About the Programs

The Cultural Affairs Section promotes bilateral understanding between Sierra Leone and the United States via a variety of educational and other exchanges both at the American Embassy and elsewhere:

It sponsors lectures by visiting American scholars.

It administers scholarship programs as follows:

• The Fulbright Program provides scholarships to Sierra Leonean graduate students to study in the United States as well as supporting U.S. students studying in Sierra Leone, and U.S. professors who spend a semester or a year teaching in Sierra Leone.
• The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program permits senior employees in both the public and private sectors to spend up to a year in the United States for non-university studies combined with internships in companies or organizations in their professional field.

For further information, please contact John Kargbo, Cultural Affairs Assistant of the Public Affairs Section at the American Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone on +232 (0)76 515 000 ext 5364 or by email at KargboJK@state.gov.