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  • DCM Julia Stanley with Minister of Children, Women, and Families Mme Raymonde Goudou COFFIE, at the launching of Social Centers in Tiassale

    DCM Inaugurates Social Centers

    On April 12th, the DCM joined the Minister of Children, Women, and Families in Tiassale, to celebrate the inauguration of 3 social centers rehabilitated with PEPFAR support ...

  • Quentin Kanyatsi, Country Director of SFCG, speaks with the representative of the Dialogue, Truth, and Reconciliation Commission, Minister of Veterans and Victims of War, Ambassador Phillip Carter III, and Ambassador Ahmedou Ould Abdallah

    Embassy Launches Reconciliation Programs

    U.S. Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire Phillip Carter recently attended and spoke at the opening ceremony for two USG funded projects supporting reconciliation efforts that will be implemented by Search for Common Ground ...

  • Consul Kristin Bongiovanni presenting equipment to the head of Bouna local radio

    Adopt a Town Program in Bouna

    On March 22nd, 2012, U.S. Embassy’s Consul Kristin Bongiovanni and Information Specialist Folli Teko visited Bouna, a town located about 600 km in the north-eastern region of Cote d’Ivoire...

  • Grant Phillipp and Blandine Gabo with Sister Monica Auccello and Minata Coulibaly at the Pietro Bonilli Health Center

    Embassy Information Officer Visits Odienné

    On March 12 through 14, 2012, Embassy Information Officer Grant Phillipp and Protocol Assistant Blandine Gabo and Information Specialist Folli Teko visited Odienne in Northwestern Cote d’Ivoire...

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  • The trainer Ronald Wimer with RIT journalists during the training
    TV Journalism Training for Ivorian Journalists and Cameramen

    About 20 on-air reporters, editors and journalists and cameramen drawn from the public broadcaster RTI attended a training seminar organized by the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan...  

  • AMBASSADOR Gillian A. Milovanovic
    Webchat with Kimberly Process Chair Milovanovic

    The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds. Ambassador Gillian A. Milovanovic was appointed Chair of the Kimberley Process in January of this year. She is first woman to lead the Kimberley Process and this is the first time that the U.S. has held the chairmanship. On April 3, 2012 at 13:00 GMT Ambassador Milovanovic will host an on-the-record webchat via co.nx. Questions regarding the Kimberly Process can be submitted both during the chat and prior to it. The event can be viewed at http://conx.state.gov/digital-diplomacy/.  

  • Visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Holt to Côte d’Ivoire

    Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Victoria Holt traveled to Côte d’Ivoire March 21-24, 2012 to meet with Ivorian and international organization officials to discuss ongoing peacekeeping, reconciliation and security efforts. DAS Holt also visited sites outside Abidjan to see first-hand the progress made in restoring stability to areas that have been affected by conflict... 

  • Chargé d’Affaires Julia Stanley Speaks at IUGB (March 15, 2012)

    On Thursday, March 15, Chargé d’Affaires Julia Stanley delivered remarks on the role of women in post-conflict situations at the International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) “Spirit Day.” The speech, which highlighted the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, described how Ivoirian women are contributing to the peace and reconciliation process. Over 100 IUGB students, faculty members and administrators attended the program, which was organized by IUGB’s Student Government Association. Professor Saliou Touré, the president of IUGB, welcomed the Chargé to the university and spoke at the event. 

  • A view of the participants disccussing with Embassy Public Affairs Officer Jon Cebra and Information Specialist Folli Teko
    English Immersion program on the topic "Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security" (March 14, 2012)

    As part of activities marking the celebration of the International Women Day, PAS Abidjan organized on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 an English Immersion program on the topic "Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security". The program brought together 50 participants composed of students, journalists, teachers, leaders of women associations and public servants. It was an opportunity to highlight gender issues including, girls education, women's leadership, role of women in government's institutions and the contribution of women in the resolution of conflict ...  

  • Tonkpi Prefect Amani Yao Michel announces that he will be the first to borrow a book (“How to Negotiate with Difficult People”/”Comment negocier avec les gens difficiles”) from the Rotating Library (Dpt of State)
    Public Affairs Officer Visits Man

    Embassy Public Affairs Officer Jon Cebra visited the western city of Man during the week of March 4, 2012. At a ceremony on March 7, Cebra presented a rotating library collection to the Regional Director for National Education Coulibaly Emmanuel. Tonkpi Prefect Amani Yao Michel urged students in attendance to take good care of the books they were being lent; Cebra added that the most important way to respect the books was to read them ...  

  • Information Officer Grant Phillipp with Students at the Primary School Inspectorate Library (Dpt of State)
    Information Officer Grant Phillipp Visits Libraries in San Pedro (February 1, 2012)

    Embassy Information Officer Grant Phillipp visited the southwestern port city of San Pedro on February 1, 2012 in order to collect a rotating library collection. Students from primary and secondary schools in San Pedro gave presentations and performances to demonstrate what they had learned from the materials. The rotating library is one of four rotating libraries that the Embassy lends to communities throughout Côte d’Ivoire to provide access to books in French and English and computer access to students in underprivileged schools...  

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