Kyrgyzstan–United States relations

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Kyrgyzstan-United States relations
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Kyrgyzstan-United States relations are bilateral relations between Kyrgyzstan and the United States.

The U.S. government provides humanitarian assistance, non-lethal military assistance, and assistance to support economic and political reforms. It also has supported the Kyrgyz Republic's requests for assistance from international organizations.

The United States helped the Kyrgyz Republic accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 1998. U.S. assistance aids the Kyrgyz Republic in implementing necessary economic, health sector, and educational reforms, and supports economic development and conflict resolution in the Fergana Valley.

Principal U.S. Officials:

  • Ambassador--Marie L. Yovanovitch
  • Deputy Chief of Mission--Lee Litzenberger
  • Political-Economic Officer--Robert Burgess
  • Management Officer--Mona Kuntz
  • USAID Director--vacant

The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is located is Bishkek.

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This article contains material from the US Department of State's Background Notes which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.[1]