Embassy Launches 2013 Everybody Reads Rwanda Campaign
The U.S. Embassy held a kickoff event in the Information Resource Center (IRC) to launch its second annual "Everybody Reads Rwanda" campaign. The book selected this year is “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by American author Mitch Albom.
U.S. Mission Remembers Fallen Colleagues
On April 18, 2013, the U.S. Mission in Kigali held its annual memorial ceremony to honor and remember 25 employees who were killed in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
19th Anniversary of Genocide in Rwanda
Statement by President Obama on the 19th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda.
The Embassy Celebrates World Read Aloud Day
U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Donald W. Koran and nearly 30 other staff from the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda fanned out across Kigali on Wednesday March 6, to read aloud to primary school students on World Read Aloud Day.The volunteers reached 14 schools and more than 500 children.
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International Women's Day Roundtable and Market
On March 7, 2013- The Embassy partnered with the UNDP, the Institut Francais and the Rwanda Library Services to host a roundtable discussion entitled "What Future Do Rwandan Women Want?" in honor of International Women's Day.
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Deputy Chief of Mission Jessye Lapenn visited an IRS operation in Ruhuha Sector
On Monday March 04, 2013: U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Jessye Lapenn visited an indoor residential spraying operation in Ruhuha Sector, Bugesera District
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U.S. Embassy donation to UNHCR Rwanda
February 28, 2013- The U.S. Embassy in Rwanda announced a contribution of $3.6 million from the U.S. government to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for refugee protection activities in Rwanda. The check was received by the UNHCR Country Representative to Rwanda Mrs. Neimah Warsame.
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Sorwathee Wins U.S. Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence
On November 28, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the Secretary of State's 2012 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in the small-medium-size company category to Sorwathé in Rwanda. The ACE is an annual award that recognizes U.S.-owned businesses that exhibit exemplary corporate citizenship, promote innovation, and advance democratic principles around the world.
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American Hip Hop musicians in Kigali
American Voices artists Mahogany Jones-LIVE, a Hip Hop group hailing from Detroit, Michigan, performed in Rwanda from October 19 to 26, 2012.
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Important Notice for Petitioners Filing form I-130
Petitioners residing overseas will no longer be able to routinely file Forms I-130, Petitions for Alien Relative, with U.S. Embassies and Consulates except in locations where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a public counter presence within the Embassy or Consulate. Follow the link for more information.