Poet and essayist Anne Boyer was born and raised in Kansas. She earned a BA from Kansas State University and an MFA from Wichita State University. Her works include The Romance of Happy Workers (2006), My Common Heart (2011), Garments Against Women (2015, 2016), which Maureen McLane described as “a sad, beautiful, passionate book that …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 25 January, 2023 | Topics: Public Affairs
The Embassy is proud to announce the 2022 cohort from Argentina for the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program . Launched in 2015, YLAI empowers emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to enable the full economic potential of the region’s citizens. This year’s YLAI fellowship program launched in December 2022 and will continue through June 2023, bringing …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 3 January, 2023 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges
The Embassy of the United States in Argentina is pleased to announce the list of public schools selected to receive grants under the “Ecoalumnos” Program. “Ecoalumnos” — sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with Argentina’s Ministry of Education – seeks to provide inspiration and training to youth by supporting science projects with a social …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 14 December, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Argentina | Tags: Innovation in Education Fair 2017
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT November 1, 2017 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: This afternoon Secretary Tillerson called Foreign Minister of Argentina Jorge Faurie to express his condolences on the deaths of five Argentine citizens in the brutal terrorist attack in New York City. The …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 1 November, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & Argentina | Tags: Minister Faurie, Rex Tillerson
A delegation of ten representatives from Argentine universities, Argentina’s Ministry of Education and Sport and the U.S. Embassy in Argentina will travel to the United States to explore new academic exchanges between both countries. The group will visit Washington D.C., New Mexico and Texas from February 22 to March 4, 2017. Five public and three …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 23 February, 2017 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Argentina, Western Hemisphere | Tags: exchanges
Background: The Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs has awarded three $3 million projects, for a total of $9 million in funding, to the organizations Desarrollo y Autogestión (Argentina), Youth Build International (Costa Rica), and the International Labor Organization (Kenya)… Full Text
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: Education, Public Affairs | Tags: youth apprenticeship
Macon Phillips, Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programs, is traveling to Argentina on November 1-4 to meet with officials of the Government of Argentina. During his visit, he will also meet with officials at the government of City of Buenos Aires, and Argentina’s YLAI (Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative) network members. Macon …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 31 October, 2016 | Topics: Events, Public Affairs, U.S. & Argentina | Tags: Bilateral Relations, USG Visitors
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 the U.S. Embassy in Argentina hosted an event called “English @ the Embassy”. One hundred and twenty students, ages 13 to 15 with intermediate English language levels, and their teachers from six different schools from the city and greater Buenos Aires attended. During the event, audiences had the opportunity to …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 27 April, 2016 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: Cultural Events; English Teaching
The Embassy of the United Sates was present once more at the 42nd Buenos Aires International Book Fair with a rich program of activities. This year, our theme was “Creativity and the Creative Process”. Our booth featured a collection of books covering the broad spectrum of creation from arts to technology, for adults and kids. …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 14 April, 2016 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Public Affairs, U.S. & Argentina
On March 29th, Counselor for Press and Public Affairs, Thomas Mesa delivered opening remarks at the opening lecture of the new lecture series, “Revising the bilateral history: Has the conflict between Argentina and the United States been a constant?” implemented by the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) with support from the U.S. Embassy. The …
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 30 March, 2016 | Topics: Events, Public Affairs, U.S. & Argentina | Tags: Bilateral Relations