ARCHIVE 2008

9 December
Informal Luncheon in Washington with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, held in cooperation with the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council.

8 December
Executive Director participates as panel moderator in Washington for Kazakhstan Export Promotion delegation headed by Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Vyacheslav Sovetskiy.

4 December
Board Members/Representatives Breakfast in Washington with U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland.

21 November
Informal Luncheon in Washington for Members and Invited Guests with Kazakhstan Parliamentary Delegation from the Majilis Committee on International Affairs and Security Issues.

21 October
Informal Roundtable in Washington for Energy Sector Board Members and Board Representatives with U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy, Ambassador Steven Mann.

1 October
Executive Director Delivers Remarks at Asia Society’s Washington Book Launch Reception for President Nazarbayev’s “The Kazakhstan Way” with Guest of Honor Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin.

18 - 19 September
Executive Director Attends Institutional Investor Kazakhstan Investment Forum, in New York City.

16 September
Informal Ambassadorial “Hail and Farewell” Luncheon for Members And Invited Guests in Honor of New Incoming U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland and Departing Ambassador John Ordway.

5 August
Informal Members Breakfast Meeting in Washington with New Energy Officer departing For U.S. Embassy Astana, Kazakhstan.

25 July
USKBA Hosts Small Farewell Luncheon in Washington for Departing Kazakhstan Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Askar Tazhiyev, Named Kazakhstan’s Ambassador-at-Large for OSCE Affairs.

15 July
Selected Members Meeting on Capitol Hill with Representative Charles Melancon, Member of The Congressional “Friends of Kazakhstan” Caucus.

24 June
Executive Director Participates in U.S.-Kazakhstan Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative Launch Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, Including Interactive Discussion with Prime Minister Massimov.

18 June
Executive Director Moderates Panel on Central Asia Trade Facilitation at USTR Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council Meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

12 - 14 June
Executive Director Participates in Asia Society Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan.

5 June
Members and Invited Guests Dinner Meeting in Washington with Kazakhstan WTO Negotiator Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova.

4 June
Executive Director Participates in Panel Discussion on Kazakhstan’s WTO Accession Prospects at Central Asia-Caucasus Institute in Washington.

22 May
Selected Members Meeting on Capitol Hill with Representative Shelly Berkley, Co-Chair of The Congressional “Friends of Kazakhstan” Caucus.

5 April
USKBA Sponsors Nauruz Cultural Festival in Washington with Embassy of Kazakhstan and Executive Director Makes Introductory Remarks.

24 March
Executive Director Addresses USAID-funded Kazakhstani Delegation on Corporate Social Responsibility in Washington.

12 March
Informal Luncheon in Washington for Members and Invited Guests with Kazakhstan Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev.

20 February
Members Luncheon Forum in Washington with Ambassador of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov.

7 February
Energy Roundtable in Washington for Members and Invited Guests with Ambassador Steven Mann, U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian EnergyDiplomacy.

10 January
Members Working Luncheon in Washington with Deputy Chief of Mission Kevin Milas, U.S. Embassy, Astana, Kazakhstan.