For further readings and images about my Peace Corps experience, go to:
Online Journal Entries (Archived Yahoo Group Messages)
For opportunities to support ongoing development projects in
Turkmenistan, go to:
Turkmenistan Youth and Civic Values Foundation
For information about Peace Corps in Turkmenistan, go to:
What Peace Corps is doing in Turkmenistan
Some interesting articles and online resources about Turkmenistan
written during the past
couple years:
Death of 'Turkmenbashi' raises questions for
region (Marketwatch.com, December 21, 2006)
Turkmenistan’s ‘iron ruler’ dies
(BBC.com, December 21, 2006)
Turkmenistan After Turkmenbashi (Eurasianet.org, December 23,
2006)
U.S. Courting a Somewhat Skittish Friend in Central
Asia (NY Times, June 21, 2007)
Heroin Seizes Turkmenistan, a Nation Ill Equipped to Cope (NY
Times, July 11, 2007)
Opera, circus bans in Turkmenistan ended (Yahoo News, January
20, 2008)
Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow's first term as President of Turkmenistan
(Wikipedia.com)
Video of Berdimuhamedov's Speech at Columbia University’s
World Leaders Forum on September 24, 2007:
Part
1 (youtube.com)
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7