May 16, 2023, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Änjali Kaur opened a skills training center for returned migrants and vulnerable groups of women wishing to attain new skills and take part in the country’s economy. The center is a part of a USAID-funded ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | May 16, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
March 31, 2023, Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan, with the support of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, launched the Lebap Handmade Exports (Lebap HME) startup incubator program. The event featured a crafts exhibition and a series of ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | April 1, 2023 | Topics: Art & Culture, Commercial Affairs, News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
March 17, 2023, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped Turkmenistan’s Ýigit farm in obtaining GLOBALG.A.P. international certification. Ýigit is the largest greenhouse tomato producer in Turkmenistan, operating a 34-hectare facility in Kaka District of Ahal Region and employing more than 600 workers. The company is a member of ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 18, 2023 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
December 2, 2022, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – The Academy of Civil Service (ACS) under the President of Turkmenistan in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched Turkmenistan’s first mobile application featuring a dictionary with the tri-lingual information and communications technology (ICT) dictionary. This new application called IT Sözlük is available for ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | December 3, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
November 19, 2022, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with the support of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO and in partnership with the local consulting company “Orlan”, hosted a final event of the Handmade Exports 2022 (HME) startup incubator program. The event featured a crafts exhibition and a ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | November 22, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
November 15, 2022, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Safe Migration in Central Asia activity and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Labour Organization in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, started a two-day technical meeting titled “Strengthening National Policies on Trafficking ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | November 18, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
November 15, 2022, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Academy of Civil Service (ACS) under the President of Turkmenistan, started a 10-day training course on network administration in the public sector for Turkmen information technology (IT) specialists. The course equips Turkmen specialists with knowledge about ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | November 16, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
Astana, Kazakhstan, October 12, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the 12th annual
Central Asia Trade Forum themed, “Digitalization of Customs Services. Pathway to Paperless Trade” in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a flagship international two-day event for advancing connectivity and trade. The forum brought together Central Asian customs administrations to discuss ongoing efforts in ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | October 12, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
April 29, 2022, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – At today’s
Export Facilitation Initiative event, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a contest that offers a co-financing program to help Turkmenistan’s farmers to obtain GLOBALG.A.P. certification, as a key step towards exporting fresh horticultural products to premium international markets. The event included a certificate award ceremony for six ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | April 30, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, February 18, 2022 – This week, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Governance Support Program, in partnership with the Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and international experts, organized the second seminar on advanced automated meteorological measuring and information systems for weather forecasters in Ashgabat and ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | February 19, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, February 8, 2022 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Safe Migration in Central Asia activity, implemented by Winrock International, partnered with government and non-governmental organizations across Central Asia to hold a month-long online campaign dedicated to Safer Internet Day, marked annually on February 08 to promote safer and more responsible use ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | February 9, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, South & Central Asia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
For Immediate Release November 3, 2021 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: On November 3, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commemorates a major milestone, marking 60 years since it was founded by President John F. Kennedy. USAID’s Regional Mission Central Asia joins a global celebration to mark the Agency’s 60th anniversary. For six decades, USAID has built its ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | November 3, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
October 07, 2021, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Governance Support Program, in partnership with the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIE), hosted a virtual seminar designed to support the development of the Ashgabat Stock Exchange and to attract investment in the country’s economy. In his opening remarks, U.S. Ambassador ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | October 7, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
October 07, 2021, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – The U.S. Mission to Turkmenistan is pleased to announce Lawrence Hardy II, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, has arrived in Almaty as the new Regional Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Central Asia. Mr. Hardy will lead USAID’s regional programs across Kazakhstan, the ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | October 7, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
October 05, 2021, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $19 million five-year activity, USAID Trade Central Asia, that will be implemented in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The new trade activity will build on USAID’s decades of
achievements facilitating regional trade, enterprise development, and regional ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | October 5, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, October 4, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the eleventh annual
Central Asia Trade Forum , an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia and beyond focused on post-COVID recovery and resilience in the region. This five-day virtual event includes over 80 distinguished speakers from around the world including Central ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | October 4, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, South & Central Asia, Trade, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 6, 2020 – On July 2, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a hotline for Turkmen producers of fresh fruits and vegetables to facilitate export of their products. Hosted by the USAID Competitiveness, Trade and Jobs activity in Central Asia, the export advisory hotline will provide essential information about the ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | July 7, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Turkmenistan, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
On August 20-26, 2016, the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) arranged a visit to Dubai, UAE for four State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange officials to explore opportunities for stocking Turkmen goods in Dubai warehouses in order to make them more accessible to potential buyers. The officials met with warehouse operators, shipping agents, freight forwarders, commercial real estate companies, ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | August 27, 2016 | Topics: Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
Today, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan, American teacher and researcher Ms. Karen Peterson begins a week-long program promoting youth involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). From February 29 to March 4, Ms. Peterson will run workshops at two secondary schools – Ashgabat Secondary School #6 and Ruhnama Secondary School – ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | February 29, 2016 | Topics: News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech | Tags: USAID
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences in Turkmenistan, launched a two-day seminar to share international best practices and innovations in information communications technology (ICT) with Turkmenistan’s civil servants. The seminar seeks to help civil servants develop the skills necessary to implement government policies and programs and ...
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | December 17, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, News | Tags: USAID
