Armenia From In Job Usa

Partners Forging A Safe Path to PeaceThey gripped the red mesh of their utilitarian seats as the C-130 Hercules transport roared down the runway, its engines thundering in their ears. Clouds of steam filled the gloomy compartment as the plane’s air conditioning met the humid air that clung to their skin. Paratroopers en route to a combat drop? No, just teams from the State Department’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/ WRA), U.S. Army’s humanitarian demining research and development office, and private citizens led by the Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI), flying from Sri Lanka’s capital to t ... [Read More]

Europe and Central Asia

Corruption. Corruption has been the most significant problem within Georgia's law enforcement agencies. Georgia's anti- corruption efforts continue to be hampered by the widespread tolerance of corruption within Georgian society. During 2001 the Government of Georgia formed a commission to reform the law enforcement agencies (so-called "power ministries"). The commission developed a strategy for reorganization that was forwarded to the Georgian National Security Council; however, no significant changes were made. In any case, none of these proposed measures can truly ameliorate the situation given the low wages of officials and poor standard of behavior from those in charge that nourish wide-scale, low level corruption. The new hope of eradicating corruption within the system emerged with the appointment of a new Minister of Internal Affairs, who has publicly and repeatedly announced his commitment to combating corruption and the trafficking ... [Read More]

Bilateral Activities

Additional international money laundering and financial investigations training of approximately 80 law enforcement officers from 15 Central and South American countries was conducted by the ICE Financial Investigations Division in support of a program sponsored bi-annually by the Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), in Lima, Peru. ICE also conducted anti-money laundering conferences for government officials in Aruba, Panama, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Malaysia, under the auspices of the Terrorist Finance Working Group, Department of State, INL division. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) The International Training Section of the DEA conducts its International Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering courses in concert with the Department of Justice (DOJ). In 2004, a total of 235 participan ... [Read More]

The U.S. Government’s International Anti-Trafficking Programs Fiscal Year 2004

For delegation of 12 government and NGO officials from Taiwan to travel to U.S. to learn U.S. trafficking strategies from federal, state, and local officials; from law enforcement officials; and from NGOs. ...

For prevention and reintegration services, including job counseling, skills training, job placement, and continuing job counseling or support. ... [Read More]

IEW > Events

For IEW, all day video presentations are planned on education in the U.S. Topics will include: If You Want to Study in the USA; Graduate Study in the USA; What is Expected of Foreign Graduate Students in the USA; Leaving Home: the American Experience of Six International Students; High School Stories - One Day in American School; Home Away From Home; Dormitory Diversity; Studying Business and Public Administration in the USA; A Little Street Wisdom. ... [Read More]

Events and Activites, International Education Week 2001

The U.S. Embassy and Fulbright Commission plan a number of programs celebrating IEW. On November 13, the Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia, in collaboration with the Humphrey Fellows' Alumni Malaysia, the Fulbright Commission, and the U.S. Embassy will be hold a presentation with Fulbright alumnus Prof. Steve Raymer on "Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia." Ambassador Marie T. Huhtala and the President of the Malaysian Institute for Islamic Understanding will officiate at the event. Thirty award recipients for the AT&T Asian Leadership Award will be chosen by the Fulbright Commission during IEW.The Commission will hold a number of seminars on the various programs for those interested in obtaining undergraduate or graduate degrees in the U.S., including "Distance Learning Programs from U.S. Institutions," "Study in the USA: Guide ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

There is a very serious microbial condition known as Brucellosis that can be contracted from some hoofed animals. One vector is unpasteurized milk from goats or cows. There have been outbreaks of this disease in Yerevan. Homemade Armenian cheese from village producers is the main culprit. This rustic salty cheese should be purchased from quality stores and markets, not from street vendors. Cheese made by the larger producers is generally considered safe, as is imported cheese. Be cautious about unfamiliar cheeses. Yogurt and sour cream from commercial producers is considered safe. Again, be careful of village produce. ... [Read More]

Europe and Central Asia

AlbaniaI. Summary Drug trafficking is a significant problem in Albania, which is a major transit country for heroin from Afghanistan and Turkey destined for markets throughout Europe. Organized crime groups use Albania as a transit point for drug and other types of smuggling due to the country’s strategic location, weak police and judicial systems, and porous borders. The most common illegal drugs are heroin, marijuana, and to a lesser extent, cocaine. Heroin is typically transported through the "Balkans Route" of Turkey-Bulgaria-Macedonia-Albania, and on to Italy, Greece and the Netherlands. Cocaine is smuggled from South America, via the United States, Italy, Spain, Greece or the Netherlands, and ... [Read More]