Message for U.S. Citizens: National Day of Mourning for President George H. W. Bush U.S. Embassy and Consulate Closure on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 As the nation mourns the loss of President George H. W. Bush, President Trump has taken official action to allow Federal employees to join their fellow citizens in remembering ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens
| Tags: alert, message for US citizens
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the 2019 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). Interested applicants must first submit a two-page concept note for their project. Selected applicants will be asked to submit full project proposals. AFCP-supported projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, News
On December 1, 2018 the World celebrated the 30th World AIDS Day. Since many people infected with HIV do not know their status, the theme for this year’s celebration was “Know your Status.” The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Central Asia made a ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 December, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
TechGirls is an intensive, four-week exchange program designed to empower young women (ages 15-17) from the Middle East and North Africa, and Central Asia to pursue higher education and careers in science and technology through hands-on skill development. The program directly supports the U.S. foreign policy goal of advancing the status of women and girls around the world; ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Science & Tech
TechWomen is a professional exchange that directly supports the U.S. foreign policy goal of advancing the status of women and girls around the world and promotes development in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to enable women to reach their full potential. Approximately 108 professional women working in STEM fields from 21 ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 November, 2018 | Topics:
News
Description: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Women Leadership is an intensive short-term academic program for undergraduate female student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills. The Institute will focus on two major areas: developing participants’ leadership skills in areas such as critical thinking, communication, decision-making, and managerial ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 November, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
The Embassy of the United States in Kazakhstan and the British Council Kazakhstan are delighted to announce the launch of the Professional English language for journalists program. The program is designed to support Kazakhstan’s aspiration of to develop the professionalism of journalists and expand knowledge of the English language as it becomes a trilingual society. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 November, 2018 | Topics:
English Language Learning, News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program is designed to support civil society in Kazakhstan and advance the interests and will of Kazakhstani citizens. The current deadline for submission of Application forms is 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2019 (Astana time). Project proposals must address one of the following themes: Theme 1: Promote diversity, tolerance, inclusion, and/or ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Do you enjoy English? Are you good at spelling? Are you a full time college or undergraduate student, between the ages of 18 and 25? If so, join us for our 2019 Kazakhstan Spelling Bee! The Spelling Bee is a competition in which participants spell English words. You have a chance to win the title ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 October, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases
(As Prepared for Delivery) October 26, 2018 (9:45 – 10:30) Good morning. Ambassador Kazykhanov, Deputy Akim Madiyev, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to welcome the first ever U.S. Department of Commerce Certified Trade Mission to Kazakhstan. I would like to thank the Akim and the City of Almaty, colleagues at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 October, 2018 | Topics:
Almaty, Consul General, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
ALMATY, 3 October – The U.S. Consulate General is pleased to announce the arrival of Mr. Eric Meyer, the new Consul General of the United States of America in Almaty. Consul General Meyer’s geographic responsibilities include the Almaty, Zhambyl, Turkestan, Kyzylorda Oblasts, and Shymkent city. “It is an honor—a great honor—to be the United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 October, 2018 | Topics:
Almaty, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan September 13, 2018 – 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 ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
Almaty, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the environment, tolerance and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women and gender.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 September, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Removed from service in 2015, worked normally at that time For sale as-is, where is. Buyer is responsible for all costs to remove from the Embassy. Public viewing on Saturday, September 22 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Register for public viewing by email to
astanaembassyauction@state.gov with your full name, ID type (passport preferred) and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 August, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 August, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Representatives from the United States and Kazakhstan met in Astana on August 22-23, 2018, to review their ongoing bilateral efforts under the May 2006 Communiqué of the United States and Kazakhstan Delegations on Intentions to Improve Kazakhstan’s Capabilities to Combat Nuclear Smuggling. The United States delegation was led by the Department of State’s Bureau of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Astana will be hosting the Foreign Service Officer Test on Saturday, September 29. U.S. citizens interested in joining the U.S. Foreign Service may learn more below and register
here . Eligibility Requirements To be eligible, the U.S. Department of State requires that each candidate be: A U.S. citizen on the date the candidate ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Kazakhstan announces a full and open competition for organizations to submit applications to manage ongoing programming for the “Go Viral” Festival and corresponding Network. The Go Viral Festival was launched by U.S. Consulate Almaty in June 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, as an ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 July, 2018 | Topics:
Almaty, embassy, Events, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
From July 20-23, U.S. government officials met with senior delegations from the five Central Asian republics in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss progress under the three C5+1 Working Groups — Environment, Economic Connectivity, and Security. The C5+1 is the primary regional diplomatic platform through which the United States and the five Central Asian ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Manisha Singh will travel to Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; and Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 16-20. On July 16 in Athens, the Assistant Secretary will meet with government counterparts to discuss U.S. economic priorities and explore means for building economic resilience. While there, she will also meet with ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 July, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Press Releases
U.S. Consulate General Almaty GOVERNMENT AUCTION Saturday 28 July, 2018 Registration and reviewing – from 09:00 to 10:00 Auction – from 10:00 to 13:00 All sold items should be removed from warehouse – by 18:00 Address – main warehouse, 133A Angarskaya Street Items for sale: Used household and office furniture, appliances, computer equipment, automobile parts ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Almaty, News
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar program brings accomplished Kazakhstani scholars to the United States to conduct advanced research at U.S. universities for a period up to one academic year.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Over the past few months, the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan has been notified of at least two security incidents where foreigners have been drugged in Almaty. Both instances occurred at or near bars, with the criminals robbing the victims. In one instance the victim died, however, the exact cause of death is still undetermined. In ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Students from al-Farabi National Kazakh University’s (KazNU) journalism program are learning more about news and reporting in the United States from UW’s Department of Communication and Journalism. They are at UW as part of their requirements to travel internationally to learn about another country’s media.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 June, 2018 | Topics:
Success Stories, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The Department of State submits this annual report to the Congress in compliance with section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-292), as amended. This report covers the period between January 1 and December 31, 2017. U.S. embassies prepare the initial drafts of country chapters based on information from government officials, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 May, 2018 | Topics:
Reports
The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan alerts U.S. citizens regarding recent cases of meningococcal infection in Almaty. There have been a total of 15 confirmed cases of meningococcal infection in Almaty. The number is higher than usual but is not considered an outbreak. Medical practitioners do not recommend any additional measures except practicing good hygiene, which ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Go Viral is a three-day festival aimed at spreading innovative ideas in media, business, culture, and technology, which will be held from June 15-17, 2018 at SmArt.Point coworking space in Almaty. The mission of the festival is to empower journalists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and musicians to leverage social media and technology to connect with the world. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Today we mark the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). On this day we express our support for, and solidarity with, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Kazakhstan. Human rights are universal and apply equally to all people. We are completely opposed to all forms of discrimination, and we work ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Message for U.S. Citizens: Primary Elections Are in Full Swing This year the entire House of Representatives and a third of the U.S. Senate are up for election. The following states have elections in the next 90 days: May – Day Notice: May 22: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas. June – 30 Day Notice: June 5: ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
General Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, is in Astana May 14-15 on his first working visit to Kazakhstan. During his time in Astana, Votel will meet senior leadership in the Kazakhstani government to discuss cooperation between the United States and Kazakhstan in support of security in Central Asia and beyond. As Presidents ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The U.S. Embassy, Astana will be holding a disposal property auction on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The following items will be sold: household and office furniture, appliances, tires, copy machines, doors, IT equipment, TV’s, maintenance equipment, tools, and supplies, snow blowers and lawn mowers, barbeque grills, security surveillance equipment, safes, vehicle (diplomatic sale only). The ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News
The two-year English Access Microscholarship Program (Access Program) provides a foundation of English language skills to talented 13-14 year-olds from socially disadvantaged sectors through after-school classes and intensive sessions.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
Education, embassy, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan’s government system and constitution concentrate power in the presidency. The presidential administration controls the government, the legislature, and judiciary as well as regional and local governments. Changes or amendments to the constitution require presidential consent.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The Embassy’s Regional Security Office (RSO) and the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) hosted an Country Council meeting, welcoming over fifty participants from the U.S. private sector working in Kazakhstan. Ambassador Krol delivered the keynote address, hailing the U.S.-Kazakhstan partnership and re-affirming the U.S. commitment to supporting the safety and security of U.S. private sector companies and their personnel via OSAC. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 April, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News, TTIP, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan cooperate on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including the support of Kazakhstan’s intentions to increase journalistic professionalism and Kazakhstan’s vision of strengthening local media content. To this end, the Embassy of the United States announces this call for applications for grants to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 April, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News, Public Affairs
The U.S. Consulate General in Almaty would like to invite U.S. citizens to a town hall meeting in Almaty on Friday, April 13, at 5:00 p.m. The program includes remarks by Ambassador George Krol, updates on consular services, and information on the current security situation. If you would like to attend please RCVP by 5 ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 April, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Almaty, Messages for U.S. Citizens
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson March 26, 2018 On March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve agent to attempt to murder a British citizen and his daughter in Salisbury. This attack on our Ally the United Kingdom put countless innocent lives at risk and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Today President Donald J. Trump ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian intelligence officers from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle due to its proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing. The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Contest Sponsors The Contest is sponsored by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan (the “Contest Sponsors”). Description of Contest Objectives The contest seeks to promote the use of English in teaching of STEM subjects in secondary schools as well as help Kazakhstani teachers learn about new methodologies and exchange information with their colleagues from Central ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 March, 2018 | Topics:
embassy, News
Effective April 2, 2018, the passport execution fee will increase from $25 to $35. The $10 execution fee increase applies to U.S. passport applicants using the DS-11 form including: first-time applicants over age 16, children under age 16, and applicants who reapply after reporting their previous passport lost or stolen. Customers applying with the DS-11 form ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Message for U.S. Citizens: Don’t miss your opportunity to vote in upcoming primary elections! Register now and request your absentee ballots at FVAP.gov. Primary Elections Begin This Month – Register and request your absentee ballots for all 2018 elections now at
FVAP.gov This year the entire House of Representatives and a third of the U.S. Senate ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
Dinara Kurakbayeva, a student from Suleyman Demirel University spelled the English word approbation correctly to beat out 19 competitors to win the 2018 Central Asian Spelling Bee. Meruyert Soviet from Karaganda took second place in the contest. This is the second year that U.S. Embassies in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have organized the English language ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The Fulbright Foreign Student program offers graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to study in the United States and earn a master’s degree.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 February, 2018 | Topics:
Education, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The U.S. Embassy is holding the second annual Kazakhstan Spelling Bee competition for Kazakhstan’s university and college students in support of the Government of Kazakhstan’s policy of multilingualism. The competition is a fun way to promote the study of English language among youth. Local Spelling Bees took place at 11 American Corners. 33 participants from ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 February, 2018 | Topics:
English Language Learning, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
U.S. Mission, Kazakhstan Message for U.S. Citizens: Voting in 2018 U.S. Elections Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Lehigh University International Relations Professor
Dinissa Duvanova was selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. Professor Duvanova will use the Fulbright Scholarship to combine fieldwork for her book project: “Regulatory Discretion and Discretionary Regulation in Post-Communist States” and teaching at Alma University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Professor Duvanova’s field research focuses on state regulation of business and how it affects Kazakhstani investment climate. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 January, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Success Stories
U.S. Mission consular services will continue to function during the lapse in Congressional appropriations. If you have a scheduled visa interview or American Citizen Services appointment, please arrive at the Embassy at your designated time. This page will be not be regularly updated until full U.S. Government operations resume, with the exception of emergency safety ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, embassy, Notification, Visas
Fact Sheet: The United States and Kazakhstan — An Economic Partnership for the 21st Century President Donald Trump hosted President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the White House on January 16, 2018. The visit reinforced the close commercial and trade ties between the United States and Kazakhstan that will create jobs and accelerate economic growth in both ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 January, 2018 | Topics:
Official Reports, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
United States and Kazakhstan: An Enhanced Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century Washington, D.C. January 16, 2018 President Donald J. Trump hosted President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan today at the White House to discuss enhanced strategic partnership between the United States and Kazakhstan. President Nazarbayev thanked President Trump for his hospitality and offered an invitation ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 January, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Official Reports, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS Description: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators is an intensive post-graduate level academic program with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary educators and administrators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions. The ultimate goal ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 January, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News
STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES FOR SCHOLARS Description: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars is an intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions. The goal of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 January, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News
STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES FOR WOMEN LEADERSHIP Description: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Women Leadership is an intensive short-term academic program for undergraduate female student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills. The Institute will focus on two major areas: developing participants’ leadership skills in ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 January, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News
Richard Burke spent a semester teaching literature at Kazakh-American Free University. He helped students understand how culture affects personal identity through teaching two courses that explore collisions and connections between social and individual values. Richard also offered conversational practice in English at his host university and the American Corner and also gave public lectures on ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 January, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, English Language Learning, News
President Donald J. Trump will welcome President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan to the White House on January 16, 2018. President Trump and President Nazarbayev will discuss ways to strengthen and enhance our strategic partnership on regional security issues and economic cooperation. The presidents will also discuss Kazakhstan’s leadership on several international challenges, particularly Afghanistan, during its presidency of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 January, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
2018 New Year’s Message On behalf of the entire Mission of the United States of America to Kazakhstan, I want to wish the people of Kazakhstan the very best of health, happiness and prosperity in 2018. The past year was a particularly exciting and successful one for our countries’ relations, including many cultural, business and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, embassy
American English Live: Teacher Development Series American English Live: Teacher Development sessions are 60-minute web-based seminars on a variety of topics on English language teaching techniques & methodologies presented by U.S. TESOL professionals. Sessions include visual presentations, videos, and discussions and the courses are grouped in sets of 6 seminars that take place every ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, English Language Learning, News, Public Affairs, South & Central Asia, Study in the U.S.
Almaty, Kazakhstan – Today, senior officials of the governments of the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met for the Council Meeting of the U.S. – Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). The government of Afghanistan participated as observers.The participants affirmed that the TIFA is a high-level platform for dialogue to strengthen ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 December, 2017 | Topics:
Almaty, News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan is glad to announce a contest to select Brand Ambassadors of the English language in Kazakhstan, part of a year-long campaign to promote English learning called #EnglishWithUs. We encourage all residents of Kazakhstan who wish to improve their English to apply by December 15 for the title of Brand Ambassador ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, embassy, News, Press Releases
Contest Sponsors The #EnglishWithUS Brand Ambassador Contest is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Astana (the “Contest Sponsors”). Description of Contest Objectives The contest seeks to promote the study of English in Kazakhstan by highlighting the many ways speaking English can benefit people. Participants in this contest must submit ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, embassy, News
Do you enjoy English? Are you good at spelling? Are you a full time college or undergraduate student, between the ages of 18 and 25? If so, join us for our 2018 Kazakhstan Spelling Bee! The Spelling Bee is a competition in which participants spell English words. You have a chance to win the title ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
– New Partnership will Teach the Values of the Game through Sustainable Sports Diplomacy – ASTANA, November 6-7, 2017 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today a new, youth-focused partnership in Kazakhstan that includes the launch of two Jr. NBA NBF KZ Basketball Leagues in partnership with the National Basketball Federation of Kazakhstan, along with five Jr. NBA ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 November, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, Press Releases
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is a fully-funded scholarship for one semester of non-degree academic study at an assigned U.S. college or university. Participants are emerging leaders committed to their home communities. During the Program, Global UGRAD participants ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 November, 2017 | Topics:
Education
More than a month has passed since the beginning of our English classes in one of the children’s homes in Astana. All week I look forward to the weekend to start preparing for the lesson again: to outline my lesson plan, to grade homework, to find various games and assignments, so that lessons would be ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 October, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
ALMATY, October 20 — The U.S. Consulate General opened its new American Space Almaty as an anchor tenant at SmArt.Point after a full renovation and redesign. The American Space is a community center and collaborative laboratory where citizens of Almaty can explore new ideas and develop new skills. It hosts Makerspace Almaty, an innovative technology ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 October, 2017 | Topics:
American Spaces, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The Professional English language training program for journalists is designed to support the aspiration of Kazakhstan to develop the professionalism of Kazakhstani journalists and expand knowledge of the English language as it becomes a trilingual society. It is delivered by the British Council on behalf of the US Embassy in Kazakhstan. The program will incorporate ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 October, 2017 | Topics:
Education, embassy
Due to technical issues, the registration period for DV-2019 is being restarted, and all entries made prior to October 18, 2017, will need to be resubmitted for the entrant to be considered. We regret the inconvenience to Diversity Visa entrants. In order to ensure fairness and protect the integrity of the process for all those concerned, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 October, 2017 | Topics:
Immigrant Visas, Visas
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all whose loved ones were murdered and injured in last night’s horrible tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada. As we grieve, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 October, 2017 | Topics:
President of the United States, Speeches
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Individuals who normally reside in Russia, but who are unable to apply for a U.S. visa in a timely manner may submit their application in Astana or Almaty. Applicants are not required to be a resident of Kazakhstan to apply for a visa at Astana or Almaty, but must be physically present in Kazakhstan at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Reports, Visas
August 28, 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan It is my honor and privilege to lead the United States Presidential Delegation to EXPO 2017. On behalf of President Trump, I’d like to congratulate Kazakhstan on hosting this incredible event. I’ve just had the pleasure of seeing EXPO for myself and touring the American and Kazakhstani pavilions with the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
KAZAKHSTAN 2016 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as a secular state and provides for freedom of religion. In September the government created a new Ministry of Religious and Civil Society Affairs (MRCSA), taking responsibility for religious issues and the Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) from the Ministry of Culture ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 August, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, Official Reports
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Counternarcotics Program recently delivered vehicles and equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The CENTCOM Counternarcotics Program is part of the U.S. Department of Defense effort to reduce drug trafficking, and to provide No-Cost Technical Assistance to Kazakhstan and other partner nations. On June ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
19 students from Kazakhstan’s Committee of State Revenues and Ministry of Internal Affairs took training in June on how to conduct Internet Investigations focused on drug-related crimes and transactions on the web. This is a joint training initiative of the Counter-narcotics Program of the Office of Military Cooperation and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office (INL) ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 July, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
U.S. Embassy in Astana and U.S. Consulate General in Almaty will no longer provide storage for laptops or other large electronic devices for visitors – including both visa applicants and U.S. Citizens seeking services.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 July, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services, Visas
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 July, 2017 | Topics:
Education, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Hello, I am Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. It is my pleasure to join you in celebrating a strong relationship United States in Kazakhstan have built over the past 25 years. I thank President Nazarbayev and people of Kazakhstan for being outstanding host of EXPO 2017 and many other events in Astana this summer. I ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 June, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
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Alice Cosgrove As my plane to Astana took the final turn before descent—I saw it. The Nur Alem, a huge, glowing sphere lit up the Kazakhstani steppes, dancing with color and a message for all visitors written in huge letters “ASTANA EXPO 2017.” I’d seen many sketches and renderings of the Expo grounds over the past ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 June, 2017 | Topics:
News
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen! As Ambassador of the United States of America and Commissioner of the United States Pavilion to the Astana Expo, I am pleased, excited and honored to welcome you to the ribbon cutting of the U.S. Pavilion Not so many months ago, we were very unsure whether the United States would ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
U.S. and Kazakhstani officials joined together for official ‘send-off’ to World Expo in Astana WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USA Pavilion held its official ‘send-off’ to Expo 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan at an event in Washington, D.C., where U.S. and Kazakhstani representatives previewed the world’s most prominent energy, innovation and person-to-person global event of 2017. The project ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, News, Press Releases
Astana, 17 May 2017 – On May 17th, 2017, we mark the annual International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). On this day we express our support for, and solidarity with, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in Kazakhstan. The principle of non-discrimination is fundamental to the rule of law and to democratic ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 May, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, Official Reports, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
ALMATY, 20 April – The U.S. Consulate General in Almaty and a team of leading Kazakhstani innovators in media, business, and culture are announcing an opening of registration for Go Viral: a three-day festival that will take place in Almaty Towers from 16-18 June. Over three intensive days of music performances, film screenings, workshops, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan to attend a Town Hall hosted by Ambassador George A. Krol on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 17:30 to 19:30 at the U.S. Embassy located at Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev Avenue, No. 3, Astana, Kazakhstan, 010010. The program will include an address by the Ambassador and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 April, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
Studying in America was the most cherished dream since my childhood, but like many others, I never thought that one day my dream could become a reality. So, on August 15, 2017, I left Kazakhstan and departed to the United States, Tennessee. Having boarded the plane I started to literally pinch myself, because I didn’t ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 April, 2017 | Topics:
Education, U.S. & Kazakhstan
#20DaysofGreen Contest rules: Participants must take a picture or shoot a video to document completion of each challenge. Important to read instructions carefully as some challenges require only a video proof. They should post their proof on Instagram, tagging @usinkz and using the hashtag #20daysofgreen. Participants may join the contest late, but must still complete ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 31 March, 2017 | Topics:
embassy, Environment
| Tags: earthday, green
The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program promotes diversity in the classroom and in learning. The TEA Program supports inclusion and strongly encourages teachers with disabilities to apply. APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 2017
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 March, 2017 | Topics:
Education, U.S. & Kazakhstan
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 March, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
As part of the Department of State’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about safety and security events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. This replaces the Worldwide Caution dated September ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 March, 2017 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Graduate of the of the Department of State’s IVLP program, 2016, I work for the North Kazakhstan Media Legal Centre. The organization provides legal protection for journalists, helps draw up laws, in particular, the one which are being discussed now, and aspires to make freedom of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Graduate of the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program (Muskie). I worked for the Big Four, including for 10 years in New York and Philadelphia. The time I spent in the U.S. broadened my horizons in terms of perceiving the world. I have started setting myself substantial objectives. I try ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Graduate of the US State Department International Visitors Program U.S. “Political campaigns and media”, 2004.One of the 20 observers from all over the world who monitored the election campaign in the U.S. and visited five states in four weeks. In 2012, participated in the Women in ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Ainur Kagarmanova is currently working on her Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Political Science at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. After her 10th grade she went to the U.S. on a year long cultural exchange FLEX program. Since then Ainur’s interest in interfaith ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. I spent a year at a school in г Kerrville, Texas on the Rotary Club cultural exchange programme. Government and External Relations Manager with an overall responsibility for government relations, external and internal communications, and social performance of Shell Kazakhstan in March 2016 following Shell-BG combination. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Graduate of the of the Department of State’s IVLP program, 2016, I work as a lawyer for the Media Legal Centre. As such I specialize in drawing up laws, provide consultancy services and conduct legal trainings for journalists and NGOs. The trip to the USA provided ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KAZAKHSTAN. Graduate of the Department of State’s IVLP program ‘NGO Management of Youth Programs’. Having completed the program, I set up a public foundation Zamandas21 whose main recipients were children and teenagers from low income and large families. Since 2010 we have been organizing after school activities ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 March, 2017 | Topics:
Success Stories, U.S. & Kazakhstan
George Krol, the commissar for the U.S. Pavilion, and the chairman of the national company Astana-EXPO-2017, Akhmetzhan Yesimov, signed an agreement on U.S. participation in the international fair EXPO-2017 during a ceremony in Astana on February 24. Having signed the agreement, the United States will now start preparing for EXPO-2017 in Astana in earnest, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE The Munich Security Conference Munich, Germany THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Ambassador Ischinger. Chancellor Merkel, Secretary General, distinguished colleagues, and honored guests, I bring greetings on behalf of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. In my still new capacity as Vice ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: Mike Pence
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan held a media workshop entitled “Disability and Sport through Mass Media Vision: Promotion of Paralympic Sport” in Astana January 19-20 2017. The Ministry of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan, The Embassy of the United States, and the AGITOS Foundation provided support. At the workshop, journalists and bloggers interacted with ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2017 Ambassador Nikki Haley Delivers Remarks to the UN Security Council on Ukraine Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks this afternoon at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Ukraine. “The ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Speeches
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Speeches
The Fulbright Foreign Student program offers graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to study in the United States and earn a master’s degree.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 February, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases
On January 27 at 15:00, U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan Press Attaché Wren Elhai opened the American Corner at the North Kazakhstan Oblast Universal Scientific Library in Petropavlovsk after its remodeling. The American Corner is a cultural center that provides information about U.S. culture, education in the United States, and American English and hosts a variety ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 31 January, 2017 | Topics:
American Spaces, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
News
As of January 1, 2017, all Kazakhstani citizens who reside at a certain place for one month or longer are required to obtain temporary registration for that location. According to the Migration Police in Astana, this requirement does not apply to foreigners in Kazakhstan. The procedures for registration of foreigners remain unchanged. Foreigners in Kazakhstan ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 January, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
The New York Times on January 5 reported on an order for U.S. ambassadors to leave their posts by January 20. That order only affects non career political appointees, not career ambassadors. This is a standard policy when there is a change of Administrations in the United States. Politically-appointed ambassadors are not members of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
Message for U.S. Citizens: 30-day visa free to Kazakhstan As of January 1, 2017, U.S. citizens may visit Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 30 days for all purposes of travel except employment and missionary work. Qualified business and tourism applicants are eligible for 10- year Kazakhstani visas, with a maximum stay of 60 ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Kazakhstan is proud to announce the introduction of longer-term validity business and tourism visas for Kazakhstani citizens. Starting December 29, 2016, qualified Kazakhstani applicants will receive visas valid for multiple visits to the United States within ten years. “The introduction of ten-year-validity business and tourism visas lets Kazakhstani and American ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 December, 2016 | Topics:
embassy, News, Press Releases, Visas
October 12, 2016 The Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan has presented a certificate of app reciation to U.S. Consul General on behalf of U.S. Ambassador George A. Krol on October 12, 2016, during the National Conference on “HIV: yesterday, today and tomorrow.” Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Social ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, PEPFAR
Remarks for Chargé d’affaires John Mark Pommersheim Adil Soz Event “Promotion of the Constitutional Guarantees of Freedom of Speech in the Republic of Kazakhstan” KazMedia Center, December 9, 2016 Honorable Minister Abayev, Ambassadors, distinguished guests, Let me first thank Ms. Kaleyeva and her colleagues at Adil Soz, not just for organizing this event but ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 December, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 December, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Policy, Political Affairs
| Tags: John Kerry
STATEMENT BY THE U.S. DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN KAZAKHSTAN Conviction of Kazakhstani Civil Society Activists Maks Bokayev and Talgat Ayan The decision of the Kazakhstani regional court in Atyrau to convict and sentence Kazakhstani citizens Maks Bokayev and Talgat Ayan to five years in prison each for their alleged roles in organizing peaceful demonstrations in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 November, 2016 | Topics:
embassy, Human Rights, News, Press Releases
Dear Friends, On Thursday, November 24, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. The history of this celebration goes back to the early days of European colonization of America but was also a tradition of Native Americans as well. The early colonists of the Plymouth Planation in what became the colony of Massachusetts famously held a feast with ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, embassy, News
As TechWomen enters its seventh year, 100 emerging women leaders from 20 countries will be selected to travel to the US for professional mentorship and exchange. Now, more than ever, we want to strengthen the TechWomen community with Emerging Leaders to sustain and strengthen our collective impact. Learn more, and apply today:
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Today, America’s voters elected Donald Trump the next president of the United States of America. In our 240 years of independence, the United States has a long tradition of robust, highly contentious campaigns. But, at the end of this competitive process, the new president as the chief executive of the federal government will be responsible for ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, embassy, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William Brownfield visited Kazakhstan October 22-26 to discuss United States cooperation with Kazakhstan on border security and combatting drug dependence, money laundering, as well as human and narcotics trafficking. Brownfield, one of the top US Diplomats in the US Foreign Service has achieved a rank of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 November, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Thursday, October 27, 2016, Astana, Kazakhstan Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us here today. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to return to Astana this week. And, I am especially delighted to be visiting Kazakhstan during the twenty-fifth anniversary of U.S. – Kazakhstan diplomatic relations, celebrating our mutual achievements on a ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 October, 2016 | Topics:
embassy, Key Officials, News, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
18 young musicians from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan with six members of Tashkent’s contemporary music ensemble Omnibus and three U.S. musicians performed a concert of works composed collaboratively during an intensive five day program at the Almaty Conservatory. The music is a mix of the contemporary and the traditional and reflects the musical ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The below may be attributed to U.S. Embassy spokesperson Wren Elhai. We are concerned about constraints on independent media and the implications for freedom of expression in Kazakhstan, as indicated by the criminal convictions and sentences in the case against Seitkazy Matayev and his son, Aset Matayev. The Matayevs were sentenced to six and five ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
embassy, News
28 September, 2016 Madam Minister, Ambassador Steil, colleagues and friends. Good Morning. I am pleased to participate in opening this event with Minister Duisenova and my good colleague and northern neighbor Ambassador Steil of Canada. This year we celebrate not only 25 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, but a quarter century of partnership between Kazakhstan ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
28 September, 2016 Good Morning. It is my pleasure to be here today to open this event with Minister Duisenova and Ambassador Steil. As you are all aware, this year marks not only 25 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, but a quarter century of partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States. The United States has ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 September, 2016 | Topics:
Speeches
September 27, 2016 Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues from the governments of Kazakhstan, Austria, and from the OSCE. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the U.S. Embassy today for the official closing ceremony of the K9 Explosives Detection Training Course. In our day-to-day activities, we do not always notice the valuable work conducted ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 September, 2016 | Topics:
embassy, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
DEMONSTRATION BY EXPLOSIVES-SNIFFING DOGS AT U.S. EMBASSY SEPTEMBER 27 As part of its ongoing cooperation with Kazakhstan to counter terrorism, the U.S. Embassy in Astana hosted a graduation ceremony and demonstration of explosives-detection skills by Kazakhstani K9 specialists and their dogs on September 27 at 11:00 a.m. Speaking at the closing ceremony, U.S. Ambassador ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 September, 2016 | Topics:
embassy, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Ambassador at Large Senbayev, Dr. George, and distinguished guests – it is a great pleasure to be here with all of you. Over the past 25 years, cooperation between the United States and Kazakhstan has made the world a safer place. We can point to many examples, from our work to secure material from the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 September, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Key Officials, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The sixth annual CENTRAL ASIAN TRADE FORUM will be held September 7-8 at the Rixos Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The largest annual event for exporters in the region brings together leading trade experts, public opinion leaders, top business sector actors, high-level government officials, as well as representatives of international organizations and diplomatic missions. Traditionally, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 September, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee: Muhammad Ali Center Trainers Teach Kazakhstani Youth. Two American trainers from the
Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky participated in a summer boxing camp for 30 youth and their trainers from six different regions of Kazakhstan August 15-19. At the camp, organized through a partnership between the U.S. Embassy in ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 August, 2016 | Topics:
Education, embassy, News, U.S. & Kazakhstan
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 18 August, 2016 | Topics:
Official Reports
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 August, 2016 | Topics:
Almaty, Art & Culture, embassy, U.S. & Kazakhstan, Video
Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat, visiting Kazakhstan as part of a U.S. Department of State Speaker Program is the Founder and President of Civilizations Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (CECF). Imam Arafat participated in several meetings and conferences organized by Penal Reform International (PRI) in Uralsk and Astana focused on the issue of extremism in prisons and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 August, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 July, 2016 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 July, 2016 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 July, 2016 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 July, 2016 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 July, 2016 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Gustafson from the Office of Military Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Astana attended the Opening Ceremony for Steppe Eagle 2016 on July 16th. The 13th iteration of this annual exercise is being held this year at the Stanta Training Area in the United Kingdom from July 16th until July 28th, with a focus ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 July, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Respected guests and dear friends! Thank you all for coming here today to celebrate with us 240 years of the independence of the United States of America. When the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many doubted those former colonies would succeed in establishing their independence and later would remain unified or ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 July, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, embassy, Speeches
June 15, 2016 2016 GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT DELEGATES FROM KAZAKHSTAN Astana – The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce that ten representatives from Kazakhstan will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will take place June 22-24, 2016 in Palo Alto, California. One of the participants will be Magzhan Madiyev, famous for ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is proud to announce the 25th anniversary campaign celebrating relations between the United States and Kazakhstan, highlighting achievements in a range of areas and featuring three main themes: innovation, friendship, and partnership. 25 Years Together in Innovation TechWomen: An international delegation of leading women in the fields of Science, Technology, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 June, 2016 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: 25uskz, partnership, uskz
Congratulations to Cadet Almas Baishan, on his appointment to the United States Naval Academy Class of 2020. Ambassador George Krol presented Cadet Baishan with a certificate and his commemorative coin. Cadet Baishan joins five other Kazakhstanis attending U.S. Service Academies. We would also like to congratulate the four recent Class of 2016 graduates of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 June, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, embassy
Security Message for U.S. Citizens U.S. Mission, Kazakhstan This message is distributed to you via the Message system of the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan. U.S. Consulate-General Almaty Kazakhstan Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Terrorist Incident in Aktobe June 6, 2016 As part of the State Department’s continuous efforts to provide Americans travelling abroad with information about relevant events, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 June, 2016 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
| Tags: security
On behalf of the Mission of the United States of America in Kazakhstan and the American people, I wish to extend sincere sympathy to the people of Kazakhstan and especially the families of victims who perished during the senseless attacks in Aktobe on June 5, 2016. Such violent acts know no nationality or religion, but ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 June, 2016 | Topics:
embassy
Dr. Ernest Moniz U.S. Secretary of Energy April 7, 2016 Secretary Moniz: Thank you, President Katsu and my new best friend, Mr. Bosumbayev. He’s been in office two weeks, and we met last week in Washington, we meet this week in Astana. By simple extrapolation I will have the rest of my term filled in ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 May, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Speeches, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: secretary
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 April, 2016 | Topics:
Key Documents, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 19, 2016 I am delighted to join President Obama in wishing a happy, healthy, and prosperous Nowruz to all our friends around the world who celebrate this holiday. As Americans, we rejoice along with all those from the Islamic Republic of Iran to Central ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 March, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: John Kerry
Washington, DC March 9, 2016 Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller welcomed Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 8 for a working session of the Fourth U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal led the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 March, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The United States Mission in Kazakhstan is shocked and saddened by the recent tragic and senseless deaths of two teenage boys, who were born in Kazakhstan and adopted by an American family. This incident joins the people of Kazakhstan and the United States in common grief. American law enforcement authorities are still determining the exact ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 March, 2016 | Topics:
Child and Family Matters, embassy, Press Releases, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: adoption
The Fulbright Foreign Student program offers graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to study in the United States and earn a master’s degree. Eligible Fields of Studies The Fulbright Foreign Student program is open to all fields of study except the medical sciences. Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of Kazakhstan, residing in Kazakhstan at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 February, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: fulbright, study in the us
The Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program provides international teachers with unique opportunities to develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States. TEA consists of a six-week non-degree, non-credit customized academic program including seminars on new teaching methodologies, curriculum development, lesson planning, and instructional technology. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 February, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 February, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Speeches
| Tags: John Kerry, kerry, Syria
Climate change is one of our most urgent, complex, and far-reaching challenges. It also presents opportunities to strengthen U.S. and global security and promote economic growth. Please the full article
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The Republic of Kazakhstan has a government system dominated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the ruling Nur Otan Party. The constitution concentrates power in the presidency. The president controls the legislature and the judiciary as well as regional and local governments. Please the attachment
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
Overview: The Government of Kazakhstan passed new counterterrorism legislation and continued to develop its national program for countering terrorism and what it refers to as religious extremism, with efforts to establish new interagency counterterrorism bodies at the national, regional, and local levels. The national program outlines the responsibilities of each government agency and ministry to prevent ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to sponsor an open competition for Kazakhstan students. Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) is a program of the U.S. Department of State, and is administered on our behalf by American Councils for International Education. The program provides opportunities for students in 8th, 9th , and 10th grades from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
PROGRAM PURPOSE The purpose of this program is to award small grants to Kazakhstani non-governmental, non-commercial organizations for specific projects that promote the prevention of drug abuse, especially by youth, in Kazakhstan. Proposals are evaluated according to the topic of the project, clearly formulated goals and target groups, and the ability of the applying organization ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
Kazakhstan The constitution provides for religious freedom; however, the government used certain laws and policies to restrict the religious freedom of groups deemed by the government to be “non-traditional,” using methods such as arrests, fines, and raids. The government allowed religious groups it deemed “traditional” to operate with fewer restrictions. Respect for religious freedom declined ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The Office of Military Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan is pleased to invite young Kazakhstanis to compete for appointment to the United States Service Academies (U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Coast Guard Academy) for the Class of 2019, which begins in the summer ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
This program is designed to give mentor/mentee pairs an opportunity to advance their personal and professional development, design a civic project for their region, and bring it to life! Successful applicants will participate in the Alumni Mentorship Conference which will take place in Astana, December 6-7. If you are interested, please send your contact information ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
English Teaching Distance Learning Program: Application for Spring and Summer Semesters 2014-2015 Academic Year For Kazakhstani English Language Teachers or Teacher Trainers The Regional English Language Office of the Embassy of the United States in Kazakhstan announces the competition for “E-Teacher” scholarship courses for spring and summer semesters of 2014-2015 academic year. Program Overview The ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
To apply, visit the
Global UGRAD Online Student Application . The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan is pleased to announce an open competition for the 2016-2017 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (UGRAD). Deadline is January 1st at 5:00pm EST. The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 13 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The Fulbright Foreign Student program offers graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to study in the United States and earn a master’s degree. Eligible Fields of Studies The Fulbright Foreign Student program is open to all fields of study except the medical sciences. Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of Kazakhstan, residing in Kazakhstan at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 13 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The Fulbright Foreign Student program offers graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to study in the United States and earn a master’s degree. Eligible Fields of Studies The Fulbright Foreign Student program is open to all fields of study except the medical sciences. Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of Kazakhstan, residing in Kazakhstan at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 13 January, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Study in the U.S.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2016-2017 Academic Year Leaders for a Global Society The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides accomplished young and mid-career professionals with ten months of non-degree academic study, leadership development, and professional enrichment in the United States. Humphrey Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and commitment to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 13 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar program brings accomplished Kazakhstani scholars to the United States to conduct advanced research at U.S. universities for a period up to one academic year. Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of Kazakhstan residing in Kazakhstan at the time application Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent professional qualification at the time ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 13 January, 2016 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the East Kazakhstan Region Akimat, and the AES Group of companies in Kazakhstan will sign a Memorandum of Cooperation on December 14th, 2015 in Ust-Kamenogorsk on developing an energy efficiency and energy savings program. In Kazakhstan, similar to many other countries around the world, a significant amount of energy is ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 December, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On December 10, 2015, the world celebrates the 65th International Human Rights Day, commemorating the day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration, signed by the United States, Kazakhstan, and nearly every other member of the United Nations, states that the human rights specified in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 December, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On December 9 in Astana, the United States joined the European Union, Japan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, South Korea, Norway, and Kazakhstan in signing the Agreement Continuing the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC). This agreement establishes Kazakhstan as the host nation of the ISTC and enables the ISTC to continue its vital ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 December, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The US Emabassy in Kazakhstan and the Dance Studio Hip Hop Culture 23 is putting on a breakdance festival/competition in Astana. Thanks to the Embassy’s financial assistance the break-dancers of Kazakhstan are able to invite to Kazakhstan one of the world’s best break dancers, Thias Lopez (Thesis). THESIS began B-Boying at the young age of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 December, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
1. The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics, using conventional and non-conventional weapons and targeting ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 November, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
U.S. Ambassador George A. Krol, Deputy Chief of Mission John Mark Pommersheim, and Counselor for Public Affairs Aleisha Woodward met participants of an exchange program on preserving cultural heritage. During the 10-day tour of the United States, the participants met their American counterparts to discuss best practices in managing cultural heritage projects, preserving and restoring artifacts, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 November, 2015 | Topics:
News
The United States and Central Asia: Partners for the 21st Century Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Nazarbayev University Astana, Kazakhstan November 2, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (In Kazakh.) (Applause.) I’m working at it, folks. (Laughter.) Thank you very, very much, President Katsu. Thank you. As all of you know, President Katsu had a very ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 November, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Applications for the 2016-2017
Community Solutions Program are now open. The Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders working in Transparency & Accountability, Tolerance & Conflict Resolution, Environmental Issues, and Women & Gender Issues. Selected candidates will participate in: a four month U.S. fellowship with a local nonprofit organization ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 October, 2015 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan is happy to announce the first visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Kazakhstan from November 1-3, as part of a broader trip by the U.S. Secretary of State to all five Central Asian republics. In Astana Secretary Kerry will meet with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and will conduct ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 October, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan from October 28 to November 3. While in Vienna, Secretary Kerry will hold bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign counterparts to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. The Secretary will then travel to Bishkek, Samarkand, Astana, Dushanbe, and Ashgabat ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 October, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Astana would like to invite U.S. citizens in Kazakhstan to a town hall meeting on Thursday, October 15, at 5:00 p.m. The program includes remarks by the Ambassador, updates on consular services, and information on the current security situation. The meeting will be in the Ambassador’s residence at the Embassy, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 October, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites U.S. citizens in and around Aktobe to receive consular services on October 22, 2015 from 10:00 until 12:00 at American Corner Aktobe located at 12 micro district 112 E section D (Aktobe Azhary building) in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. Services will be by appointment only. To make an appointment, send your ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 October, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, in partnership with Kazmedia Center’s media school and the Club of Foreign Editors, is holding a master class in Astana for editors-in-chief, journalists, producers and any other creative people across the industry on 7th October, 2015. This master class will be conducted by Peter Corbett, a globally sought speaker and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 October, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
President Obama met today with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, nuclear nonproliferation, and regional stability and economic development. The leaders further discussed the importance of finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine that includes full implementation of the Minsk agreements. The President also congratulated President Nazarbayev on ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 September, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
General Assembly Hall United Nations New York, New York 3:04 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honor to be here to address the topic of sustainable development. In many of our nations, especially developed countries, there is among our general population a genuine ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 September, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State New York Palace Hotel New York City September 27, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: I’m very pleased to be joined by my friend and the co-chair, Foreign Minister Sinirlioglu, and I congratulate him on assuming his new responsibilities. He’s been working with many of us for a long time, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 September, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 23, 2015 Teresa and I extend our best wishes to Muslims around the world for a blessed Eid al-Adha. We congratulate the nearly three million Muslims – including thousands of Americans – who are performing Hajj this year in fulfillment of one of the fundamental ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 September, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Dear Mr. President, Michelle and I extend our warmest greetings to Muslims in America and around the world as they celebrate Qurban Ait. We also extend our congratulations to those pilgrims who have successfully completed the Hajj, including thousands of U.S. citizens who joined three million fellow Muslims in completing a central tenet of their faith. The Hajj demonstrates ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 September, 2015 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: Barack Obama
The U.S. Geological Survey in coordination with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, JSC “National Company “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary”, U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the International Science and Technology Center are holding a training workshop entitled “Integrated Water Resource Analytical Techniques and Remote Sensing Applications in Support of Water ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 September, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy invites media to cover the Grand Opening of the new American Corner in Astana. Over the past ten years, the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan has worked closely with local libraries to offer the general public access to free English-language resources and programs related to the United States through its 11 information centers ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 August, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Remarks Thomas M. Countryman Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Bank Agreement Signing Ceremony Astana, Kazakhstan Minister Idrissov, Minister Shkolnik, Director General Amano, Honored Guests: Establishing the IAEA Fuel Bank is an important and a complex achievement. It is important that we recognize the many people who made ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 August, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Representatives from around the globe are gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan, to launch the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank. Through this initiative, Member States of the IAEA will be able to access a ready reserve of nuclear material for fueling peaceful power reactors should they have difficulties securing such material on the international ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 August, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
A high level U.S. delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman, will visit Astana on August 27-28 for the signing of an agreement between Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on establishing low-enriched uranium (LEU) ‘fuel bank’ in Kazakhstan. The document will be signed by Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov and IAEA ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 August, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan announces the arrival of Mark Moody to serve as the new Consul General of the United States of America in Almaty. Consul General Moody’s responsibilities include the Almaty, Zhambyl, South Kazakhstan, and Kyzylorda Oblasts. “It is a great honor to join the team at the Consulate General to serve ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 August, 2015 | Topics:
News
Effective January 1, 2016, the Department will eliminate the consular service of supplemental 24-page Visa Page Inserts (VPIs) for passports. Requests for VPIs on Form DS-4085 will only be accepted for current (legacy) passports until December 31, 2015. The determination to eliminate VPIs was made after considering document utility, cost effectiveness, customer service, internal controls, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 August, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The United States suspends FATCA penalties against Kazakhstani banks in order to allow time to conclude bilateral agreement Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA) requires banks that have any U.S. depositors to report on those U.S. depositors’ accounts to the U.S. Treasury. Kazakhstan and the United States initialed a bilateral agreement regarding how such information ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 August, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
1. The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, serve as a reminder that U.S. citizens need to maintain a ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 July, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
State Floor **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 7:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not — a comprehensive, long-term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 July, 2015 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: Barack Obama
According to recent legislation, most of the popular tourist areas in Kazakhstan – Medeu, Shymbulak, Big Almaty Lake, Charyn Canyon, Alakol Lake, Monakhov Gorge, and other locations within 25 kilometers of a border – now fall in so called “closed” zones. In order for non-Kazakhstani citizens to legally visit any of these tourist sites, it ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 13 July, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
A high level U.S. delegation, led by Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Gil Kerlikowske, is in Astana from June 28 through June 30 for a conference of ministers and senior officials of 13 Central and South Asian states who will be meeting to discuss ways of countering violent extremism and developing a coordinated ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Remarks as prepared by Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske South and Central Asia CVE Regional Conference Astana, Kazakhstan June 29, 2015 South and Central Asia Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Regional Conference Prime Minister Massimov, Foreign Minister Idrissov, Prosecutor General Daulbayev, other ministers from the region, and distinguished colleagues, thank you. It is a unique pleasure to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On June 22, in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Agreement Continuing the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) was initialed by the European Union, Georgia, Japan, the Kingdom of Norway, Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States of America. The ISTC, with its new headquarters at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
On June 22, in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Agreement Continuing the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) was initialed by the European Union, Georgia, Japan, the Kingdom of Norway, Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States of America. The ISTC, with its new headquarters at ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
From June 22-27 a high level Arizona Air National Guard delegation will visit Astana and Almaty to discuss ways in which Kazakhstan and the United States armies can cooperate more closely. Since 1995, Kazakhstan has been partnered with the state of Arizona through the State Partnership Program which works to build relationships, learn best practices, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan is currently updating its warden system in order to ensure that our registration records are up to date. The warden system provides a reliable way to reach U.S. citizens in the event of an emergency, disaster, or threat, as well as distribute other important information to U.S. citizens as quickly ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 June, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
From June 22-27 a high level Arizona Air National Guard delegation will visit Astana and Almaty to discuss ways in which Kazakhstan and the United States armies can cooperate more closely. Since 1995, Kazakhstan has been partnered with the state of Arizona through the State Partnership Program which works to build relationships, learn best practices, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
As the new crescent moon brings in the holy month of Ramadan, Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those observing the month of fasting in the United States and around the world. Ramadan is a time in which families and communities come together for iftars and prayers in festive gatherings that demonstrate the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 June, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Washington, D.C. June 17, 2015 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY On Ramadan On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, Teresa and I wish all Muslims a happy and blessed Ramadan. Ramadan is a season for heightened reflection, worship, compassion, and community. For Muslims everywhere, this special month ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 June, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
U.S. Embassies around the world are currently experiencing technical problems with passport and visa systems. This issue is not specific to any particular country, citizenship document, or visa category. We are working urgently to correct the problems and restore our system to full operational status as soon as possible. Due to these worldwide consular systems ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On 15th June the U.S. Embassy is hosting a festive ceremony to celebrate two young Kazakhstanis, one of whom Maksat Nugmanov is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and the other Kazakhstani, Vladislav Gogulya, has chosen aviation and will be joining the U.S. Air Force Academy. The graduate of U.S. Military Academy (West Point), ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On 15th June the U.S. Embassy is hosting a festive ceremony to celebrate two young Kazakhstanis, one of whom Maksat Nugmanov is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and the other Kazakhstani, Vladislav Gogulya, has chosen aviation and will be joining the U.S. Air Force Academy. The graduate of U.S. Military Academy (West Point), ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
U.S. Army Central hosted the 1st Multinational Noncommissioned Officer Symposium in El Paso, Texas at the home of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, May 18-22. Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Temirbek Khalykov, the sergeant major of Kazakhstan’s armed forces, along with senior NCOs and officers from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
On June 5, the U.S. Consulate General hosted the “Taste of America: Soul Food” culinary event at the outdoor garden of the InterContinental with California-based celebrity Chef Tanya Holland. At the family-style dinner, guests enjoyed the opportunity to taste the best of African-American cuisine, met Chef Holland, and had a chance to win one of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
U.S. Ambassadors to Kazakhstan, past and present, (L-R: George Krol (current), Kenneth Fairfax, William Courtney, John Ordway) gather in Astana to commemorate the 20thAnniversary of Project Sapphire and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy in Kazahstan would like to invite you to the opening of the first U.S. – Kazakhstani business forum that will take place at Rixos Hotel, Astana at 10:00 on June 2nd , 2015. The main idea of the forum is to promote business cooperation between Kazakhstan and the USA. Representatives of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 June, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 29, 2015 Today we honor the service and sacrifice of the courageous men and women serving under the flag of the United Nations with the mission of peace. That mission, which dates back nearly 70 years, is central to the purpose of the United Nations and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 June, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The U.S. Embassy in Kazahstan would like to invite you to the opening of the first U.S. – Kazakhstani business forum that will take place at Rixos Hotel, Astana at 10:00 on June 2nd , 2015. The main idea of the forum is to promote business cooperation between Kazakhstan and the USA. Representatives of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 June, 2015 | Topics:
News
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 29, 2015 Today we honor the service and sacrifice of the courageous men and women serving under the flag of the United Nations with the mission of peace. That mission, which dates back nearly 70 years, is central to the purpose of the United Nations and indispensable ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 May, 2015 | Topics:
News
On May 20 – 23, the U.S. Consulate General hosted a U.S. historian Tim Naftali in Almaty. During his visit Dr. Naftali delivered two public lectures: “Soyuz: The Secret History of US-Soviet Collaboration for Victory in World War” at the Kasteyev Museum of Arts and “Kazakhstan in the mind of Cold War America” at the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 May, 2015 | Topics:
News
May 16, 2015 Michelle and I join our fellow Americans and others around the world in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia tomorrow, May 17. We take this opportunity to reaffirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are human rights, to celebrate the dignity of every person, and to underscore that ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 May, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 16, 2015 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is a call to action, a plea to stand with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities (LGBTI) across the world and reaffirm our commitment to the equality and dignity of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 May, 2015 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Almaty welcomes the Model United Nations! 400 students from Central Asia, South Asia, and Europe converged to discuss solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges as a part of the fourth annual “New Silk Way Model UN.” We are proud to support this program and applaud all the Model UN delegates and organizers at Al ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 7 May, 2015 | Topics:
News
On May 6, the U.S. Consulate General launched “One Victory” photo exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Allied Victory in the Second World War at the A. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty. U.S. Ambassador George Krol delivered opening remarks and honored U.S. and Kazakhstani veterans, whose ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 May, 2015 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan invites all to a series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied Victory in the WWII. The events, under the title “One Victory”, include an exhibition of rare photos from the war, demonstration of films, presentation by a historian on interaction between the Allied Forces during the WWII ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 May, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
US Ambassador and his staff planting trees in Astana to celebrate Earth Day!
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
Washington – Recognizing the important contributions of the five Central Asian republics to broader regional stability, an interagency team will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan for bilateral consultations on Afghanistan, April 20–24. This group, led by State Department officials including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Daniel Rosenblum ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 April, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Astana – In cooperation with the Akimat, the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan will plant trees in Astana to mark the 45th anniversary of Earth Day celebrated throughout the world on April 22 at 12.00. For the past five years, the U.S. Embassy in Astana and the Akimat have planted trees in public locations around Astana. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 April, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Washington – Recognizing the important contributions of the five Central Asian republics to broader regional stability, an interagency team will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan for bilateral consultations on Afghanistan, April 20–24. This group, led by State Department officials including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Daniel Rosenblum ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
Astana – In cooperation with the Akimat, the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan will plant trees in Astana to mark the 45th anniversary of Earth Day celebrated throughout the world on April 22 at 12.00. For the past five years, the U.S. Embassy in Astana and the Akimat have planted trees in public locations around Astana. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
On April 16, Ambassador George A. Krol delivered his first public speech as U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan on the broad and productive U.S.-Kazakhstan bilateral relationship to students and professors of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Ambassador Krol delivered an overview on the positive history of cooperation between the United States and Kazakhstan, the two countries’ mutual ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
For Immediate Release April 14, 2015 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION President Abraham Lincoln believed that we are, at heart, one Nation and one people. At a time when America was torn apart ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 April, 2015 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
| Tags: Barack Obama
President Abraham Lincoln believed that we are, at heart, one Nation and one people. At a time when America was torn apart and our very future was in doubt, he knew our country was more than a collection of States, and that we shared a bond that would not break. One hundred fifty years after ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
On Thursday April 16 at 10:30, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan George A. Krol will deliver a speech on Kazakhstan-U.S. bilateral relations to the students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Address: New Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, entrance from Timiryazev Street. Please, see attached the map. *The event will be in English with consecutive interpretation ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
On Thursday April 16 at 10:30, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan George A. Krol will deliver a speech on Kazakhstan-U.S. bilateral relations to the students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Address: New Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, entrance from Timiryazev Street. Please, see attached the map. *The event will be in English with consecutive interpretation ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
April 11, 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp by U.S. forces. On that day, at the invitation of the Association of Prisoners of Fascism, we gathered at the eternal flame in Panfilov Park to honor former prisoners and remember those lost during the war. The survivors who told their ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
Astana, Kazakhstan, 9th April 2015: In partnership with the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, Knowledge Partners, Exclusive Country Partner of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. USA, in the Republic of Kazakhstan, launched the Kazakh to English online dictionary of more than 27,000 words. The announcement launching this comprehensive online dictionary was made at the WORLDDIDAC exhibition in Astana ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 April, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On April 5, 2015, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. the U.S. embassy in Kazakhstan will host at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Astana an “Education in the USA” fair to which we invite journalists. Representatives of the U.S. Embassy will be available to discuss scholarships, visa issues, and general questions about studying in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 April, 2015 | Topics:
News
On April 5, 2015, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. the U.S. embassy in Kazakhstan will host at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Astana an “Education in the USA” fair to which we invite journalists. Representatives of the U.S. Embassy will be available to discuss scholarships, visa issues, and general questions about studying in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 April, 2015 | Topics:
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Brookings Institute Washington, D.C. Highlights Today, there are those who look at the drawdown of our forces from Afghanistan and see through that a region of declining importance to the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth. … The lens through which we view Central Asia may have changed, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 April, 2015 | Topics:
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Brookings Institute Washington, D.C. Highlights Today, there are those who look at the drawdown of our forces from Afghanistan and see through that a region of declining importance to the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth. … The lens through which we view Central Asia may have changed, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 April, 2015 | Topics:
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US Ambassador to Kazakhstan George A. Krol’s Nauryz Greetings
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 March, 2015 | Topics:
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arch 20, the U.S. Consul General Theresa Grencik opened the ASM BioResource Center at the Kazakhstan National Medical University, a project funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in partnership with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The ASM BioResource Center will provide Kazakhstan National Medical University important resources, including books, journals, and online ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 March, 2015 | Topics:
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On March 19, Consul General Theresa Grencik opened “Business without Barriers: Seminar for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities” in partnership with “Shyrak” Association of Women with Disabilities. The purpose of the seminar is to stimulate entrepreneurial activity among disabled people by providing them with tools, tips, and information from the very best professionals in each area, provide ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 March, 2015 | Topics:
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Ambassador Krol: Allow me to say in the beautiful Kazakh language how pleased and honored I am to be in Kazakhstan as Ambassador of the United States of America. I appreciate this opportunity to express on behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States America’s strong friendship and support for a sovereign, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 March, 2015 | Topics:
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On March 18, 2015, the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan activated its Warden System in order to test its effectiveness. All recipients are requested to confirm receipt of this message by email at USAKZACS@state.gov within 24 hours. U.S. citizens who have departed Kazakhstan are requested to notify the Consular Section of their departure so we can ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 18 March, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
At Kazakhstan National University (KNU) conference commemorating the 23rd anniversary of Kazakhstan’s accession into the United Nations, Consul General Theresa Grencik joined Kazakhstan’s first Ambassador to United Nations, Akmaral Arystanbekova.ited Nations, Consul General Theresa Grencik joined Kazakhstan’s first Ambassador to UN, Akmaral Arystanbekova, to discuss the important role of the United Nations in international affairs. KNU ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 March, 2015 | Topics:
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As a part of its Kazakhstan tour the innovative American cello/drum rock ensemble “Break of Reality” performed in Almaty on February 28 and March 1, 2015 in Almaty. The band collaborated with Kazakh performing artist Galymzhan Moldanazar, a leading voice of contemporary music in Kazakhstan, cleverly combining Kazakh lyrics with electro-pop and synth-funk. “Break of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 February, 2015 | Topics:
News
The United States condemns the brutal murder of Boris Nemtsov, and we call upon the Russian government to conduct a prompt, impartial, and transparent investigation into the circumstances of his murder and ensure that those responsible for this vicious killing are brought to justice. Nemtsov was a tireless advocate for his country, seeking for his ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 February, 2015 | Topics:
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The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the tour of innovative American cello/drum rock ensemble “Break of Reality” from February 28 till March 8, 2015. The group’s boundary breaking music blends classical technique and rock’n’roll. “Break of Reality” will perform in Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, and Atyrau as a part of American Music ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 February, 2015 | Topics:
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The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the tour of innovative American cello/drum rock ensemble “Break of Reality” from February 28 till March 8, 2015. The group’s boundary breaking music blends classical technique and rock’n’roll. “Break of Reality” will perform in Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, and Atyrau as a part of American Music ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 February, 2015 | Topics:
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The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites U.S. citizens in and around Shymkent to receive consular services on February 26, 2015 from 10:30 until 13:00 at the Café Bistro, Complex Cheryomuski,located at 20 Zheltoksan Street Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Those seeking consular services should write to usakz@state.gov before 3:00 p.m. on February 25 with their name and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 February, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
On February 20, 2015, Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Department of Justice Counselor for International Affairs Bruce C. Swartz and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The signing of this Treaty marks an important step forward by the United States and Kazakhstan to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 February, 2015 | Topics:
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On February 20, 2015, Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Department of Justice Counselor for International Affairs Bruce C. Swartz and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The signing of this Treaty marks an important step forward by the United States and Kazakhstan to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 February, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
This is a reminder to U.S. citizens that the Mission Kazakhstan’s webpage has useful information for Americans abroad on how to file taxes for tax year 2014. You may also visit the Federal Benefits and Obligations page on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website for more information. If you have additional questions, please call the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 February, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan has launched a series of programs under the title “One Victory” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Allied Victory in the Second World War. The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is organizing cultural events to celebrate the WWII era and honors the generation of Kazakhstanis and Americans whose sacrifices and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 February, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan has launched a series of programs under the title “One Victory” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Allied Victory in the Second World War. The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is organizing cultural events to celebrate the WWII era and honors the generation of Kazakhstanis and Americans whose sacrifices and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 February, 2015 | Topics:
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The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites U.S. citizens in and around Atyrau to receive consular services on February 26, 2015 from 13:00 until 17:30 at the TengizChevroil (TCO) facility located at 3 Satpayev Street, Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Those seeking consular services should write to usakz@state.gov before 3:00 p.m. on February 25 with their name and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 February, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites U.S. citizens in and around Atyrau to receive consular services on February 26, 2015 from 13:00 until 17:30 at the TengizChevroil (TCO) facility located at 3 Satpayev Street, Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Those seeking consular services should write to usakz@state.gov before 3:00 p.m. on February 25 with their name and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 February, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
EVENT: Please join us on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 for a telephonic press briefing with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Daniel Rosenblum. Deputy Assistant Secretary Rosenblum will discuss U.S. policy as it relates to Central Asia, including opportunities for regional cooperation. Mr. Rosenblum will also discuss regional events and the challenges they pose to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 February, 2015 | Topics:
News
Ambassador George A. Krol arrived in Astana today. Ambassador Krol was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan on January 8th, and he looks forward to presenting his credentials to President Nazarbayev. Previously, Ambassador Krol served as U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan for three and a half years. He is a career member of the Senior ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 February, 2015 | Topics:
Press Releases
Ambassador George A. Krol arrived in Astana on February 3, 2015. Ambassador Krol was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan on January 8th, and he looks forward to presenting his credentials to President Nazarbayev. Previously, Ambassador Krol served as U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan for three and a half years. He is a career ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 February, 2015 | Topics:
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Ambassador George A. Krol arrived in Astana today. Ambassador Krol was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan on January 8th, and he looks forward to presenting his credentials to President Nazarbayev. Previously, Ambassador Krol served as U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan for three and a half years. He is a career member of the Senior ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 February, 2015 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy Groundhog makes a prediction about our winter.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 February, 2015 | Topics:
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Astana – The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the launch of the U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program (SGP) for qualified Kazakhstani non-governmental organizations and civil society groups. Through the Small Grants Program organizations can cover expenses for seminars, workshops, conferences, roundtable discussions, trainings, campaigns to engage the public in socially valuable activities, advocacy ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 January, 2015 | Topics:
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Astana – The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the launch of the U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program (SGP) for qualified Kazakhstani non-governmental organizations and civil society groups. Through the Small Grants Program organizations can cover expenses for seminars, workshops, conferences, roundtable discussions, trainings, campaigns to engage the public in socially valuable activities, advocacy ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 January, 2015 | Topics:
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The President spoke today with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan. The two leaders discussed the strong and comprehensive U.S.-Kazakhstani relationship and partnership for improving global security. They affirmed their shared interest in seeking a peaceful resolution to the situation in eastern Ukraine and agreed on the importance of upholding the principles of sovereignty and territorial ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 January, 2015 | Topics:
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Following are foreign policy excerpts from President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address. The
full transcript of the speech is available on the White House website. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. January 20, 2015 Remarks of President Barack Obama State of the Union Address Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 January, 2015 | Topics:
News
The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, serve as a reminder that U.S. citizens need to maintain a high ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 January, 2015 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
President Obama traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, January 9 to deliver an address on an upcoming initiative for free community college education in the United States. The president addressed the tragic events in France before discussing education. His remarks on France are excerpted below. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Knoxville, Tennessee January 9, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 January, 2015 | Topics:
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 December, 2014 | Topics:
News
U.S. Embassy in Astana wishes you a Happy New Year!
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 December, 2014 | Topics:
News
The lone wolf attack in Sydney, Australia on December 15, 2014, resulting in the deaths of two hostages, is a reminder that U.S. citizens should be extra cautious, maintain a very high level of vigilance, and take appropriate steps to enhance their personal security. This Travel Alert expires on March 19, 2015. An analysis of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 December, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. December 17, 2014 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON CUBA POLICY CHANGES Cabinet Room 12:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today, the United States of America is changing its relationship with the people of Cuba. In the most significant changes in our policy in more ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 December, 2014 | Topics:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Washington, D.C. December 17, 2014 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY Announcement of Cuba Policy Changes I was a seventeen year old kid watching on a black and white television set when I first heard an American President talk of Cuba as an “imprisoned island.” For five and a ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 December, 2014 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. December 17, 2014 Fact Sheet: Charting a New Course on Cuba Today, the United States is taking historic steps to chart a new course in our relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people. We are separated by 90 miles of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 December, 2014 | Topics:
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. December 17, 2014 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON CUBA POLICY CHANGES Cabinet Room 12:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today, the United States of America is changing its relationship with the people of Cuba. In the most significant changes in our policy in more ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 December, 2014 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Washington, D.C. December 16, 2014 Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence Day On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrate your Independence Day on December 16. The United States was the first country in the world ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 December, 2014 | Topics:
Key Officials, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan has the pleasure to send greetings and best wishes to the people of Kazakhstan as you celebrate your Independence Day this December 16. The United States was the first country to establish an Embassy in Kazakhstan, so this December also marks 23 years of U.S.-Kazakhstani relations. Through our continuing Strategic ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 December, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 10, 2014 On December 10, 2014, Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov paid an official visit to the United States. During his visit, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Idrissov co-chaired the third meeting of the Strategic Partnership Dialogue. During the meeting the two ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 December, 2014 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 10, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: It’s my pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Idrisov of Kazakhstan. You okay? Sorry. I’m really delighted to welcome the foreign minister here and I want to congratulate him and Kazakhstan on the near 23rd anniversary of their independence. It’s on December 16th. And we have ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 December, 2014 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Official Reports, U.S. & Kazakhstan
Four-time Olympic medalist Julie Chu and U.S. Paralympic sled hockey gold medalists, Andy Yohe and Lonnie Hannah, played a demonstration match with the Astana Barys on December 3rd. The event was one of several stops in Astana, which also included several schools.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 December, 2014 | Topics:
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On November 26th, at 15:00, the United States Agency for International Development Regional Mission in Central Asia (USAID/Central Asia) will host an event for donors and government officials at the embassy on November 26th at 15:00 in order to outline its recently published strategic plan for work in Central Asia covering the period of 2015-2019. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 November, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On Monday, November 24 at 12:00 pm, U.S. Ambassador John Ordway presented eleven modular shelter complexes and related equipment, valued at $3,028,985, to the Kazakhstani Border Guard Service. The hand-over ceremony took place at the border guard observation post, Cape Skalistyi in the Mangystau region. The modular shelter complexes will assist the Border Guard Service ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 November, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
ASTANA — USAID’s TB CARE I and Quality Health Care Projects are celebrating the completion of five years of successful collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. A press conference will be held in Astana on Tuesday, November 25, to mark the closeout of the two projects. USAID, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 November, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Almaty’s GEW Conference kicked off on November 18th with enthusiastic entrepreneurs, students, business and government representatives, and business development funds leasers gathering at the Atakent Exhibition Center. Consul General T. Grencik delivered opening remarks to more than 300 participants of the forum, which was covered by the local media, noting that “Global Entrepreneurship Week is ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 18 November, 2014 | Topics:
News
Project Sapphire 20 Years Later Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Monday, November 17th, 2014 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Room 212-C Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoagland: Ambassador Umarov, Senator Nunn, Senator Lugar (the distinguished senator from my home state of Indiana), honored guests, ladies and gentlemen: It is such an honor to participate ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 17 November, 2014 | Topics:
Official Reports
The U.S. Consulate General in Almaty would like to invite all American citizens in and around Almaty to a town hall meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. The program includes comments by the Consular General, an overview of consular services by the Consular Section Chief, information on the current security situation from ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 November, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
On November 10, U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Vice President for South and Central Asia programs Andrew Wilder, and USIP Afghanistan and Central Asia Program Director Scott Smith, met Kazakhstani foreign policy experts and journalists to discuss Afghanistan’s political and economic development following Afghanistan’s peaceful transition of power to newly inaugurated President Ashraf Ghani.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 November, 2014 | Topics:
News
On October 27, the U.S. Consul General Theresa Grencik opened the “Workshop for Regional Cooperation in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering in South and Central Asia” in Almaty. The week-long conference is coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Institute of Seismology in Kazakhstan, the Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, the United ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 October, 2014 | Topics:
News
Embassies and consulates are not polling places. The majority of states require voted ballots to reach local election officials by the close of polls on Tuesday, November 4. U.S. citizens who want to participate in the 2014 U.S. elections should already have returned their absentee ballots to their local election officials. U.S. embassies and consulates ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 October, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the American Film Showcase Central Asia will visit Kazakhstan October 23-November 5. As part of this festival, a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, two renowned American filmmakers will visit five cities in Kazakhstan and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 October, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On October 18, S. Begalin Children’s Library, the Almaty American Corner’s partner institution hosted a “Night in the Library”, an outstanding event devoted to the United States of America. The “Night” was supported by the U.S. Consulate General as a part of the Almaty American Corner program promoting American culture, literature and history. The library ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 18 October, 2014 | Topics:
News
The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This replaces the Worldwide Caution ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 October, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
On October 3, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration joined the governments of Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom in announcing the commissioning of four transportation vehicles specially designed to transport radiological materials. In a ceremony at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Almaty, U.S. Consul General Theresa Grencik, U.K. Regional Energy Officer ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 October, 2014 | Topics:
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The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the U.S. Visiting Speaker Program of Timothy W. Lawrence, Executive Director of SkillsUSA, September 29 – October 7, 2014. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It serves over 320,000 high school, university, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 September, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The “Steppe Eagle 2014” international peacekeeping exercise was launched at Kazakhstan’s peacekeeping brigade KAZBRIG on September 24. Kazakhstani peacekeeping personnel are heading off to Germany, where they will participate in exercises with counterparts from the United States, the UK, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. U.S. Ambassador John Ordway delivered opening remarks to congratulate KAZBRIG and welcome all ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 24 September, 2014 | Topics:
News
Be an Active Voter by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2014 U.S. elections and participating in Absentee Voting Week! In many states, the voter registration deadline for the November 2014 elections is October 6. For some voters this might mean their paper voter registration and absentee ballot request must reach their local ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 September, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
Almaty, September 25, 2014 – USAID’s Business Connections project, co-financed by USAID and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, builds the competitiveness Kazakhstani small and medium businesses. It is implemented under the framework of the Kazakhstan-American Program for Economic Development and supports the Government of Kazakhstan’s Business Road Map – 2020. Participants include owners ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 19 September, 2014 | Topics:
News
Summary: President Obama joins former President Bill Clinton in celebrating the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps, and welcoming some of the national service program’s newest members. This morning at the White House, President Obama joined former President Bill Clinton in celebrating the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps, and welcoming some of the national service program’s newest members. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 September, 2014 | Topics:
News
My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. As Commander-in-Chief, my highest priority is the security of the American people. Over the last several years, we have consistently taken the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 September, 2014 | Topics:
News
Promoting Women Entrepreneurs: In Astana, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Mark Linscott and Minister Zhanar Aitzhanova sign the Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Efforts to Enable the Economic Empowerment of Women and Promote Women’s Entrepreneurship. Witnessing the ceremony (from left to right) are U.S. Congressmen Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ambassador John Ordway, Prime ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 September, 2014 | Topics:
News
A multiagency delegation of U.S. officials met with their Republic of Kazakhstan counterparts in Astana on September 8-9 to advance U.S.-Kazakhstani mutual efforts to counter nuclear smuggling, a goal both countries have highlighted at the Nuclear Security Summits in Seoul and The Hague. The meeting provided an opportunity to deepen our ongoing bilateral partnership in ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 9 September, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy in Astana would like to invite all American citizens in Kazakhstan to a town hall meeting on Tuesday, September 16 at 5:00 p.m. The program includes comments by the Ambassador, updates on consular services by the Consular Section Chief, and information on the current security situation from the Regional Security Office. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 September, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
On August 21, Ambassador John Ordway traveled to Taldykorgan, the administrative center of Almaty Oblast. The Ambassador made site visits to a USAID-funded HIV/TB project and women’s regional support center as well as a CDC-funded influenza surveillance program. While in the regional capital, Ambassador Ordway also met with the rector of the Academy of Economics ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 August, 2014 | Topics:
News
On July 15, 2014, Kazakhstan implemented a one-year pilot program that will allow all shortterm U.S. citizen travelers to visit Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 15 days for all purposes of travel excluding employment and missionary work. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is no limit to the number of times ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 18 August, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
Company E, a contemporary dance group based in Washington DC, will be hosting dance classes at the Yestai Palace of Culture in Pavlodar from August 12-23. Classes will be held Monday-Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The week will end with Company E’s performance on stage at 7 pm! Come and experience this American ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 August, 2014 | Topics:
News
One year ago on August 1, 2013, Kazakhstan and the United States implemented a five-year validity visa agreement, simplifying travel between the two countries and resulting in record numbers of visa applications. “The five year visa arrangement between Kazakhstan and the Unites States was made possible due to the hard work of the parties. And ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 August, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On July 14, Michael Klecheski, Chargé d’affaires, met with the 2014 U.S. Physics Team, who came to Astana to participate in the 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO), held July 13 – 20, 2014. Five high school students are representing the United States at IPHO 2014: Alexander Bourzutschky, of Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD; ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 July, 2014 | Topics:
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The “Native Lands” photographic exhibition opened in Astana at the Palace of Independence on July 4, 2014. This unique exhibition, commissioned by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan, juxtaposes Edward S. Curtis’s photography of American Indians against selections from Alexander Kun’s Turkestan Album, which documented the lives of the nomadic peoples of the Central Asian ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 July, 2014 | Topics:
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The U.S. Embassy to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the tour of Blended 328, a country fusion musical ensemble from Nashville, Tennessee, in Astana and Karaganda July 2 – July 8, 2014. Blended 328 will play in Astana July 2 – July 5, and in Karaganda July 6 – July 8. They will give the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 July, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Embassy to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the opening of the “Native Lands” photo exhibition in Astana at the Palace of Independence on July 4, 2014, at 17:00. The “Native Lands” project, commissioned by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan and curated by Dr. Heather Sonntag of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, juxtaposes ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 July, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Celebrate democracy this 4th of July by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2014 U.S. elections! In order to vote in the November 2014 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens need to have completed a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2014. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 July, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
On June 30, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Batys Transit joint stock company (BTTR) to support a feasibility study for a gas-fired power plant project in northwest Kazakhstan. The grant will help BTTR determine the technical and financial feasibility of a 25-100 megawatt gas-fired power plant, as well as review ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 June, 2014 | Topics:
News
June 30, 2014 MEDIA ALERT ASTANA – On July 1-2, regional officials from ministries of trade and economy will gather in Astana for the “Expanding Central and South Asia Regional Trade” policy conference organized by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Senior officials from the governments of Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 30 June, 2014 | Topics:
News
From June 25-26, Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman made his third visit to Kazakhstan in his current capacity, this time speaking with public and private officials in Astana. Mr. Poneman discussed energy issues with Prime Minister Karim Massimov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev, Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 June, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to Muslim communities here in the United States and around the world on the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan. A time for self-reflection and devotion through prayer and fasting, Ramadan is also an occasion when Muslims around the world reaffirm ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 27 June, 2014 | Topics:
Official Reports
In a visit to Astana June 15-16, Coordinator of International Information Programs Macon Phillips and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eileen O’Connor met with hundreds of people active in media and culture. In a discussion with 130 patrons at the American Corner, Coordinator Phillips drew on his experience as social media advisor for the Obama ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 18 June, 2014 | Topics:
News
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 June, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
In June, the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty organized an American Culinary project called “Taste of the American West”. New York City-based chef and author Mark Tafoya spent a week in Almaty, conducting talks at the Almaty American Corner and at a local networking group as well as master classes for young students of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 6 June, 2014 | Topics:
News
For more than 20 years the International Science and Technology Center has been the leading organization in funding and managing scientific cooperation and nonproliferation activities between countries of the former Soviet Union and the European Union, United States, Japan and South Korea. During this period 1 billion dollars has flowed through ISTC to support approximately ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 June, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
2010 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek held a Master Class in Skating at the Children’s Palace, Monday, June 2.
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 June, 2014 | Topics:
News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 28, 2014 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT WEST POINT ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY U.S. Military Academy-West Point West Point, New York 10:22 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. And thank you, General Caslen, for that introduction. To General Trainor, General ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Official Reports
Photos from a superb show by Philadelphia’s own Rennie Harris Puremovement on the square in front of the Astana Opera and Ballet Theater. Thanks to all our partners for making this event a spectacular success!
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 26 May, 2014 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy to Kazakhstan is pleased to invite you to the performance of Rennie Harris Puremovement in Astana on May 25, 2014, on the square in front of the Astana Opera Theater at 19:00. Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM) is a nonprofit hip hop dance company dedicated to the preservation of Hip Hop dance culture. Founded ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
The U.S. Diplomatic Mission is pleased to announce that it will host Professor Karl Idsvoog of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University of Ohio, in Astana May 12-15, Pavlodar May 16-18, and Almaty May 19-24. Prof. Idsvoog will conduct lectures, seminars, workshops, and trainings for journalists, bloggers, students, teachers, state ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
William J. Burns Deputy Secretary of State Astana, Kazakhstan May 8, 2014 DEPUTY SECRETARY BURNS:Dobriy dyen, s prazdnikom. Good afternoon. I am very pleased to be back in Kazakhstan, a critically important strategic partner in a critically important region at a critically important time. I want to thank President Nazarbayev and Prime Minister Masimov for ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 8 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Official Reports
New Silk Way International Model United Nations is a university-level Model United Nations conference involving participants from across Central and South Asia in Almaty on May 1-3, 2014, with a special focus on debate topics relevant to the region. It will also support smaller conferences in three other cities in Kazakhstan, as well as the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 1 May, 2014 | Topics:
Almaty
The U.S. Embassy wishes to advise U.S. citizens that in recognition of local holidays, the Embassy in Astana and Consulate General in Almaty will be closed May 1-May 2, 2014 and May 7-May 9, 2014. In addition, due to increased nonimmigrant visa volume, the Consular Sections of the Embassy and Consulate will only provide emergency ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 29 April, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
EARTH DAY, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Over four decades ago, Americans from all walks of life came together to tackle a shared challenge. Pollution damaged our health and livelihoods — from children swimming in contaminated streams to workers exposed to ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
Thirty students from the southern Kazakhstan town of Taraz traveled to Astana on Monday to celebrate their successful completion of the two-year English Access Microscholarship Program. Students thanked the U.S. Embassy for support of the program and presented Ambassador Ordway with a book narrating their Access Program learning. The Ambassador awarded certificates while congratulating them ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy together with the American Council organizes an education fair “Education in the USA” on April 19 from 14:00 to 18:00 at the Park Inn Hotel, Astana. Media is invited to attend the opening ceremony of “Education in the USA” that will take place at 14:00. Fair participants: Missouri State University Suffolk University ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 16 April, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 15, 2014 The English Access Microscholarship Program (Access) provides a foundation of English language skills to talented 13-20 year-olds from economically disadvantaged sectors through after-school classes and intensive sessions. Access gives participants English skills that may lead to better jobs and educational prospects. Participants also gain the ability to compete for and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Embassy in Astana and Consulate General in Almaty would like remind U.S. citizens living in Kazakhstan that the midterm elections season in the United States has begun. Over the coming months, registered U.S. voters around the world will cast their votes in primary and general elections by using the Federal Post Card Application ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
As of April 14, 2014 credit card payments in the Consular Section are temporarily suspended. Until further notice, all consular fees must only be paid in U.S. dollars. Due to banking system regulations in Kazakhstan, the Consular Section cannot accept dollar bills older than 2006, worn out bills or bills that have marks, tears, or ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 April, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
An official handover ceremony of a newly-renovated training center was held April 10 at KAZCENT -Partnership for Peace Training Center. U.S. Consul General Theresa Grencik, KAZCENT Commander Colonel Oleg Essenov and Major Justin Colbert, Chief of the Office of Military Cooperation, participated in the ceremony, along with KAZCENT personnel. The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
Obama on Elections in Afghanistan 05 April 2014 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2014 Statement by the President on Elections in Afghanistan On behalf of the American people, I congratulate the millions of Afghans who enthusiastically participated in today’s historic elections, which promise to usher in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release April 5, 2014 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY Afghanistan Elections Millions of Afghan men and women took to the polls today with courage and commitment. This is their moment. The Afghan people secured this election. They ran this election, and most importantly, they voted in ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 5 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
The Obama Administration promotes the advancement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in American schools and universities and in government and industry. The U.S. Department of State applies science, technology and innovation in the conduct of foreign relations. Please view attachment
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 4 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
Q: I am a student of the second year of faculty of international relations and my question is what is a role for non-governmental organizations in international relations? Thank you very much. A: Well, I think, non-governmental organizations play very important role, both in advancing and advocating within their own countries, but also advancing and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 3 April, 2014 | Topics:
News, Official Reports
On April 2 the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty, in partnership with A. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts and Chevron Corporation presented a “Native Lands” photo exhibition, depicting nomadic indigenous peoples and their traditions in Central Asia and North America. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal delivered the remarks ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 April, 2014 | Topics:
News
April 1, 2014, Astana, Kazakhstan Thank you, Rector Sydykov, for the kind introduction, and it is a indeed pleasure for me to be here, and to address all of you. Thank you for you for the honor to be here at the prestigious Eurasian National University on my first visit to Astana. As I look ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 2 April, 2014 | Topics:
News, Official Reports
On Tuesday April 1 at 16:30, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal will give a speech on Kazakhstan-U.S. bilateral relations to the students of Eurasian National University. Interested press representatives will be allowed to ask questions along the students. Address: Auditorium # 303, Main Building of Eurasian National University, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 31 March, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Joint Statement by President Obama and President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan on Cooperation in the Sphere of Nonproliferation and Strengthening Nuclear Security The Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America have confirmed a shared commitment to nonproliferation and strengthening nuclear security. The Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America note with satisfaction ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 March, 2014 | Topics:
News
For many years, the United States and Kazakhstan have engaged in a broad set of cooperative activities to enhance and improve Kazakhstan’s nuclear security capabilities. Recent and ongoing examples of such successful cooperation include: Nuclear Security Training Center The United States is working with Kazakhstan to develop a Nuclear Security Training Center (NSTC) in order ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 25 March, 2014 | Topics:
News
Michael Klecheski, charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy, and Senior Vice President of Dale Carnegie & Associates Jean-Lois Van Doorne spoke at the opening ceremony for Dale Carnegie Training® in Astana. The company was founded in 1912 by the renowned communications guru Dale Carnegie, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012. The company is extending its ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 12 March, 2014 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan and the U.S. Commercial Service in partnership with Itlect LLP will launch one of the world’s largest training companies in Kazakhstan — Dale Carnegie Training. The Grand Opening will be in Astana and Almaty, March 12 and 14 respectively, at 9:00 a.m. Michael Klecheski, Charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 11 March, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 21 February, 2014 | Topics:
News
To ensure reliable communication with U.S. citizens, the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan maintains a warden system. The warden system provides a reliable way to contact American citizens in the event of an emergency, disaster, or threat, and to distribute other important information to American citizens as quickly as possible. To participate in the warden system, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 February, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
Ambassador Ordway shares opinion on bilateral relationships and current trends with 24.kz TV channel
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 20 February, 2014 | Topics:
News
February 15, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan. During a ceremony in Almaty, local authorities, Afghan war veterans, youth organizations, diplomats and Almaty residents honored those who served. U.S. Consul General T.Grencik represented the United States, laying flowers at the Eternal Flame monument in Panfilov Park. ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 15 February, 2014 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan is pleased to invite you to the performance of the LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDS in Kazakhstan in Aktau, Atyrau and Astana cities. The tour is being organized by the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in partnership with American ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 February, 2014 | Topics:
News
Jeff Hoffman, founding partner in the venture accelerator ColorJar and former executive at Priceline.com, spent four exciting days in Astana from January 30-February 2. He kicked off his packed schedule with remarks at the Embassy during a fashion show by design students of the Astana College of Business and Management. During his time in Astana, ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 10 February, 2014 | Topics:
News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary January 28, 2014 Remarks of President Barack Obama State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 28 January, 2014 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, Almaty city Akimat and local environmental nongovernmental organization PosadiDerevo.kz launched an anti-littering civic education and youth awareness campaign with the premiere of a public service announcement (PSA) in Almaty on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 5 PM at the Bekmambetov Cinema. The PSA will be screened on Khabar and Kazakhstan ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 January, 2014 | Topics:
News
The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites American citizens in and around Atyrau to receive consular services on February 13, 2014 from 10:30 until 17:00 at the TengizChevroil (TCO) facility located at 3 Satpayev Street, Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Those requiring consular services should note the following: Those requesting additional passport pages should send a scanned copy of ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 January, 2014 | Topics:
Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism
Almaty – The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, Almaty city Akimat and local environmental nongovernmental organization PosadiDerevo.kz launched an anti-littering civic education and youth awareness campaign with the premiere of a public service announcement (PSA) in Almaty on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 5 PM at the Bekmambetov Cinema. The PSA will be screened on Khabar ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 23 January, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
ALMATY, January 22 — The U.S. Consulate General launched a new American Corner in Almaty in partnership with the State Children’s Library named after S.Begalin. The American Corner in Almaty just relocated to the State Children’s Library after a full renovation and redesign. Featuring modern facilities, new technical equipment and even more information resources, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 22 January, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
