USAID Administrator Mark Green visits a refugee camp in Bangladesh where he announced more than $44 million in new humanitarian assistance to support #Rohingya refugees in #Bangladesh and other vulnerable groups affected by the conflict in #Burma.
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In Burma, U.S. Assistance Builds Bridges to Peace →
With U.S. support, the people of Burma are working to build a more peaceful and prosperous nation. U.S. assistance helps build trust through efforts that promote cooperation and collaboration to address health challenges, that listen to the voices of young entrepreneurs, and that provide a platform for civil society organizations to advocate for the people they represent.
Today, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hosted a working luncheon with Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States. @ASEAN consists of 10 member states – #Brunei, #Burma, #Cambodia, #Indonesia, #Laos, #Malaysia, #Myanmar, the #Philippines, #Singapore, #Thailand, and #Vietnam. This year marks the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and 40 years of U.S.- ASEAN diplomatic engagement. The United States has partnered with ASEAN and its member states on economic engagement, security, rule of law, sustainable development, human rights, and people-to-people programming. #ASEAN
Secretary Kerry admiring the nearly full moon over the Schwedagon Pagoda during his visit to Burma yesterday.
Secretary Kerry is currently in Kabul, on the first stop of his trip to Afghanistan, Burma, Australia, Solomon Islands, and Hawaii. Read more about his trip here and find more photos here!
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Energy’s Vital Role in Burma’s Future
Only 26% of Burma’s population has access to electricity. Learn about energy’s vital role in Burma’s future in this latest DipNote entry.
Burmese Media Delegation Observes U.S. Free and Independent Press
![Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock poses for a photograph with a delegation of Burmese journalists at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., February 27, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2013_0307_burma_delegation_m.jpg)
About the Author: Ann Stock serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Mr. Thiha Saw sits at a table in the Washington Post boardroom, listening attentively about the role of the newspaper as part of the free and independent press in the United States. As Editor in Chief of Burmese news outlet, Open News, this is another sign of Burma’s rapid transformation. Mr. Saw is one of four Burmese journalists and government officials on a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) sponsored program designed to provide U.S. support towards fostering a vibrant media culture in Burma.
I met Mr. Saw and his colleagues last Monday, and he highlighted his longstanding connections with U.S. public diplomacy initiatives and people-to-people exchanges. As a journalist he had… more »
(Source: blogs.state.gov)
Burma: Hoops for Change
![Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine and Ambassador Than Swe pose for a photograph with Burmese youth participating in a SportsUnited exchange program at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., January 8, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2013_0124_sonenshine_burma_basketball_m.jpg)
About the Author: Tara Sonenshine serves as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
They came off the bus in front of the Verizon Center in their white SportsUnited T-shirts. They were 12 Burmese basketball players – six girls, six boys and two coaches – participating in a sports exchange program that started last summer in Rangoon. Their excitement grew as they sat courtside to watch a real professional basketball game – and see the pro’s warming up beforehand. It grew even more when Washington Wizards Bradley Beal and Kevin Seraphin came over to greet them and pose for photographs.
Then they experienced the unique American pastime of a classic NBA basketball game – complete with cheerleaders, acrobats, chants, crowd applause, and… more »
(Source: blogs.state.gov)
U.S. Department of State Announces Basketball Sports Visitor Program with Youth from Burma
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
January 4, 2013
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces that 12 Burmese youth—six boys and six girls—and two coaches will travel to the United States January 7-20. The basketball exchange program, with support from the National Basketball Association (NBA), marks the first State Department Sports Visitor program with Burma. Throughout the program, the group will learn about sports in the United States by participating in basketball clinics with their American peers and engage in educational sessions on nutrition, conflict resolution, and disability sports.
The program builds on the first-ever Sports Envoy program in Burma, that sent Charlotte Bobcats General Manager Rich Cho, former Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Allison Feaster, current Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Darvin Ham, and former NBA player Marty Conlon to Burma as Sports Envoys in August 2012.
The basketball exchange participants, ages 15-17, will visit North Carolina to attend a Charlotte Bobcats game and take part in a clinic with Cho, who was born in Burma, and Bobcats players. In Washington, D.C., the group will attend a Washington Wizards game and meet team members.
SportsUnited is the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ division devoted to sports diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. Athletes and coaches from a range of sports are chosen to conduct clinics, visit schools, and engage with youth abroad in a dialogue on the importance of education, positive health practices, and respect for diversity. The NBA has partnered with SportsUnited since 2005, helping to host Sports Visitors from 20 countries and sending nearly 60 current and former NBA and WNBA players and coaches to travel to more than 30 countries as Sports Envoys.
For more information, contact Anna Griffin of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, at eca-press@state.gov.
(Source: state.gov)
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