Programs and Events
Programs and Events 2012 - 2013
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Ambassador Meets English Access Students at Black History Month Program
On February 12, Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt welcomed 44 English Access Microscholarship students from the Kisaware Lutheran Academy and Kambangwa Secondary School to the U.S. Embassy for a Black History Month film program featuring the life of President Barack Obama...
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American People Sponsor English Teaching Program
On January 30 and 31, Regional English Language Officer Rebecca Smoak and Regional English Language Assistant Flavia Temu welcomed to the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam 31 secondary school English teachers to a teaching workshop. The teachers are members of the Tanzanian English Language Teachers Association...
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Education USA outreach at Wailes Secondary School
On January 24, Cultural Affairs Assistant Shamsa Suleiman offered Education USA counseling services to 30 students at the Wailes Secondary School in Temeke, Dar es Salaam. As part of the program, Ms. Suleiman discussed resources offered by the Information Resource...
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American Corner in Pemba Commemorates Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 19, the American Corner in Pemba celebrated the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday by hosting 33 English language college students from the Dar es Salaam College of Hotel and Business Studies....
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World Wildlife Conservation Day Film Screening
On December 4, 2012, the first time that World Wildlife Conservation Day was officially recognized around the world, the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam screened a film on USAID-funded Wildlife Management Area (WMA) community-based conservation efforts in Tanzania...
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U.S. Mission Promotes Education USA at Schools
On November 8, Cultural Affairs Assistant Shamsa Suleiman visited Baobab Secondary School for girls in Punju, Dar es Salaam as part of Education USA 's outreach...
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Press conference on Maritime Naval Exercise -Cutlass Express
Operations and Training Officer of the Tanzania People's Defense Forces Navy Brigadier General Abdallah Mwemnjudi (left) and Commander of NATO Task Force 508 Commodore Ben Bekkering addressing a press conference about a multinational maritime exercise dubbed Cutlass Express...
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Africa Regional Alumni Coordinator Visits Tanzania
Africa Alumni Coordinator Darin Mcanelly visited Tanzania from October 21 through 23. During his visit, he participated in two alumni activities in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, where he underscored the United States' commitment to support Tanzanians' ideas and programs to promote development in their communities...
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U.S. Mission Welcomes Tanzanian Youth to View Third Presidential Debate
On October 23, U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam welcomed 24 students and three faculty members from the Open University of Tanzania and University of Dar es Salaam to watch the third American Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney...
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U.S. Ambassador Congratulates New English Access Microscholarship Program Students
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt launched a new English Access Microscholarship Program during a ceremony held at the U. S. Embassy on October 17, 2012. The Ambassador distributed certificates...
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Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Marantis at the State House
On October 16, 2012 the United States Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Demetrios Marantis (centre) paid Tanzania's Vice President Dr. Mohammed Ghalib Bilal (left) a courtesy call at the State House in Dar es Salaam...
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U.S. Embassy Partners with Fid Q to Promote Education
Acting Public Affairs Officer Roberto Quiroz II and Cultural Affairs Assistant Shamsa Suleiman joined Tanzanian hip hop artist Fareed Kubanda "Fid Q" at his weekly "Hip Hop Darasa" (Hip Hop Classroom) program in Dar es Salaam...
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U.S. Mission Promotes Youth Entrepreneurship
On August 28, the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam presented the CNBC TV Business Network's film "The Entrepreneurs" which examines the lives of four Americans who attained success through creativity and innovation...
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Ambassador Holds Youth Roundtable at American Corner in Pemba
On August 14, Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt held a roundtable session with 18 youth members of the English Club at the American Corner in Pemba to underscore U.S. support for education in Tanzania...
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Ambassador Welcomes NBA Star Tyson Chandler and UNICEF
On August 15, U.S. Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt (center) welcomed New York Knicks NBA player Tyson Chandler (second from right), his wife Kimberly (right), UNICEF Tanzania Country Office Deputy Representative Paul Edwards (left), and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Fund for UNICEF Caryl Stern (second from left)...
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Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants Bound for U.S.
On August 1, Regional English Language Officer Rebecca Smoak welcomed three Tanzanian teachers selected for participation in the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program prior to their departure for the U.S...
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East Africa Military Malaria Task Force Meeting
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) sponsored the Second East Africa Military Malaria Task Force meeting in Dar es Salaam on July 24-26...
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Press Tour High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV2)
Journalists made a tour of the U.S Naval Ship, High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV2) at the Dar es Salaam Harbor on July 4th, 2012. The ship was in Tanzania for a twelve day visit in support of the Africa Partnership Station...
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United States African Development Fund supports Mang'ula Farmers Association
The United States African Development Fund (USADF) has provided a Tshs 150,820,000 (USD 100,000) grant to Mang'ula Farmers Association (MAFA) to enable the association implement its capacity building project...
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Tanzanian NBA Star Hasheem Thabeet Sponsors Basketball Clinics
On May 31, Public Affairs Officer Dana L. Banks welcomed Portland Trail Blazers NBA star and Tanzanian Hasheem Thabeet to U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam to promote sports diplomacy programs...
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Mission Film Screening Program Promotes Education in Tanzania
On May 29, Deputy Public Affairs Officer Roberto Quiroz II and Public Affairs Section intern Taylor Nutt welcomed 23 students and 2 Lecturers from Toefilo Kisanji University to view...
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Alumni Promote Basketball Diplomacy in Zanzibar
On May 26, Zanzibar Affairs Officer Jefferson Smith joined members of the Zanzibar Association of U.S. State Alumni (ZAUSSA) during a youth basketball program...
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Mission Film Screening Program Promotes Youth Leadership
On May 22, Embassy Dar es Salaam welcomed 39 students and two professors from Tegeta Secondary School to view the PBS film "Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes." ...
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PAO Donates Books to University of Dar es Salaam
On May 2, PAO Dana L. Banks visited the University of Dar es Salaam where she met with Deputy Vice Chancellor Makenya Maboko and donated 108 fine art books and journals and over 100 CDs on African music to the Department of Fine and Performing Arts....
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Film Screening Spotlights Investigative Journalism
On May 8, Embassy Dar es Salaam screened a film titled "Frontline Reporting" to 40 Royal College of Tanzania journalism students. The film features interviews with renowned frontline reporters...