var countries = ['United States', 'Canada', 'Argentina', 'Armenia'];
var cList = $('ul.mylist')
$.each(countries, function(i)
{
var li = $('<li/>')
.addClass('ui-menu-item')
.attr('role', 'menuitem')
.appendTo(cList);
var aaa = $('<a/>')
.addClass('ui-all')
.text(countries[i])
.appendTo(li);
});