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Updated April 2006
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President
For Immediate Release November 18, 1997
U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN JOINT COMMISSION
Vice President Al Gore and President Nursultan Nazarbayev are the Senior Chairmen of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Joint Commission. The Commission was created to facilitate deeper cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United States on economic and foreign policy matters, including trade and investment, non-proliferation, environmental protection, science and technology programs, and energy.
The Commission has three working groups that report their accomplishments to the Senior Chairmen at the annual plenary session. The Business Development Committee promotes U.S. trade and investment in Kazakhstan through development of an attractive investment climate, the Defense Bilateral Working Group promotes defense cooperation and defense conversion, and the Environment, Science and Technology Working Group works to promote joint cooperative efforts in those areas. Working level experts meet regularly to discuss economic and technical assistance.
The site of the Commission sessions alternates between Kazakhstan and the United States. The inaugural session occurred in Almaty, Kazakhstan in November 1994. The second session took place in Washington, D.C., in September 1995, and the third session in Almaty, in November 1996. This fourth session has registered progress in all areas of the Commission's work. Each Committee's achievements are noted in the attached press statements.
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