Embassy of the United States

U.S. Embassy donates software and computer equipment to the MoI
On August 21, 2009, the U.S. Embassy donated specialized investigative software and computer equipment, valued at $22,000, to the Department of Operative Services of the Ministry of Interior of Moldova. This donation is part of the U.S. Government's continuing support for Moldova's efforts to combat organized crime, in the framework of the "Letter

Embassy BAO Supports Water and Sanitation Assessment Project in Gagauzia
The chief of the U.S. Embassy Bilateral Affairs Office (BAO), LTC Craig M. Mix, announced a new project to assess water quality in Gagauzia. In a press conference on August 10 in Comrat, LTC Mix said that the BAO

Chairman Kerry Urges Cooperation After Election in Moldova 30.07.09
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry released the following statement today in response to the historic election in the Republic of Moldova that may ultimately result in the unseating of the last governing Communist Party in the former Soviet Union:

Ambassador Chaudhry opens Prosecutorial Seminar
Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry presented opening remarks at a seminar for prosecutors and investigators on June 11 at the National Institute of Justice on best practices in combating trafficking in persons and related crimes. Along with Ambassador Chaudhry, Eugenia Fistican, Director of the National Institute of Justice and Martin Wyss

American Citizen Will Spend 25 Years in Jail for Engaging in Sex with Children
On Thursday, May 27, a U.S. Federal Court sentenced Anthony Mark Bianchi to 25 years in prison for committing sexual crimes against minors in Moldova and Romania. In August 2007, Bianchi was convicted on ten charges, which included traveling to foreign countries to engage in illicit sexual conduct, enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity,

Peacekeeping Unit Level Event (PKO ULT)
Recently 13 soldiers from the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) arrived in Moldova to assist the Moldovan Peacekeeping Battalion (PKO BN) through the NATO OCC (Operational Capability Concept) level 1 evaluation. A company sized element of the PKO BN, consisting of approximately 150 soldiers are being evaluated for their

Justice Paul Newby from the North Carolina Supreme Court visits Moldova
On Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Associate Justice Paul Newby from the Supreme Court of North Carolina Newby visited the Cahul Court of Appeals where he was hosted by the Court Chairman Dumitru Chebac, while familiarizing himself with the Moldovan justice system, its prospective and challenges. “Moldova has a breathtaking beauty, its people are even more

Educator Applies Democratic Process to School Management
One teacher and one small village will never be the same after participating in the USAID-funded Citizen Participation Program (CPP.) The educator, Aurelia Buzila, was so transformed after managing the school renovation project that she has since been promoted to principal.

Citizens in Transnistria Realize the Possibilities Citizen Participation Brings
The first community meeting facilitated by the Citizen Participation Program (CPP) in Bender, a small city in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, did not start well. Citizens attending the preliminary meeting argued that CPP’s objectives were impractical and its methodology irrelevant. In exasperation,