U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) announces the 2023 application cycle!

The Embassy of the United States is pleased to announce the call for concept notes for the 2023 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grants competition. The first step in the competition is to submit a concept note to the US Embassy by sending an email to irc-ashgabat@state.gov . Please email us at the same ...
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30 Years of Independence, 20 Years of Cultural Preservation Conference Encourages Future Cooperation Between Turkmen-U.S. Preservationists

Ashgabat, September 13, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan convened the “30 Years of Turkmenistan’s Independence, 20 Years of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation” (AFCP) Virtual Conference. This international academic conference organized by the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section consisted of two sessions ...
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UTSA and National Department of Protection, Research, and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Sites of Turkmenistan

Ashgabat, August 25, 2021 – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow and Director of the National Department of Protection, Research, and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Sites of Turkmenistan Dr. Muhammet Mamedov announced the recipient of a new grant from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) during a ceremony, held online. A joint ...
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United States and Turkmenistan Mark 20 Years of Cultural Cooperation with AFCP Exhibition

May 5, 2021 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow and the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan Atageldi Shamyradov inaugurated an exhibition dedicated to 20 years of successful cooperation between the United States of America and Turkmenistan in historic and cultural preservation through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) at the Museum ...
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U.S. Embassy Supports Collaboration Between Turkmen and American Organizations to Preserve Historical Manuscripts

Ashgabat, November 6, 2020 – On November 5 the Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan, Ms. Valerie Chittenden, announced the U.S. Government’s support of a cultural preservation project to protect historical manuscripts in Turkmenistan. During a virtual ceremony hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. (CDA) Chittenden granted the ...
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U.S. Embassy Awards Grant to Restore Silk Road Site at Dayahatyn

Ashgabat, October 23, 2019 – On October 21, U.S. Ambassador Matthew Klimow awarded a $150,000 grant through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to the National Administration for the Preservation, Study, and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Turkmenistan. Ambassador Klimow presented the award at an official ceremony held at the Museum of ...
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U.S. Ambassador Closes Successful Cultural Preservation Project at Dayahatyn Caravanserai

Ashgabat, September 26, 2019 – On September 18, U.S. Ambassador Matthew Klimow visited the historic site of the Dayahatyn Caravanserai in Lebap region to mark the completion of the second phase of the Dayahatyn Caravanserai preservation project, a partnership between the United States Embassy in Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.  Dr. Muhammet ...
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U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard Led Diplomatic Visit to Site of Dayahatyn Cultural Preservation Project

Ashgabat, November 5, 2018 – On Thursday, November 1, Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard led an excursion to the Dayahatyn Caravanserai for members of the local diplomatic corps. The purpose of the visit was to examine progress of a cultural preservation project funded through the U.S. Department of State Ambassadors Fund ...
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U.S. Embassy Helps Preserve Turkmenistan’s Cultural Heritage

Ashgabat, May 11, 2018 – U.S. Ambassador Allan Mustard will visit Mary province on May 16 to take part in the closing ceremony for restoration and conservation of the Greater and Lesser Gyz Gala monuments in Ancient Merv, supported by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The ceremony will be held at Gyz ...
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U.S. Embassy Helps Preserve Traditional Music Recordings for Posterity

Ashgabat, November 29, 2017 – Yesterday U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Kami Witmer celebrated the completion of a joint project with the National Conservatory of Turkmenistan to restore and digitize recordings of traditional Turkmen music. In 2012 the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat awarded a grant to the National Conservatory to help preserve endangered music for posterity and ...
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U.S. Embassy Helps Restore Ancient Mosaics from Gonur Depe

Ashgabat, August 16, 2017 –  On August 14, 2017, U.S. Ambassador Allan Mustard celebrated the completion of a joint project with the Museum of Fine Arts in Ashgabat to conserve, restore, and reconstruct ancient mosaic panels from Turkmenistan’s archaeological site at Gonur Depe. In 2015 the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat awarded a grant to the ...
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U.S. Embassy Helps Restore Dayahatyn Caravanserai, Turkmen Archeological Site

Ashgabat, November 18, 2016 – U.S. Ambassador Allan Mustard visited Lebap province today to take part in a closing ceremony for the restoration and conservation of the Dayahatyn caravanserai, an Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project. He also reviewed the results of the conservation work done at the site. The ceremony was held at the Dayahatyn caravanserai with the participation of U.S. ...
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U.S. Embassy Helps Preserve Turkmenistan’s Cultural Heritage

Ashgabat, August 29, 2016 – Today, the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat will award $85,600 to the National Administration for the Study, Preservation and Restoration of Cultural and Historical Monuments of Turkmenistan from the 2016 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) program. An award ceremony will be held at the Fine Arts Museum of Turkmenistan today, August 29 at 15:00, with ...
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Closing Ceremony for the AFCP-funded Annau Mosque Mosaic Restoration Project

On August 12, Ambassador Mustard participated in the closing ceremony for an Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project completed by the Fine Arts Museum of Turkmenistan. This was the second stage in the reconstruction of the 15th century Seyit Jemalletdin Mosque portal – known for its ancient Arabic calligraphy and mosaics depicting two golden dragons – originally located in Annau, ...
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Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Helps Conserve Turkmen Heritage

The United States has further strengthened ties with the people of Turkmenistan by giving an ambassadorial cultural preservation grant for the Gonur Depe project.  On September 15, 2015, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard will officially award the 2015 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant to the Fine Arts Museum of Turkmenistan.  Worth $98,250, ...
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Ambassador Mustard Travels to Lebap Province

On June 4, Ambassador Allan Mustard traveled to Lebap Velayat (Province) for a day-long working visit. On this trip, the Ambassador met with Governor of Lebap Province Muhammet Jorayev to discuss regional economic development and opportunities for bilateral cooperation. Following the meeting, the Ambassador toured the XII-century Silk Road caravanserai (rest stop) at Dayahatyn, where ...
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