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Global Youth Service Day in Kyrgyzstan

The campaign included 25 activities across the Kyrgyz Republic in 10 cities for 2,500 young participants. This campaign was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) and the 20th anniversary of the FLEX program.
New Media Technologies for Central Asia

The 1st regional conference “Generation Peace: New Media Technologies for Central Asia” was held in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. It brought together 40 prominent community leaders from across Central Asia to accumulate peace-building expertise to contribute in preventing conflicts and peace development in the region.
Bomb Detection Equipment for Kyrgyzstan

U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen transferred bomb investigative and detection equipment worth about $40,000 to the forensic laboratory of the Ministry of the Interior and the Police Academy.
Intellectual Property Rights Roundtable

Judge Bernice Donald, Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Steven Gardner, General Counsel, Commercial Law Development Program, U.S. Department of Commerce held roundtable in Bishkek.
Bishkek Jazz Festival 2013

U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan supported Annual Jazz Festival in Bishkek.

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Kerry on 2012 International Religious Freedom Report

But freedom of religion is not an American invention. It’s a universal value. And it’s enshrined in our Constitution and ingrained in every human heart.

Embassy Statement on the National Testing Service

The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek would like to wish good luck to all students taking part in the National Admission Test on May 18. The U.S. Embassy applauds the Ministry of Education’s recent decision to provide the National Testing Service university entrance exam in three languages, including Kyrgyz, Russian and Uzbek.

Secretary Kerry Releases Annual Human Rights Reports

Secretary of State John Kerry released the 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Friday, 19 April at 2:15 p.m. in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State. The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, commonly known as the Human Rights Reports, cover the status of human rights in countries around the world. The report is available to the public on www.HumanRights.gov.

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U.S Supports New Registration and Passport Offices in Suzak District

On May 21, 2013, representatives of USAID’s Kyrgyz Republic Transition Initiative together with local government officials and community members will open improved registration and passport offices in the Suzak district of Jalalabad province. The event will be held at the Registration Office, 11:00 a.m. at Yunusov Street, and Passport Office, 13:30 at #221 Lenin Street, Suzak.
U.S. Government Shares Search and Rescue Experience with Kyrgyz Partners

The Montana National Guard and Mississippi National Guard Military Engagement Teams will be conducting an Urban Search and Rescue training event, as well as an assessment of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) national response plan during the week of May 20-22. This event will be held at the Ministry’s Sadovoye National Training Center outside the town of Belevodskoe, using the scenario of a building collapse.
U.S. Government Supports Osh State University

On May 15, 2013, Carey N. Gordon, USAID Representative to the Kyrgyz Republic presented two grants from the U.S. Government to the Osh State University. The two grants totaling approximately 90, 000 USD will provide equipment to support the expansion of the Independent Testing Center and improve students’ enrollment procedures at the Osh State University.
Humanitarian Medical Donation from the American People to the People of Kyrgyzstan

On May 8, 2013 the U.S. Government, through the American charitable organization “Project HOPE,” will make a donation of medical aid valued at over $ 42,000 USD to medical facilities in Bishkek City, Chuy, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Batken, Naryn, Talas and Issyk-Kul regions.
Statement of U.S. Embassy Bishkek on KC-135 Airplane Crash

May 7, 2013-The United States Embassy in Bishkek extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the three U.S. Air Force personnel deployed to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, who perished in the tragic crash of their KC-135 aircraft on May 3, 2013.
USG Transfers Bomb Detection Equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs

May 3 - U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen transferred bomb investigative and detection equipment worth about $40,000 to the forensic laboratory of the Ministry of the Interior and the Police Academy.
Bright Lights and Safe Driving in Uzgen City

April 29, 2013 - The Uzgen city government is improving driver safety and boosting economic opportunity for city residents by installing new street and traffic lights on the city’s main thoroughfares.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Uzra Zeya On the Release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012

April 19, 2013 - When government stifles civil society, their countries are deprived of ideas, energy, and the ingenuity of their people that are needed for long-term stability and success in the 21st century.
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantships (FLTA)

The FLTA program is open to current English teachers or students in their final year in an institution of higher education studying to be an English teacher.
USG Supports the Ministry of Economy in the Development of the Mineral Resources Sector

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – On April 4, 2013, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided computer hardware, advanced geological modeling software, and other Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic through the USAID REFORMA Project.
Press availability of iLuminate

On Tuesday March 26, at 15:00, the US Embassy will hold a meeting for representatives of local media to photograph, film, and interview the dance group iLuminate during their dress rehearsal.
U.S. Government Commemorates World TB Day

Bishkek– In honor of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will join international and local partners in supporting the Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Health’s efforts to raise awareness and understanding of TB. On March 22, 2013 at Victory Square, representatives from the U.S. Embassy and students from Bishkek universities will take part in a run. The event will kick off with a welcome speech from a representative of the Ministry of Health at 12:00 noon.