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U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Home Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesResourcesTürkmen dilinde | Embassy Highlights U.S. Support for Development of Turkmenistan’s NGO Legislation ASHGABAT, April 4, 2008—Supported by funding from the United States of America, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), in partnership with the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR), completed a two-day seminar for Turkmen government officials and leading civic organizations on international standards and legislation designed to support the development of non-governmental organizations or NGOs. The seminar brought together international legal experts on the issue as well as key governmental and non-governmental representatives. more Latest Headlines From the Embassy Testimony by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, as prepared Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Manzullo, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me here today to talk with you about our policy in Central Asia. Central Asia is a strategically important region at the crossroads of Eurasia. It is going through a period of tremendous change. Many countries have interests there, not least the United States. While the United States faces challenges to its interests, I firmly believe there are opportunities for positive transformation in the region that can lead to lasting peace and prosperity. more U.S. and Turkmenistan anti-Tuberculosis efforts commemorated on World Tuberculosis Day Ashgabat, March 24, 2008 – Today, the United States joins the Government of Turkmenistan and international and local partners in commemorating World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. In Ashgabat, Ambassador Richard Hoagland, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires spoke at the opening of Turkmenistan’s World TB Day conference, organized by the Turkmen Mini...