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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000: Turkmenistan Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Released July 1999 Note*

Chapter XI: U.S. and Turkmenistan Contacts

Appendix E: U.S. and Turkmenistan Contacts

U.S. Embassy Trade Related Contacts:

Ambassador Steven R. Mann

Mr. David J. Whiddon
Political/Economic Officer
E-mail: whiddondj@state.gov

Ms. Irina Begjanova
Commercial Assistant
E-mail: begjanovaik@state.gov

Mr. Murl Baker
U.S. AID Representative
E-mail: bakermr@state.gov

Mrs. Anjela Begjanova
Public Affaires Assistant
E-mail: begjanovaak@state.gov

U.S. Embassy
9 Pushkin Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-00-37 or 35-00-42
Fax: (993)(12) 51-13-05

Mr. Parmer Heacox, Acting Director
U.S. Peace Corps
31-A Myati Kosaev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 35-59-14, 35-04-50
Fax:(993)(12) 51-12-08

David Morris
Turkmenistan Desk Officer
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
Tel: (202) 647-6740
Fax: (202) 647-3506

Joan Morgan
International Trade Specialist
BISNIS
U.S. Trade Center
U.S. Department of Commerce
Stop *R-BISNIS
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Tel: (202) 482-4655 or 1-800-USA-TRADE
Direct Line: (202)482-2709
Fax: (202) 482-2293
E-mail: Joan_Morgan@ita.doc.gov

Deborah Forhan
Director
Caspian Finance Center
U.S. Embassy
110 Ataturk Bulvari
06100 Kavaklidere
Ankara, Turkey
Tel: 90(312)468-6110, ext. 2075
Direct. 90(312)466-6081
Fax: 90(312)466-6082
E-mail: dforhan@tda.gov

Bilateral Business Council:

U.S. - Turkmenistan Business Association
805 15th Street, N.W. Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: (202)682-0534
Fax: (202)371-6601

Selected U.S. Government Grantees and Contractors

Hagler Bailly Consulting Firm
Krishna Gupta
Suite 2
11 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax:(993)(12) 35-43-05, 39-29-85
E-mail: kgupta@cat.glasnet.ru

Booz Allen and Hamilton (Consulting on Economics and Budget Structure
Edward Lehan, Group Leader
Ministry of Economics and Finance
Room 118
4 Nurberdy Pomma Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 51-17-47, 51-19-31
Fax:(993)(12) 51-04-97, 51-11-62
E-mail: booz@cat.glasnet.ru

American Bar Association/CEELT
Robert Underwood, Group Leader
Apartment 2
104 Makhtumkuli Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 39-71-54

Counterpart Consortium (Non-Government Organizations)
Rosalie Vasquez
26 Akademik Petrov Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 35-71-20
Fax:(993)(12) 35-71-25
E-mail: Roselie@cpart.org

Health Policy Project
Philip Schrefer
40 Atabaev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)41-97-76, 30-45-29
Fax: (993)(12)35-26-75

Eurasia Foundation
Dmitry Shevkun
20A Komsomolskaya Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 39-36-95
Fax:(993)(12) 39-06-13
E-mail: dmitry@icctm.org

Winrock International (Farmer-to-Farmer Program)
Joe Dale
16 Kurban Durdy Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax:(993)(12) 51-04-22
E-mail: joe@winrock.ashgabat.su

Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund (Small and Medium-Size Loans and Investment)
Paul Hamlin
2 Pushkin Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 35-28-75, 35-74-45
Fax:(993)(12) 39-01-52
E-mail: paulh@online.tm

International Executive Service Corps
Batyr Niyazberdiev, Representative
2 Pushkin Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax: (993)(12)39-58-17
E-mail: IES@online.tm

International Organizations

EBRD
Jaap Sprey
95 Azadi Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax:(993)(12) 35-47-00 or 51-22-63

World Bank
Guljakhan Kurbanova
40 Atabaev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 41-97-35, 35-04-77
Fax:(993)(12) 41-31-56

TICA (Turkish International Cooperation Agency)
Ferhat Kuchuk Oglu
17 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 51-03-64, 51-12-36
Fax:(993)(12) 51-16-39

EU-TACIS
Boris Smolin
97 Kemine Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 51-21-17
Fax:(993)(12) 51-17-21

Turkmenistan Contacts in the U.S.:

Embassy of Turkmenistan:

Ambassador Halil Ugur

Chary Annaberdiev
Minister-Counselor
E-mail: turkmen@dc.infi.net

2207 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: (202) 588-1500
Fax: (202) 588-0697

Government of Turkmenistan

Saparmurad Niyazov
President
Presidential Palace
24 Karl Marx Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax:(993)(12) 35-45-34, 35-43-88

Rejep Saparov
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (Industry, Public Services, and Food Production)
24 Karl Marx Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-59-15
Fax: (993)(12) 35-12-51
Telex: 116201 MEKAN

Yolly Gurbanmuradov
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers
(Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Industries, and Foreign Investment)
24 Karl Marx Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-12-98
Fax: (993)(12) 35-51-12 or 35-30-96

Chairman of Vnesheconombank
22 Asudalyk Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax: (993)(12) 51-10-70

Director
State Agency for Foreign Investment
53 Azadi Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-04-10, 35-04-16
Fax: (993)(12) 35-04-11, 35-04-15

Rejepbay Arazov
Executive Director
Competent Body under the President (oil and gas contract negotiation and licensing)
53 Pushkin Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-02-30
Fax: (993)(12) 35-04-15

Serdar Babaev
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (Agriculture, Fruit and Vegetable Production and Processing, Agricultural Construction, Bread Production, Cotton Production and Irrigation)

Cabinet of Ministers
17 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax: (993)(12) 35-11-34

Djamal Geoklenova
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (Textile Industry, Standards Issues, Trade, and Chamber of Commerce)
17 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)39-88-27
Fax: (993)(12)35-12-51

Saparmurat Nuriyev
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (Energy and Industry, Construction) and Minister of Energy and Industry
Ministry of Energy and Industry
6 Nurberdy Pomma Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 51-08-82
Fax: (993)(12) 39-06-82

Khudayberdy Orazov
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (Banking, Monetary and Economics Policy)
Cabinet of Ministers
17 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-04-74
Fax: (993)(12) 35-12-51

Hudaykuli Halikov
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (Transportation and Telecommunications)
17 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-00-40
Fax: (993)(12) 35-12-51

Amanmukhamed Ataev, Chairman
State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange (CRME)
111 Makhtumkuli Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-43-21
Fax: (993)(12) 51-03-04

Arslan Nepesov, Chairman
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan
17 Karryev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 35-41-74, 35-45-94, 35-55-94
Fax:(993)(12) 35-53-81
E-mail: ccitm@cat.glasnet.ru

Turkmenistan Market Research Firms:

SMEDA (Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency under the EU TACIS Program)
8 Sokolovskaya Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)34-51-49, 34-42-59
Fax: (993)(12)34-51-49
E-mail: smeda@cat.glasnet.ru
Internet: http://www.icctm.org/SMEDA

Arthur Andersen (Auditing and business, tax and outsourcing

consulting services)
Donald James, Country Manager
Transport Center
2nd Floor
95 Azadi Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)51-24-05
Fax: (993)(12)51-24-03
E-mail: donald.l.james@ru.arthurandersen.com

Ernst & Young (Auditing, accounting, tax and business consulting services)
Jody Campbell, Director
Mizan Business Center
Berzengi, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax: (993)(12)51-86-47

Mayer, Brown & Platt (Consulting the Government on Oil and Gas issues)
Nabil L. Khodadad, Partner
Bucklersbury House
3, Queen Victoria Street
London, EC4N 8EL, England
Tel: (0171)246-6200
Fax: (0171)329-4465
E-mail: nkhodadad@mayerbrown.com

TBS Consultants (British-Turkish law firm consulting on legal matters)
Robert Tapp, Lawyer
Aigozel Meredkulieva, Representative
2 Pushkin Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)35-45-08
Fax: (993)(12)35-45-17

Banks:

Central Bank (National Bank of Turkmenistan)
Seitbay Kandymov, Chairman
24 Neutral Turkmenistan Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-61-31
Fax: (993)(12) 51-03-10 or 51-08-12

Vnesheconombank
Yolly Gurbanmuradov, Chairman
22 Asudalyk Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 51-00-70, 35-60-43
Fax: (993)(12) 39-79-82, 51-00-70

State Commercial Daykhanbank
Imamdurdy Gandymov, Executive Chairman
62 Atabaev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 41-98-73, 41-98-84
Fax: (993)(12) 39-15-42

State Commercial Bank "Turkmenistan"
Khalmamed Durdiev, Chairman
10A Gorgoly Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 51-07-21, 51-07-05
Fax: (993)(12) 51-02-46

State Commercial Investbank
Amanmurad Pajaev, Chairman
54 Annadurdyev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 51-23-06, 51-24-50
Fax: (993)(12) 51-24-52, 51-24-32

Savings Bank of Turkmenistan
Begench Baymuhammedov, Chairman
86 Makhtumkuli Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12) 35-46-71 or 39-42-98
Fax: (993)(12) 35-40-04

Joint Stock Commercial Senagat Bank
Geldymurad Chapaev, Chairman
42 Turkmenbashi Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax: (993)(12) 51-05-71

Joint Stock Commercial Bank "Garashsyzlyk"
Charygeldy Baygeldiev, Chairman
30-A Shevchenko Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)35-48-75, 36-26-07, 35-00-96
Fax: (993)(12)39-78-92, 51-09-18

International Joint Stock Bank of Turkmenistan for Reconstruction, Development and Promotion of Entrepreneurship Bekmamed Soltanmamedov, Chairman
3 Kuliev Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)51-14-57, 47-55-96, 35-22-01
Fax: (993)(12)35-38-54

Joint Stock Commercial Obabank
Berdymurad Geldymuradov, Chairman
51 Ostrovskiy Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel/Fax: (993)(12)34-69-68

Turkmen-Turkish Bank
Fahri Verdi, Chairman
111/2 Makhtumkuli Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)912) 51-04-38, 39-76-32
Fax: (993)(12) 51-11-23, 51-04-92

Russian-Turkmen Bank "Rossiysky Kredit"
Batyr Bayriev, Chairman
73 Makhtumkuli Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel:(993)(12) 35-02-22, 35-03-08
Fax:(993)(12) 35-03-09

Deutsche Bank Representative Office
Klaus Steinhofer, Head of Mission
Room 210, 2nd Floor
Office Building
Regal Ak Altyn Plaza Hotel
141/1 Makhtumkuli Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000
Tel: (993)(12)51-08-23, 24, 25
Fax: (993)(12)51-18-66

No U.S. banks operate in Turkmenistan.

U.S. Government Agencies

TPCC Trade Information Center in Washington, D.C.
Tel: 1-800-USA-TRADE

U.S. Department of State
Office of Business Affairs
Tel: (202)746-1625
Fax: (202)647-3953

U.S. Department of Commerce
Betty Smith, Associate Director Tel: (202)482-5402 Fax: (202)482-2456 E-mail: betty.smith@mail.doc.gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Assistance and Promotion Office
Tel: (202)720-7420

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Tel: (202)336-8799