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To Join in the Spirit of Solidarity Month!
October 26, 2009 The Public Affairs section, donated book bags and school materials to schoolchildren and teachers at five schools located in poorer sections of Bamako.
"Lecture, Source de Lumière" Art Contest
October 22, 2009 The 1st prize pictures from the four competing schools were featured on a colorful poster calendar, produced in conjunction with the PHARE reading program of USAID.
The IRC hosted a web chat on the United States Africa Command
October 14, 2009, After posing several significant questions on -line, the journalists met with Vice Admiral Robert T. Moeller, Assistant Commander of military operations of US Africa Command in a special press session...
US Embassy donates sewing machines to School for the Deaf
08 October, 2009, Collaboration between the US Embassy in Bamako’s APAO Kathleen Peoples and a Dutch volunteer, Clazien en Ruud Flink provided a new sewing workshop and training class for students at “l’Ecole Enfants Deficients Auditifs Bamako (EDA).
Chargé Peter Barlerin signs the WASA Memorandum of Understanding
October 5, 2009, On October 5, 2009, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Peter Barlerin participated in a Signing Ceremony for the West Africa Seed Alliance Memorandum of Understanding.
End of Military Bilateral Training in Gao
Septembre 25, 2009, The training consisted of infantry patrolling techniques, mounted patrolling, planning, marksmanship, and medical training...
American Center Summer Institute
July 17, 2009 , the Public Affairs section sponsored ACSI, the American Center Summer Institute, for teachers of English at medersas.
The Cultural Assistant interacts with students
June 29, 2009 the Cultural Assistant presented a film of President Obama’s speech in Caro at the University of Bamako. He highlighted the main points of the speech.
Fred Shares his expertise on “Constitutional Law in the US” with Malian students
July 8, 2009 As part of the Public Affairs speaker’s program, Mr. Frederick Noyes, Political Officer, and formerly a lawyer with the Department of Justice shared his expertise on “Constitutional Law in the US” with students at the Faculté de Science Juridique et Politique, University of Bamako.
U.S.-Mali Bilateral Military Exercises in Mali
May to June 2009 U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to the United States Africa Command, or USAFRICOM, based in Stuttgart, Germany conducted bi-lateral military training with the Malian Armed Forces in Bamako, Timbuktu and Gao. These training opportunities enhance military interoperability and enable both sides to train in basic but important skills.
American Fulbrighter in Paris Discusses “First 100 Days of the Obama Administrat
May 27, 2009 On May 27, 2009, nine Malian guests from a variety of different professions participated in a Digital Video Conference (DVC) at the American Embassy with Dr. Lorenzo Morris on the subject of the “First 100 Days of the Obama Administration.”
Malian Basketball Players Participate in Sports Diplomacy Program in Wash., DC
April 2009 Thanks to ECA’s Sports Diplomacy program, in April 2009, twelve Malian basketball players between the ages of 15 and 17 participated in a two week basketball program in the Washington, DC area.
Malian University Students Learn “What it Means to be an American”
May 13, 2009 Public Affairs Officer Stephanie Syptak engaged more than 75 Malian university students on the topic of “What it Means to be an American.”
Ambassador Milovanovic Presents Awards to top English Students
May 07, 2009 Ambassador Milovanovic presented awards to the top English students at a local student center, Centre Monseigneur Luc Sangare. The four students had participated in a 60-hour course of studies of the English language funded by the Embassy Public Affairs Section.
U.S. Embassy Distributes E-Journal on World Press Freedom Day 2009
May 3, 2009 , the U.S. Embassy distributed 100 copies of the French version of the IIP E-journal “Media Making Change” to government officials and media professionals.
Malian films for the Democracy Video Challenge publically screened
April 26, 2009 The nine Malian films for the Democracy Video Challenge were publically screened at the French Cultural Center as part of their 3 – day short film festival. It was a fitting coincidence that the awards ceremony was the date of Mali’s participation in the democratic process—the communal elections.
Award ceremony at ESIAU, an architectural School in Bamako
April 23, 2009 Prizes were awarded for a Public Affairs section sponsored contest to design the renovation of the Acropole, a student cultural center at the University of Bamako. In the fall of 2008, the University of Bamako Student Association (AEEM) asked the Embassy for help to rehabilitate the Acropole.
Ambassador Highlights Need for Successful Mentoring
March 23, 2009 U.S. Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic and the Malian Minister of Basic Education, Mme. Aminata Sidibé, helped kick of a four day workshop aimed at promoting the use of mentoring in the field of education in Mali.
U.S./Malian Partnership in Support of Family Planning
April 09, 2009 The Government of Mali, in the presence of the Prime Minister and the U.S. Ambassador, officially launched the fifth edition of the nationwide Campaign for the Promotion of Family Planning in Mali.
Sharing American Culture with Malian Students
March 28, 2009 Political/Consular Officer Scott Reese discussed various aspects of American culture with 25 students at Centre Jean Luc Sangare in Bamako, Mali.
Malians Enjoy Lectures on African-American History
March 23 – 27, 2009 ARS Speaker Sheldon Austin provided a series of lectures on African-American history and the Civil Rights movement to packed audiences around Bamako.
Vice Verse All Stars “Jam” in Bamako
The Rhythm Road initiative of the US Department of State seeks to share American culture and exchange with cultures around the world through music. In February; Rhythm Road sponsored the trip of the Vice Verse All Stars, a hip hop group from New York.
U.S. Embassy Assists in Establishing a Joint Health Research Agenda for Mali
March 12, 2009 the U.S. Embassy took part in a Symposium on Research on HIV/AIDS in Mali. The main objective of this workshop was to establish a joint research agenda between the Malian Ministry of Health and the Center for Research and training on HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (SEREFO), a NIAID/NIH founded research program in Mali.
US Embassy Participates in Bamako Student Fair
February 28 - March 1, 2009 The first annual Salon International de l’Etudiant, held at the Musée Nationale this past weekend, highlighted opportunities for Malian students to study abroad as well as to pursue advanced studies in Mali.
Workshop of Area English Teachers in Mopti
Februrary 16-20, 2009 Susan Strand, a Department of State English Language Fellow based in Dakar, traveled to Mopti to lead a workshop of area English teachers on the newest methodologies.