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Last updated:  06/13/22 Quick links: Samoa Ministry of Health COVID-19 latest updates. Government of Samoa COVID-19 latest updates. COVID-19 Information: UPDATE 06/13/22: ***  As of 12:01 a.m. EDT June 12, 2022, the CDC order requiring all persons aged two and above to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States is ...
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By | 12 June, 2022 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: , ,

U.S. Government supports the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID-19.

U.S. Government supports the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID-19

Press Release Apia, Samoa, May 2nd. Yesterday, the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over 45,630 life-saving Pfizer vaccines to support the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID -19.  “The U.S. is committed to providing 1.2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines to meet global needs.  That extraordinary ...
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By | 2 May, 2022 | Categories: Ambassador, News | Tags: , ,

Notice of Funding Opportunity

Grants Program – General Notice of Funding Opportunity

Facebook LIVE Information Session:     Grants Program – General Notice of Funding Opportunity: MORE DETAILS & APPLY HERE!! (pdf) The U.S. Embassy Samoa Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program.  This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes ...
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By | 1 March, 2022 | Categories: News, Notification | Tags: , ,

American Corner Equipment Handover Ceremony. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State.

U.S. Embassy Handover of Education Equipment to the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture

The U.S. Embassy hosted a special handover ceremony at the American Corner (2nd floor of Nelson Memorial Library) on June 15 to officially donate  new computers, new chairs, educational and learning materials, furniture and décor to the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture for use at the Corner.  The Embassy also pledged to provide another ...
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By | 15 June, 2022 | Categories: American Spaces, News | Tags: , ,

health alert

COVID-19 Information

Last updated:  06/13/22 Quick links: Samoa Ministry of Health COVID-19 latest updates. Government of Samoa COVID-19 latest updates. COVID-19 Information: UPDATE 06/13/22: ***  As of 12:01 a.m. EDT June 12, 2022, the CDC order requiring all persons aged two and above to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States is ...
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By | 12 June, 2022 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: , ,

Chargé d’Affaires Jonathan Lee Yoo and U.S. Embassy Apia staff collect trash from the seawall. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State.

Embassy and Peace Corps Celebrate World Ocean Day with Beach Clean-Up

U.S. Embassy and Peace Corps staff celebrated World Ocean Day by conducting a beach and seawall clean-up on June 8th. The activity was hosted at Mulifanua village, one of Peace Corps Samoa’s partner communities, and the host village for the last Peace Corps cohort’s pre-service training in 2019. USG staff were joined by members of ...
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By | 9 June, 2022 | Categories: Environment, News | Tags: ,

Samoa Independence Day

Samoa Independence Day – Secretary of State Blinken statement

Samoa Independence Day PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to congratulate all Samoans on the 60th anniversary of your independence on June 1. The close friendship between Samoa and the United States is rooted in our strong historical, cultural, economic, and people-to-people ties. Our longstanding ...
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By | 1 June, 2022 | Categories: Key Officials, News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: , ,

U.S. Government supports the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID-19.

U.S. Government supports the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID-19

Press Release Apia, Samoa, May 2nd. Yesterday, the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over 45,630 life-saving Pfizer vaccines to support the Government of Samoa’s efforts to combat COVID -19.  “The U.S. is committed to providing 1.2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines to meet global needs.  That extraordinary ...
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By | 2 May, 2022 | Categories: Ambassador, News | Tags: , ,

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