls in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The program provides training in essential ICT skills that will empower women to take advantage of a broad …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 27 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
May 24, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, a United States delegation which included Department of State Assistant Secretary Donald Lu and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Asia Bureau Anjali Kaur met with aspiring women entrepreneurs at the “Toshkent Gullari” Floristic School. The goal of the visit to the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 25 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
May 24, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Embassy launched a new round of Self-Defense Classes for Women and Girls in Tashkent. The project will be carried out in collaboration with professional self-defense instructors from the Sambo Federation of Uzbekistan. Classes will take place at BeFit Box, a state-of-the-art gym facility, where participants will learn a …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 25 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
On this Day of Remembrance and Honor, we congratulate the people of Uzbekistan on the 77th anniversary of the Victory of Allied Forces over Nazism in World War II. We remember and we honor the contributions and sacrifices of the more than 530,000 Uzbekistanis who served among the 34 million members of the Soviet Forces …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 8 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
In honor of the 30th anniversary of United States – Uzbekistan diplomatic relations, this year, Wendy’s, American franchise in Uzbekistan, partnered with the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan. As part of this collaboration, Wendy’s will be providing hot drinks in limited edition design cups dedicated to this anniversary. Also, the symbols of the 30th anniversary will …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 8 May, 2022 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan
May 5, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan disseminated the results of the first-ever National Early Grade Reading and Early Grade Mathematics Assessments (EGRA and EGMA). The data collected on student reading and math skills will help the Ministry make informed …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 5 May, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
April 22, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) hosted an event to commemorate Earth Day. U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum and USAID Mission Director Mikaela Meredith joined TSAU Deputy Rector Alisher Khasanov and Advisor …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 April, 2022 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
April 20, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum presented 50 Toyota Hilux and Fortuner SUVs to the Border Troops of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Deputy Commander of the Border Troops COL Bakhtiyar Mansurov accepted the equipment on behalf of the Border Troops, with officials from the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 20 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
April 15, 2022, Samarkand, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a comprehensive program for rural women across Uzbekistan to improve their workforce development knowledge and skills, and empower them to gain employment. Implemented in partnership with the National Center for Socio-Economic Development “SABR” and 13 regional socio-oriented NGOs, USAID will …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 15 April, 2022 | Topics: Business, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
April 8, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Education, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Republican Education Center are collaborating to develop new student textbooks and teacher guides for Grades 1-4 Uzbek Language Arts and Mathematics instruction. This undertaking supports the Government of Uzbekistan’s goal to help children and youth prepare for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 April, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
Program Office: Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Tashkent Funding Opportunity Title: Management of the National and Regional Spelling Bee Contest Announcement Type: Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunity Number: TASHKENT-PAS-FY22-005 Deadline for Applications: May 16, 2022 (11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern time) CFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs CONTACT INFORMATION For assistance with the requirements of this …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 April, 2022 | Topics: American Spaces, Art & Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
April 1, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, announced a call for concept papers from entrepreneurs and private domestic enterprises to co-finance innovative products and services in the agribusiness and agritourism sectors. GPS agriculture, satellite and drone imagery, automated …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 1 April, 2022 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
March 24, 2022, Tashkent – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan and the World Health Organization commemorated World Tuberculosis Day in Uzbekistan. USAID marked the day with a donation of 16 GeneXpert diagnostic machines to the Ministry of Health (MOH); by organizing a children’s paintings exhibition …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 24 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent is pleased to announce the launch of the final round of the “Alumni English” project in Bukhara. U.S. Exchange Alumni will conduct two different English language courses three times per week, each class lasting one and a half hours. The first program, “Language in Use,” will cater to people 14 years and older whose …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 18 March, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Embassy in Tashkent is pleased to announce a call for applications for a women’s self-defense Sports Visitor Program funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy Division. The program is for female self-defense instructors from all regions of Uzbekistan. The Sports Visitor Program brings youth athletes, coaches, and administrators from all …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 16 March, 2022 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
March 14, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — The United States Government announced today the donation of approximately 2 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the people and government of Uzbekistan. The donation brings the total number of COVID-19 vaccines that the United States has donated to Uzbekistan to 7.6 million. Diseases know no borders. The vaccines …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 15 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 12, 2022 The people of Ukraine are inspiring the world as they defend their country from Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of their country. The United States and our Allies and partners stand in solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine in the face …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
The English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training (ESN:STT) program, launched in November 2019, by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent and the Uzbekistan Ministry of Public Education began the teacher to teacher professional development and training cascade phase of the program on Friday, March 4th. English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training (ESN:STT) is a three-year, $5.0 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 9 March, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
March 1, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Uzbekistani companies enter into negotiations with U.S. importers. With funding from USAID, three large Uzbekistani horticulture exporters and the Export Promotion Agency of Uzbekistan attended the annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, California from February 8-10, 2022. This was the first time any Uzbekistani fruit …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 March, 2022 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Friday, February 25, 2022 – Today, the conference “Legal Support of Strategic Reforms: Final Analysis and New Challenges”, organized by the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan, took place in Tashkent. The event, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), brought together around 150 representatives from Parliament, the Cabinet of Ministers, international experts, and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 25 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
February 8, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On February 8-12, 2022, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Central Asia Media Program is hosting its third annual innovative seminar on media and digital literacy, MediaCAMP Eduthon 2022 . The online event is gathering university professors, schoolteachers, media trainers, and experts in the field of media and digital literacy from Central …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 8 February, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
February 2, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new five-year, $10 million Youth Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Activity in Uzbekistan. “USAID is proud to support the Government of Uzbekistan in developing its human capital potential, ensuring that the country’s youth population is prepared to succeed in the workforce,” USAID/Uzbekistan …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 2 February, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
U.S. Provides Over $1 Million in New Equipment to Strengthen Uzbekistan Customs’ Counter-Nuclear Smuggling Capacity and Personnel Training Regime Tashkent—This week, the United States and Uzbekistan’s State Customs Committee (SCC) held a virtual handover ceremony to recognize the provision of new state-of-the-art equipment to support the SCC with counter-nuclear smuggling operations and modernized training capabilities. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 28 January, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
January 25, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Agribusiness Development activity announced a call for applications from researchers and research teams within its Applied Research Initiatives Support Program. USAID plans to support Uzbekistan’s academic research community to conduct practical research in order to provide solutions to challenges faced by …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 25 January, 2022 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
January 21 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the successful completion of its five-year, regional Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity . The activity facilitated Central Asian exports and increased employment in horticulture, transport and logistics services, and tourism industries. The activity successfully increased competitiveness and expanded trade in these sectors within the region …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 21 January, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
January 17, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Thanks to the American people’s generosity, 310,050 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been delivered today to Uzbekistan to fight COVID-19. Diseases know no borders. This Pfizer vaccine shipment is part of the United States Government donation of 1.1 billion safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for the world through the COVID-19 Vaccine …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 17 January, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
January 14, 2022 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Agribusiness Development activity established a “Gender Development Fund” and announced a request for concept papers to co-invest with craft enterprises and individual craftswomen. The funds will be used to add value to products and services allowing rural women entrepreneurs to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 14 January, 2022 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held a capstone event to mark the achievements made by its Local Health System Sustainability (LHHS) COVID-19 response activity. LHSS, which was implemented by Abt Associates Incorporated., and launched at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. The LHSS activity supported a coordinated national emergency response …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 20 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
December 16, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 30 cutting-edge tuberculosis (TB) testing machines to the people of Uzbekistan. The equipment worth $381,000 was handed over by USAID Mission Director in Uzbekistan Mikaela Meredith to the Deputy Minister of Health Ulugbek Sabirov at the ceremony in the Republican …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Begin Text: On December 13, 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov and U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Assistant Secretary Donald Lu …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officially launched the Quality Club, which will provide a mechanism for continuous dialogue between the Agency for the Development of Pharmaceutical Industry and local pharmaceutical manufacturers to discuss updates, challenges, and solutions related to medicines and medical products regulation in Uzbekistan. Representatives of the USAID Mission to Uzbekistan, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 10, 2021 Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on December 11-16. The delegation will include Deputy Assistant Secretary Kara McDonald, of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and other senior State Department officials. While in the region, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 11 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
On December 1, Embassy Tashkent and the U.S. Department of Interior co-sponsored the second of three events, designed to focus deeply on specific issues around water management. The session attracted 47 attendees, representing the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, the Scientific Research Institute of Irrigation and Water Problems, the Ministry of Water …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 7 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
December 7, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Agribusiness Development activity announced a call for concept papers from private domestic agribusinesses. Eligible enterprises will be supported through the “Agribusiness Development Fund” to add value to agricultural products, increase sales, create new jobs, and access new markets. This is the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 7 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
December 6, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Thanks to the American people’s generosity, 301,860 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been delivered today to Uzbekistan to fight COVID-19. This Pfizer vaccine shipment is part of the United States Government donation of 1.1 billion safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for the world through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX). …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 6 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccines
November 30, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held the “International Cooperation in Promoting Gender Equality” conference. The event brought together approximately 100 representatives from Uzbekistan’s Parliament and various national and international institutions, including experts from civil society organizations and academia. The conference discussed best practices in promoting gender …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 November, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, November 30, 2021 – During the New Uzbekistan Education International Education Forum, U.S. Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum and Director of the Agency for Presidential Educational Institutions (PIIMA) of Uzbekistan Hilola Umarova signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the sphere of education and hosting American Corners in Creative Schools throughout Uzbekistan. American Corners are a global network …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 November, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
November 17, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Embassy Tashkent and the U.S. Department of the Interior co-sponsored the first of three sessions for the Ambassador’s Water Experts Program (AWEP) in Uzbekistan. The event, which focused on specific issues around agricultural water, included 94 participants from Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME), and its Bukhara …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 November, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
November 17, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan will be administering the National Early Grade Reading and Early Grade Mathematics Assessments (EGRA and EGMA) from November 15 to December 7, 2021. This collaboration between USAID and the Ministry marks the first …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 17 November, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
November 12, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – As part of the United States Government’s comprehensive global response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently allocated an additional $2.5 million to Uzbekistan. This brings the total direct U.S. Government contribution to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19 to over $16 million. USAID …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 12 November, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The Fruits of Jahongir’s Labor Boosting Uzbek entrepreneurs’ competitiveness — and livelihoods Seven years ago on a trip in Japan — far away from his home region of Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Jahongir Giyasov, 45, tried a dried mango for the first time. “I couldn’t believe how delicious it was,” he recalled. “It made me think about fruits from Uzbekistan that …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 9 November, 2021 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
November 3, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) distributed 385,000 student textbooks and teacher guides to 208 public schools in the Namangan and Syrdarya regions as part of a pilot program conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan to improve student learning outcomes in the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 3 November, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Elisabeth Rosenstock-Siller to the Permanent Council, Vienna October 28, 2021 Thank you, Madam Chair. I would also like to thank the Ambassador for raising this issue today. The United States supports the people in Uzbekistan in exercising their right to vote in the October 24 presidential election. We concur with …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 29 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Transcripts
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 25, 2021 The United States supports the people of Uzbekistan for exercising their right to vote in the presidential elections on October 24. We concur with the OSCE-ODIHR monitoring mission’s observation that the vote was peaceful and characterized by high voter turnout but share the OSCE mission’s concerns that …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 26 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Uzbekistan Presidential Election
October 25, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Thanks to the American people’s generosity, 273,780 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been delivered today to Uzbekistan to fight COVID-19. This is the second part of the shipment of 800,280 Pfizer vaccine doses for Uzbekistan; the initial shipment comprising 526,500 doses, arrived in Tashkent on October 18. This Pfizer …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19, Pfizer, USAID
October 15, 2021 – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over medical equipment to healthcare facilities in Ferghana to assist the region in its fight against tuberculosis (TB). Representatives of the USAID Mission to Uzbekistan, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Center, and the Ferghana Regional Health Administration participated in the ceremony. The …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 15 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
October 8, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over high-performance liquid chromatography equipment to the Andijan Medicines Quality Control Laboratory. This laboratory equipment is necessary in the quality assurance testing of pharmaceutical products according to international best practices and standards. Representatives of the USAID Mission to Uzbekistan, Agency for Development …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
October 5, 2021. Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $19-million five-year activity, USAID Trade Central Asia, that will be implemented in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The new trade activity will build on USAID’s decades of achievements facilitating regional trade, enterprise development, and regional connectivity. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 6 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Central Asia, Trade, USAID
October 4, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the eleventh annual Central Asia Trade Forum , an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia and beyond focused on post-COVID recovery and resilience in the region. This five-day virtual event includes over 80 distinguished speakers from around the world including Central Asia …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 5 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Central Asia Trade Forum, USAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT October 4, 2021 Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Tashkent with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to discuss further strengthening the bilateral relationship, as well …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 4 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
U.S. Department of State Office of Spokesperson Spokesperson Ned Price October 3, 2021 Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Kamilov Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Tashkent with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and an interagency delegation that included National Security Advisor Viktor Makhmudov, Minister of Justice Ruslanbek Davlatov, and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 3 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Ministerial on the margins of UNGA 76. Begin …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 30 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on September 29 to lead a U.S. interagency delegation to a September 30 U.S.-Russia bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue. She will be joined by Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 29 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
22 September, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the successful completion of the Rule of Law Partnership in Uzbekistan program at a virtual event. The six-year program was jointly implemented by the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, USAID, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Representatives of the Supreme Court, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 23 September, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: UNDP, USAID
September 22, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a request for concept papers from private agritourism enterprises in Uzbekistan to boost domestic and regional tourism. The announcement is made through the USAID Agribusiness Development Activity’s recently established “Agribusiness Development Fund”. On a global scale, agritourism has proven to be an …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 September, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
September 21, 2021 The text of the following statement was issued by the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States of America, on the occasion of the C5+1 Climate Ministerial held virtually on September 16, 2021. Begin Text: Climate …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 September, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 16, 2021 – Today, the fifth international conference on integrated tuberculosis (TB) control in Central Asia opened in Tashkent. The three-day event is organized by the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, and the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Phthisiology and Pulmonology, with support from the U.S. Agency for International …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
September 13, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Thanks to the American people’s generosity, 1,214,460 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been donated to Uzbekistan to fight COVID-19. These safe and effective vaccines will protect lives in Uzbekistan and help prevent the spread of dangerous new variants. This Pfizer vaccine shipment is part of the United States Government …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19, Pfizer
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Office of Press Relations For Immediate Release REMARKS Administrator Samantha Power at the Commemoration of Uzbekistan’s 30th Year of Independence September 9, 2021 Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Good evening everybody. I can’t tell you how honored I am to be a part of this really, really …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 10 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 31, 2021 On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the people of Uzbekistan as you celebrate 30 years of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity on September 1. The United States greatly appreciates Uzbekistan’s focus on regional connectivity, especially …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Secretary of State
August 31, 2021 The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives, friends, and colleagues of Khorezm-based human rights activist Haitboy Yakubov, who passed away on August 28. Haitboy Yakubov spent 29 years as a human rights defender and was a pioneer of human rights activism in Uzbekistan. He made significant contributions to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 31 August, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
August 23, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U. S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) hosted a Women’s Summit entitled, ‘The Power of Women: GrowthTrends of Post-Pandemic and Beyond’ for women leaders, entrepreneurs, women-owned small-and-medium-sized enterprises, activists, influencers, bloggers, women-led business associations,and relevant non-government organizations. The Women’s Summit gathered stakeholders to discuss how the COVID-19 crisis …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 August, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: USAID
Feruza Khudoynazarova came to lab work naturally. During her childhood in the picturesque Syrdarya region of eastern Uzbekistan, Feruza took care of her mother through a bout of illness. It was then that Feruza decided to dedicate her life to serving people as a medical worker. Feruza started her career as a nurse at the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis, USAID
By USAID CENTRAL ASIA AUGUST 10TH, 2021 Annually, World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed on July 30 around the globe. This year, USAID’s Safe Migration in Central Asia activity, implemented by Winrock International, in cooperation with the Government of Uzbekistan, civil society, and private organizations marked the occasion with activities across Uzbekistan to raise awareness about human trafficking and ways to prevent …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, TTIP, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
August 6, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the procurement of the licenses of two school textbook series developed by international publishing companies to the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan. Worth $10 million, the series consist of Information and Communications Technology student textbooks and teacher guides for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 6 August, 2021 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Ambassador Rosenblum Welcomes First Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Students for 2021-2022 Academic Year Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 4, 2021 – United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum saw off the first Uzbekistan student exchange cohort of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program since 2006. These students will study at an American high school and live with …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 4 August, 2021 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The Ministry of Public Education and the United States Embassy Welcomes 25 English Language Teaching Experts to Uzbekistan as Part of the English-Speaking Nation (ESN) Program Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 2, 2021 –Advisor to the Minister for International Donors & Projects at the Minister of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Kasimkhodjaev and U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 August, 2021 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 30, 2021 – Today, the United States delivered more than 3,000,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Uzbekistan through COVAX, the international platform to deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines equitably around the world. This is the first time Uzbekistan has received the U.S. manufactured Moderna, two-dose vaccine, administered 28 days apart. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 30 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVAX, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, USAID
July 27, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan— Today, Mercy Corps signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Preschool Education and the Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service under the Ministry of Health to cooperate on the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program in Uzbekistan funded by the United States Department of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 28 July, 2021 | Topics: Child and Family Matters, Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
JULY 17, 2021 This week, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, led a US delegation with representatives from the White House National Security Council, Department of Defense, and Department of State to a high-level international conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to promote security, prosperity, and regional connectivity between Central and South Asia …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 18 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: C5+1
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 16, 2021 Representatives of the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity. The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree that peace and regional connectivity are mutually …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 18 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 16, 2021 The text of the following statement was adopted by the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States of America, on the occasion of the International Conference, “Central and South Asia: Regional …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 18 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: C5+1, Central and South Asia, Regional Connectivity
A new publication ‘ Cost of Doing Business in Uzbekistan 2021 ’ (PDF 6 MB) provides a “one-stop-shop” for investors looking for an authoritative source for startups and established businesses. Initiated by the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cost of Doing Business in Uzbekistan 2021 was released today in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 13 July, 2021 | Topics: Business, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
July 2, 2021 — The United States welcomes the upgrade of Uzbekistan’s ranking in the annual Trafficking Against Persons (TIP) Report from Tier Two Watch List to Tier Two. This year’s TIP Report recognizes the Government of Uzbekistan’s efforts toward preventing forced labor in the cotton harvest, identifying violations of laws against forced labor, and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 July, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, TTIP, U.S. & Uzbekistan
OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UZBEKISTAN: Tier 2 The Government of Uzbekistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 July, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Press Releases, Reports, South & Central Asia, TTIP, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: human trafficking
July 1, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 131 tons of food aid worth $399,213 to Uzbekistan. The shipment contains a nutritious vegetable and legume mix for distribution to health and social care settings and vulnerable households. The aid will reach over 30,000 of the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Agribusiness Development activity established the “Agribusiness Development Fund” and announced a request for concept papers from private domestic agribusinesses to strengthen the value-chain of agricultural products, increasing sales, creating new jobs, and accessing new markets. The fund aims to support agribusinesses to introduce new technologies to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 June, 2021 | Topics: Business, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
June 21, 2021 — To mark the 30th anniversary of Central Asian independence, the five U.S. Diplomatic Missions in Central Asia together with the Go Viral Network have launched a regional campaign: Next30 — Young Leaders of Central Asia, to identify 30 emerging leaders in Central Asia, born in 1991 and later. Registration for the Next30 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 June, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia
June 16, 2021–Today the Government of Uzbekistan officially launched a new unit within the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC). The establishment of the PHEOC was supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working through two international partners, Integral Global Health (IGH), and the Civilian Research …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
June 10, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Today, Mikaela Meredith assumed her duties as the first U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Uzbekistan. Ms. Meredith has almost 30 years of development experience with USAID. Prior to her new role, Ms. Meredith served as USAID’s Country Representative in Albania from 2018-2021 and USAID Mission …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 11 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
On June 2, 2021 the U.S. Embassy Tashkent delivered approximately $14,000 of loaned equipment to the Republican Center of Seismic Forecasting Monitoring (RCSFM) under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The RCSFM, together with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), will install two temporary seismic stations at Karasai and Koytash, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 | Topics: Environment, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Friday, May 21, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) kicked off a two-day conference “Collaboration Between Government and Civil Society in Legal Reforms”. The event brings together 70 representatives from the Parliament, government agencies and civil society to exchange experiences and develop recommendations to improve the cooperation of the government and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 21 May, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MAY 12, 2021 Executive Summary The constitution provides for freedom of religion or belief and separation of government and religion. Throughout the year, the government consulted with international legal scholars regarding draft updates to the law on religion, and on August 6, it officially requested a joint opinion from the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 19 May, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Press Releases, Reports, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: International Religious Freedom
May 6, 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with TCS Logistics (Pakistan), successfully launched the first pilot shipment to Central Asia under the Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) Convention, a customs agreement that facilitates the international transport of goods. The trial shipment cargo, consisting of herbal medicines destined …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 6 May, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MAY 4, 2021 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Virtual Ministerial. Begin Text: The U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 5 May, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of prominent human rights defender Surat Ikramov, who passed away on May 3 at age 77 after a prolonged illness. Ikramov was a tireless advocate for the inalienable rights of the citizens of Uzbekistan for more than 20 years. He …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 5 May, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Surat Ikramov
This week we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2021, and this year’s theme is “Taking Your Ideas to Market.” This theme highlights the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection systems for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are the backbone of both the global, and Uzbekistan’s, economy. They deliver the goods and services we need every day, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 27 April, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT April 22, 2021 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Kamilov The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov. The Secretary affirmed the United States’ support for Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 23 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Secretary of State
On April 8-9, the United States, through its Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a two-day webinar: ‘Women in Crafts: Opportunities for Connectivity and Digital Trade’ for women artisans and handicraft producers across Afghanistan and Central Asia to better understand market demand, identify new markets, and improve product quality. This training was held as part …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 April, 2021 | Topics: Business, Culture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
VIDEO REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE RECORDED ON APRIL 9, 2021 APRIL 12, 2021 Today, I wish all Muslims in the United States and around the world a blessed Ramadan. Ramadan is a season of reflection, prayer, charity, fasting, and community. Many Muslims at home and abroad will again celebrate this Ramadan differently through virtual gatherings and digital interaction …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 13 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Secretary of State
April 12, 2021 Jill and I send our warmest greetings and best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Ramadan Kareem. As many of our fellow Americans begin fasting tomorrow, we are reminded of how difficult this year has been. In this pandemic, friends and loved ones cannot yet gather …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 13 April, 2021 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants for the second round of our Alumni Self-Defense project, we have closed registration. Please stay tuned for announcements about future rounds of the project. Personal safety should be your right no matter where you are, whether you are in your home, workplace, or on the street. Unfortunately, the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 April, 2021 | Topics: Alumni, Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
03/30/2021 WASHINGTON – Senior officials of the governments of the United States, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan today met for the Council Meeting of the U.S. – Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan attended as observers. The participants affirmed the TIFA as a valuable mechanism to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 April, 2021 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan
March 31, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched its new five-year water and environment activity in Uzbekistan, “USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment.” The program covers the five countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan and will strengthen regional cooperation on the management of shared water resources in the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 31 March, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of State will release an addendum to this report in mid 2021 that expands the subsection on Women in Section 6 to include a broader range of issues related to reproductive rights. Uzbekistan is a constitutional republic with a political system led by …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 31 March, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Press Releases, Reports, South & Central Asia, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Human Rights
March 26, 2021 QARSHI, UZBEKISTAN – The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan officially opened the American Corner at the Barkamol Avlod Community Center in Qarshi to the public. Deputy Minister of Public Education Rustam Karimjanov and U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum delivered welcoming remarks and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 28 March, 2021 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, English Language Learning, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: American Corner
March 24, 2021, Tashkent – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, World Health Organization, International Press Club, and affected communities commemorated World Tuberculosis Day in Uzbekistan. Eliminating Tuberculosis is a United Nations global goal requiring joint and sustained efforts of governments, international donors, civil society …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 28 March, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
March 19, 2021, Tashkent Uzbekistan The Ministry of Public Education, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is developing student textbooks’ scopes and sequences for schools in Uzbekistan. Grade level scopes and sequences are based on standards and are very detailed road maps that lay out exactly what should be covered lesson …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 19 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan — The United States congratulates Uzbekistan on the successful arrival of 660,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines today. This shipment was made possible through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The United States recently completed an initial $2 billion obligation—out of a total planned $4 billion— to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to support the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 17 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19, Vaccines
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 15, 2021 – Today, representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) participated in the opening of a Modern Communications Room at the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan. This unique venue, established with support from USAID, will serve as a meeting space for both virtual and in-person conferences, workshops, and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
February 23, 2021, Yangiyer, Syrdarya region – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over medical equipment to 12 healthcare facilities in the Syrdarya, to assist the region in its fight against tuberculosis (TB). Representatives of the USAID Mission to Uzbekistan, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Center, and the Syrdarya Regional Health Administration participated …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 24 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Partnership for Innovation Program teamed up with PartnersGlobal to facilitate a week-long virtual exchange on ‘Good Governance and Civic Engagement’ that began today. Participants include members of Public Councils, State Administration, Parliament, and civil society organizations from Uzbekistan and the United States. Through the virtual exchange, participants will …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 23 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
February 19, 2021 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), jointly with the National Chamber of Innovative Healthcare of Uzbekistan, organized online training for healthcare providers to improve treatment of critically-ill COVID-19 patients requiring critical care and mechanical ventilation. This training is a part of USAID’s Local Health Systems Sustainability project activity to support Uzbekistan’s …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 23 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19
February 9, 2021 Minister of Public Education Sherzod Shermatov and U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum hosted a ceremony at Tashkent school #295 to welcome the newly-arrived group of 27 English teachers and visiting scholars from the United States, who will be teaching at schools and universities across Uzbekistan. The group, which arrived in January and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 9 February, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, English Language Learning, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, February 2 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Central Asia Media Program kicked off the second annual MediaCAMP Eduthon 2021, an innovative seminar on media and digital literacy. The virtual event gathers university professors, schoolteachers, media trainers, and experts in the field of media and digital literacy from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 2 February, 2021 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a five-day Field Epidemiological Frontline Training Program (FETP) for 20 Uzbek epidemiologists from the Services for Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-being (SSEW) and 10 mentors from the Tashkent Medical Academy. The CDC FETP is a service-based training program for public health workers at all levels of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 January, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, COVID-19
January 14, 2021, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – New standards of educational achievement by grade and subject are being launched by the Ministry of Public Education in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Having clear expectations for each school grade about what students are expected to know and do will then enable the Ministry …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 14 January, 2021 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
January 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Republic of Uzbekistan are proud to announce that they are expanding their partnership through Uzbekistan’s support for the Abraham (Ibrahim) Fund. The United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates launched the Fund on October 20, 2020. In doing so, the three countries …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 10 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan
January 07, 2021 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Begin Text: Today the Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan are announcing the launch of the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 7 January, 2021 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Thursday, December 10, 2020–Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over 2,000 copies of the “Collection of Legal Documents on the Rights of People with Visual Impairments” in Braille to the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan. The collection contains documents such as the Law on Social Protection of the People with Disabilities and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tatiana Dovlatova, Leader of the “Open Line” initiative group In my human rights advocacy work, it is very clear to me that empathy and solidarity are very important. Even when others cannot help with anything specific, their empathy is very important and it gives me strength. I got into human rights advocacy by fate. My …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 December, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, South & Central Asia | Tags: Human Rights Day
December 4, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – From November 30 to December 4, 2020 more than 80 education professionals participated in a virtual workshop on “Curriculum Development and Review” hosted by the USAID-funded Education for Excellence Program. The workshop fostered a shared understanding and deepening of knowledge and skills on modern curriculum development that are essential to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 4 December, 2020 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Personal safety should be your right no matter where you are, whether you are in your home, workplace, or on the street. Unfortunately, the fact that one in three women and girls experience physical violence in their lifetime, most frequently by a person they know, is proof that this isn’t the case. The problem is …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 December, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The Embassy of the United States of America in Uzbekistan wishes to express its sincere condolences over the passing of Atkham Omanov. Mr. Omanov made many important contributions to the development of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy and the strengthening of its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. We extend our condolences to the family and friends of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 27 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases
Joint Statement between the United States and Uzbekistan on the Successful Conclusion of 2020 Annual Bilateral Consultations and Commencement of a Strategic Partnership Dialogue MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 20, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Uzbekistan. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 21 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Policy, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 16, 2020— The 2020 Open Doors® Report on International Educational Exchange , released today, reveals that for the fifth consecutive year the United States hosted more than one million international students (1,075,496) during the 2019/2020 academic year. Despite a slight decline (1.8%) in the number of international students in the United States during the 2019/2020 academic year, this group still …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
November 16, 2020 Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the tenth annual Central Asia Trade Forum , an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia and beyond. This year’s five-day virtual event includes 100 speakers and 4000 registered participants representing 39 countries including the USA, Afghanistan, Georgia, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 16 November, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. Agencies, USAID
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN (November13, 2020) In early 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in cooperation with American Councils for International Education (American Councils), will launch the “American Window” initiative throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan. The initiative will provide the communities where Windows are located with modern resource libraries and dynamic conference spaces, and will offer electronic …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 13 November, 2020 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
November 02, 2020 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will virtually host the tenth annual Central Asia Trade Forum, an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia, on November 16 – 20, 2020. This year’s theme Central Asia – Growth and Prosperity will explore new trends and market reactions in …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 2 November, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
2 November 2020 The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and students of recently released political prisoner and respected scholar Andrey Kubatin, who passed away on October 29 at age 36. We were privileged to know him and his family. Before Andrey lost his struggle with COVID-19, he inspired many people by his steadfast …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 2 November, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 30, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Uzbekistan on the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. Begin text: The United States and Uzbekistan marked the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 by reaffirming the growing …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 2 November, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
October 29, Tashkent, Uzbekistan– Today, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Uzbekistan, through the Ministry of Health Agency on Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Pharm Agency) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the “Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus” program in Uzbekistan. Rebecca Black, Acting Mission Director …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 29 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
October 27, 2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the successful completion of the USAID Agricultural Value Chain activity at a virtual event. U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Agriculture Jamshid Khodjaev, as well as representatives of USAID Uzbekistan and the international donor community participated in …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 28 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
20 October 2020 The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives, friends, and colleagues of celebrated Tashkent-based writer and former political prisoner Mamadali Makhmudov, who passed away on October 16 at age 79 from COVID-19. Mamadali Makhmudov spent 17 years as a political prisoner and was considered a leading pioneer of human …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases
October 19, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has published a detailed Directory of Central Asian Horticulture Exporters to provide key information on growers to potential buyers around the world. Over 120 horticulture exporters from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are listed in the catalogue that includes details about their products (by category), brands, distribution …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 19 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
October 14, 2020 – Registration for the First EducationUSA Central Asia Virtual Fair is now open. This year’s event will take place completely online on October 17, 2020 from 15:00-19:00 Tashkent time. More than 60 accredited US Higher Education Institutions will take part in this event. These institutions offer Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D. programs, and intensive English …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 October, 2020 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
October 9, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan —The United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID) in Uzbekistan delivered medical supplies valued at $2.23 million to support Uzbekistan’s COVID-19 response. The materials are expected to significantly strengthen the nation’s capacity to safely and quickly test for COVID-19. The delivery includes laboratory equipment for advanced COVID-19 testing, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 2, 2020 – Today, the United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated five years of achievement through the USAID-funded Dignity and Rights program in Uzbekistan. The program was implemented by the International Organization for Migration and the National Human Rights Center of Uzbekistan. The Dignity and Rights program supported the Government …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 October, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States Government announced the launch of a bilateral U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission to Uzbekistan. With the establishment of a full mission in Uzbekistan, USAID will be better positioned to support the government’s wide-ranging program of economic, political and social reforms, while strengthening private business, non-governmental organizations and independent media. USAID …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa announced the establishment of new bilateral USAID missions in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation. The announcement comes just months after the public launch …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
September 22, 2020 – The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in coordination with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan announced that three American animated children’s television shows will air for the first time ever in the original English. The three shows, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Vivi and Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, will provide educational entertainment for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
September 9th – Registration for the 4th annual Go Viral regional festival opens today. This year’s event will take place online October 9-18. Each year Go Viral brings together experts, innovators, and creative minds from media, business, culture, and technology not only from Central Asia, but all over the world. Through presentations, workshops, and networking, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
September 10, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum, together with the Minister of Water Resources, Shavkat Khamraev, opened a virtual event in Tashkent to celebrate the renovation of the Yomonjar irrigation system in Bukhara province. The rehabilitation was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Smart Waters …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
02 September 2020 The United States Embassy in Tashkent expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives, friends, and colleagues of Tashkent-based human rights activist and legal counselor Shukhrat Rustamov who passed away on August 28 in a hospital in Yangiyul, Tashkent Region at the age of 67 after a month-long illness. For over 25 years, Shukhrat Rustamov’s dedication helped the people of Uzbekistan fight …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 4 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 200 ventilators to Uzbekistan to assist its fight against COVID-19. This assistance is just the latest donation by the United States of critical supplies in response to Uzbekistan’s request for international assistance related to the pandemic. “In the face of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 3 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
On August 14, USAID’s Future Growth Initiative with Uzbekistan Venture Capital Association (UZVCA) hosted an online roundtable “Formation and Development of Venture Investment in the Republic of Uzbekistan.” Participants discussed the development of private equity and venture capital investment, a necessity for the future development of competitive entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan. Addressing the participants of the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 17 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Today, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the non-governmental organization, Republican Informational Educational Center (RIEC) “INTILISH,” announced the launch of a new $1 million USAID-funded End Tuberculosis (TB) Uzbekistan activity. Through the new activity, USAID will support INTILISH’s efforts to combat TB, especially hard to treat drug-resistant (DR) TB. “End TB Uzbekistan” is a three-year activity that will benefit hundreds of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 3 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
On July 28, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) donated $902,000 worth of medical and laboratory equipment and supplies to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health. The donated items will allow the country to conduct 25,000 COVID-19 tests, using advanced Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment. This technology detects the presence of viral DNA, which …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 29 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 9, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of a C5+1 meeting of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 10 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development(USAID) announced the launch of the new $18.9 million USAID Agribusiness Development Activity that will support private sector-led growth in agriculture and related sectors in Uzbekistan. The USAID Agribusiness Development Activity will capitalize on previous USAID investments and advancements in the sector by increasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of agricultural goods and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Media Note June 28, 2020 U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad departed on June 28 for travel to Doha, Islamabad, and Tashkent. At all three locations, Ambassador Khalilzad will urge support for all Afghans to meet their remaining commitments ahead of intra-Afghan negotiations, specifically …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 29 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
In response to COVID-19, the United States through USAID and in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education is working with the Sesame Workshop, the makers of Sesame Street, to distribute important health and safety public service announcements in Uzbekistan. Sesame Workshop’s COVID-19 media content package, “Caring For Each Other,” was specifically developed to address the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 17 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
George Floyd’s death was a grave tragedy, and we grieve for his family and for his community. One police officer has been charged with murder and three others with aiding and abetting murder, and they will be tried in a court of law. The massive demonstrations we have seen over the past two weeks show …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 11 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: George Floyd, Police Violence, Racial Discrimination
On June 5, the U.S. Embassy handed over essential reagents for COVID-19 testing to the Uzbekistan’s Agency of Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing (ASEW) as part of the United States’ assistance to Uzbekistan to combat COVID-19. “Working together with our partners in the Ministry of Health, we will improve detection, reduce the toll of this dangerous virus, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 8 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Today, U.S. Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum handed over essential relief supplies to the non-governmental charity foundation Sog’lom Avlod Uchun as part of the United States government’s assistance to Uzbekistan in response to the partial collapse of the Sardoba Reservoir Dam. This humanitarian assistance will reach 2,000 beneficiary families affected by the disaster. Essential relief supply sets, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 29 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE May 27, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the inaugural U.S. – Afghanistan – Uzbekistan Trilateral …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 28 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Afghanistan, COVID-19, Political-Military Cooperation
The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $2 million dollars to protect migrants in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This support will be delivered through the ongoing USAID-funded Safe Migration in Central Asia project, implemented by Winrock International, and includes support to migrants from Uzbekistan. The COVID-19 pandemic …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 26 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
May 22, 2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan As part of the comprehensive response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government announced an additional $3 million in funding through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to Uzbekistan. This brings the total direct U.S. Government contribution to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19 to $5.92 million, of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE For Immediate Release May 20, 2020 Special Briefing via Telephone Ambassador Alice G. Wells Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Moderator: Hello, I would like to welcome journalists to today’s virtual press briefing with Ambassador Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 21 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
May 08, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA), is supporting Uzbekistan’s response to the partial collapse of the Sardoba Reservoir dam in the Syrdarya region that caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people in one of the country’s most …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 May, 2020 | Topics: Environment, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Reservoir, Sardoba Dam, Syrdarya, Tragedy
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE For Immediate Release May 6, 2020 Special Briefing via Telephone Dr. Daniel Singer Regional Director for Central Asia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Moderator: Hi, and greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State. I would like to welcome the participants joining this discussion. Today we are pleased …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: CDC
May 6, 2020 The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/CAR) has pledged $6.8 million to support governments in Central Asia in managing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, including $2.07 million for Uzbekistan. In Uzbekistan, the CDC will use these new funds to address the most urgent needs that were identified by the Ministry …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 6 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: CDC
May 4, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Standardization, Metrology and Certification Agency of Uzbekistan (UzStandard) published a comprehensive manual for Uzbekistan’s farmers and agri-firms that will help them compete in international markets by adopting good agricultural practices in line with the international GLOBALG.A.P. standard. GLOBALG.A.P. is the world’s largest agriculture certification program, setting criteria …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 4 May, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
U.S. Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum Remarks for UN HRC Report Follow On Hearing April 30, 2020, 1100 Assalom Alaykum! Ramazon muborak bo’lsin! Good morning. I am happy to join my distinguished colleagues at this important event. Senator Saidov, thank you for the kind invitation. You’ve given me an excuse to put on a tie today – …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 1 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
In response to the global COVID-19 threat, the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) at the U.S. Embassy Tashkent, recently donated 1,000 tests to the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health (MOH). The donation was made in conjunction with practical training provided by experts from DTRA’s prime contractor in Tashkent, TMC Global Professional Services (TMC). The training …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
American entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates once said, “Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.” This year, the World Intellectual Property Organization is celebrating the 20th World Intellectual Property Day with the theme, “Innovation for a Green Future.” This year’s theme will look at …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 24 April, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Environment, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson April 23, 2020 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO On the Occasion of Ramadan On behalf of the American people, I extend my best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world as they mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 24 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Secretary of State
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 131,320 kg of food assistance worth almost $400,000 to Uzbekistan. This food assistance will reach more than 35,000 of the most vulnerable Uzbekistani citizens and be distributed through more than 144 health and social protection facilities. This includes facilities that are providing COVID-19 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19, Sog’lom Avlod Uchun
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional contribution to Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19. Secretary of State Pompeo announced on March 26, 2020 that the United States has mobilized nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian assistance to support up to 64 at-risk countries in response …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, U.S. Secretary of State, USAID
In commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is proud of the shared gains with the Government of Uzbekistan achieved over the past two decades in the fight against this deadly but curable disease. USAID in partnership with the National TB Program introduced the most modern anti-TB medications and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
On March 22, 2020 at 11:10 a.m. the Embassy received reports of the following additional quarantine restrictions applied by the Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) in Tashkent and the immediate vicinity of the city: All public transportation in Tashkent has been closed including subway, buses, and mini-bus services. Only those taxis with a disinfection certificate from …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Sunday, 22 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, South & Central Asia, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Uzbekistan
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 19, 2020 I join President Trump in wishing a happy, healthy, and prosperous Nowruz to all who celebrate this tradition across the world. The arrival of spring reminds us of our many blessings. Nowruz is a time to gather and recognize these blessings among friends and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 20 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. Secretary of State
On March 17, the U.S. Embassy handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing (ASEW) as part of the United States’ second PPE donation to Uzbekistan to prepare for the potential spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated additional financing …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19
2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Uzbekistan MARCH 11, 2020 Executive Summary Uzbekistan is a constitutional republic with a political system dominated by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his supporters. In 2016 Mirziyoyev, the former prime minister, won the presidential elections with 88 percent of the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 12 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Press Releases, Reports, U.S. & Uzbekistan | Tags: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, Labor, Uzbekistan
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, officially launched its new five-year tuberculosis (TB) program that will provide targeted investments to further reduce the burden of tuberculosis on Uzbekistanis. The First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhodir Yusupaliev; …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 March, 2020 | Topics: Events, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
On Monday, March 9, US Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum and Minister of Public Education Sherzod Shermatov participated in the English Speaking Nation program launching ceremony in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training (ESN:STT) will offer professional development and teacher training opportunities to Uzbekistan secondary school language teachers over the next three years. “The United …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aigerim Begaliyeva, Communications Specialist Т. +7 727 2507612 E-mail: abegaliyeva@usaid.gov Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On March 4, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held a Technical Working Group meeting, as part of the Central Asian Regional Electricity Market (CAREM) project to promote the region’s long-term energy security and economic growth. This …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The National Guard together with other Uzbek security forces hosted a joint crisis response exercise with U.S. Central Command from Feb. 24 – March 2, 2020 in order to strengthen security cooperation and improve interoperability. Uzbek and U.S. military personnel participated in exercise Invincible Sentry 2020 at military training areas, and other locations approved …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 4 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan
For Immediate Release Monday, March 2, 2020 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov The U.S. Government announced today a commitment of $37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 26 countries affected by novel coronavirus COVID-19 or at high risk of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
On February 20, staff from the U.S. Embassy Tashkent delivered 600 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Republican Center for Prevention of Plague, Quarantine, and Most Hazardous Infectious (CPPQMHI), under the Ministry of Health (MOH), to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to prepare in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Earlier in January, the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Remarks for the Forum on “Effectiveness of the Strategy for the Further Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Three Years and Priorities 2020” Hilton Hotel February 14, 9:30 AM Assalamu aleikum. I would like to thank the Development Strategy Center and Regional Dialogue for inviting me today. I am honored to speak alongside …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 14 February, 2020 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
I want to thank the ILO for organizing this meeting today, it’s very useful for all of us. Although I won’t try to thank everyone who has contributed to the effect to eradicate forced labor in Uzbekistan over the past 4-5 years – there are so many people involved and others have already thanked them …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 10 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum: Good afternoon and welcome to the US Embassy! I’m very glad to have a chance to meet today with representatives of the media, to talk about the visit to Tashkent earlier this week of Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. I will also be pleased to answer other questions you may wish to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 6 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 24, 2020 Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to London, U.K.; Kyiv, Ukraine; Minsk, Belarus; Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan; and Tashkent, Uzbekistan January 29 to February 4. Secretary Pompeo will travel to London on January 29, where he will meet with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 January, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 1, 2020 Secretary Pompeo must postpone his visit to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Cyprus due to the need for the Secretary to be in Washington, D.C., to continue monitoring the ongoing situation in Iraq and ensure the safety and security of Americans in the Middle East. Secretary …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 3 January, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEC. 29, 2019 In response to repeated Kata’ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi bases that host Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) coalition forces, U.S. forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five KH facilities in Iraq and Syria that will degrade KH’s ability to conduct future attacks against OIR coalition forces. The five targets …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 31 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman
PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 30, 2019 Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Kyiv, Ukraine; Minsk, Belarus; Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and Nicosia, Cyprus from January 3-7. Secretary Pompeo will travel to Kyiv on January 3, where he will meet with President Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Prystaiko, and Defense Minister Zahorodnyuk …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 31 December, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo
The U.S. Embassy Tashkent worked with local Uzbek partners to produce a book of American fables and fairytales in the Uzbek language, “Amerika ertak va afsonalari.” The colorfully illustrated book, which includes over 60 short stories about animals, birds, ghosts and other interesting characters, taken from www.americanfolklore.net , was published by the Baktria Press in Tashkent. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 5 December, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
December 2, 2019 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Today, Charge d’affaires Alan Meltzer delivered opening remarks at an event organized by USAID’s Judicial Reform in Uzbekistan Program marking the internationally recognized 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaign. Acting Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Women and Gender Equality Sayyоra Baratova, Deputy Prosecutor General of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 2 December, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States and the Ministry of Public Education Launch Early Grade Reading & Math Assessment
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
November 12, 2019, Shymkent, Kazakhstan – The Central Asia Trade Forum, the region’s flagship international event for companies and exporters, opened today in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Over 500 leaders from government, business and civil society from Central and South Asia, Europe, and the United States gathered to explore investment and innovation in horticulture across the region. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 13 November, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Ambassador, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. Agencies, USAID
November 7, 2019 U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum participated in a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize joint public health education and scientific research between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America, and the Tashkent Medical Academy, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 7 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), supported a two-day regionwide workshop on the Concept and Prospects for a Central Asia Regional Electricity Market (CAREM). Power sector representatives from all five Central Asian countries attended the conference and shared their nation’s experiences on recent developments and current priorities in their …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 27, 2019 Freedom of religion is a cherished American value and a fundamental freedom. The Founding Fathers understood religious freedom not as the state’s creation, but as the unalienable birthright of human beings. Today, we commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 28 October, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, Transcripts
USAID and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced that the 2019 PEER Women in Science Mentoring Program will support networks of female scientists conducting research on the development and uptake of effective tools and approaches for preventing, detecting, and treating TB. USAID and NAS encourage applicants from diverse academic backgrounds including, but not limited to, the behavioral and social sciences, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
A team of five U.S. education experts have arrived in Uzbekistan to work with education experts from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Public Education (MOPE) to develop reading and mathematics assessments for students in grades 2 and 4. The data from this assessment, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will be used …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 11 October, 2019 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
In 2018, Uzbekistan made moderate efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government took active measures to prevent the use of forced child labor in the cotton harvest, including by issuing temporary regulations for labor conditions in organized cotton picking, reiterating the legal bans on using forced labor or child labor, raising …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 30 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – A landmark Development Objective Assistance Agreement (DOAG) was signed between the United States and Uzbekistan today, which will commit up to $50 million from the United States to support education sector reform in Uzbekistan over the next five years. This is the first comprehensive bilateral development grant agreement between the U.S. Government …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 30 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
The U.S. Agency for International Development will host one of the region’s flagship international business events, the ninth annual Central Asia Trade Forum, at the Rixos Khadisha Hotel, on November 12-13, 2019 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Shymkent serves as an important regional hub, connecting two of the region’s largest economies and serving as a transit point …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Trade
U.S. researchers discuss nutrition as a foundation for a healthy nation Tashkent — Today an international conference on nutrition, organized by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the INCF “For a Healthy Generation” opened in Tashkent. A grant provided by the U.S. Embassy enabled U.S. researchers, key government officials, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Termez—Today U.S. Ambassador Rosenblum and Uzbekistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, participated in an equipment handover ceremony at the “Friendship Bridge” connecting Afghanistan to Uzbekistan. The radiation detection equipment, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), will help Uzbekistan combat the smuggling of radioactive material at an important international …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
U.S. Embassy Tashkent is pleased to announce the visit of the Henhouse Prowlers bluegrass band, who will represent the United States this year at the Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival in Samarkand. In addition to performing at the Sharq Taronalari festival, the Henhouse Prowlers will lead a jam session with local folk musicians and students …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 23 August, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Media Note August 19, 2019 Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hale, will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on August 20-23. In Nur-Sultan, Under Secretary Hale will meet with senior government officials to discuss the U.S. – Kazakhstan enhanced strategic partnership and our ongoing close cooperation on bilateral and global issues. While in …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 20 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
First Forum of Public Councils in Tashkent On 14 August, 2019 Tashkent hosted the first Forum of Public Councils that brought together more than 150 representatives of the public councils throughout Uzbekistan, media, active citizens, and foreign experts to discuss development of public councils and ongoing reforms in the country. The Forum was organized by …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 15 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 Contact information: Assel Choibekova Communications Director, USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia Phone: +7 701 756 33 67 Email: Assel_Choibekova@dai.com Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 8, 2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is hosting ten popular international travel bloggers from August 8-18, 2019 to promote tourism …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 August, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Environment, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Agencies, USAID
August 6, 2019 Two Uzbek start-ups were selected to pitch at the Global Climate Launchpad 2019, to be held in Amsterdam in November. The winner of the national final is the team “VIOM” that pitched a startup on production of water-soluble and biodegradable film for agricultural use. The runner up is team “Proteus” that has …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 8 August, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Inter-Agency Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons and International Organization for Migration (IOM) held an informational campaign on Tashkent’s Broadway to recognize World Day against Trafficking in Persons. “Trafficking in persons, also known as modern slavery or human trafficking, violates the most basic …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 August, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, TTIP, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Tashkent – On July 19, 2109, United States Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum highlighted the key successes of a five-year U.S. Government program to fight tuberculosis (TB), and announced future programs in Uzbekistan to reduce and eliminate TB, especially drug-resistant strains. He handed over USG purchased modern laboratory and video equipment worth over $730,000 to improve detection and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 19 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Tashkent – USAID is supporting private-sector led economic growth in Afghanistan by hosting a week-long workshop “Facilitating Trade, Promoting Economic Growth,” to promote trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The workshop participants learned about gaining market access by leveraging World Trade Organization (WTO) membership; the importance of transparent government procurement processes for foreign direct investment; ways to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Good afternoon and welcome to our Embassy. I’m glad you could all come today. My name is Daniel Rosenblum, and I am very glad to be here in Tashkent as US Ambassador. It was a long wait to get here. In fact I was nominated almost exactly one year ago. But I finally came in …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 10 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
A U.S. Department of Commerce Certified Trade Mission featuring 13 major US companies is visiting Tashkent this week to learn more about the business and investment climate in Uzbekistan, and to meet with top Uzbek government officials, American Chamber of Commerce members, state enterprises and other Uzbek companies. The certified trade mission fulfills a pledge …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 June, 2019 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan
June 10, 2019 – The United States Government through USAID’s Smart Waters Regional activity launched its annual two weeks Summer School Education Program with the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME). Eight students from the Integrated Water Resources Management Principles Masters (IWRM MA) Program of Kazakh-German University and seven TIIAME students will …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 June, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 13-14, 2019 – The U.S. government-funded C5+1: Adaptation Planning project held a two-day training workshop for 25 experts from government ministries and stakeholders in Tashkent to shape Uzbekistan’s key adaptation principles and to share global best practices for adaptation planning and implementation. At the workshop, participants learned climate change adaptation planning concepts and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 14 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
June 11, 2019—A delegation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) arrived in Tashkent for meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov, Chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan Mamarizo Nurmuratov, Director of the Capital Markets Development Agency …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
The United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan kicked off a national two-day conference on health reforms to end tuberculosis (TB) May 22 in Tashkent. The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Phthisiology and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The Nationwide movement Yuksalish and the Civil Society Development Association (ARGO) (Kazakhstan), with the financial support of USAID, launched the Partnership for Innovation Program in Uzbekistan. The goal of the Partnership for Innovation program is to increase the role of civil society in Uzbekistan by supporting and developing constructive and effective interaction between civil society …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 17 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
U.S. Exchange Alumni will conduct two different English language courses three times per week, each class lasting one and a half hours. The first program, “Language in Use,” will cater to people 14 years and older whose English proficiency level is below intermediate level. The second program, “TOEFLiBT Preparation Course,” is for English learners above the intermediate proficiency level. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. former First Lady and environmentalist Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson once said, “The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” From April 29 to May 3, we mark the importance of our shared environment by celebrating Air Quality Awareness Week. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 3 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Request for Applications (RFA) No.: RFA-2019-001 1. Introduction. Tetra Tech DPK (Tt DPK) is the implementing partner for USAID’s JUDICIAL REFORM IN UZBEKISTAN PROGRAM (JRUP) pursuant to the authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance with USAID Task Order No. 72011518F00005. Tt DPK invites Uzbek non-governmental organizations (NGOs) …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
Washington, DC– On April 17, 2019, the United States and Uzbekistan took an important step to enhance cooperation in natural resources by signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Geological Survey and the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources. The MOU was a follow-on to US Department of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 1 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in collaboration with the Uzbek Ministry of Public Education is hosting players from the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team April 27 through May 5, 2019. “Zeus” McClurkin,“TNT” Lister, and team publicist, Brett Meister will conduct a series of basketball workshops for schoolchildren from different regions and present their T.E.A.M. UP program …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 29 April, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The great American inventor Nicola Tesla once said, “I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success.” On April 26, we mark World Intellectual Property (IP) Day to celebrate the value people …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 26 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Sports Diplomacy | U.S. Department of State Team will also play games there in late May, marking record 124th country the Globetrotters have visited (ATLANTA, April 24, 2019) – The Harlem Globetrotters will once again continue their tradition of bringing goodwill to people all over the world as part of the U.S. State Department’s Sports Envoy program when …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 April, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
April 23–At an event today in Andijan, Gary Robbins, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Uzbekistan Country Director and Dr. Abduaziz Abduvasikov, Rector of the Andijan Branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) opened a new orchard and drip irrigation demonstration site, established with the support of USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) project. TSAU …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 24 April, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
On April 22, 2019, U.S. Embassy Tashkent hosted an Earth Day event on air quality. The program included a brief presentation from air quality expert Dr. Anondo Mukherjee, an air quality scientist based in California, followed by a demonstration of the Embassy’s air quality monitor. The monitor, which was installed in May 2018, tracks hourly …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 23 April, 2019 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases
April 22: To help boost local governance, ownership, and cooperation over shared water resources between upstream and downstream countries in Central Asia, today the United States facilitated a second joint meeting of the Uzbek and Kygyz Padshaota River Small Basin Councils in Namangan, Uzbekistan. The meeting was organized with assistance from the United States Agency …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 April, 2019 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Making Uzbekistan Safer through Law Enforcement Cooperation: U.S Department of State Sponsors Anti-Terrorism Training Course April 12: Thirteen participants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs completed a two-week training course on interdicting terrorism, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Anti-terrorism Assistance (ATA) program. The course is designed for police officers and other law enforcement …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 16 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
A free space where civil society organizations can meet and work together April 10–The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Yuksalish Nationwide Movement and the Civil Society Development Association (ARGO) of Kazakhstan launched the “Partnership for Innovations” program and a new co-working center at the office of Yuksalish. The new …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
April 9 – At a workshop yesterday in Tashkent, scientists presented findings demonstrating the negative impacts of climate change on water quality in the Amu Darya river basin. The research project, “Provision of Science Based Evidence on Climate Induced Water Quality Challenges in Amu Darya Basin,” was conducted by the Central Asia Regional Environmental Center …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 25, 2019 I would like to wish a Happy Nowruz to the people of Iran, and to everyone who celebrates this ancient tradition that marks the arrival of spring and a New Year, including people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
USAID and the Ministry of Health Commemorate World TB Day; Pledge to Eliminate Tuberculosis in Uzbekistan March 25, 2019 — The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan commemorated World TB Day by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Memorandum …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
When I look back and reflect on memories of the past, I clearly remember an event in 2001 that brought our NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” (Future Generation) into existence. My business partner from neighboring Kyrgyzstan called me and informed that many Uzbek girls were travelling through the Kyrgyz city Osh on their way to Dubai. She …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 19 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018 Uzbekistan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Uzbekistan is a constitutional republic with a political system dominated by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his supporters. In 2016 former prime minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the presidential elections with 88 percent of the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe’s Office …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Press Releases, Reports, U.S. & Uzbekistan
A conference dedicated to innovations and best practices in English language learning will take place Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute (JSPI) with support from the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. The International English Teaching Conference will be held at JSPI, Sh. Rashidov Main Street 4. Twelve English Language Fellows and Fulbright …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 12 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
On March 8, we will celebrate International Women’s Day in recognition of women’s rights and the unique challenges women continue to face around the world, including in Uzbekistan. Empowering women throughout the world is a top priority for the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that finding a solution to gender inequality …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 7 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Are you a graduate or undergraduate student at a higher educational institution in Uzbekistan? Would you like to know what it is like to act as a United Nations Ambassador and participate in a simulated UN session? If so, do not miss your chance to participate in the Everest International Model UN (EIMUN) Conference in Kathmandu, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 5 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
February 26, 2019–U.S. Department of State South and Central Asian Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ambassador Alice Wells and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov led a successful session of the U.S.-Uzbek Annual Bilateral Consultations in Tashkent. Ambassador Wells and Foreign Minister Kamilov highlighted the strong momentum in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship, building …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 27 February, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador Alice Wells will travel with a delegation to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 25-28. In Bishkek, PDAS Wells will meet with senior government officials and visit the American University of Central Asia to meet with students and faculty. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 February, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
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 in …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 February, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
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
