USAID Awards $1.5 Million to Support Community-Based Organizations Addressing Climate Adaptation and Resiliency in Communities in Samoa. Apia, Samoa – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded grants worth USD $1.5 million to two organizations working to build the resilience of vulnerable populations in communities in Samoa. These grants will support ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 9 March, 2023 | Categories: News, Press Releases | Tags: Samoa, USAID
On the eve of February 13, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Hart picked up two ship-riders; one from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jennifer Laulu and the Ministry of Police, Taulafo Aperaamo to conduct patrols around Samoa’s exclusive economic zone, the ship-rider patrol lasted for three days. “With the two shipriders we were able ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 February, 2023 | Categories: News | Tags: Samoa, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Hart, US Coast Guard
U.S. Ambassador Udall and Ms Cooper made their first official visit to Samoa last week. Welcomed with a traditional ‘ava ceremony, they then had a busy and productive week with the Samoan people. “Fa’afetai Samoa! Jill and I had an incredible first trip to Samoa. We love Samoa and its people, and are looking forward ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 16 August, 2022 | Categories: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Business, Education, Environment, Events, News | Tags: 'Ava welcome ceremony, Aga Reef Resort, American Corner, Deputy Prime Minister Tuala, Minister Faualo, Peace Corps Samoa, Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Samoa, U.S. Ambassador Udall
Peace Corps Samoa is honored to take part in Samoa’s drive to ensure all residents are vaccinated against COVID-19. In early March, the Samoan government requested assistance from Peace Corps’ medical team in the government’s campaign to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 years old. Peace Corps Samoa Country Director Gini Wilderson said that Peace ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 11 March, 2022 | Categories: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: COVAX, Peace Corps, Samoa, USAID
Thirty-seven participants sponsored by #usaidclimateready received certificates of completion from United States Embassy Apia, Political/Economic Officer Mark Hitchcock after successfully completing an Asset Management foundation course delivered online by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (New Zealand).“With the increase in severity and frequency of extreme weather events in the Pacific, countries have had to ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 21 December, 2021 | Categories: Education, Environment, News | Tags: Samoa, USAID
Suva, Fiji – On September 28, The United States of America, through United States Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with the Pacific Community (SPC) to launch a new activity called “Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent (PROJECT) Governance.” Over five years, PROJECT Governance aims to foster consensus and inclusion in local communities and build ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 29 September, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, Vanuatu
A shipment of U.S. government-funded medical supplies takes to the water this afternoon bound for Apia. Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa says he was honored to have the opportunity to assist with packing out the shipment. “The PPE we’re sending includes nearly 100,000 pairs of gloves, tens of thousands of masks, ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 18 September, 2020 | Categories: Former Ambassadors, News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID, COVID19, Former U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown, PPE, Samoa, USAID
EducationUSA held a one-week virtual program, at the American Corner, to promote higher education in the United States to students from Samoa. These live sessions allowed students and teachers to virtually join discussions with EdUSA Advisers and twenty U.S. university admission experts who shared their knowledge on a range of topics surrounding the student admissions ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 7 August, 2020 | Categories: American Spaces, Education, News | Tags: American Corner, EducationUSA, Samoa
USAID Global Health will be releasing US$200,000 of disaster assistance to respond to the need of disaster-affected people due to the measles outbreak. We’re working with our interagency partners like the
CDC Global to help our friends in Samoa. Samoa ia maua pea le lototele. UPDATE: Responding to the measles crisis: an update on United States assistance to Samoa Seventy ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 4 December, 2019 | Categories: News | Tags: CDC, measles, Samoa, USAID
U.S. Embassy Apia Notice of Funding Opportunity U.S. Embassy Apia is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), offering grants from US $10,000 to US $200,000 per project. Awards will be subject to availability of funds. AFCP supports projects to preserve a wide range of ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 18 October, 2019 | Categories: Art & Culture, Culture, News | Tags: AFCP, Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Project, Samoa
What is a U.S. Coast Guard vessel doing in Apia Harbor? This was the question raised by the public when U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WALNUT was docked at the Port of Apia in early August. On the first day of Operation Aiga, August 6, Lieutenant Commander Christopher Jasnoch and Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) Tony Greubel were ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 17 September, 2019 | Categories: News | Tags: Chargé d’Affaires, Lufilufi Primary School, Samoa, Tony Greubel, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WALNUT, Walnut
The U.S. INDOPACOM and U.S. Embassy Wellington are donating dozens of pieces of medical equipment to Samoa. “We’re using standard commercial transport to get many of the items like defibrillators, nebulizers, and ultrasounds to Samoa and NZDF is helping with the heavier items.” says U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown. Ambassador Brown says the United States is ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 1 July, 2019 | Categories: Former U.S. Ambassadors, News | Tags: Former Ambassador Brown, INDOPACOM, Medical, New Zealand Defence Force, Samoa
U.S. Ambassador to Samoa, Ambassador Scott Brown, has sent his congratulations to Fiso Jennifer Key, Assistant CEO of the Policy, Implementation and Monitoring Division at the Ministry of the Prime Minister & Cabinet who has been named as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) Alumnus of the Year 2018. The ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 9 April, 2019 | Categories: Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases | Tags: APCSS, Assistant CEO of the Policy, Fiso Jennifer Key, Former Ambassador Scott Brown, Jennifer Key, Ministry of the Prime Minister & Cabinet, Samoa
What does the U.S. have to offer? An ever so common question asked by the Samoan community, especially with the school year just beginning. Parents, teachers and students were eager to find out what is out there and available as they start to explore their options for higher education. This urged the EducationUSA Adviser, Sharon ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 1 March, 2019 | Categories: Education, News | Tags: Apia, EducationUSA, Meredith sisters, Samoa, the American Corner
Press release. WASHINGTON – Building on five years of success in collaboration with emerging leaders in the Pacific, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, is pleased to announce the 46 leaders from 20 Pacific countries and territories chosen to attend the 2019 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference taking place in Suva, Fiji ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 13 February, 2019 | Categories: News | Tags: #YoungPacificLeaders, 2019 Young Pacific Leaders Conference, and Hawaii, and the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, the Marshall Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, ustralia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Young Pacific Leaders, YPL
July 13 – 17. The U.S Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, Scott Brown and Mrs Gail Brown visited Samoa last week to commemorate American Independence with a reception held at the U.S Residence in Vailima. Honored guests included Their Highnesses Head of State Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi & Masiofo Faamausili; the Prime Minister of Samoa, ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 25 July, 2018 | Categories: Culture, East Asia & Pacific, Education, Former Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Independence Day, Magiagi Primary School, Samoa, Savaii
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
Calling Scholars: Apply for a fully funded 2018 exchange program in the United States Apply by Friday, January 12, 2018 at 5pm Samoa time online using the application form from
educationusasamoa@state.gov What is the program about? Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars (SUSIs) are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 22 November, 2017 | Categories: Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Samoa, Scholars, Scholarships and Exchanges, SUSI
This week Nobesity Samoa launched its “Sugar Crush Week” – one of the eight projects funded through U.S. Embassy Apia’s 2016 Public Diplomacy Small Grants scheme. The aim of the partnership between Nobesity Samoa and U.S. Embassy is directed at using approaches and methodologies already used by Nobesity Samoa but at a wider scale. ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 19 January, 2017 | Categories: Chargé D’Affaires, Child and Family Matters, Education, News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Chargé d’ Affaires Ms. Angelina Wilkinson, Nobesity Samoa, Samoa
U.S. Embassy Apia media release. Twenty one Americans arrived in Samoa on Tuesday, joining a select group of citizens who have come to Samoa to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers. More than 2000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Samoa since 1967, providing small scale technical assistance and building cross-cultural ties. The new Volunteers were welcomed ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 5 October, 2016 | Categories: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Acting Chargé d'Affaires Lynda Hinds, Ambassador Gilbert, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Country Director Dr. Sherry Russell, Peace Corps Volunteers, Samoa
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
On August 24th Chargé d’Affaires Angelina Wilkinson opened Samoa Family Health Association’s (SFHA) U.S. funded ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop in Sapapalii, Savaii. Samoa Family Health was one of the awardees of the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Small Grants Scheme in 2015. This funding is to enable Samoa Family Health to bring their Mobile Health Clinics ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 25 August, 2016 | Categories: Education, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Chargé d’Affaires Angelina Wilkinson, Samoa, Sapapalii, Savaii, Train the Trainers
Guest blog post by Bobby Carney, Fulbright-Clinton Fellow. “In Samoa, there is no individual health. There is only community health, because we are all connected. That is the Fa’asamoa (the Samoan way).” The director of my division at Samoa’s Ministry of Health advised me as we discussed the health indicator data for 2015 to plan new ...
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By Mike Cousins | 15 June, 2016 | Categories: News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: AIDS, Bobby Carney, Fa’asamoa, Fulbright-Clinton Fellow, Ministry of Health, National HIV, New Jersey, Rutgers University, Samoa, STI, Tuberculosis Program
Repost from DipNote – About the Author: Daniel R. Russel serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Crossing wide swathes of open ocean to get to the Pacific Island nations of Samoa, Tonga, and Palau gives you a great appreciation for the ancient mariners ...
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By Mike Cousins | 3 March, 2016 | Categories: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Our Ocean | Tags: Admiral Scott Swift, and Peace Corps volunteers, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, Daniel R. Russel, John Kerry, Palau, Prime Minister Tuilaepa, Samoa, Tonga
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
Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Samoa Today Aele Primary School was presented with 25 boxes of reading, math, and science textbooks, marking the first donation of the U.S. Embassy’s ‘Faitau = Atamai’ book drive. Together with the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture, the Rotary Club of Apia, and Peace Corps, over a dozen schools around ...
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By Mike Cousins | 4 February, 2016 | Categories: English Language Learning, News, Success Stories, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Angelina Wilkinson, Brother’s Brother Foundation, Culture, Embassy Apia, Ministry of Education, Peace Corps, Pittsburgh, Rotary Club Apia, Samoa, Sports, Today Aele Primary School, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Angelina Wilkinson
The recent visit of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert and Mrs. Gilbert to the beautiful isles of Samoa came during a particularly special holiday season of sharing and community. Upon arrival, Ambassador Gilbert and his wife Nancy spent time reading to local children at the Nelson Memorial Library American Corner. This was part of the ‘Faitau ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 December, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Apia, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Nancy Gilbert, Nelson Memorial Library American Corner, Pacific-American Climate Fund, Peace Corps, Samoa, Savaii, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert, U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers, Upolu, USAID
PRESS RELEASE – December 11, 2015. The 87th group of United States Peace Corps Volunteers was sworn in on Friday, November 21st as twenty-one Peace Corps Trainees took the final step before moving into villages to begin their two year assignments. The volunteers just completed an intensive 10-week Pre-Service Training and will now move to ...
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By Mike Cousins | 11 December, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Former Ambassadors, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Apia, Honorable Associate Minister of Education, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteers, Samoa, Savaii, Sports and Culture, Tu’u’u Anisi’i Leota
By Michael Cousins, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Wellington Yes, we have a brand new website! Have a look around! The new-look website has seven sections representing broad topics that may be of interest to you. The sections are broken down further into sub-categories to assist you in finding specific information. The Seven Sections are:
Visas – ...
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By Mike Cousins | 12 November, 2015 | Categories: News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: blog, new website, Samoa, website
By U.S. Embassy Public Affairs team, Samoa. Embassy Apia Celebrates 4th of July. Over 150 years ago the United States established consular relations with Samoa. Our strong relationship with Samoa is based on ties of family, faith and a wonderfully vibrant government to government partnership. Our countries are united by our shared democratic values and ...
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By Mike Cousins | 6 July, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Former Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: 4th of July, Aiga Folau, Ambassador Gilbert, Apia, Fealofani Bruun, Gaualofa, Hawaii, Independence Day Celebration 2015, National Health Service (NHS), Samoa, Samoan Voyaging Society, Shriners Hospital, Tuasivi Hospital
By U.S. Ambassador, Mark Gilbert. The long wait was finally over when Nancy, Liz and I touched down at Faleolo Airport on the evening of Mother’s Day. After months of research and anticipation, I was very excited to finally visit the beautiful island country of Samoa and officially receive my accreditation as U.S. Ambassador to ...
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By Mike Cousins | 16 June, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Former Ambassadors, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Embassy Apia, Exclusive Economic Zone, Faleolo Airport, Future Leaders Of The Pacific, His Honor Patu Tiavaasue F. Sapolu, Honorable Prime Minister Tuilaepa, Honorable Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Inc., International Military Education and Training, International Visitor Leadership Program, Maritime Law Enforcement “Shiprider”, Mark Gilbert, Matuaileoo Environmental Trust, METI, PACAM, Samoa, Sua Ocean Trench, U.S. Ambassador to Samoa, USAID Pacific American Climate Fund
By U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, Mark Gilbert. On my arrival to Samoa, I’d like to offer warm Pacific greetings and to share a few words about the strong relationship between our two countries. I am honored to have been chosen by President Barack Obama – our nation’s first Pacific Island president – ...
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By Mike Cousins | 19 May, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Barack Obama, Chargé d’Affaires, Coast Guard, Pacific region, Peace Corps, People of Samoa, Peter Ganser, Samoa, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert, USAID
From Emily Armitage, Branch Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. An exciting and inspirational week-long program featuring four NFL players made headlines in Samoa and provided a motivational message to youth around Upolu Island to dream big. From March 2-6, Embassy Apia hosted a second visit of National Football League (NFL) players in collaboration with ...
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By Mike Cousins | 14 March, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, News | Tags: Avele College, Chargé d’Affaires Peter Ganser, Dolphins, Education and Culture, Isaako Aaitui, MESC, National Football League, NFL, Olivier Vernon, Paul Soliai, Paul Soliai Foundation, Samoa, Samoan Ministry of Education, Samson Satele, Sauniatu Primary, Sport and Culture, St. Joseph’s College, The Ministry of Sport, Washington Redskins
