During the official working visit to the United States of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, South and Central Asian Affairs Senior Bureau Official Alice Wells and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov signed two agreements today between the governments of the United States and Uzbekistan. The first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognizes the launch of a ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
FOREIGN POLICY Issued on: May 16, 2018 The United States and Uzbekistan: Launching a New Era of Strategic Partnership President Donald J. Trump hosted President Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan today, marking President Mirziyoyev’s historic first visit to the White House and ushering in a new era of strategic partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan. During the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
REMARKS FOREIGN POLICY Issued on: May 16, 2018 Oval Office 11:54 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to have the President of Uzbekistan with us. He’s a highly respected man in his country and throughout. We’ve been working very closely together on different things, including trade. They’ve actually made investments ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank Group, in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, is conducting a workshop in Tashkent this week on “The Resumption of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Process of Uzbekistan” to help educate government officials and stakeholders about the WTO process and its potential implications ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2018 President Donald J. Trump will welcome President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan for his historic first visit to the White House on May 16, 2018. President Trump and President Mirziyoyev will renew the United States–Uzbekistan bilateral strategic partnership, in order to pursue ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Four Special Agents and Explosives Experts from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation delivered a one-week training course on Post-Blast Investigations at the General Prosecutor’s Office Training Academy in Tashkent. A portion of the training involved a hands-on investigation with a practical exercise at the Ministry of Internal Affairs range. The course focuses on ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 26 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
In an exclusive
interview with Voice of America’s Uzbek Service , Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon says that peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan are crucial for the future of South and Central Asia. As the US representative to the recent Tashkent conference on the future of Afghanistan, Shannon argues that governments in the region well understand this. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the Republican Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology, officially launched the Center for Innovative Distance Training and Monitoring in Tashkent and its regional satellite office in Bukhara. Established with support from USAID, the Center for ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 12 April, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
April 10, 2018 United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen today announced the arrival from the U.S. to Uzbekistan of a humanitarian shipment of the cancer medication Temodar, which is used to treat brain tumors in adults. The medicine, valued at $2.9 million, was donated by Merck Sharp & Dohme, a U.S. pharmaceutical company ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
Remarks Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tashkent, Uzbekistan March 27, 2018 Distinguished Colleagues, On behalf of President Trump and the American people, I want to thank President Mirziyoyev and the Government of Uzbekistan and President Ghani and the Government of Afghanistan for bringing us together to reaffirm our support for peace and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The United States Secret Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Combatting Transnational Financial Crimes with the Department for Combatting Tax, Currency Crimes and Legalization of the Criminal Proceeds of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Secret Service Resident Agent in Charge Denise Feudner, and Akmalkhuja Mavlonov, Head of the Department on ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
To kick off Women’s History Month and to recognize International Women’s Day, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and Director of Mega Trade Communication Mikhail Davidkin will open the American Women’s Film Festival at the NEXT Mall Cinema in Tashkent on March 1 at 18:00. The public and the media are invited to attend. The American Women’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: American Film Festival
Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen Film Festival Opening Remarks American Women’s History Month Thursday, March 1, 2018 6:00 pm, NEXT Cinema, Babur Str (As Prepared) Good evening, assalomu aleykum. Thank you for coming out tonight for this screening of Hidden Figures to kick off the U.S. Embassy’s American Women’s Film Festival. I also wish to thank ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 2 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
The U.S. Embassy/Tashkent, in cooperation with Next Cinema invites YOU to the American Film Festival dedicated to Women’s History Month from March 1-8, 2018 at the NEXT Mall Cinema. March is Women’s History Month in the United States, and International Women’s Day is the 8th of March. In celebration, the U.S. Embassy is offering a ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Women’s History Month
Tashkent, Uzbekistan February 23, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. (As Prepared) Good morning! Ассалому Алейкум! Доброе Утро! It is an honor to be here today with the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan to celebrate another milestone in the area of international nuclear security between our two countries. I’d first like to thank Mr. Jasur Alimovich, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 1 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
On February 23, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and the First Deputy Chairman of the Uzbek State Customs Committee Jasur Alimovich Aripov participated in a handover ceremony for 230 handheld radiation detectors. This transfer was made possible by a Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 1, 2017 between the United States and Uzbekistan. Cooperation between the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 28 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
On February 7, U.S. Embassy Tashkent hosted the 2018 National Spelling Bee. Twenty-five finalists from 15 Universities around Uzbekistan came to Tashkent to compete in the final contest at the National library. After 24 competitive rounds, the winner of this English language competition was Uzbekistan State World Languages University student Ozodjon Khidirov. Congratulations to Ozodjon ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 12 February, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Spelling Bee
The United States announced today that it will be providing the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health with state of the art medical equipment for the rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB). The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Central Asia Deputy Regional Mission Director Sara Walter and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uzbekistan Dr. Lianne Kuppens ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: TB
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells will travel to London and Tashkent, Uzbekistan from January 30 – February 2. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Wells will stop in London on January 30 to discuss regional issues at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, as well as meet with UK government officials and international media at the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Recent statements by Uzbek officials have indicated a renewed interest in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), the intergovernmental body responsible for regulating international trade and ensuring the smooth flow of trade across borders. To increase knowledge and understanding of the WTO accession process and its potential implications for Uzbekistan, the U.S. Agency for International ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 January, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
WASHINGTON — As she starts her final year as the US Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen talks to Navbahor Imamova, Voice of America Uzbek Service, about how she sees the new leader and current dynamics in this country. Navbahor Imamova, VOA Uzbek: Ambassador Spratlen, it’s wonderful to have you in Washington. We like it when you visit ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 12 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Now in its seventh year, OneBeat is cultivating a groundbreaking international network of leading artistic, technological, and social innovators in music. An initiative of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the groundbreaking New York-based music organization Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation, OneBeat employs collaborative original music ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 4 January, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Education, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: onebeat
We are very excited to announce the start of registration for the “2018 Spelling Bee Contest”! Are you an undergraduate student 18-23 years old? Are you good at Spelling? Do you want to challenge yourself in an awesome spelling competition? If you answered ”yes” to these questions, follow one of the links below, and register. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 December, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Spelling Bee
December 19, 2017 – U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, provided opening remarks today at a conference to mark the successful conclusion of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Reintegration for Trafficking Survivors Project, implemented by the non-governmental organization Istiqbolli Avlod. The two-day conference on “Combating Human Trafficking – Best Practices on Reintegration” brings ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
| Tags: human trafficking
FOREIGN POLICY Issued on: December 19, 2017 President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to discuss regional security and to explore opportunities for improved cooperation. President Trump and President Mirziyoyev discussed Uzbekistan’s role in Central Asia, including its support for President Trump’s South Asia strategy and United States efforts in Afghanistan. President ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Shavkat Mirziyoyev
On 11-13 December, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and development partners convened a three-day international workshop on “Innovations in Marginal Water Resource for Resilient Agriculture and Food Security.” The main purpose of this workshop was to ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 12 December, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
We are very excited to announce the opening of registration for new “U.S. Embassy and National Library English Courses”! Two 3 month English language courses will be offered for people 15 years and older. If your English proficiency level is elementary, enroll in an “English in use” course by following this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/6eF2TL9ocdpyv8fo1 . This ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, English Language Learning, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: English Courses
Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South and Central Asia Lisa Curtis met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent on November 9, where they discussed the new South Asia strategy and bilateral cooperation. DAP Curtis encouraged Uzbekistan’s recent progress on economic reform, fair labor practices, and improved regional relations. They discussed the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
On October 13, the United States Embassy in Tashkent joined the 15th annual worldwide Daniel Pearl World Music Days with a gala concert at the Old U.S. Embassy Chancery in Chilanzar. About 500 guests attended the concert, which featured legendary artists Farrukh Zakirov and Yalla, Shahzoda, and DJ Piligrim, as well as up-and-coming artists IWALF ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 16 October, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Kitab District, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan – The United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen, today toured Kashkadarya Regional Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in Kitab District, Kashkadarya, Uzbekistan. This is the second time Ambassador Spratlen’s has visited a TB healthcare facility in this region in the last six months. She was last here on March 24 ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
Ms. Ambassador, our conversation is taking place on the eve of celebration of the anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence. Tell us, please, with what feelings and emotional experiences do you associate this day? I would note that Uzbekistan has come a long way since independence. Changes underway now signal a better future in many areas from ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 31 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Pamela Spratlen
In honor of the 2017 Sharq Taronalari, The Embassy of the United States in Tashkent is inviting popular, American group “The Gina Chavez Band” as its official entry in this international music festival. During their visit to Uzbekistan, this American band will have the opportunity to play multiple concerts in the historic city center of ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 28 August, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Gina Chavez, Sharq Taronalari
On August 1, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and Deputy Chairman of the Uzbekistan State Customs Committee Bakhtiyor Raimov met in Tashkent to discuss bilateral cooperation focused on preventing the illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials. The principals signed a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate the U. S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 8 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: memorandum of understanding
On August third U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen joined representatives from the Government of Uzbekistan, RC Cola International, and local partner the Family Group in celebrating the arrival of this American brand to Uzbekistan. RC Cola has existed in the United States since 1905 and now has operations in over 55 countries. In her remarks, Ambassador ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 7 August, 2017 | Topics:
Business, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: RC Cola
During the 2017 cherry season in Uzbekistan, USAID partnered with Uzbek cherry entrepreneurs to open new export markets in Europe and South Asia. This year, 110 metric tons of sweet cherries worth $350,000 were sold to customers in London and Singapore. Uzbekistan now boasts an annual average 100,000 metric ton harvest, ranking fifth in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 7 August, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Uzbek Farmers
June 30, 2017 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (As Delivered) Assalomu alaykum xonimlar va janoblar! Prime Minister Aripov, distinguished guests from the Government of Uzbekistan, colleagues from the Diplomatic Corps, and valued contacts representing: civil society, business, health, education, and the press – Welcome – and thank you for joining the U.S. Embassy in this celebration of America’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 3 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Independence Day Remarks
The U.S. Embassy Tashkent is pleased to announce that the United States Air Force Band, Starlifter, will visit Uzbekistan June 24-July 2, 2017. Starlifter is a seven-piece group of talented musicians, which performs virtually every musical style, from Rock and Pop to Jazz and Country, to great contemporary and traditional songs. On June 29 at ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 22 June, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Starlifter
On June 14, 2017, Dr. Jatinder Cheema, Regional Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development/Central Asia and Dr. Mirzanazim Dusmuratov, Chairman of Board of the Uzbek State Joint Stock Pharmaceutical Company, Uzpharmsanoat, participated in a signing ceremony to formalize cooperation between Uzpharmsanoat and USAID on the implementation of the “Promoting the Quality of Medicines” Project in Uzbekistan. ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Tuberculosis
On June 9, 2017, representatives from the U.S. Embassy’s Export and Related Border Security Office (EXBS) and the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration participated in a secure vehicle handover ceremony at Uzbekistan’s Institute of Nuclear Physics. The ceremony marked the transfer of a new, specialized cargo vehicle to facilitate safe and ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Radiological Materials
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held the finals of the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl at Tashkent State Agrarian University on June 2. For the past year, the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl, which was developed under USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, has ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 5 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Agriculture
English Language Specialist David Chiesa will work on the in-service training course curriculum at the Republican Scientific-Practical Center of Developing the Innovational Methods for Teaching Foreign Languages under the Uzbek State University of World Languages until July 31, 2017. A PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University, David’s research interests include second language ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: English Language Specialist
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia combined financial and technical resources to bring 24 representatives from the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan to Tashkent from May 2 to 4, 2017 for a study tour under the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: water management
USAID-funded Smart Waters Inauguration Event As Delivered Monday, April 17, 2017 9:15am Windham Hotel, Tashkent Good morning! Ассалом Алейкум! Доброе Утро! Mr. Abdullaev, distinguished guests, I have been told that there is an Uzbek proverb that says “Ер – хазина, сув – гавҳар.” More or less in English, it means something that was said ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 24 April, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Smart Waters
Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen’s Remarks Official Launch of the National Center on Antimicrobial Resistance and the National AMR Reference Laboratory As Delivered Tuesday, April 11, 2017 11:00am Institute of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Tashkent Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen! Доброе утро, уважаемые Дамы и Господа! Ассалому алайкум муҳтарам хонимлар ва жаноблар! Dear ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan; and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, launched “Smart Waters,” a new five-year water management project on April 17, 2017 in Tashkent. U.S. Ambassador, Pamela Spratlen, provided opening remarks at the event, which brought together over fifty representatives ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Smart Waters
On April 11 at 11:00, representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, along with other international organizations gathered at the Research Institute of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases for the official opening of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Center. U.S. Ambassador Spratlen participated in a ribbon ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 12 April, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Antimicrobial Resistance Center
Flag Raising Ceremony to Commemorate Opening of U.S. Embassy Tashkent 25 Years Ago (As Delivered) Thursday, March 16, 2017 9:30am Embassy Old Chancery in Chilanzar, Tashkent Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, It’s great to see all of you here to commemorate the recreation of our raising of the U.S. flag on this property ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Flag Raising Ceremony
On March 16, to commemorate the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent and to mark the 25th anniversary of U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations, the U.S. Embassy organized a flag raising ceremony at the Old Chancery Compound in Chilanzar. This event recreated the opening of the embassy 25 years ago to the day at the site ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: 25th anniversary, flag raising
The U.S. Embassy will be staffing a booth at the upcoming WorldFood Uzbekistan expo, to take place March 29-31 at the Uzexpocentre in Tashkent. Visitors to the booth can learn about the U.S. Embassy’s economic and commercial services, upcoming trade shows in the United States, and activities of some of our partners, such as the ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 March, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Business, Commercial Opportunities, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: WorldFood
U.S. Ambassador Spratlen and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan Rosenblum presented counter trafficking manuals, literature, and equipment to the National Human Rights Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan at a ceremony in Tashkent On February 24, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan Rosenblum, presented manuals on ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: National Human Rights Centre
Dear respected Madam Ambassador, as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of U.S.-Uzbek diplomatic relations and 15th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership Declaration we would like to know your opinion on the achievements and results of our bilateral efforts during 25 years, specifically the implementation of the Declaration provisions. The United States and Uzbekistan have taken ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: interview
USAID Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project: Seminar on Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives February, 16, 2017 09:00 a.m. Ассалом Алейкум! Доброе Утро! Good morning to all of you! It’s my great pleasure and honor to be here to welcome you to the opening of this wonderful event recognizing what’s happening in horticulture ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 February, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Cold Storage in Horticulture
On Thursday, February 16, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, convened a workshop on “Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives in Uzbekistan.” U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen provided
opening remarks at the event, which brought together ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 February, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Events, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Cold Storage
Representatives of the United States and Uzbekistan met in Tashkent on February 1, 2017, to share perspectives on the threat of malicious actors acquiring nuclear or other radioactive materials and to discuss their governments’ cooperation to counter that threat. The discussions were a continuation of ongoing bilateral cooperation under the countries’ April 2012 Counter Nuclear ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Counter Nuclear Smuggling
On January 27, 2017, the President issued an Executive Order temporarily suspending entry into the United States for foreign nationals from seven countries. Uzbek citizens considering travel to the United States should note that this order does not affect citizens planning to travel on an Uzbek Passport. Uzbek citizens may continue to apply for all ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, Visas
On January 9 and 10, the United States and German Embassies supported a two-day workshop focused on cyber security strategy and best practices. The event was organized by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and featured subject matter experts from Azerbaijan, Germany, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States. The purpose of this ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Cyber Security, George C. Marshall European Center
Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen Reception in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Tuesday, December 21, 2016 7:00pm Tonight, I welcome all our guests but in particular the foreign minister of Uzbekistan, Mr Kamilov. Tonight we are having a celebration with the diplomatic community and with those representatives of the various ministries that handle ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 21 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
General Michael Garrett Commanding General of U.S. Army Central arrived in Uzbekistan on December 13 with a team of advisors and support staff. His visit is evidence of continued high-level engagement with the Government of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Defense as a part of our broad range of security cooperation. During his visit, General ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 21 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: U.S. Army Central
International student enrollment in the U.S. tops one million for the first time Students from Uzbekistan increased by 7.9% to 530 November 14, 2016 – An increasing number of students are crossing the globe to gain practical, international experience that they can apply in their careers and life in a global society. The 2016 Open ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Students from Uzbekistan
On November 7, Ambassador Pamela Spratlen participated in a handover ceremony at the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages, marking the transfer of over 1,100 books to the Uzbek State World Languages University and the Republican Scientific-Practical Center of Developing the Innovational Methods for Teaching Foreign Languages, which is also located at the Uzbek State ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 7 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: teacher education, Teaching English, Uzbekistan State University of World Languages
In attendance: U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Daniel Rosenblum Hyatt Regency Tashkent October 29, 2016 2:00pm Under Secretary Shannon: Thank you all very much for taking the time today to meet. I look forward to your questions. This is my first trip to Central Asia and my first ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 3 November, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Thomas Shannon, Under Secretary of State
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, the Ambassador of the United States to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen; Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Laziz Tuichiev; and Chairperson of the Board of the International NGO Charitable Foundation Sog’lom Avlod Uchun, Svetlana Inamova announced the arrival of a new food aid shipment provided by the USAID International Food Relief ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 September, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
| Tags: Sog’lom Avlod Uchun, USAID
On August 31, Ambassador Spratlen joined Uzbek government officials and an ecstatic crowd of Uzbekistan Airways staff and their families in welcoming the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Tashkent. The festive occasion marked the addition of an airframe that makes direct flights to the United States a possibility for the future.
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 8 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan
Transcript September 6, 2016, 7:30am Lotte Hotel Tashkent DAS Rosenblum: Thank you, Jon, and thanks to all of you for coming to meet this morning. I want to get right to your questions because I know you have questions but let me just say a couple of words. I am here in Tashkent these few ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 7 September, 2016 | Topics:
Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Daniel Rosenblum
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 02, 2016 At this challenging time of President Islom Karimov’s passing, the United States reaffirms its support for the people of Uzbekistan. This week, I congratulated President Karimov and the people of Uzbekistan on their country’s 25 years of independence. As Uzbekistan begins a new chapter ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 3 September, 2016 | Topics:
Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Islom Karimov
In August 2016, United States Embassy to Uzbekistan’s Deputy Chief of Mission Lesslie Viguerie, attended the opening ceremonies for a new Uzbekistan border post located along the border with Tajikistan. The event was hosted by General-Major Rustam Eminjanov, commander of the Uzbekistan Border Guards, and showcased the outpost’s new facilities and capabilities. The United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 August, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: border, Border Guards, U.S. Central Command
The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the foreign ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, following the second ministerial level meeting in the C5+1 format, held August 3, 2016 in Washington DC, together issue this Second Joint Declaration ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 4 August, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: C5+1, Foreign Ministers
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release REMARKS August 3, 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry At the Central Asia Ministerial August 3, 2016 Benjamin Franklin Room SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and welcome to the State Department. Last fall, we convened the first meeting of the C5+1 – we ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 4 August, 2016 | Topics:
Featured Event, Secretary John Kerry, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: C5+1, John Kerry
From July 18 to July 29, three English language education experts from the U.S. Department of Defense worked in cooperation with the Uzbek Ministry of Defense to host a workshop for MOD English instructors. Sixteen English language teachers attended the ten day English language program representing various Ministry of Defense Institutions, including the Tashkent-based Armed ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 1 August, 2016 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: Education, English
On Tuesday July 12, United States Central Command completed the handover of six “MAN” trucks to Uzbekistan’s Border Guards. These trucks were produced locally in Samarkand, and will expand the Border Guards’ vehicle fleet. Last year, the U.S. Central Command delivered twenty of the same vehicles for use by the Border Guards within Uzbekistan. These ...
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 18 July, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan
| Tags: “MAN” trucks, Border Security, U.S. Central Command
