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UPDATED: 25 Aug 2009 GMT
  • Ramadan Kareem Ramadan Kareem

    As the new crescent moon ushers in Ramadan, the President extends his best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Includes video and translations of the President Obama's message into various languages including Turkish.

  • Two astronauts placed an American flag on the Moon’s surface during a television broadcast of the event. 40th Anniversary of Man's First Steps on the Moon

    Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, the world watched as the crew of Apollo 11 took the first steps on the surface of the moon. President Barack Obama commemorated the anniversary by inviting astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin to the White House to honor their achievement.

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  • Per Yozgat tradition, Ambassador Jeffrey breaks the ‘testi’ which holds Yozgat’s famous ‘desti ‘kebab Ambassador Jeffrey Visits Award-Winning Excavation

    On July 17, Ambassador James Jeffrey traveled to Kerkenes Mountain, in Yozgat, to visit the winners of a 2009 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation grant. The grant will support the work of a team of archaeologists from the Middle East Technical University who are excavating the environs of an exceptional...

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Here are a few stories of Muslim Americans who are proudly serving their nation in the U.S. federal government. Check out the video:

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