U.S. Embassy Deputy Mark Hitchcock joined Ombudsperson Luamauvao Katalaina Sapolu and Justice Vui Clarence Nelson to open the Samoa Youth Forum for students from 12 schools around the country. The Forum was hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman / National Human Rights Institution in collaboration with SPC, Justice Vui Nelson, and Child Rights Connect ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 8 July, 2022 | Categories: News | Tags: Mark Hitchcock, Pacific Community, PROJECT Governance, Samoan Youth, USAID
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
U.S. Embassy SUVA – Today, U.S. Embassy Suva’s Chargé d’affaires Tony Greubel announced the approval of US$100,000 (FJD$212,365) in immediate assistance to support people affected by volcanic eruptions and tsunami waves in Tonga. USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is working to address emergency shelter needs and is providing safe drinking water, hygiene kits, and other necessities to help ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 19 January, 2022 | Categories: News, Press Releases | Tags: Tonga, tsunami, USAID, Volcano
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
In May, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Jonathan Lee Yoo was welcomed by the community of Moamoa Fou celebrating the opening of the newly installed water tank through a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Moamoa Fou was one of the villages targeted under the
USAID – US Agency for International Development REACH Project. Over 460 people in the area received educational sessions and a supply of ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 17 June, 2021 | Categories: Chargé D’Affaires, News | Tags: Moamoa Fou, REACH, USAID
The United States is proud to be the largest donor to COVAX, the global initiative on COVID-19 vaccines. The arrival of a second batch of 28,800 COVID-19 vaccines in Samoa is yet another critical step in helping ensure equitable access across the Pacific to these life-saving commodities. The U.S. and USAID remain committed to taking ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 25 May, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: COVAX, Pacific region, USAID
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
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
FACT SHEET
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 3, 2019 On September 27, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced $65 million in new assistance at a meeting with Pacific Island leaders in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. This new assistance is in addition to $36.5 million announced at the
50th Pacific Islands Forum in August, as well as approximately ...
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By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 7 October, 2019 | Categories: Environment, Fact Sheets, News | Tags: 50th Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific Island, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, UN General Assembly, USAID
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
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
