Ambassador Shannon attends seminar in honor to Joaquim Nabuco in Recife

The U.S. Ambassador in Brazil, Thomas Shannon, attended a seminar honoring the diplomat and abolitionist Joaquim Nabuco, on August 19th, in Recife, Pernambuco. Nabuco was the first ambassador of Brazil in the U.S., appointed in 1905 to the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC.  Shannon also had a meeting with public school students that participate in the English Access Microscholarship Program, which provides free English classes More...

Environmental Planning Specialist gives lecture and meets professors in Recife

Recife, August 2010 –  A meeting on Clean Technologies, held in Recife, had the presence of U.S. specialist on environmental  planning Sharon Baxter, director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Pollution Prevention. At the event, Baxter presented the model of U.S. environmental management systems implemented in Virginia state. More...

U.S. Youth Ambassadors stay with host families in Pernambuco

The students Katherine Keith (Montana), Matthew Bronlee (Oklahoma) and Margareth Kahn (Washington) arrived in Recife on July 6. During the eleven days they spent in Recife, they had the chance to visit the historical part of Recife and Olinda; find out about the work of local NGOs; and interact with students from public schools. More...

Global Health Initiative: The Next Phase of American Leadership in Health Around The World. Read and Watch it here!

Remarks by Secretary Clinton on “The Global Health Initiative: The Next Phase of American Leadership in Health Around The World,” at Johns Hopkins University. "For millions of people worldwide, the prevention, treatment or care that the United States makes possible is their main experience of us as a country and a people. And it can be a very powerful one. Giving people a chance at a long and healthy life or helping protect their children from disease conveys as much about our values as any state visit or strategic dialogue ever could." More...

New Horizons: U.S. Military’s Humanitarian Efforts in Haiti

Washington — Seven months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake severely damaged Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince, and the surrounding area, the need to rebuild the island nation continues. The U.S. military, which provided rapid support in the earthquake’s immediate aftermath, is now supporting the reconstruction process through medical and engineering projects in a military exercise called “New Horizons.” Units from the Louisiana Army National Guard are providing humanitarian services to Haitians in an exercise that aims to continue U.S. military help for Haiti following the seven months of actions to support earthquake relief. More...