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Thousand Days
Spread The Word
1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future
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Feed the Future
See - Feed - Change
U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative
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eJournal USA
21st-Century Agriculture
Humanity's longest struggle has been to feed itself.
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eJournal USA
Peace Corps
50 Years of Promoting Friendship
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Leading Through Civilian Power
The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
(PDF 17MB)
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National Security Strategy
Report
A White House Report (PDF 1.52MB)
News from the Mission
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Statement by the President on the Attack in Benghazi
September 12, 2012 -- I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in our thoughts and prayers.
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Ambassador David J. Lane Presents Diplomatic Credentials to Director-General of ICCROM
Rome, August 2012 -- The Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Nations Agencies in Rome, David J. Lane, presented his diplomatic credentials to Stefano De Caro, the Director-General of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
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Ambassador David J. Lane Presents Credentials
The Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), David J. Lane, presented his diplomatic credentials to the Director-General of the (FAO) José Graziano da Silva on Monday, August 6, 2012 at FAO headquarters in Rome.
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White House on $12 Million More for Aid to Syria
August 3, 2012 -- Press Statement [...] Today, on behalf of the American people, the President approved an additional $12 million in U.S. humanitarian assistance to support those most affected by the crisis in Syria. After nearly 17 months of conflict, the humanitarian situation is dire and rapidly deteriorating.
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Arrival of Ambassador David J. Lane
Rome, July 23, 2012 -- USUN Rome welcomes the arrival of Ambassador David J. Lane as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 16, 2012, confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 2012, and officially sworn into office on July 19, 2012.
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Chargé d’Affaires Karen Johnson Travels to Zimbabwe, Mozambique
July 12, 2012 -- In late June 2012, USUN Rome Chargé d’Affaires, Karen Johnson, traveled to Zimbabwe and Mozambique on a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) field visit. Together with six other country representatives to the FAO—from the EU, Indonesia, Iran, France, Morocco, and Switzerland—Ms. Johnson met with local government officials and visited FAO projects in these countries.
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USUN Rome celebrates the Fourth of July
Rome, July 4th, 2012 -- Chargé d’Affaires Karen Johnson hosted this year’s 4th of July reception for the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome at Villa Laura, her residence.
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U.S. Increases Emergency Assistance to the Sahel
Rome, June 5, 2012 -- The United States is providing over $81 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help those most in need in the wake of the drought gripping the Sahel region of West Africa, Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced in Rome today.
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Opening Intervention by USUN Rome Chargé d’Affaires, Karen E. Johnson WFP Executive Board Annual Session
June 4, 2012 -- [...] We are happy that FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva is here today. Your presence this morning reinforces the renewed focus on collaboration among the Rome-based agencies. And we are honored that you, Mr. de Mistura, are here with us also.
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Chargé d’Affaires Karen Johnson Honors Military Servicemen and Women at American-Italian Memorial Day Ceremony
Nettuno, May 28, 2012 -- [...] Over two-hundred veterans, United States and Italian military members, government representatives, families and students braved the rain to honor the fallen heroes for their extraordinary courage, valor and unwavering devotion.
Holiday Closure
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The Mission will be closed on Monday, October 8, 2012 in observance of the Columbus Day American holiday.
See the holiday list.
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