Embassy News

Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID Visits Turkmenistan

PAS No 187
July 23, 2007

Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID Drew Luten

Ashgabat, July 23, 2007 – Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID Drew Luten is visiting Turkmenistan July 22-28 as the head of a delegation discussing economic cooperation with Turkmenistan.  The delegation’s official schedule includes meetings with Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajyev, Minister of Economy and Finance Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, Minister of Agriculture Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev and with other government official of Turkmenistan.  Mr. Luten will also travel to Dashoguz and Mary welayats to hold meetings with local authorities and monitor implementation of USAID projects in Turkmenistan.

Drew W. Luten has served as the Acting Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) since November 2005.  Mr. Luten oversees six offices in Washington, D.C. and 14 regional and bilateral offices overseas.  He supervises the strategic planning, resource allocation, implementation and evaluation for USAID programs in the European and Eurasian region.  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provides economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries worldwide.