Press Release The Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival this year will feature a jazz quartet from the United States, the country where jazz was born and where the first recording of the new music genre was made 100 years ago this year. The Ari Roland Jazz Quartet from New York City is due to arrive ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 7 November, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Ari Roland Jazz Quartet, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, National Orchestra of Samoa, New York City, Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival, Samoana Jazz Festival
The new Ambassador of the United States to the Independent State of Samoa, Mr. Scott Brown and his wife Mrs. Gail Brown arrived in Apia on the eve of the 26th of July 2017 for their inaugural visit. While it was their first official visit to Samoa, the Ambassador and his wife made great strides ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 4 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Education, Environment, News, Sports Diplomacy, Youth Diplomacy
| Tags: Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa, Honorable Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Letter of Credence, Maagiagi Primary School, Pacific Women Leaders, Peace Corps Samoa, To Sua Trench
U.S. EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE – April 6th, 2017. Today Lepea Primary School was presented with over 600 reading and reference books marking the first donation of the U.S. Embassy’s ‘Faitau = Atamai’ book drive for 2017. Working together to help facilitate the project is the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture, the Rotary Club of ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 6 April, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, News, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: books, Lepea Primary School
U.S. EMBASSY MEDIA RELEASE – March 23rd, 2017. The U.S. Embassy is happy to announce the arrival of renowned Hawaiian Mural Artist and Executive Director of the Estria Foundation, Estria Miyashiro and his team into Samoa. The U.S. Embassies in New Zealand and Apia have partnered to bring in Estria and his team to both ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 23 March, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Culture, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Centre for Samoa Studies, Estria Foundation, Estria Miyashiro, Hawaiian Mural Artist, Mele Murals, National University compound, Papaigalagala
U.S. Embassy Apia, Samoa – Media Release. A Grantee Gathering was held today at the U.S. Embassy Residence Vailima for the Organizations that received funding from U.S. Embassy Apia’s 2016 Public Diplomacy Grants. Embassy Apia’s Public Diplomacy Grants Program is a competitive program that offers small grants, from WST$10,000-$12,000, to various organizations to strengthen democracy, ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 15 September, 2016 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Environment, News, Sports Diplomacy, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Chargé d’Affaires Ms. Angelina Wilkinson, Filet685 Productions, Media Release, Nelson Memorial Library, Nobesity Samoa, Rachel Tominiko, Rugby Academy Samoa, Samoa Alliance of Media Practitioners for Development, Samoa Faafafine Association, Samoa National Youth Council, Scientific Research Organization of Samoa, Soifua Manuia Samoa, Vailima
By Public Affiars staff, U.S. Embassy Samoa. Dance group, iLuminate, recently visited Samoa as part of the
U.S. Department of State -Cultural Envoy Exchange program . iLuminate is a New York performing arts group that combines dance, hip hop, and technology to create a unique blend of science and art.
ILuminate had an amazing day with Sili, Gataivai and Gautavai primary schools in Savaii doing performances ...
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By Mike Cousins | 20 May, 2016 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: Cultural Envoy Exchange program, dance, hip hop, iLuminate
