We are excited to announce that the TechGirls 2021 application is now open. TechGirls is an international summer exchange program designed to empower and inspire high school-aged girls (ages 15-17) from the Middle East and North Africa, and Central Asia to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Regionally focused exchange for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Education, Exchange, Girls, Study in the U.S.
The latest UN 2018 Annual Report for Lebanon highlights key results and recognizes the United States as being consistently a top donor, alongside Germany, the United Kingdom and the European Union. In 2018, $724 million were invested to support Lebanon through the United Nations Strategic Framework; 93% of these United Nations funds were also used ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Assistance, Education, Humanitarian Assistance
Ambassador Elizabeth Richard and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Dr. Anne Patterson announced a new $90 million program to support learning outcomes for vulnerable students. Minister of Education Akram Chehayeb attended the launch of QITABI 2 (Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement) which follows onto USAID’s current QITABI initiative ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 7 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Assistance, Education, USAID
Good morning everyone. Thank you so much for being with us here today, Minister Akram Chehayeb, Director General Fadi Yaraq, and Dr. Nada Oweijane. And a warm thank you to the leadership at Uruguay Public School for having us. It was great to be greeted outside by the Scouts and so lovely to see their ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Assistance, Education, USAID
The U.S. Embassy is now accepting applications for the 2020-2022 Fulbright Student Scholarship Program, which covers a maximum of two years of graduate-level study at a university in the United States starting in August 2020. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in honor of former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Scholarships, Study in the U.S.
Charge d’Affaires Edward White joined Lebanese American University (LAU) President Dr. Joseph Jabbra in welcoming 66 new scholarship recipients through the USAID-funded University Scholarship Program (USP). Through USP, USAID supports talented Lebanese public school graduates with full four-year scholarships that include tuition fees, housing expenses, textbooks, and a monthly stipend. As part of their program, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 18 October, 2018 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Education, Scholarships, Universities, USAID
Thank you very much Ms. Yaghi. Welcome everyone. I am pleased to be here today to celebrate two very important milestones: your graduation from an intensive 6 month course of English, and the tenth anniversary of the TWE program. Your completion of these English language courses—along with the cultural and community service activities, and exchanges ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 23 September, 2018 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: Civil society, Education, English Language, Partnership, Teaching Women English, Women
Ambassador Elizabeth Richard and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Dr. Anne Patterson today delivered 100 school buses provided by USAID to public schools in 24 districts nationwide in the presence of Minister of Education and Higher Education Marwan Hamade. Starting academic year 2018-2019, this $4.6 million donation will provide access to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 24 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Education, USAID
Thank you very much, it is nice to see everybody and thank you very much for coming out on a Saturday. I think it is really important that we have the opportunity to spend a few minutes with you as Tomorrow’s Leaders graduates because you are so special to us at the U.S. Embassy, but ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 2 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Education, MEPI, Scholarships, Universities
Class of 2018 graduates, parents, LAU President Jabra, LAU Vice President Dr. Salem, LAU faculty and staff, I am honored to be with you today to mark this joyous occasion. In my opinion, of all the things we do as the U.S. government and the U.S. Embassy here, the Tomorrow’s Leaders program is one of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Education, MEPI, Scholarships, Universities
On March 1 and 2, 2018, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Counselor Thomas H. Staal visited Lebanon. Formerly a Mission Director at USAID/Lebanon and now senior USAID official, Staal visited projects in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, where he met beneficiaries and saw first-hand the impact of $345 million of assistance provided by USAID/Lebanon since 2015. Staal and Acting ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 3 March, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Lebanon | Tags: Development, Education, Universities, USAID
Ambassador Elizabeth Richard announced that the U.S. government, through USAID, will support at least 104 new scholarships to two Lebanese Universities for the coming school year. Meeting with Presidents Dr. Fadlo Khuri of the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Dr. Joseph Jabbra of the Lebanese American University, Ambassador Richard underscored continued U.S. Government support ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 20 June, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Education, Universities
Class of 2017 graduates, parents, ACS faculty and staff. ACS head of school Dr. Greg MacGilpin, Jr, Your Excellency Prime Minister Hariri, Distinguished guests. I am honored to be with you today to mark such a joyous occasion. Congratulations to all the Graduates. Today’s ceremony is the culmination of everything you have achieved as ACS ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 28 May, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Education, Universities, US-Lebanese Relations, Youth
U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Richard visited Tripoli on Wednesday, May 3 to discuss the major issues concerning the citizens of Lebanon’s second largest city and to convey a message of strong U.S. support for efforts of these citizens to improve conditions for the residents of Tripoli. In the course of her visit, Ambassador Richard met with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 8 May, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Assistance, Education, USAID, Youth
Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee (HAC), led a Congressional delegation visit to Lebanon on April 13-15. Representative Frelinghuysen was joined by fellow HAC member, Representative Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD). During the visit, the delegation met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Minister of Defense Yaacoub Sarraf, Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 18 April, 2017 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Military Assistance, Universities, US-Lebanese Relations
Today, Deputy Chief of Mission Danny Hall met with University Scholarship Program (USP) students at the Lebanese American University (LAU) Byblos campus to voice the importance of education, volunteerism and civic engagement to contribute to a more stable and peaceful future for young generations in Lebanon. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 13 April, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Scholarships, USAID
Good morning, everyone! On behalf of U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard and the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, I’d like to extend warm greetings and reiterate my government’s support for this path-breaking conference and the aims of the Knowledge is Power project to promote gender equality and end sexual discrimination and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 31 March, 2017 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Education
Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Alan Holst visited the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik on March 30. He gave remarks at the distribution of certificates to 20 USEK students who completed training in the U.S. Embassy-funded “Theater and Democracy” project that won a Public Diplomacy small grant competition to support English language education. This project promotes ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 30 March, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Art, Education, English, Grants, Youth
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard traveled today to Marjeyoun District. In Marj El Khoukh, Ambassador Richard inaugurated a water pumping station that serves more than 61,000 individuals living in Marj El Khoukh and surrounding areas, including over 4,200 Syrian refugees. The station is part of a water project funded by the United States. Representatives ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 28 February, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Development, Education, News, Refugee
U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Richard visited the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) on December 2, highlighting the U.S. Government’s commitment to supporting education in Lebanon. Ambassador Richard participated in a ceremony for USEK students who completed a U.S. Embassy-funded training program on social action initiatives. The program—Enhancing Youth Education and Community Cohesion Through Learning English—seeks ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 5 December, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Education, Scholarships, Universities
The U.S Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the 2017 Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders – Religious Pluralism in the U.S. program. The program will take place in June and July of 2017 and will start with a four week academic residency that consists of a series of seminar discussions, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 18 November, 2016 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Education
On November 8, 2016, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Dr. Anne Patterson attended the launching event of the Research for Results (R4R) project at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, in the presence of Director General of Education and Higher Education Fadi Yarak, Head of the Department for International ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 9 November, 2016 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Education
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Danny Hall participated September 25 in a graduation ceremony in Beirut for 420 participants of the Teaching Women English (TWE) program funded by the U.S. Department of State. The U.S. has committed more than three million dollars to the Teaching Women English program since 2008, and nearly 8,000 women ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 25 September, 2016 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases | Tags: Education, Teaching Women English, Women
Today, US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard visited the Lebanese American University (LAU) Beirut campus to welcome 73 new students under the University Scholarship Program (USP). Through USP, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports public school graduates, selected through a merit-based process, with full four-year undergraduate scholarships that include tuition fees, housing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 23 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News, Press Releases, Success Stories | Tags: Education, Scholarships, Universities
U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Richard visited Tripoli on September 18 to participate in a graduation ceremony for 450 participants of the Teaching Women English (TWE) program. The TWE program provides women in rural areas with the opportunity to learn English and become active citizens in their communities, promoting the values of tolerance, moderation, and economic opportunity. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Beirut | 18 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, English Language Learning, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Richard, Development, Education, Teaching Women English
