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  • Address to Religious Pluralism and Tolerance Initiative Symposium on Interfaith Cooperation Religious Pluralism and Tolerance Initiative

    Address to Religious Pluralism and Tolerance Initiative Symposium on Interfaith Cooperation By Public Affairs Officer Joann M. Lockard. November 16, 2009 Makerere University Kampala, Uganda

  • Ugandan Girls Soccer Delegation and Deputy Chief  of Mission John Hoover Ugandan Girls Soccer Delegation and DCM

    Twelve girls and two coaches from Girls Kick It! Football team will participate in a Soccer International Visitor Program, which is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. from October 14-24, 2009 , under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of State.

  • Uganda gets SHS 460B Aid Uganda gets Shs 460B Aid

    Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Acting Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Ruth Nankabirwa dedicated $246 million (461 billion UGS) in U.S. development assistance for Uganda during a signing ceremony at State House on October 24.

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The United States, Uganda Sign Agreement

The United States, Uganda Sign Agreement
On Tuesday, October 27, in Atlanta, at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s Conference on African Aviation, the United States and Uganda signed an Open-Skies air services agreement.

Kenyan born U.S soldier inspires Kitgum students

Kenyan born U.S soldier inspires Kitgum students
Students of Kitgum High School could not help but wonder how lucky and privileged he was when they heard his name ‘Okumu’. “How did one ‘Okumu’ become an American soldier?” Within no time, word spread around the school that there was a Luo in the U.S Army.

NBA Envoys Conducted Workshops in Uganda

NBA Envoys Conducted Workshops for Youth, Local Coaches
The United States Embassy in Uganda, working with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, hosted two American professional basketball players, Jason Maxiell and Nykesha Sales, who conducted a series of workshops with local coaches and youth.

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Welcome to the U.S. Mission to Uganda website.
I hope that you will find the information and links useful and informative. As the relationship between the U.S. and Uganda deepens, we hope to harness the expanding influence of the internet in Africa to provide a virtual information...

US Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby visits Uganda

US Global AIDS Coordinator visits Uganda
Ambassador Eric Goosby, the Global AIDS Coordinator for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), visited Uganda September 26-30, 2009, to describe his vision for PEPFAR and the next five years of the program.

Formerly abducted children working on furniture for the Alero sub-county offices.

Formerly Abducted Children Create Income Generating Activities
One of the most critical issues for peace and recovery in northern Uganda is the high level of unemployment and lack of opportunities for the formerly abducted children.

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