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
(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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
By U.S. Mission Kazakhstan | 14 July, 2017 | Topics:
Education, U.S. & Kazakhstan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Day 3 Day 2 Day 1
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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
