About Us
Sections & Agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Senior Epidemiologist: Indira Aitmagambetova
41 Kazibek bi Street,
Almaty, Kazakhstan 050010
Tel: +7 (727) 250-7612, ext. 6458
CDC has worked closely with the Kazkhstani Ministry of Health for more than 10 years, strengthening local capacity to prevent and control diseases. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases such as avian influenza are the main focus of its work in Kazakhstan and the Central Asia region.
CDC programs also improve public health workforce skills in areas like clinical, epidemiology and laboratory science. Important partners of CDC in Kazakhstan include the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the U.S. Agency for International Development. For more information on CDC’s mission please visit their web site at www.cdc.gov.
Consular Section
Consul (Almaty): Josh Fischel
The Consular Section provides American citizen services for Americans living in Kazakhstan. Those services include passport renewals and the issuance of consular reports of birth abroad, among other services. The section also issues non-immigrant visas to travelers to the United States. The Embassy Branch Office in Almaty issues immigrant visas as well. For more information on our consular services, please visit the consular pages on our web site or click here.
Defense Attache
Defense Attache: Keith Harrington
The Defense Attache’s Office works with its colleagues in the Kazakhstani Ministry of Defense to build closer cooperation on issues of regional security and defense modernization and training.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Office: Craig Bell
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency works with Kazakhstani colleagues to eliminate threats emanating from weapons of mass destruction. DTRA is responsible for implementation of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (Nunn-Lugar) program in Kazakhstan, and for oversight of arms control agreements and treaties such as Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), Treaty for Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), and the Vienna Document of 1999 (VDOC-99). More information about DTRA’s mission can be found at www.dtra.mil.
Export Control and related Border Security Assistance (EXBS)
EXBS Officer: Robert Colbert
The Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance program works with colleagues in the Kazakhstani Border Guards and Customs Services to help them improve their export control systems. The EXBS program provides training and equipment to help Kazakhstan improve their ability to prevent and interdict shipments of dangerous items and technologies. For more information on the EXBS program please visit www.exportcontrol.org
Legal Attache
Legal Attache: Kenneth Jones
The Legal Attache’s Office, which is responsible for all of the Central Asian countries, works with colleagues in the law enforcement community on criminal investigation issues.
Management Section
Management Officer: Sarah Penhune
The Management Section handles all financial, human resource, contractual, technological, transportation, and construction aspects of Embassy business. Please click here to learn about U.S. Embassy job opportunities.
Office of Military Cooperation
Chief, Office of Military Cooperation: James Yentz
The Office of Military Cooperation works with the Kazakhstani Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Emergency Situations and Border Guard Service to coordinate and implement Defense Department security cooperation programs to reinforce interoperability for multinational peacekeeping operations and to increase effectiveness of regional counternarcotics and counterterrorism efforts. For more information on United States Central Command and its programs, see website at http://www.centcom.mil/.
Political/Economic Section
Political/Economic Section Chief: Jennifer Bachus Carleton
The Political and Economic Section of the U.S. Embassy interacts closely with the governmental, financial, business, and non-governmental sectors of Kazakhstani society to communicate American policy to Kazakhstani leaders and to report accurately the views of all segments of Kazakhstani society to American policy makers.
Public Affairs Section
Public Affairs Officer: Jeffrey Sexton
Regional English Language Officer: Andrea Schindler
Information Officer: Tom Tanner tannert@state.gov
The Public Affairs Section works to build mutual understanding between the peoples of Kazakhstan and the United States. We do that through cultural programs, educational and professional exchanges, media outreach, English-language training, and many other avenues. Please take a look at the many exchange programs we offer if you are interested in studying or training in the United States. If you are interested in learning about the United States, please contact our Information Resource Centers in Astana and Almaty, or visit an American Corner near you. For other inquiries, contact us at info@usembassy.kz
Regional Security Office
Regional Security Officer: Leroy Bowers
The Regional Security Office protects the security of the Embassy and official Americans abroad.
United States Agency for International Development
USAID Regional Director for Central Asia: Andrew Sisson
USAID Kazakhstan Country Officer: Steve Kelley
USAID Public Affairs: Virginija Morgan
41 Kazibek bi Street,
Almaty, Kazakhstan 050010
Tel: +7 (727) 250-7612 (general number)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), located in Almaty and spearheading development efforts throughout Central Asia, delivers foreign development assistance on behalf of the American people in over 100 countries around the world. USAID began providing assistance to Kazakhstan in 1992. Since that time, the American people through USAID have provided over $0.5 billion in programs that assist the development of the economic sector, healthcare system, and democratic institutions in the country.
USAID operates under a bilateral agreement with the country’s government and cooperates with governmental and non-government organizations and institutions, businesses, and communities. USAID helps strengthen Kazakhstan’s energy markets, regional trade, and businesses environment, as well as supports the implementation of economic reforms. Assistance in healthcare sector focuses on improving primary healthcare, maternal and child health, and response to the threats of diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Local organizations and institutions receive assistance to enhance governance, access to information, and citizens’ participation.
For more information on USAID, please visit their website at http://centralasia.usaid.gov
United States Commercial Service
Senior Commercial Officer: Jennifer Kane-Zabolotskaya
Tel: +7 (727) 250-4850, +7 (327) 250-4950
The U.S. Commercial Service, an overseas branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, offers valuable assistance to help U.S. businesses export goods and services to markets worldwide. The USCS office in Almaty assists U.S. companies with successful market entry through counseling, market research, partner searches, trade events and business facilitation services. For more information on the U.S. Commercial Service, please visit their web site at http://www.buyusa.gov/kazakhstan/en or http://www.trade.gov/cs/index.asp
