Earth Day is a day to raise awareness of current environmental challenges and celebrate progress in environmental protection over the past decades. On Earth Day 2018 we celebrate the ingenuity of those who are rising to the many challenges to protect our environment and natural heritage – here you’ll find just some of the many ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 19 April, 2018 | Categories:
Business, Culture, Environment, News, Our Ocean, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: Climate Change, Earth Day, NOAA, Samoa, WIBDI
By Gail Brown, wife of US Ambassador Scott Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson – Environmentalist and Climate Change Communicator. Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson proudly speaks about her culture as the reason why she started her work as first a journalist then as an environmental writer, communicator and ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 15 December, 2017 | Categories:
Environment, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Environmentalist, Jacinda Ardern
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
50th Anniversary of Peace Corps Samoa July 20, 2017 Press Release On July 28th at the US Embassy Residence in Vailima, guests gathered to enjoy a celebration of Peace Corps Samoa’s 50th Anniversary. The celebration included songs by the FiaFia Trio who first performed together in the 1970s. Galumalemana Al Hunkin was there as an ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 2 August, 2017 | Categories:
Environment, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: 50th Anniversary, Highnesses Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi & Masiofo Filifilia Tamasese; the Honorable Deputy Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, The 50th Anniversary Celebration of Peace Corps
Scientists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are in Apia Harbor as part of a joint deep-water research mission between American and Independent Samoa. On Friday morning, science students from several local schools, the National University of Samoa and civil society groups went on-board for a tour of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to learn ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 6 March, 2017 | Categories:
Environment, News, Our Ocean
| Tags: Apia Harbor, Dan Rogers, Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, Hokulea, NOAA, Okeanos Explorer, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy, Apia. In early December 2016 Ambassador Mark Gilbert and his wife Nancy made their final official visit to Samoa. While it was a time to bring closure to their official duties, the trip was also business as usual. The Ambassador and Nancy laid the groundwork for current projects to ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 13 January, 2017 | Categories:
Education, Environment, Former Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Ambassador Mark Gilbert, and Civic Aid, Disaster, Faitau = Atamai, Faleolo Medical Center, Linda Esposto, Nancy Gilbert, Overseas Humanitarian, Rotary Club of Apia, Saanapu Primary School, Safata College, Sataoa Primary
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
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 01, 2016 FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Policies to Promote Conservation and Build Resilience to Climate Change, with a focus on Pacific Islands In celebration of today’s opening of the World Conservation Congress, which the United States is hosting for the first time, President Obama ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 2 September, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, Key Officials, News, Our Ocean, President Barack Obama, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Climate Change, OurOcean, Pacific, President Obama, Promote Conservation Pacific
By Dikaiosune Atoa Tamaalii, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Samoa. On August 24, a collaborative discussion between representatives from Samoa, Papua New Guinea, and the U.S. Department of State were able to join a live Q&A with conservationists gearing up for the world’s largest conservation event, the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii. The interactive discussion featured voices of ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 29 August, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, News, Our Ocean
| Tags: Apia, conservationist, Hawaii, IUCN World Conservation, IUCN World Conservation Congress, Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Samoa
Media Release, U.S. Embassy Samoa. A U.S. Science Envoy is in Apia July 28 and 29 to engage government, civil society, and academics on a range of oceans issues such as Marine Protected Area (MPA) management, ocean acidification and marine pollution, and deep sea mining, as well as overall environment and climate challenges. Leading this ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 26 July, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, News, Our Ocean, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: acidification, Climate Change, Climate Response Fund, deoxygenation, Dr. Leinen, Marine Protected Area, U.S. Science Envoy
The U.S. Embassy Apia announces a funding opportunity of up to $35,000 USD (Samoa only) or $65,000 USD (regional) for projects in the realm of Environment, Science, Technology, and Health. Eligibility is limited to non-profit/nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) within Samoa, or regional bodies that include Samoa in its mandate. Proposals should demonstrate creativity, substance, and relevance ...
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By Mike Cousins | 18 February, 2016 | Categories:
East Asia & Pacific, Environment, News, U.S. & Samoa
| Tags: Environment, funding, Health, Samoa, Science, Technology
