Speeches Shim
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
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Bureau
Last updated: April 29, 2022
USAID is proud to partner with the countries of Europe and Eurasia. The region as a whole has undergone a historic transformation in the short time. Young countries have overcome tremendous social, political, and economic hurdles to chart a new course for their citizens, guided by free markets and democratic principles. USAID continues to address those challenges that prevent countries of the region from charting their course toward greater Euro-Atlantic integration. Some of these challenges include pervasive corruption, political stagnation, significant poverty and undeveloped policy and regulatory environments that hold the region back. As a region of increasing economic importance, our development assistance helps support American trade and investment. And as home to several NATO allies, our development ties strengthen critical national security bonds.
In Fiscal Year 2020, USAID and the Department of State jointly provided roughly $685 million in development assistance to programs in the Europe & Eurasia region. USAID has Missions, offices, or programs in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. The Bureau also manages U.S. assistance to Greenland, the International Fund for Ireland, and COVID-19 support programs in Italy.
In Washington, the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia comprises four offices that support our mission.
Last updated: April 29, 2022
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