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Under Secretary of State Reuben Jeffery Visits Turkmenistan and Promotes Cooperation in Economic and Energy Issues

Ashgabat, April 21, 2008 - The U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Reuben Jeffery III, is visiting Ashgabat April 20-21 to support expanded cooperation between the United States and Turkmenistan in a wide range of economic issues.  During his visit, Under Secretary Jeffery is meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and representatives of the government of Turkmenistan to discuss bilateral relations, including cooperation in the areas of economics and energy. more

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U.S. Support for Development of Turkmenistan’s NGO Legislation

ASHGABAT, April 4, 2008—Supported by funding from the United States of America, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), in partnership with the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR), completed a two-day seminar for Turkmen government officials and leading civic organizations on international standards and legislation designed to support the development of non-governmental organizations or NGOs.  The seminar brought together international legal experts on the issue as well as key governmental and non-governmental representatives. more

Testimony by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, as prepared

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Manzullo, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me here today to talk with you about our policy in Central Asia.  Central Asia is a strategically important region at the crossroads of Eurasia.  It is going through a period of tremendous change.  Many countries have interests there, not least the United States.  While the United States faces challenges to its interests, I firmly believe there are opportunities for positive transformation in the region that can lead to lasting peace and prosperity. more

U.S. and Turkmenistan anti-Tuberculosis efforts commemorated on World Tuberculosis Day

Ashgabat, March 24, 2008 – Today, the United States joins the Government of Turkmenistan and international and local partners in commemorating World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.  In Ashgabat, Ambassador Richard Hoagland, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires spoke at the opening of Turkmenistan’s World TB Day conference, organized by the Turkmen Ministry of Health and Medical Industry.  Ambassador Hoagland noted that the Ministry, working with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has extended a crucial TB detection and treatment program called DOTS to the entire population of the country.  DOTS is the World Health Organization-recommended Directly Observed Treatment Short Course.  more
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