Exercise Scorpion
President Jose Ramos-Horta and Ambassador Judith R. Fergin pose with U.S. Marines who participated in a skills exchange dubbed “Exercise Scorpion” with the Timorese Armed Force and Australian and New Zealand peacekeepers from the International Stabilization Force.
Sec. Clinton meets with P.M. Gusmao
Secretary Clinton meets with Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao at the Department of State in February 2011.
U.S. Mission and Timorese Children Plant Trees
Ambassador Fergin and a Timorese student plant a tree at the Tasi Tolu primary school in Dili. The U.S. Embassy, USAID and the U.S. Navy “Seabees” planted over 200 trees at 10 schools in Dili to raise awareness about the environment.
World Headlines
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Worldwide Travel Alert - May 1, 2011
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad to the enhanced potential for anti-American violence...
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Winners of the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge meet Secretary Clinton
Washington — The Colombian winner of the Democracy Video Challenge wants to be a voice for children terrorized and exploited...
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Obama Tells ASEAN Leaders U.S. Needs Partnership with Asia
Washington — President Obama met with all 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in New York...
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United States Aids Climate Change Mitigation in Southeast Asia
Littleton, Colorado — During the past four years, the Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...
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Protecting Religious Freedom
How can societies fight religious discrimination and protect free speech?
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Gallery
Pakistan Flooding
Flooding that began in Pakistan on July 29....
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Teaching Tolerance
Larry Long created a program to teach young people about respecting....
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Countering World Hunger
Global Food Security: U.S. Commitment to Action
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Water and Food Security
Demand for food is growing, and so is the need for more water to produce it.
Embassy Headlines
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Diversity Visa Lottery Program
The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available 50,000 diversity visas (DV) annually...
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Climate Change Partnerships leverage the complementary skills and talents of diverse partners and likely will be among the required responses to global climate change.
