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The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes 21 youth and three educators from Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia to the United States on August 24, to participate in a three-week Youth Leadership Program focused on the theme of Media Literacy. The participants will learn about leadership development, civic education and community […]
The U.S. Department of State is teaming up with the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) to send one student to the United Nations as the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer. The individual chosen as the U.S. Youth Observer will attend events during UN General Assembly week in New York City, as well as a […]
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NBA and WNBA, announce that Charlotte Bobcats General Manager Richard Cho, former WNBA player Allison Feaster, Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach and former NBA player Darvin Ham, and former NBA player Marty Conlon will travel as Sports Envoys to Rangoon […]
The USA Department of State is saddened to learn of the passing of former Ambassador Harry G. Barnes Jr. During an exceptionally distinguished career, Mr. Barnes served as Director General of the Foreign Service as well as Ambassador to Chile, India, and Romania. Harry Barnes embodied what an American diplomat should be. He skillfully and […]
A delegation of senior U.S. economic officials will visit Cairo August 27-30 to meet with senior Egyptian officials as well as private sector leaders. The delegation will follow up on USA’s Secretary Clinton’s July visit, during which President Morsi and senior Egyptian officials identified broad-based economic growth and job creation as top priorities for the […]
Saudi Arabia to make ‘women only’ industry Saudi Arabia announced its intentions to build an all-female city in Hofuf to boost women´s employment. "I´m sure that women can demonstrate their efficiency in many aspects and clarify the industries that best suit their interests, nature and ability," authority Deputy Director General Saleh al-Rasheed says. The industrial […]
NASA storm probes The planned launch is scheduled for 4:07 a.m. EDT Friday of NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes. The Atlas V burns refined kerosene fuel, known as RP-1, mixed with liquid oxygen.
Olympic Games 2012: Sayaka Sato digs deep to outplay Susan Egelstaff in Group H contest Japan’s experienced player Sayaka Sato worked really hard to overpower Susan Egelstaff of Great Britain in Women’s Singles Group H contest at the Olympic Games 2012 on July 31, at Wembley Arena, in London. The in-form Sayaka, who is currently […]
Expressing its confidence over the security of Pakistan’s nuclear assets, the US State Department has offered condolence over the Kamra Airbase attack. In quite a sensitive operation, the Pakistani security forces killed nine militants after heavily equipped militants stormed a PAF Airbase in Kamra, Attock. Expressing condolence, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the US […]
On the margins of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Heads of State Summit in Mecca, Special Envoy to the OIC Rashad Hussain held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia, President Zardari of Pakistan, Prime Minister Aziz of Mauritania, President Sall of Senegal, Vice President Sambo of Nigeria, and OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu. […]
Quitto: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) the WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has finally found political asylum in Ecuador. Ecuador’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patino said this on Thursday after a British government threatened to storm the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest Assange. Britain has repeatedly expressed its resolve to extradite the former computer hacker […]
US under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun on August 14 held the inaugural round of U.S.-China Middle East Dialogue in Beijing, as agreed to at the fourth round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue in May. The two sides held constructive discussions regarding developments […]
