Embassy of the U.S. in Georgia

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President Saakashvili, his son Eduard, Ambassador Miles, and the crew of the C-5 plane loaded with supplies for Georgian soldiers

American C-5 plane delivers supplies for Georgian soldiers

On October 10th, an American C-5 plane landed in Tbilisi, loaded with 93,000 pounds of gear for Georgian soldiers who will deploy to Iraq. The cargo provided by the United States government is worth approximately $1.1 million dollars (complete text)

Interested students pick up information from a university booth at the exposition of U.S. universities, October 10, 2004

Ambassador Miles Opens Third Annual U.S. Education Fair

On October 9, U.S. Ambassador Richard Miles, Deputy Minister of Education of Georgia Ms. Bela Tsipuria, and new Vice Rector of Tbilisi State University Ms. Rusudan Lortkipanidze, opened the Third Annual U.S. Education Fair at Tbilisi State University (complete text)

Ambassador Miles addresses 7th Annual Conference of the America-Georgian Business Council (left to right: Vladimir Socor of the Jamestown Foundation, Levan Mikeladze, the Georgian Ambassador to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and Ambassador Miles)

Ambassador Miles addresses 7th Annual Conference of the America-Georgian Business Council

Ambassador Miles spoke to the 7th annual conference of the American-Georgian Business Council to discuss the current business environment in Georgia and the changes that have occured in Georgia over the last year. The Ambassador was part of a panel that included the Vladimir Socor of the Jamestown Foundation, and Levan Mikeladze, the Georgian Ambassador to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (full text of the statement)

Pat Kennedy teaches Georgians the Hawaiian Hula Dance at the American Corner in Gori

Hawaiian Hula taught at American Corner Gori

Hawaiian Hula was the newest dance craze at the American Corner in Gori this week. Pat Kennedy, visiting from the United States, took time out from her vacation to teach Georgians about the traditional Hawaiian form of dance known as the "hula". Mrs. Kennedy, who has been studying the hula in Hawaii and her hometown of Seattle, Washington, was able to demonstrate three different hulas and explain the meanings of different movements (complete text)

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Visiting speaker John Wilson takes a break from his heavy schedule at the Art Expo. In the background are Armenian and Georgian display booths

Tbilisi Hosts First International Art Market

Tbilisi's first international art market, opened on Friday, October 1. "Art Caucasus 2004" is a joint project of the New Art Union (Georgia), Elegia (Armenia), and the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, with the financial support of USAID through a grant to the Eurasia Foundation (complete text)

Artist Levan Lagidze, Ambassador and Mrs. Miles, and DCM Patricia Moller talk at the reception. In the background is one of Mr. Lagidze's most recent paintings

Embassy Hosts Reception in Honor of Renowned Georgian Artist Levan Lagidze

On Thursday, September 30, Deputy Chief of Mission Patricia Moller and Sharon Miles, spouse of Ambassador Miles, hosted a reception at the TMS Gallery featuring the art of well-known Georgian artist Levan Lagidze. Since his graduation from Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts in 1981, Mr. Lagidze has participated in many international and local exhibitions. His works are kept in museums, galleries, as well as in private collections in the United States and Europe (complete text)

A woman selling greens at the market

USAID-Funded Training Aims to Promote International Standards for Food Safety in Georgia

On September 28, 2004, USAID/Caucasus Mission Director Denny Robertson spoke at the opening of the first of two four-day training events on International Food Safety & Quality Control Systems at the Tbilisi Marriott Courtyard Hotel (complete text)

Ambassador Miles and Dr. Mark Pomar, President of IREX, at the Contemporary Issues conference, Tbilisi Youth Palace, September 25, 2004

Ambassador Miles Addresses Alumni of Contemporary Issues Program from South Caucasus Countries

On September 25, Ambassador Miles made opening remarks at a conference in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Contemporary Issues Fellowship (CI) Program. The theme of the conference was "Common Struggles for Security: The South Caucasus" (complete text)

Instructors of the Seminar on Inspector General Operations (left to right): Colonel O'Connell, Colonel Shakes, Colonel Mc Gillan, and Colonel Newton

U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) Completes the Seminar on Inspector General Operations

Tbilisi - On September 24, the U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), with the support of the U.S. Embassy's Office for Defense Cooperation, completed a weeklong seminar on the topic of the Inspector General (IG) function in a democracy. Colonel Joseph O'Connell, Colonel Forrest Newton, Colonel Howard McGillin and Colonel David Shakes - the instructors of the seminar - handed out certificates of completion to the Georgian participants (complete text)

Secretary of State Colin Powell announces the release of the sixth annual International Religious Freedom report, September 15. (AP)

Secretary Powell Commends Georgia's Progress in International Religious Freedom

In announcing the release of the 2004 International Religious Freedom Report, Secretary Powell commended Georgia and Turkey for the progress both had made in the last year. The text of the Secretary's September 15th statement is below, and the text of the International Religious Freedom report on Georgia is also available on this website (complete text)

Secretary Powell's September 15th Statement

National Center for Desease Control, Senator Lugar in the middle

Photo Gallery of Senator Lugar's Visit to Tbilisi

During his visit to Tbilisi, Senator Lugar visited sites related to biohazards and other programs assisted by the Nunn-Lugar program. Senator Lugar met with a variety of local officials, including the Director of the National Center for Disease Control, Paata Imnadze, and other specialists (more photos)