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Antigua and Barbuda and U.S. Sign MOU for CSII

Antigua and Barbuda became the second Caribbean country to become a full member state of the Cooperative Sensor Integrative Initiative (CSII).
U.S. Embassy and Partners Launch Youth Tennis Program

Dozens of eager children from three different primary schools got the opportunity to swing a tennis racket for the first time yesterday when a new youth tennis program was launched.
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation IVLP

Grenadian Mr. Gordon Patterson, Senior Forestry Officer, will from April 16-May 4, 2012 join other participatants from around the world in an International Visitor Leadership Program on Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation.
Congress Confirms Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

The United States has appointed Larry Palmer as its new ambassador to Caribbean island nations of Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Op-Ed: "My Call for an Open, Inclusive World Bank"

Today more people live in fast-growing economies than at any time in history, and development can take root anywhere – regardless of whether a country is landlocked, just emerging from conflict or oppression, large or small. If we build on this, we can imagine a world in which billions of people in developing countries enjoy increases in their incomes and living standards.
"Children in the U.S. Justice System" IVLP

Laurel Victor, a Counselor in the Ministry of Social Development in Grenada, will be participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program ‘Children in the U.S. Justice System’ from April 02 – 20, 2012.
Antiguan Journalist Heading to U.S. for Reporting Tour on Women's Empowerment

Antiguan journalist Anika Kentish will be heading to the United States at the end of this month for a reporting tour on Women's Empowerment and Combating Domestic Abuse organized by the U.S. State Department's Foreign Press Center.
U.S. Embassy Celebrating Black Excellence in February

The U.S. Embassy will be closing out Black History Month by focusing its attention on the best of the Black community. On Tuesday, February 28th, the Embassy will host a panel discussion on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the Barbados Community College.
U.S. Consular Officer to hold office hours for U.S. Citizens in Dominica

A consular officer from the U.S. Embassy in Barbados will visit Roseau on March 5 and Portsmouth on March 6 to provide American Citizen Services and to accept applications for U.S. passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA). Visa cases will not be discussed.
Barbadian Kemar Saffrey praises U.S. Government's International Visitor Leadership Program

Chairman of the Barbados Vagrant and Homeless Society Kemar Saffrey was full of praise for the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program after returning recently from a three week tour of the United States as a Fellow of the program.
Kittitian Sharon Rattan on U.S. Government Sponsored Program

Sharon Rattan will be heading to the United States later this month as the latest Eastern Caribbean Fellow of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
“Books in a Bag” Program Rolls in to Barbuda

The U.S. Embassy’s new reading initiative rolled into the Holy Trinity Primary School and the Sir McChesney George Secondary School on Thursday as we brought the “Books in a Bag” program to Barbuda.