Worldwide Call for Proposals for the 2024-2025 American Film Showcase Program Cycle The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Cultural Programs Division has announced the call for proposals for the 2023-2024 program cycle of the American Film Showcase (AFS). AFS is a cultural exchange program that promotes U.S. foreign policy goals by providing access …
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Conversations on Funding Opportunities The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) in Congo regularly organizes information sessions for the public about grant opportunities from the U.S. government. On this occasion, they decided to expand these sessions to include contacts from Civil Society and the business sectors who were interested in applying for grant funding. In March, they …
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AC Kamenge English Club with American diplomat On February 24, 2023, Lori Du Trieuille – USAID Burundi – visited and spoke at the American Corner Kamenge on the topic of “The Harlem Renaissance 1919-1939.” Lori showed different African Americans who participated in the African American movement in Harlem. During the Great Migration (1910-1930), nearly 750,000 …
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Zoom Booth Unveiled! Madagascar Opens New American Corner Ambassador Pierangelo delivers remarks at Antananarivo opening ceremony. The American Corner Antananarivo ribbon cutting ceremony featuring the ambassador and the university president. To broaden public engagement in the capital, Mission Madagascar opened a new American Corner at the University of Antananarivo (AC Tana) on February 10. Ambassador …
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American Spaces Ghana Celebrate Women’s History Month with Film Festival American Spaces Ghana, Goethe-Institut Ghana, and Alliance Française Accra jointly organized the Women in Motion Film Festival March 8-17, 2023 to mark International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. The festival brought eight nights of films and panel discussions about women and their role in society and politics to venues …
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This is a new periodic feature for the Office of American Spaces Newsletter. We will be featuring upcoming speakers available for virtual programs about priority themes as a partnership with the Office of the U.S. Speaker Program. For more information about the U.S. Speaker Program, and to submit a program request, please reach out to …
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