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  • Thomas Kelly with Dina Siegel Vann Chargé D'affaires Receives American Jewish...

    Chargé d'Affaires Thomas P. Kelly met on August 19 with Dina Siegel Vann, Director of the American Jewish Committee’s Latino and Latin American Institute. During the meeting, Mr. Kelly and Ms. Siegel Vann discussed the activities developed by the institution in Argentina and abroad. "Both Argentina and the United...
  • Thomas Kelly with the Band Thomas Kelly meets with Blessthefall and...

    On August 19, Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Kelly met with American post hardcore rock band Blessthefall (Beau Bokan , Mike Frisby, Eric Lambert, Matt Traynor, and Jared Warth) and members of the Argentine organization called Juventud en Riesgo (Youth at Risk). This meeting is part of the U.S. Embassy’s Music Outreach...

  • Chargé d'Affaires Thomas P. Kelly at LIFE Embassy Donation to LIFE

    In honor of International Children's Day, Chargé d' Affaires Thomas Kelly and Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Green, from the United States Military Group visited children at Ciudad Oculta and donated tables, chairs, kitchen equipment, art and school supplies to the non-profit organization “Luchemos para una Infancia...
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More News From the Embassy

Sarmiento-Mann Scholarship
Kathleen Corey, Public Diplomacy Officer, presented certificates to Sarmiento-Mann scholarship recipients studying at the San Francisco Binational Center, ISFICANA, on Thursday, August 20th. Fifteen students received the prestigious scholarship and will study English for the next two years all expenses paid. Sarmiento-Mann scholarships are...

Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Kelly Meets with General Prosecutor Esteban Righi
Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Kelly met with Prosecutor General Esteban Righi on August 20 to analyze issues in the common agenda and explore potential issues of cooperation in the future. Mr. Kelly outlined the various ongoing cooperation efforts between the Government of the United States and the Argentine judicial branch and law enforcement...

Donation of Books and Videos to Casi Nuevo and BABS
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy visited and donated a large number of books, videos, and school material in English and Spanish to Casi Nuevo and BABS on August 12. Casi Nuevo (‘Nearly New’) is a second-hand charity store located in Acassuso, Province of Buenos Aires. Casi Nuevo sells books, small household items and clothes and...

Aimee Mann in Buenos Aires

Aimee Mann in Buenos Aires
On August 13, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Aimee Mann met backstage with fellow Berklee College of Music alumni and embassy staff following a packed concert at the Gran Rex Theater in Buenos Aires. This event is part of the U.S. Embassy’s Music Outreach Program which aims to connect American musicians with Argentine citizens...

Embassy Announces Grant to Unidos por la Justicia
The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons has awarded a USD 97,000 grant to Unidos por la Justicia Asociacion Civil to organize two training workshops for federal and provincial judges, prosecutors and members of law enforcement agencies to strengthen local...