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Sharing meals and U.S. values in Lahore
By Karl Rogers
Sitting on a long carpet spread over a cold marble floor at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, a Sikh place of worship founded in 1521 (in present-day Pakistan), Ambassador Donald Blome and the team from the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore enjoyed a traditional langar meal, Jan...
Planet Us educates and encourages Malaysian youth
By Akash Suri
Embassy Kuala Lumpur concluded Planet Us, its year-long campaign to address the climate crisis through sustainable action, Feb. 26. An interactive, educational exhibit, Planet Us informed and inspired more than 7,000 Malaysian youth to tackle the climate crisis through hands-on activities aimed at leading more sustainable lifestyles....
ConGen Johannesburg hosts crisis response exercise
By Denis O’Sullivan
The Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is responsible for the safety of American buildings, information, and personnel at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. Thus, they take emergency management preparation seriously.
One emergency scenario which DSS prepares for is escalating threats due to civil unrest. In areas...
Empowering community leaders in times of crisis
By Evan Downs and Julie Rowell
“Your neighbor just called and said their five year old daughter is missing, what do you do?” That was the first question asked of Sri Lanka Life Saving and Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement community responders, beginning a search and rescue seminar with Embassy Colombo’s Indo-Pacific...
Agri drone competition inspires youth to solve food insecurity
By Esther Kihang’ah
After a successful first round of the Kenya Drone Business Competition in October 2022, more than 100 youth are putting their newly acquired drone technology business skills to use, and Embassy Nairobi is training 100 more. This year’s participants will work on solutions to food insecurity using...