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About the Author: Josh Glazeroff serves as the visa chief at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India.
I actually started an entry about Thanksgiving last year. It began, “Yes, there are turkeys in India! Well, at least at the American Embassy…” We had plans to have friends (including a family of six who drove to India from Sweden) over to share this very American tradition in a very different place (the “Pilgrims” here tend to follow a very different path). We ... Read Full Story
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About the Author: Lillian deValcourt-Ayala serves as Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome.
As each year of my Foreign Service career passes, it does not get easier to spend Thanksgiving away from home. I can bake pumpkin pie and try to roast a large turkey in a European-sized oven, but recreating the spirit of the holiday takes much more thought, more heart.
It has been rewarding, together with my husband and the American diplomatic community in Rome, to gi... Read Full Story
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On behalf of everyone at DipNote, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. As we celebrate the holiday, our thoughts turn to those serving overseas. In his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, President Obama said:
"As Americans, we hail from every part of the world. While we observe traditions from every culture, Thanksgiving Day is a unique national tradition we all share. Its spirit binds us together as one people, each of us thankful for our common blessings.
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Related Content: Special Representative Holbrooke briefs the press on the Secretary's recent trip to Afghanistan.
During a large November 12 press event it was announced that for the first time Afghan farmers will export their world-renowned apples to the Indian market, a move that will dramatically expand Afghanistan’s agricultural exports and add to the prosperity of thousands of Afghan farmers.
The landmark agreement between Afghanistan and India will help Afghan farmers in Warda... Read Full Story
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Related Content: White House announces President Obama to attend Copenhagen climate talks.
For the first time, the U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the White House and multiple federal departments and agencies, is organizing and hosting a U.S. Center at the annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At the 15th session (COP-15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7-18, the U.S. Center will host over 70 events during the two-week co... Read Full Story
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About the Author: Major General (Ret) Scott Gration serves as the President’s Special Envoy to Sudan.
As our UN helicopter landed in Muglad, the large crowd of locals and tribal elders quickly approached our small plane. We were quickly ushered into a meeting hall, where we listened intently as the Misseriya tribal elders spoke passionately about their community’s concerns.
Muglad is a major town in Southern Kordofan, Sudan, and one of the ancestral areas of the Misseriya. It ... Read Full Story
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Deputy Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone marked the final round of Polio Eradication National Immunization Days on November 15 with a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul.
The program is designed to encourage Afghans to vaccinate their children under the age of five against polio. Afghanistan is one of only four remaining countries with endemic polio. During the ceremony, President Karzai and Ambassador Ricciardone both administered polio ... Read Full Story
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About the Author: June Carter Perry serves as U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone.
[I am] Ambassador June Carter Perry, ambassador to Sierra Leone, previously ambassador to Lesotho.
I’m happy to say that Sierra Leone has moved forward in a very positive manner since that era of “blood diamonds”. And certainly President Koroma has made great steps in establishing an anti-corruption commission and in taking a very, very strong role on counternarcotics. I think that this puts Sie... Read Full Story
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In honor of the arrival of His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, and his wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will hold the first official State Dinner of the Pesidency. Watch a full schedule of events leading up to the State Dinner on WhiteHouse.gov/live.
Earlier today, Vice President Biden and Secretary Clinton hosted a luncheon at the State Department for Prime Minister Singh and Mrs. Kaur. Secretary Clinton said, ... Read Full Story
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About the Author: Aaron Snipe is among a group of Foreign Service Officers studying Arabic in preparation for their next assignments.
The State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is where American diplomats come to learn the tools of their trade. A wide range of courses prepare Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) to engage the media, speak, read, and write in numerous languages, and to draft efficiently and think critically about political, economic, and human rights issues. Yet, in al... Read Full Story
