The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security,military,and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House,it is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,and composed of senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) was a unit introduced by the United States government,consisting of military officers,diplomats,and reconstruction subject matter experts,working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRTs were first established in Afghanistan in early 2002,and were used in Iraq as well. While the concepts are similar,PRTs in Afghanistan and Iraq had separate compositions and missions. Their common purpose,however,was to empower local governments to govern their constituents more effectively.
Robert Dean Blackwill is a retired American diplomat,author,senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations,and lobbyist. Blackwill served as the United States Ambassador to India under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003 and as United States National Security Council Deputy for Iraq from 2003 to 2004,where he was a liaison between Paul Bremer and Condoleezza Rice.
Civil Affairs (CA) is a term used by both the United Nations and by military institutions,but for different purposes in each case.
The United States under secretary of defense for policy (USDP) is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The under secretary of defense for policy is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the secretary of defense and the deputy secretary of defense for all matters concerning the formation of national security and defense policy.
Frederick "Rick" Barton is a United States diplomat,educator,and author. He served as the founding Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State until September 2014. Currently a lecturer at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs,he is also the co-director of the university's Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) with his wife,Kit Lunney.
The United States and the Republic of Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations on December 16,1991. The United States opened its embassy in Almaty in January 1992 and then relocated to Astana in 2006.
William Brockenbrough Taylor Jr. is an American diplomat,government official,and former military officer. He served as the 6th United States ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009 under President Bush and Obama,and as chargéd’affaires to Ukraine from June 2019 to January 2020 under President Trump.
American–Uzbek relations formally began when the United States recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25,1991,and opened an embassy in Tashkent in March 1992. U.S.-Uzbekistan relations developed slowly and reached a peak following the U.S. decision to invade Afghanistan following the September 11,2001 attacks. Relations cooled significantly following the "color revolutions" in the former Soviet republics of Georgia,Ukraine,and Kyrgyzstan in 2003–2005,and the Government of Uzbekistan sought to limit the influence of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on civil society,political reform,and human rights inside the country.
Kyrgyzstan –United States relations are bilateral relations between Kyrgyzstan and the United States.
The Civilian Response Corps is a program of the United States Department of State,Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS). The Civilian Response Corps is a group of federal employees and volunteers from the private sector,state and local governments who are trained to deploy rapidly in countries that are in crisis or emerging from conflict in order to provide reconstruction and stabilization assistance.
Richard Boyce Norland is an American diplomat. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Libya.
The Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (HPRT) was established in September 2004. It was led by the US until 1 May 2006,when this responsibility was handed to the UK. HPRT ceased operations in Lashkar Gah on 27 December 2013.
Hugo Llorens is a retired American diplomat. He is a former U.S. Special Chargéd'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul,Afghanistan,(2016–17) and United States Ambassador to Honduras (2008–2011). In his 36-year career he was posted to numerous countries spanning 6 continents. In 2002–2003,he joined the White House staff and served as Director of Andean Affairs advising the President and National Security Advisor on issues pertaining to Colombia,Venezuela,Bolivia,Peru,and Ecuador.
Stephen George McFarland is an American career diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Guatemala.
Earl Anthony Wayne is an American diplomat. Formerly Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs,Ambassador to Argentina and Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan,Wayne served nearly four years as Ambassador to Mexico. He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in August,2011. He departed Mexico City for Washington July 31,2015 and retired from the State Department on September 30,2015. Wayne attained the highest rank in the U.S. diplomatic service:Career Ambassador. He is currently a Professorial Lecturer and Distinguished Diplomat in Residence at American University's School of International Service and works with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,the Atlantic Council,the Center for Strategic and International Studies,. Wayne is co-chair of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute Board. He is an independent consultant,speaker and writer and works with several not for profit professional associations. Wayne worked as an adviser for HSBC Latin America on improving management of financial crime risk from 2015 until 2019 and with the American Foreign Service Association from 2017 to 2019. He currently teaches courses related to diplomacy and US foreign policy at American University.
Train Advise Assist Command –East was a multinational military formation,part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. Until 2014 it was designated Regional Command East,part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The United States Army provided the force headquarters. The command headquarters was located in Laghman Province.
Patricia Marie Haslach is an American diplomat. She served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs,from January 2017 to September 2017. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia from August 4,2013 through September 2016.
Robert Geers Loftis is a career member of the United States Foreign Service,former United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho,and former Acting Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the United States Department of State.
Daniel Lewis Foote is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who was the United States Special Envoy for Haiti from July to September 2021. He formerly served as the United States Ambassador to Zambia.
