USAID Recognizes Ukrainian Mayors Contribution in the Implementation of Modern Budget Techniques
On June 21, William B. Taylor, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, and Earl W. Gast, USAID Regional Mission Director in Ukraine, presented mayors of 24 Ukrainian cities with awards recognizing their significant contributions to the successful implementation of Performance Program Budgeting (PPB). More ...

Poll: Over Half of Ukrainian Citizens Find Corruption “Acceptable Way to Get Things Done”
U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, along with Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and First Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat of Ukraine Ivan Vasiunyk, who co-chair Ukraine’s Threshold Country Program Executive Board, today participated in the launch of an effort to involve civil society in reducing corruption. More ...

Global Development Alliances in Ukraine
The United States Government, as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Ukraine, invites applications from U.S. or Non-U.S. organizations, non-profit or for profit entities to form Development Alliances to carry out activities in support of the USAID/Ukraine’s development objectives as described in this Annual Program Statement (APS) -http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13072&mode=VIEW. More ...

USAID Mission Director and Sumy Mayor Sign Letter of Intent
USAID Mission Director Earl W. Gast and Sumy Mayor Hennadiy Minayev signed an agreement on April 12 on collaboration between the USAID Local Economic Development (LED) project and the Sumy City Council in the development and implementation of an economic development strategy for the city. More ...

Ukrainian External Testing Initiative
On April 10, 2007, USAID signed an agreement with the American Institute for Research (AIR) in partnership with American Councils for International Education to implement the Ukrainian External Testing Initiative, which is the fifth component of the Ukraine MCC Threshold Program. More ...

MCC Vice President John Hewko Visits Four Ukrainian Cities
Millennium Challenge Corporation Vice President for Operations John Hewko met with high-level regional and local government officials, businessmen and community leaders on March 12-15, during a tour of four Ukrainian cities – Lviv, Odesa, Simferopol and Dnipropetrovsk. More ...

USAID Mission Director Earl Gast Awards Professional Accountants with International Certificates
USAID Mission Director for Ukraine Earl Gast awarded Certified Accounting Practitioner (CAP) and Certified International Professional Accountant (CIPA) certificates to members of the Ukrainian Association of Certified Accountants and Auditors (UACAA) on February 20, 2007. More ...

Millennium Challenge Corporation Program Launched in Ukraine
Ukraine and the United States signed a nearly $45 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold agreement on December 4, 2006. More ...