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Web Site Coordinator Honore Koffi presents the new site to journalists (Photo: Yacouba Soro/US Embassy)

Largest American Embassy Web Site in the World To Be Launched in Cote d’Ivoire

Ambassador Aubrey Hooks will officially launch the largest American embassy web site in the world, found at http://abidjan.usembassy.gov, during a press conference at the U.S.  Embassy on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 9:30AM.  The web site took over a year and a half to develop and includes many new features, among which is a vast online library with thousands of resources on the United States and Cote d’Ivoire.  The Embassy said this bold new initiative comes in response to the growing importance of the internet as a means of communication and diplomacy.

“What we’ve done with this technology has put our embassy here in Cote d’Ivoire on the forefront of our global efforts to engage in transformational diplomacy in the 21st century,” said U.S. Embassy Spokesman Brett Bruen.  “Embassies around the globe have begun to consult and model their pages after ours.  This site will be a tremendous resource for Americans and Ivoirians alike.”

The site offers an online news center, a virtual tour of the Consular Section, and interactive features that allow visitors to communicate with the Ambassador and pose questions about AIDS.  Journalists planning on attending the press event should confirm their presence to Yacouba Soro at 22 49 46 05 or via email abjpress@state.gov.