A Time to Celebrate the Earth!
“Earth Day, April 22, is the annual celebration of the environment and a time to assess the work still needed to protect the natural gifts of our planet.
Earth Day has no central organizing force behind it though several nongovernmental organizations work to keep track of the thousands of local events in schools and parks that mark the day.
Earth Day is observed around the world, although nowhere is it a national holiday... (more)
The United States works with the government and community organizations through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote environmentally sound practices for waste disposal and strengthening of national water policies.
For more information, read the following articles... (more)
The U.S. Embassy invites mid-career professionals who have a proven track record of leadership, a commitment to public service and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study to apply for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the 2010-2011 academic year...
The U.S. Embassy invites teachers and graduate students of English to apply for the 2010 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program. This fellowship offers such teachers and graduate students between ages 21 and 29 an opportunity to study teaching methodology and to work as Arabic language assistants for an academic year at a U.S. college or university. During the past five years, Lebanese fellows have been placed at several prestigious American institutions. Five Lebanese teachers are currently in the United States... 
