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In East Asia, Sports Envoys Inspire Success On and Off the Field

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:13:51 -0400

Barry Larkin, Joe Logan and Ken Griffey Jr. serve as sports envoys for the State Department, visiting South Korea and the Philippines this year. The former professional baseball players help youth audiences hone athletic skills while demonstrating how success in sports can turn into success in life.

Michelle Obama Encourages Chilean Youth to Continue Education

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:07:06 -0400

First lady Michelle Obama is encouraging students in Chile to believe in the power of education to change their lives, their country and the world.

Michelle Obama Encourages Brazilian Youth

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:57:57 -0400

First lady Michelle Obama tells an audience of Brazilian young people in Brasilia that education is one of the surest ways to improve their lives and livelihoods.

Remarks by Michelle Obama at Brazilian Youth Cultural Event

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:02:39 -0400

First lady Michelle Obama makes brief remarks in Brasilia, Brazil, at a cultural event for Brazilian young people.

Joint Statement by President Obama, Brazilian President Rousseff

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:34:05 -0400

The White House releases a joint statement by President Obama and Brazilian President Rousseff on areas of and action in partnership efforts by the United States and Brazil.

Fact Sheet on U.S.-Brazil Education Partnership

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:33:18 -0400

The State Department releases a fact sheet on education initiatives under way or planned by the United States and Brazil.

A Nowruz Lesson for a New Generation of Iranian Americans

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:56:57 -0400

American children prepare to celebrate Nowruz at a school that teaches them the Persian language and culture of their grandparents.

Sport Unites Young Turkish and Armenian Basketball Players

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:37:12 -0400

Young basketball players from Turkey and Armenia faced off in friendly competition at sports camps in Turkey in August 2010 and in the United States in February. A selection from boys and girls teams in both countries met U.S. players and coaches, including NBA great Gheorghe Mureşan.

Elarbi Imad: Civic Education Helps Form Responsible Citizens

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:30:57 -0400

Elarbi Imad, the president of the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, discusses the importance of civil society.

American Dancers Bring Hip-Hop Rhythms and Moves to Tajikistan

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:20:20 -0400

The sounds, moves and rhythms of American hip-hop music were transported to the heights of Central Asia as two top U.S. hip-hop dance choreographers spent a week teaching students and performers their art form in dance workshops held throughout Tajikistan late last year.

Clinton Opens “Strategic Dialogue” with Civil Society Groups

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:36:24 -0400

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton inaugurates the first strategic dialogue between the U.S. government and civil society activists from around the world with the goal of increasing cooperation between U.S. officials and individuals who are working to improve their countries.

South Asia Centers Bring Region to Life Inside U.S.

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:43:09 -0400

The nine South Asia national resource centers in the United States seek to build American expertise in South Asian languages and bolster American universities’ capacities to educate in global cultures and affairs.

Obama Urges Americans to Meet 21st Century Challenges

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:21:54 -0400

The United States needs to ensure that its progress and global competiveness will continue by making new investments in education and research and the development of innovative new technologies, President Obama says in his second State of the Union address to the American people,

Student Exchange Program Builds Knowledge Between U.S., Pakistan

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:02:38 -0400

A new program sends Pakistani college students to campuses across the United States for a semester, and members of the first group to return to Pakistan say the learning went both ways: they got to know the United States, and their new friends got to know about Pakistan.

Many U.S. Leaders Are Graduates of Historically Black Colleges

iipcms@state.gov (iipcms) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:49:57 -0400

More than 50 percent of African-American professionals and public school teachers graduate from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.