Programs and Events
Programs and Events 2012 - 2013
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Global Innovation through Science and Technology Speaker Promotes Education in Tanzania
On May 9, 2013, the U.S. Embassy welcomed 50 students from Tegeta Secondary School for a presentation on choosing science fields as a career. The program featured a presentation by Dr. Anna Quider, the Global Innovation through Science and Technology's (GIST) Program Manager at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C....
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'Safari Yetu' wins the GIST East Africa Startup Boot Camp powered by LIONS@FRICA
The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative strengthens innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems through programs and partnerships focused on networking, skills development, and financing in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Turkey...
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U.S. Participates in Great Rift Valley Mining Summit
U.S. Embassy Political and Economic Officer Patrick F. Collins offers a presentation on behalf of United States Geological Survey (USGS) at the Great Rift Valley Mining Summit held in Dar es Salaam on April 17, 2013...
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U.S. Supports Young African Leaders Listening Session
On April 8, Officials from the U.S. Embassy and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) joined 35 participants in the first Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) listening session held in Tanzania...
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United To Promote Tanzanian Culture
On March 27, Development Partners Group for Culture and Development (DPG C&D) members representing UNESCO, the European Union, France/Alliance Française, Germany/ Goethe-Institut, the United Kingdom/British Council, and the United States of America met at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam to discuss unifying efforts, strategic planning and implementation of thematic programs to promote cultural sector development in partnership with Tanzanian citizens...
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President Kikwete Visits CDC Site
March 20, 2013: President of the United Republic of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete visited the CDC/PEPFAR-supported Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) Clinic at Mwananyamala Regional Hospital in Dar es Salaam. At the clinic, he lauded the MAT program for changing lives and offered words of encouragement to individuals overcoming drug addiction...
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Afternoon Film Program Highlights Women's Rights
On March 12, the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam welcomed 45 members from the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) organization to view the National Geographic documentary film "Desert Flower," in observation of Women's History Month. American Fulbright Scholar Lauren Gaydosh introduced the film and led a one hour discussion with the youth following its screening...
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IRC Director Visits Zanzibar Isles to Promote American Corner Services
On February 20 and 21, Information Resource Director (IRC) visited the Zanzibar American Corners in the islands of Unguja and Pemba to meet the coordinators and other key partners and asses the performance of the centers based on the Bureau of International Information Programs'...
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American People Sponsor Zanzibar's Sauti za Busara
On February 17, Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt and Public Affairs Officer Dana L. Banks attended the 10th annual Sauti za Busara music festival in Zanzibar, an event that bring together hundreds of musicians and performers from all over Africa...
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Master Card Foundation and Arizona State University Seek Tanzanian Students
On February 20, Deputy Public Affairs Officer Roberto Quiroz II and Education USA Advisor Shamsa Suleiman welcomed Dr. Meggan Madden from Arizona State University (ASU) to the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam to discuss scholarship opportunities through the Master Card Foundation for Tanzanian students interested in studying in the United States...
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Tanzanian Youth Celebrate Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On February 14, the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam welcomed 46 students and professors from the Dar es Salaam School of Journalism for a Black History Month screening program of the film "Great Heart of Courage" about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
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Ambassador Meets English Access Students at Black History Month Program
On February 12, Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt welcomed 44 English Access Microscholarship students from the Kisaware Lutheran Academy and Kambangwa Secondary School to the U.S. Embassy for a Black History Month film program featuring the life of President Barack Obama...
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American People Sponsor English Teaching Program
On January 30 and 31, Regional English Language Officer Rebecca Smoak and Regional English Language Assistant Flavia Temu welcomed to the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam 31 secondary school English teachers to a teaching workshop. The teachers are members of the Tanzanian English Language Teachers Association...
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Education USA outreach at Wailes Secondary School
On January 24, Cultural Affairs Assistant Shamsa Suleiman offered Education USA counseling services to 30 students at the Wailes Secondary School in Temeke, Dar es Salaam. As part of the program, Ms. Suleiman discussed resources offered by the Information Resource...
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American Corner in Pemba Commemorates Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 19, the American Corner in Pemba celebrated the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday by hosting 33 English language college students from the Dar es Salaam College of Hotel and Business Studies....
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World Wildlife Conservation Day Film Screening
On December 4, 2012, the first time that World Wildlife Conservation Day was officially recognized around the world, the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam screened a film on USAID-funded Wildlife Management Area (WMA) community-based conservation efforts in Tanzania...
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U.S. Mission Promotes Education USA at Schools
On November 8, Cultural Affairs Assistant Shamsa Suleiman visited Baobab Secondary School for girls in Punju, Dar es Salaam as part of Education USA 's outreach...
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Press conference on Maritime Naval Exercise -Cutlass Express
Operations and Training Officer of the Tanzania People's Defense Forces Navy Brigadier General Abdallah Mwemnjudi (left) and Commander of NATO Task Force 508 Commodore Ben Bekkering addressing a press conference about a multinational maritime exercise dubbed Cutlass Express...
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Africa Regional Alumni Coordinator Visits Tanzania
Africa Alumni Coordinator Darin Mcanelly visited Tanzania from October 21 through 23. During his visit, he participated in two alumni activities in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, where he underscored the United States' commitment to support Tanzanians' ideas and programs to promote development in their communities...
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U.S. Mission Welcomes Tanzanian Youth to View Third Presidential Debate
On October 23, U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam welcomed 24 students and three faculty members from the Open University of Tanzania and University of Dar es Salaam to watch the third American Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney...
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U.S. Ambassador Congratulates New English Access Microscholarship Program Students
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt launched a new English Access Microscholarship Program during a ceremony held at the U. S. Embassy on October 17, 2012. The Ambassador distributed certificates...
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Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Marantis at the State House
On October 16, 2012 the United States Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Demetrios Marantis (centre) paid Tanzania's Vice President Dr. Mohammed Ghalib Bilal (left) a courtesy call at the State House in Dar es Salaam...
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U.S. Embassy Partners with Fid Q to Promote Education
Acting Public Affairs Officer Roberto Quiroz II and Cultural Affairs Assistant Shamsa Suleiman joined Tanzanian hip hop artist Fareed Kubanda "Fid Q" at his weekly "Hip Hop Darasa" (Hip Hop Classroom) program in Dar es Salaam...
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U.S. Mission Promotes Youth Entrepreneurship
On August 28, the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam presented the CNBC TV Business Network's film "The Entrepreneurs" which examines the lives of four Americans who attained success through creativity and innovation...
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Ambassador Holds Youth Roundtable at American Corner in Pemba
On August 14, Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt held a roundtable session with 18 youth members of the English Club at the American Corner in Pemba to underscore U.S. support for education in Tanzania...