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USAID - Tajikistan

The USAID office in Tajikistan is part of the USAID Regional Mission for Central Asia (USAID/CAR) --a unique model for managing U.S. assistance regionally in five newly independent states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. These Central Asian Republics, formerly part of the Soviet Union and situated on the historic “Silk Road,” are strategically important to the United States not only for their location, but as a source of oil and other minerals. They are bordered by Russia to the north, China to the east, and Iran and Afghanistan to the south.

Across these five countries, USAID’s assistance focuses on the economic, political, social, and environmental aspects of the transition process to more open, free market democratic societies. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have the full range of U.S. assistance. In Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, the range of assistance is more limited by the pace of reform. In Tajikistan, USAID assistance primarily supports the reconciliation process after a civil war. Training, partnerships, and technical assistance are the essential elements of all USAID/CAR programs. USAID/CAR provides considerable technical expertise through a network of specialized contractor and grantee partners.

The headquarters of the USAID/CAR Regional Mission is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan with a specialized USAID management and technical staff. There are small liaison or country offices in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Dushanbe, Tajikistan and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. USAID/CAR technical officers and staff travel regularly throughout the region.

USAID/CAR has over 50 American and 170 local national employees. Over 80 contractor and grantee teams actually implement the USAID/CAR portfolio of activities.