U.S. Citizen Town Hall Meeting: March 5, 2020
The U.S. Consulate General in Almaty invites U.S. citizens to a town hall meeting in Almaty on Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.…
COVID-19 Information
Country-Specific Information: As of February 24, 2020, Kazakhstan has not confirmed cases of COVID-19 within its borders. In the event of any changes, this website…
She didn’t read namaz (Voices from Xinjiang)
Shalkar hasn’t been to China since his parents brought him across the border, in 2003. But many of his relatives are there. He shows me…
Health Alert – U.S. Mission Kazakhstan (February 20, 2020)
The U.S. Embassy would like to provide an update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in Kazakhstan. The Government of Kazakhstan announced publicly that as of February…
Ambassador Moser: U.S. and Kazakhstani cooperation in the fight against the spread of the coronoviru
STATEMENT: During his recent trip to the region, the Secretary of State praised Kazakhstan’s preparedness for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. He said, “Quick action of…
It was in some mountainous place
Zharkynbek was in a camp for eight months. His escape still seems to surprise him. “I thought they were going to dangle my freedom in…
Security Alert – U.S. Consulate General Almaty (February 8, 2020)
Location: Masanchi village Event: Media is reporting ethnic violence between Kazakhs and Dungans in the village of Masanchi near the Kazakh/Kyrgyz border, 140km west of…
U.S. Strategy for Central Asia 2019-2025: Advancing Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity
Foreword The United States was among the first countries to welcome the independence of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and has worked…
In the homes of the disappeared (Voices from Xinjiang)
As Gulshan speaks, she grips a crumpled pack of tissues. Mostly men are taken to the camps. What happens then? The authorities send loyal Chinese…
International Writing Program: “Between the Lines: Peace and the Writing Experience”
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Cultural Programs Division, in partnership with the International Writing Program (IWP) at The University of Iowa, offers…
Central Asian Journalism Summer Institute (2020 Application)
Now accepting applications for the 2020 Summer Institute in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic The Central Asian Journalism Summer Institute provides early-career journalists and journalism students with…
Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Family Members of Ethnic Kazakhs Affected by the Human Rights Crisis
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met on Sunday with ethnic Kazakhs whose family members have been detained in internment camps or prisons in the…
Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Kazakhstani First President Nazarbayev
02/02/2020 08:53 AM EST Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with…
Trafficking in Persons in Kazakhstan: Message from the U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan William Moser
Each January, the U.S. government marks National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking is a crime that threatens human dignity and security around…
Secretary Pompeo’s Visit to Kazakhstan (FACT SHEET)
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Secretary Pompeo will travel to Kazakhstan on February 1-2, where he will meet with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, First…
He is a loner, shy and modest (Voices from Xinjiang)
Yerzat is an artist. He paints saturated landscapes of mountains and yurt-dotted meadows peopled by the nomadic warriors of centuries past. The village of his…
Only then did we start to live decently (Untold stories from China’s Gulag State)
One wall of Atajurt’s office is covered with photographs of the known missing: hundreds of faces, maybe a thousand. Khalida, a small, persistent woman in…
Coronavirus alert
At present, there are no known cases of coronavirus in Kazakhstan. But given the global situation, U.S. Mission Kazakhstan urges all of our followers to…
