The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Construction signed a letter of agreement on May 27 to improve the safety of the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. The highway is the main ground route from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw, through the center of the country. U.S. architecture and engineering experts will train ... Read More»
Gap Inc. Announces Partnership with USAID to Support Women Entrepreneurs
Today at a signing ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador Derek J. Mitchell and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Chris Milligan, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) announced that the company is partnering with USAID to invest in the social and economic growth. By producing its products from two factories in Yangon, Gap Inc. becomes ... Read More»
Ambassador Derek Mitchell’s Remarks at the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies
Thank you for the kind welcome. I want to thank Myanmar ISIS for the opportunity to be here today. A special thanks to Myanmar ISIS chairman Ambassador U Nyunt Maung Shein, Thwin Htet Lin, and the ISIS team for this opportunity. A warm hello to current and former MOFA officials, fellow diplomats, other ISIS members, ... Read More»