Alisher Kurmanov Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Economic Relations, Investments and Tourism of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Alisher Kurmanov graduated from Tashkent State University in 1990, four years later he graduated from Tashkent State Economic University. From 2000 to 2003, he served as advisor at

Alan Meltzer Charge d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Uzbekistan Alan Meltzer, a career officer of the Senior Foreign Service, took up duties as Deputy Chief of Mission in the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in September 2018. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from July 2015

Sahib Saifnazarov Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mr. Sahib Saifnazarov graduated from Tashkent State Economic University. In 1996-1998, he worked as an economist at Uzbekselmash. In 1999-2001, he was a leading specialist in the information and analysis group of the khokimiyat of the Tashkent region. In 2001-2003, he headed a

Jamshid Khodjaev Minister of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan In 2000, Jamshid Khodjaev graduated from the Tashkent State Economic University. He speaks English, Russian and Turkish. By winning Scholarship of Fund “Umid”, created on the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan for gifted students, he received an MBA from the University of Birmingham

Nodir Otajonov Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mr. Nodir Otajonov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chairman of the Board of “Uzagrotekhsanoat Holding” JSC – the head of the initiative for foreign trade, export potential development, engineering, automotive and electrical industry, product standardization. Mr. Otajonov graduated from the Andijan Agricultural

Mark Linscott Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs Mark Linscott has been the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs since December 2016. In this position, he is responsible for development of trade policy with the countries comprising South and Central Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan,

Javier Piedra Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia Javier Piedra serves as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia, where he provides oversight and management for the South and Central Asia and Technical Services portfolios, with the exception of USAID/India. Piedra brings 35 years of private and public sector experience to USAID.

Christopher Edwards USAID/Central Asia Regional Mission Director Mr. Edwards previously served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator within USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the Director of South American Affairs in the LAC Bureau, where he oversaw USAID programming in Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela. From 2012-2015, Mr. Edwards