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  • Ambassador emphasizing the importance of questioning everything
    Ambassador Fairfax addresses Nazarbayev University

    Ambassador Kenneth Fairfax addressed over 200 students, faculty members, and administrative staff members at Nazarbayev University Monday, January 23, 2012. The Ambassador spoke on the history of Western thought and why Americans think the way they do. After the Ambassador’s presentation there was a brief question and answer period during which the Ambassador ..  

  • Remarks by Ambassador Kelly at OSCE on Elections in Kazakhstan
    Remarks by Ambassador Kelly at OSCE on Elections in Kazakhstan

    The United States notes with concern that the preliminary assessments by the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Council of Europe found that a variety of issues caused the January 15 elections in Kazakhstan to fall short of the international standards to which Kazakhstan has committed itself ..  

  • SportsUnited Program - The Women’s Final Four
    SportsUnited Program - The Women’s Final Four

    The U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan invites applicants to participate in the SportsUnited program - The Women’s Final Four, one of the biggest women’s championships in basketball. We are looking for girls who are leaders in their communities, 14-17 years old, and a female coach ..  

  • Ambassador with Business Council
    Ambassador talks to Business Council of Young Diplomats

    On January 17th, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Kenneth Fairfax met with three dozen young people through a program organized by the Business Council of Young Diplomats. The meeting was informative for both sides as Ambassador Fairfax discussed diplomacy and foreign policy, business, and future U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation with future diplomats and businesspersons.  

  • Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan
    Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan

    We welcome the monitoring of the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe delegations and acknowledge their preliminary assessment that a variety of issues caused this election to fall short of the international standards to which Kazakhstan has committed itself. 

  • Cultural Exchange in Music: One Beat Program
    Cultural Exchange in Music: One Beat Program

    OneBeat is an international music exchange that celebrates musical collaboration and social engagement through innovative people-to-people diplomacy. In the fall of 2012, 30 musicians (ages 19-35) from around the world will come together in the U.S. for four weeks to collaboratively write, produce, and perform original music, and develop ways that music can make a positive impact on our local and global communities .. 

  • New Year's Video Message by Ambassador Fairfax
    New Year's Video Message by Ambassador Fairfax

    Watch on Youtube!  

Address by the President

  • State of the Union Address

Cultural Exchange in Music

  • OneBeatSM is an international music exchange that celebrates musical collaboration and social engagement through innovative people-to-people diplomacy. In the fall of 2012, 30 musicians (ages 19-35) from around the world will come together in the U.S. for four weeks to collaboratively write, produce, and perform original music, and develop ways that music can make a positive impact on our local and global communities.

World Wetlands Day

  • Wetlands Tourism – A Great Experience
    Wetlands Tourism – A Great Experience
    Showcase the beauty of wetlands along with your talent! Submit your best photos to a World Wetlands Day photo celebration under this year’s theme “Wetlands Tourism: A Great Experience,” sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Open PDF (1,78MB) or Flickr website for more information.