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  • A concert of American Music, Almaty, May 5

    American Center for Contemporary Arts

    On May 5, U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Fairfax officially inaugurated the American Center for Contemporary Arts with a concert of American music featuring works by Barber and Gershwin.

  • PDA Geoffrey R. Pyatt speaks at KIMEP

    PDA Geoffrey R. Pyatt speaks at KIMEP

    On April 20, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau, spoke to KIMEP students on “New Silk Road: Kazakhstan’s Leading Role in the Region”.

  • Seán Curran Company performs in Almaty

    Seán Curran Company performs in Almaty

    The Abay Opera and Ballet Theater in Almaty was full on Saturday, April 14th. The American modern dance Seán Curran Company started its Kazakhstan tour with successful performance in Almaty.

  • Young Kazakhstani basketball players are back from the U.S.

    Kazakhstani players return from the U.S.

    Program participants Balgyn Sarsek , a coach Tatyana Goncharova, Kseniya Medvedeva, and Aigerim Akpan returned from Women’s Basketball International Championship in Denver, Colorado.

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  • American Center for Contemporary Arts opened in Almaty
    American Center for Contemporary Arts opened in Almaty

    On May 5, U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Fairfax officially inaugurated the American Center for Contemporary Arts with a concert of American music featuring works by Barber, Gershwin, and other American composers. The Center -- the first of its kind in Central Asia -- was established with a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Government.. 

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    Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

    Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At the International Jazz Day Sunset Concert at the United Nations, April 30, 2012 

  • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt speaks at KIMEP
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt speaks at KIMEP

    On April 20, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau, spoke to KIMEP students on “New Silk Road: Kazakhstan’s Leading Role in the Region”. Geoffrey R. Pyatt discussed economic and political cooperation between the U.S. and Kazakhstan. “Our relations with Kazakhstan are perhaps our deepest and broadest in Central Asia..  Remarks  »

  • Seán Curran Company performs in Almaty
    Seán Curran Company performs in Almaty

    The Abay Opera and Ballet Theater in Almaty was full on Saturday, April 14th. The American modern dance Seán Curran Company started its Kazakhstan tour with successful performance in Almaty. The dancers worked in different genres, including comic, lyric, and romantic dance.. 

  • Young Kazakhstani basketball players are back from the U.S.
    Young Kazakhstani basketball players are back from the U.S.

    Three young female Kazakhstani basketball players and one coach, who just returned from Women’s Basketball International Championship in Denver, Colorado, shared their experiences and thoughts about the trip at the press conference on Monday, April 9 in Almaty.  

  • Pie Competition at American Corner, Almaty on April 7
    Pie Competition at American Corner, Almaty

    Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Jenna Miller and English Language Fellow Valerie Pflug, together with members of the American Corner Leadership Council hosted an apple pie competition on April 7, 2012 at American Corner Almaty. Five judges made the difficult decision in selecting the Most Beautiful Pie, Tastiest Pie and Best Overall Pie.. 

  • Sharon Cosgrove during a master-class at the Kazakh National Arts Academy.
    American Artist Visits Almaty

    American artist Sharon Cosgrove visited Almaty at the end of March. Her visit was sponsored by the ART in Embassies Program and the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan. An arts educator from Pennsylvania, Ms. Cosgrove gave master-classes and led discussions about new trends in American art at the Zhurgenev Kazakh National Academy of Arts and the College of Decorate and Applied arts.. 

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Tech Forum Central Asia

  • TFCA 2012
    We invite you to use this application form to apply to participate in Tech Forum Central Asia (TFCA 2012) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on June 14-16, 2012.  Jointly sponsored by the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, Civil Alliance, and KIMEP, TFCA 2012 is a high-tech, interactive social entrepreneurship forum.  Read more..

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