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  • U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Scott DeLisi addresses participants at the ACSS workshop opening ceremony

    Ambassador DeLisi Remarks at Transnational Threats Workshop

  • In dealing with the Marburg virus, waste from isolation wards in Kabale was not only incinerated but the ashes were subsequently “entombed.” (Embassy Image)

    In dealing with the Marburg virus, waste from isolation wards in Kabale was not only incinerated but the ashes were subsequently “entombed.”

  • Uganda’s Emmanuel Bukenya speaks about Mwoto Factories, the company he co-founded to produce low-emissions cook stoves that use low-cost fuels such as agricultural wastes.

    TEDx Event Showcases Empowered African Youth

  • Ambassador DeLisi and Peace Corps Country Director Loucine Hayes pose with campers at the 2012 Camp GLOW event in Kisubi, Uganda.

    Ambassador DeLisi Marks World AIDS Day 2012

News from the Mission

  • Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Mike Hammer visits Uganda
    Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Mike Hammer visits Uganda

    Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer visited Kampala from October 23 – 26, 2012, to spread a message of press freedom and religious tolerance. 

  • Under Secretary Wendy Sherman visits Uganda
    Under Secretary Wendy Sherman visits Uganda

    Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman visited Kampala from November 1 to November 3, 2012. Her visit focused on increasing trade between the United States and Uganda and regional security. 

  • School children receive packpacks.
    U.S. Mission Uganda Visits Secondary Schools to Distribute School Supplies

    On Monday, September 10, representatives from U.S. Mission Uganda visited two predominantly Muslim secondary schools in rural Uganda as part of its broader efforts to engage youth on issues of tolerance, leadership, and education.  

  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits Uganda
    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits Uganda

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Uganda on August 3 as part of an 11-day trip to Africa. In Uganda, the Secretary met with President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, visited Kasenyi Military Base, toured Reach Out Mbuya Health Center, presented the Human Rights Defenders award to the Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights 

  • U.S. Mission Uganda Ramadan Message
    U.S. Mission Uganda Ramadan Message

    The United States Mission to Uganda sends its best wishes to the Muslim communities in Uganda as they enter the month of Ramadan. Ramadan Kareem! 

  • U.S. Military Joint Team Constructs Housing Units for Ugandan Orphanage
    U.S. Military Joint Team Constructs Housing Units for Ugandan Orphanage

    Karamoja, Uganda - A joint team of U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines recently teamed up for a 10-day community relations (COMREL) project at an orphanage in Uganda’s remote Karamoja region. 

  • CDC Uganda Staff Celebrate World Blood Donor Day with Blood Drive
    CDC Uganda Staff Celebrate World Blood Donor Day with Blood Drive

    47 units of blood collected could save lives of 141 children. As part of the global recognition of World Blood Donor Day (June 14), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS), staged a blood drive on June 11 at the campus of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). 

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  • Emergency Message to U.S. Citizens

    Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

    This Emergency Message is to alert U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Uganda of an outbreak of Ebola virus.  On November 15, 2012, the Ugandan Ministry of Health confirmed 2 cases of Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Fever in Luwero District. 

  • Important Notice Regarding The 2012 Diversity Visa Program
    Important Notice Regarding The 2012 Diversity Visa Program

    The results of the selection process for the 2012 Diversity Visa (DV-2012) program have been voided. Results previously available via the Entry Status Check (ESC) function on the Department of State website, dvlottery.state.gov, were posted in error and are now invalid.

     

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