Press Release

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan A. Feigenbaum's Official Visit to Turkmenistan

PAS No 170
January 19, 2007

Ashgabat, January 19, 2007 – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan A. Feigenbaum traveled to Turkmenistan from January 10 - 14 for a working visit. He met with Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov on January 10 to discuss the full spectrum of issues in the U.S-Turkmenistan relationship, including economics and trade, democracy and human rights, security cooperation, education and health, and transnational issues.

Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum's visit also included meetings with past participants in U.S. exchange programs, managers and participants in U.S. government-funded technical cooperation programs, as well as civic leaders.

Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum joined the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, with principal responsibility for Central Asia, in July 2006 following his service on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff.