Food Defense Awareness Workshop
Ambassador Jones, Jordan Minister of Health and JFDA Director General inaugurated the Food Defense Awareness Workshop in Amman, which was attended by key stakeholders from government, academia, and industry and included a series of presentations and technical lectures.
Eager Lion 2012
The United States and Jordan are conducting Exercise Eager Lion, which is part of a long history of multilateral military exercises in Jordan. The exercise includes more than 19 countries and more than 12,000 participants.
May Is World Trade Month
The United States will be celebrating World Trade Month with activities across the nation design to recognize and promote the benefits that strong international trading partnerships bring to national and local economies.
USTDA Supports Electricity Distribution in Jordan
Ambassador Jones signed on behalf USTDA three grants worth $1,156,500 to fund feasibility studies to upgrade the networks of electricity distribution companies operating in Jordan.
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State Dept. on Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria
The State Department releases a fact sheet on U.S. efforts to get humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria.
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U.S. Commends Jordan's "Free of Minefields" Declaration
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs visited Jordan to attend a ceremony marking the completion of Jordan’s obligation to clear all known minefields in Jordan.
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U.S. Condemns “Ridiculous” Syrian Elections Held Amid Violence
The State Department says Syria's May 7 parliamentary elections are illegitimate. It is “pretty ridiculous to try to have voting in the middle of the kind of violence and lack of harmony and unity that we see in Syria right now."
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Combating Counterfeit Medicines Conference
Amman, April 23. Jordan Food and Drug Administration Director General Dr. Hayel Obaidat and U.S. Embassy Economic Counselor Joyce Wong presided over the opening ceremony of the Combating Counterfeit Medicines Workshop.
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JEDCO Welcomes Representatives of U.S. Embassy
Amman, April 22. Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Maha Ali and the JEDCO welcomed U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Elizabeth Hopkins to a meeting to support and develop the private sector in Jordan.
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A Grant to Preserve Umm el-Jimal Archaeological Site
Amman, April 19. Ambassador Jones launched a grant awarded under the Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, to preserve the ruins of House XVIII at the Umm el-Jimal Archaeological Site.
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USAID Official visits Salt Vocational Training Center
Salt, April 17. During her tour of the region, USAID Assistant Administrator Mara Rudman visited the Salt Vocational Training Corporation to better understand how USAID assistance is supporting the tourism sector.
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Deauville Partnership Meeting
Amman, April 12. Michael Froman, Assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, visited Jordan for discussions with member countries during the Deauville Partnership meeting, April 11 – 12.
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Human Rights Activist Naomi Tutu Visits Jordan
Amman, April 5. The U.S. Embassy hosted human rights activist Naomi Tutu on a visit to Jordan April 8 – 10, 2012.
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Supporting Petra’s Temple of the Winged Lions
Amman, March 27. Ambassador Jones launched a grant , awarded under the Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), that will support a project to stabilize and repair the Temple of the Winged Lions in Petra.
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RELO English Language Teaching
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Fulbright Study in the U.S.
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AMIDEAST Study in the U.S.
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Shaping the Way We Teach English Webinar
The Office of English Language Programs is pleased to offer our sixth webinar course entitled Shaping the Way We Teach English. The online seminars of the course cover a variety of topics and are intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. More Information.
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Education and Leadership Fellowship (CELF) program
The Middle East Partnership initiative (MEPI) is pleased to announce the “Civic Education and Leadership Fellowship (CELF) program scheduled for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. This four-month program will provide academics an opportunity to participate in individually-tailored programs and group seminars at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. -
International Writing Program
The U.S. Embassy in Amman is accepting applications for a prestigious writing residency program at the University of Iowa, home to one of the world’s leading creative writing programs. Poets, fiction writers, dramatists and screenwriters are eligible. For more information please visit the program's page.
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