Azerbaijan Tourism
Completed Projects – Archives – Project Profiles – Educational Partnerships Program
This university partnership aimed to strengthen expertise in tourism in Uzbekistan through curriculum development and faculty exchange between Oklahoma State University and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent and the Samarkand Foreign Languages Institute. ... [Read More]
Georgia (02/05)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has declined in recent years to $61.8 million in 2001, compared to $83.65 million in 1999. Key sectors of economic activity in Georgia include energy, agriculture, trade, tourism, and transport, as well as significant projects in the food processing and telecommunications industries. The United States is the largest foreign investor in Georgia, annually contributing between 20%-34% of overall FDI in recent years. The construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which began in April 2003, and the Shah Deniz gas pipeline, expected to begin in 2004, will offer opportunities for investors in the energy sector as well as related infrastructure. Additional privatization is planned in the energy sector, although the government has indicated its willingness to wait until this is under a more sound financial footing. ... [Read More]
May
1111--05/11/04 Secretary Powell To Address Travel and Tourism Summit ... [Read More]
The U.S. Government’s International Anti-Trafficking Programs Fiscal Year 2004
To assist several NGOs in reducing demand and incidence of sex tourism in Goa, raising increased awareness by the government, community, and tourism industry. ... To train staff of American companies in travel and tourism industry, impacted heavily by North American tourists. ... To promote self-regulation of the tourism industry, raise awareness on trafficking in destination countries, and create economic opportunities for potential victims. ... [Read More]
U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Programs: Europe
GEORGIAThe Landmine Problem The landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) problem in Georgia stems primarily from the conflict in the Abkhazia region of the country in 1992–1994. Ongoing partisan activity in some parts of Abkhazia also contributes to the problem. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Government of Georgia (GOG), between 20,000 and 70,000 mines are in the soil, contaminating approximately 18,500,000 square meters of land in Abkhazia, and 220,000 square meters of land in the rest of the country. The majority of the mines are located in Abkhazia in northwestern Georgia. The remainder are in the South Ossetia/Tskivani region in north-central Georgia; the former Soviet ammunition storage facil ... [Read More]
Freedom Support Educational Partnerships Program – Project Profiles – Educational Partnerships Program
Cal Poly Pomona is working with Petrozavodsk State University (PSU) to develop their program in Tourism Management and to introduce the fields of Hospitality and Restaurant Management. Program objectives include: faculty exchanges resulting in the development of 14 new courses and instructional materials; development of the curricula for Hotel and Restaurant management; acquisition of new library materials; improvement of English language skills of PSU faculty; the establishment of an Internet based distance learning link; and the offering of continuing education seminars. ... [Read More]
Armenia (04/05)
Nevertheless, the Government of Armenia, helped by the cease-fire that has been in effect in Nagorno-Karabakh since 1994, has been able to carry out wide-ranging economic reforms that paid off in dramatically lower inflation and steady growth. Armenia has registered strong economic growth since 1995, building on the turnaround that began the previous year, and inflation has been negligible for the past several years. New sectors, such as precious stone processing and jewelry making, information and communication technology, and even tourism are beginning to supplement more traditional sectors such as agriculture in the economy. ... [Read More]
U.S. Assistance to Azerbaijan – Fiscal Year 2004
U.S. Treasury Department advisors also provide technical assistance to the government on budget policy and tax administration. The U.S. continues to support American exports to and investment in Azerbaijan through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Export-Import Bank. A U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) advisor assists the government with World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. TDA grants have also been signed to provide technical assistance to the State Oil Fund in asset management, to the government in developing a tourism strategy, and to restructure the state oil company, SOCAR. ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
France is a destination country for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude, primarily from Eastern and Central Europe and Africa. The number of Chinese women trafficked to France for sexual exploitation increased in 2004. The government estimates that there are 10,000 to 12,000 trafficking victims in France, 3,000-8,000 of whom are children forced into prostitution and labor. Nigerian trafficking networks continued to expand their activities in France. Trafficking of Brazilian women and girls for sexual exploitation to French Guiana — a French possession — remained a serious problem. The Government of France fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Although the government did not provide full data on investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences, the Secretary of State has ... [Read More]
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