Embassy of the United States

American Citizen Will Spend 25 Years in Jail for Engaging in Sex with Children
On Thursday, May 27, a U.S. Federal Court sentenced Anthony Mark Bianchi to 25 years in prison for committing sexual crimes against minors in Moldova and Romania. In August 2007, Bianchi was convicted on ten charges, which included traveling to foreign countries to engage in illicit sexual conduct, enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity,

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program Announcement 05.18.09
The Embassy of the United States of America announces the continuation of the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. This program was initiated in 1994 as a flexible mechanism to enable American Embassies to support the development of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and the CIS. Grants are awarded to non-governmental, non-prof

Why is Freedom of the Press Important, Anyway? By Kelly Keiderling 05.04.2009
Governments and citizens regularly assert the importance of independent media, but we don't often reflect fully on the role of a free press in the development and strengthening of democracies. World Press Freedom Day gives us an opportunity to think about the benefits of free and responsible media and what our world would be like without independe

U.S. Embassy announces an opportunity for Roma people 04.21.2009
In recognition of International Roma Day and the importance of the Roma community in Moldova, the U.S. Embassy to Moldova has developed a program designed to support Roma efforts to develop the community's ability to participate in civil society. Over the next few months, the American Embassy will organize a series of meetings and

U.S. State Department Statement - Moldova: Aftermath of Protests 04.16.2009
The United States is concerned about the situation in Moldova following the violence on April 7. Although order has been restored and subsequent demonstrations have been peaceful, we have received reports from civil society and international observers of mistreatment of those detained by Moldovan authorities. We are also troubled by reports

Educator Applies Democratic Process to School Management
One teacher and one small village will never be the same after participating in the USAID-funded Citizen Participation Program (CPP.) The educator, Aurelia Buzila, was so transformed after managing the school renovation project that she has since been promoted to principal.

Citizens in Transnistria Realize the Possibilities Citizen Participation Brings
The first community meeting facilitated by the Citizen Participation Program (CPP) in Bender, a small city in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, did not start well. Citizens attending the preliminary meeting argued that CPP’s objectives were impractical and its methodology irrelevant. In exasperation,