Ambassador Litzenberger visited a USAID-supported demonstration orchard and training facility in Guba that teaches local farmers how to maximize their fruit production. The orchard has provided over 85 farmers with virus-free fruit saplings which will grow into disease-free Guba apples, cherries, plums and pears.
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 22 May, 2019 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Events, Key Officials, U.S. & Azerbaijan, U.S. Agencies
The US Embassy in Azerbaijan warns Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery participants about the significant increase in fraudulent e-mails and letters sent to applicants for the DV Lottery Program this time of year. Authors of these fraudulent e-mails and letters present themselves as representatives of the US government in order to convince DV Lottery applicants to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 13 May, 2019 | Topics:
Alert, Consul General, Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Policy, U.S. Agencies, Visas
National Security Advisor John Bolton visited Baku on October 24, 2018, where he met with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, to discuss the strategic importance of the relationship between the United States and Azerbaijan. The following is the transcript from a press conference held in Baku after those meetings.
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 25 October, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Azerbaijan, U.S. Agencies
Delegation of Canada to the OSCE / United States Mission to the OSCE Joint Statement on the Sentencing of Afgan Mukhtarli in Azerbaijan – As delivered by Political Counselor Gregory Macris to the Permanent Council, Vienna, January 18, 2018 In light of our shared OSCE commitments and international obligations to respect freedom of expression, Canada ...
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 19 January, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
“As a wife and mother, it is hard to imagine the kind of terror that leads to families leaving their homes for the unknown. The Syrian refugee parents we met on our trip to Jordan and Turkey all wanted the same things for their children that we want for our children: a safe place to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 21 June, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. Agencies
With the support of USAID, the Women Resource Centre in Masalli has helped 14 women start their own businesses, and many more have benefited from the training the center has provided. Empowered and motivated women can contribute to improving their communities and gear up development. Rashada Asadova is one of the 14 women who set ...
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 22 May, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Gender Issues, News, Policy, U.S. Agencies
The USAID-funded SYSLAB Youth Employment Center just started another round of job skills training sessions for young people in Masalli. Participants will learn how to write a CV, improve their networking skills, and be a stiff competitor in the local labor market.
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 4 May, 2017 | Topics:
Education, U.S. Agencies
I am really pleased to be back in Azerbaijan. During this visit, I have had the chance to meet the President, Foreign Minister, opposition groups, and recently released political prisoners. My goal has been to institutionalize the deepening cooperation with Azerbaijan across the three aspects of our relationship: security, economy and energy, and democracy and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Baku | 14 May, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Speeches, U.S. Agencies
