U.S. Embassy Tbilisi’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is supporting Georgian national research studies at the National Center for Disease Control/Lugar Center on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. DTRA donated three surrogate virus neutralization test kits, manufactured in New Jersey, which offer a novel technology for determining neutralization antibody levels to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This offers key ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, DTRA
Today, A/DCM Catherine Schweitzer, Defense Attaché COL Stephanie Bagley, and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Ioseb Chelidze witnessed the Georgian Emergency Management Services receive their primary transportation and delivery systems from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. In addition to the ceremony for the official transfer, A/DCM Schweitzer also saw firsthand the use of the equipment ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 September, 2020 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: DTRA
U.S. Embassy donates Test Kits and Personal Protection Equipment to the Ministry of Health of Georgia (May 15) Today Ambassador Degnan joined Minister Tikaradze in welcoming the arrival of high caliber testing equipment and materials to conduct 4,000 gold-standard RT-PCR tests, as well as almost $20,000 in personal protective equipment, donated by the U.S. ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Embassy, Health Issues, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, DTRA
Georgian Professionals successfully using the training and equipment provided by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) (March 31) Along with highly skilled medical professionals, Georgia also has chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense teams that have been trained and fully equipped through the U.S.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) assistance programs. These same teams are currently using that ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, Disease prevention and control, DTRA
The U.S. supports Georgia in CBRN threat preparedness (December 11) Today CDA Elizabeth Rood opened the 5th Annual Interagency Council on CBRN threats and highlighted the United States and Georgia’s shared commitment to, and investment in, global security. The United States, through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), committed equipment and training to Georgia ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 December, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: DTRA
Police Academy Hosts Training on Weapons of Mass Destruction Crime Scene Investigation The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) International Counter Proliferation Program (ICP) organized a training course on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Crime Scene Operations (CSO) at the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. The course enhanced Georgian government ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 July, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: DTRA, FBI, ICP, MIA, Police Academy
DTRA visited N4 Border Sector “Keda” of the MIA Border Police N1 Office Batumi (February 13) During their trip to Georgia, the delegation from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) visited N4 Border Sector “Keda” of the MIA Border Police N1 Office Batumi. Deputy Director Rear Admiral Scott B. Jerabek was hosted by the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 February, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Deputy Director Rear Admiral Scott B. Jerabek, DTRA, N4 Border Sector “Keda”
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Georgian Border Police command and control center at Sadakhlo (October 27) On October 27, Ambassador Kelly delivered remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Georgian Border Police command and control center at Sadakhlo. This upgraded facility is part of the U.S.-Georgia Land Border Project that is enhancing the capabilities of the ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 October, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: DTRA, Georgian Border Police, Sadakhlo
