Embassy Sections

Political/Economic Section

The Political/Economic Section of Embassy Dushanbe works with the Tajik government to build key areas of bilateral cooperation in line with U.S. mission priorities: fostering economic growth, promoting democratic practices and institutions and working towards regional stability and security.

The eight-person section monitors and analyzes issues ranging from specific sectors of the economy, such as energy, telecommunications, banking, small and medium enterprise development and administrative and regulatory reform, to civil society, elections, and non-governmental organization activities.  The section also reports on human rights, religious freedom, trafficking in persons, antiterrorism, the environment and agriculture issues.  The section regularly sponsors round table discussions and speakers on a variety of events.

In conjunction with local staff from the Department of Commerce, we promote American investment and opportunities in Tajikistan.  In conjunction with Eurasia Foundation Central Asia,  we are working to establish an American Chamber of Commerce in Tajikistan.

BISNIS, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Trade Promotion and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, is the U.S.  Government's primary market information center for U.S. companies exploring business opportunities in Russian and other Newly Independent States.  More information is on the BISNIS Home Page and BISNIS Tajikistan Page.