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kh.usembassy.gov uncaptioned image from entry Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh PAS Annual Program StatementFunding Opportunity Number: PAS-CB-600-19-PAS-0003Deadline for Applications: Rolling Basis until September 1, 2019, see Section 4 for reviewing deadlinesCFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] programsTotal Amount Available: $20,000Maximum for Each Award: $20,000A.PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below.Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Phnom Penh invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Cambodia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights s..

Staff Reports, wvnews.com image from OAKLAND — On Nov. 9, Oakland native Catherine Baker was awarded a 2019 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. “We are thrilled that Catherine will be joining the Rangel Program,” said Rangel Program Director Patricia Scroggs. “Growing up in the Oakland, Catherine became committed to a career of public service and will be an outstanding representative of both Garrett County and the United States as a U.S. diplomat. I am confident that she will excel in graduate school and the Foreign Service. I look forward to seeing all that she will accomplish in her career.” Baker, the daughter of Dale and Susan Baker, was born and raised in Garrett County. With a growing interest in international affairs and pub..

Alex Oliver, The Interpreter Payne image from Excerpt: Comparisons are inevitable. ...Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s speech comes after a concerted run of major foreign and defence policy speeches, each laden with announcements as the major parties joust in unofficial campaign mode running up to the 2019 federal election. ...The New Colombo Plan: this was a signature initiative of Payne’s predecessor and an effective public diplomacy [JB emphasis] Australians’ Asia literacy by supporting scholarships for students to study and intern in the region.The Government’s broadcasting review and Foreign Affairs’ review of Australia’s soft power in the region weren’t mentioned in the speech. In answer to a question on them, Payne referred to the government’s plans to work with commercial partners to increase access to Australian content in the Pacific. Wong referred specifically to the cutting of public broadcasting to the Pacific and the need to remedy it. ...

chennai.citizenmatters.in YOUTH SPEAK SUMMIT 2018 November 30, 2018 News Desk Youth Speak Summit will feature an exciting lineup of speakers from various fields and other activities. Pic: Youth Speak Summit 2018/ Facebook Youth Speak Summit 2018, a collaborative initiative of the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai and NalandaWay Foundation, is a two-day conference that will bring together young people from various spheres in one platform to learn, share, and inspire change. The summit will take place December 1-2, 2018 at the Madras Management Association Centre, Anna Salai, Chennai. The summit will comprise curated talks, panel discussions, workshops, contests, and art by some of the most inspiring minds in the country. The sessions will include talks by youth icons, discussions on issues, storytelling by young change-makers, clinics for counseling, panel discussions, human library, workshops, skill sharing sessions, and much more. Popular filmmaker Pa Ranjith will deliver the key note a..

Korea JoongAng Daily Speakers came from army, navy, air force and nursing academies Dec 01,2018 이미지뷰Winners of the 1st Cadet Public Speaking Competition gather on stage after the awards ceremony held at the Korea Military Academy (KMA) in Nowon District, northern Seoul, on Friday. Ryu Kwon-ha, chief executive officer of the Korea JoongAng Daily, stands far left, and Jeon Seong-hyeon, director of academy affairs at the KMA, stands far right. The JoongAng Daily and the KMA co-hosted the event, in which cadets from the military, naval, air force and nursing academies had to give a five-minute speech in English on how cadet life has changed the way they think and act. [PARK SANG-MOON]Thirty cadets from the military, naval, air force and nursing academies faced off in the 1st Cadet Public Speaking Competition held at the Korea Military Academy (KMA) in Nowon District, northern Seoul, on Friday. The contest, co-hosted by the KMA and the Korea JoongAng Daily, was the latest project between th..

Wendy Wu, South China Morning Post, 30 November 2018 China wants academics and think tank members to help defuse tensions with US Researchers can stay in the United States for some government-backed think tanks and specialists familiar with US-China relations, said one of the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity.They added that one of the challenges for Beijing was the difficulty of conveying its message to the conservative think tanks that have influence over the administration of US President Donald Trump.The South China Morning Post reported earlier that Beijing had limited to one week trips to the US by Chinese researchers, who complained the restriction would only add to China’s lack of understanding about the situation there. Researchers and observers also said the restriction was one of the reasons Beijing was not aware that Washington aimed to go through with its tariff threats until the first round of duties was imposed in July.The lifting of the travel restriction for ..

THE BLOG 05/11/2010 05:12 am ET Updated May 25, 2011Public Diplomacy: The World Should Be Teaching Us, Mr. KristofBy John Brown, Huffington Post (2011); reposted, as it may be indirectly pertinent to well meaning and idealistic Peace Corps volunteers, re the tragic death of the missionary -- John Allen Chau -- killed on a remote Indian Ocean island; see (1) Well-meaning Nicholas D. Kristof in the New York Times:“Peace Corps and Teach for America represent the best ethic of public service. But at a time when those programs can’t meet the demand from young people seeking to give back, we need a new initiative: Teach for the World.In my mind, Teach for the World would be a one-year program placing young Americans in schools in developing countries. The Americans might teach English or computer skills, or coach basketball or debate teams. ...This would be a government-financed effort to supplement an American public diplomacy outreach that has been eviscerated over the last few decades.”M..

Ravale Mohydin, trtworld.com Excerpt: Could the opening of the Kartarpur Crossing, to facilitate the Sikh community on both sides of the Pakistan-India border, be a step towards talks or initiating a peace process? The Indian media and the Indian government are not interested. ... A monumental moment took place between two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors yesterday. Pakistan and India opened up the historic Kartarpur Crossing, a boon for the Sikh community all over the world. Providing visa-free access to what is known as the ‘Mecca of Sikhs’, the crossing had been in discussion for decades, but due to a perceived and real security threat, as well as strategic concerns for both countries, safe and easy passage to the gurdwara of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, remained a dream. The dream, however, came to life again at the inauguration ceremony of Prime Minister Imran Khan in August 2018 when Navjot Sidhu, a former cricket pal of the incoming PM and former Congress minister,..

flake.senate.gov https://www. image (not from entry) from [JB note: Original document contains different lettering/spacing from the below entry (JB suggestion: please refer to the original document on the above-cited link).] MDM18A52 S.L.C. AMENDMENT NO. [llll] Calendar No. [lll] Purpose: To require the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media [JB: see] to submit a quarterly report to Congress regarding employees who have been placed on administrative leave for more than 45 days without a formal disciplinary determination. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—115th Cong., 2d Sess. S. 3654 To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, to avoid the duplication of public diplomacy [JB emphasis] programs and efforts, to improve the research and evaluation of public diplomacy, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on llllllllll and ordered to be printed Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed AMENDMENT intended to be proposed..

Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN Business Updated 6:28 PM ET, Fri November 30, 2018 image from The Department of Homeland Security released a proposal Friday that would increase the number of H-1B visa recipients who have master's degrees or higher level degrees and would move the registration process online. The government has been working to crack down on the H-1B program — a result of President Donald Trump's direction that agencies implement a "Buy American, Hire American" strategy. The H-1B visa is a work visa that's valid for three years and can be renewed for another three years. Many companies use H-1B visas to help fill their workforces. But tech is the sector most commonly associated with H-1Bs. Tech firms big and small say they need the H-1B program to hire trained talent that they can't find at home. With costs rising, many companies are facing shrinking profit margins. Sometimes, that can create buying opportunities. 65,000 H-1B visas are granted annually,..