Embassy of the United States

2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Open Season
Registration for the 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery began October 3 and will continue until December 1, 2008. Designed to bring greater racial and ethnic diversity to the United States, this program offers immigrant visas to citizens of nations that have a traditionally low level of immigration to the United States.

Uni-Kin Faculty Hold Conference on U.S. Elections
Over 500 students and faculty members from the University of Kinshasa – the nation’s premier institution of higher learning – participated in a conference October 28 that examined the American elections and U.S. presidential candidates.UNI-Kin professors Mabiala, Biyoya, and Mushi thoroughly described what is involved in the race ...

U.S. Elections Focus of Antenne A’s “Agora” Program
On October 28, U.S. embassy diplomat Michael Obryon, Professor Charles Didier Gondola of Indiana University and Professor Philippe Biyoya of Kinshasa University looked at the American elections on “Agora,” a weekly public affairs program produced by Antenne A. During the show, participants looked at the workings of the Electoral College...

US Elections is Topic for TV Show
The Cultural Center’s Deputy Director, Mr. David Andresen, and American Fulbright professor Didier Gondola were interviewed October 21 by RTAE's "Let’s Speak English" weekly TV program host, Maxi Massamba.They reviewed the American electoral process and long 2008 political campaign, discussed some of the issues of concern.

American Diplomat Discusses US Elections at American Corner- Kinshasa
The American embassy’s Counselor for Political Affairs, Mr. Phillip Nelson, met with members of the Protestant University’s English Club on October 18 to discuss the U.S. elections. After a look at the political, economic, and social issues...