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Ambassador Thomas Hosts Reception for Trade-Winds Asia Delegates
Deputy Chief of Mission Brian Goldbeck Opens USA Pavilion in International Food Exhibition
U.S. Embassy brings DanceAbility International to Manila to Teach “Mixed Abilities” Dance
Ambassador Thomas meets with young Filipino students headed to global science competition
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Philippine National Police (PNP) are working together to prevent crimes against children through a program called “radKIDS,” which teaches safety and empowerment to children.

LATEST EMBASSY NEWS AND EVENTS

U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Embassy Partners and Clients to New Offices on Roxas Blvd

Manila, May 17 -- U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas yesterday welcomed guests from U.S. Embassy’s partner organizations as well as members of the media to the embassy’s newest building in Manila that now houses the offices of U.S. agencies and Embassy departments were until now housed in other locations in Metro Manila. Read more »
U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Hosts National Coast Watch System Tabletop Exercise in Manila

Manila, May 17, 2013 -- From May 14-17, 2013, the United States Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) conducted a National Coast Watch System (NCWS) Operational Planning Table Top Exercise in Manila to assist NCWS agencies improve the Philippines’ capability in maritime domain awareness and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation prevention. Read more »
Experts and Young People Call for Increased Respect for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People in Asia

Quezon City, 17 May 2013 – Experts and youth from East and Southeast Asia called on the government and other authorities to protect the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people during a forum marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) at the University of the Philippines(UP)-Diliman. Read more »
Celebrating Sexual Diversity and Protecting Human Rights

There’s a passage in Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere that describes Crisostomo Ibarra, upon his return to the Philippines from Spain, surveying the city of Manila, which he had left behind years earlier. What he finds is a wonderful and chaotic diversity of life, from freight handlers leading carabao-drawn carts across muddy streets to coaches pulling half-awake city dwellers across a magnificent new bridge spanning the Pasig River. All too soon, however, his memories are cut short by something he describes as “the devilry of comparison” — his mind’s eye takes him back to thoughts of Madrid, and instead of looking forward in delight, he is caught in his past. Read more »
Join the First-Ever Ask the Ambassador Google+ Hangout on Air!

Manila, May 16, 2013 -- If you could ask U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. any question, what would it be? Tune in to the first-ever Ask the Ambassador Google+ Hangout on Air webchat and livestream event on Friday, May 17 from 11:00-11:30 a.m. Philippine time on Google+ with Ambassador Thomas. Read more »
U.S. and Philippines Launch Health Projects Worth PhP8 Billion

Manila, May 16, 2013—Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique T. Ona and U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. launched 13 projects that will help enhance the overall health of Filipino families under the U.S.-Philippines bilateral health agreement. Read more »
Peace Corps Volunteers Get Together to Help Save Lives Through Swim Camp in Visayas

U.S. Peace Corps volunteers Shannon Will and Nehama Rogozen organized a swim camp and disaster preparedness training for 31 children and 21 youth in the Visayas on April 24-26, 2013. The event was conceived with the help of Hayag Family Development Center and ChildFund Philippines after a bangka (boat) full of youth capsized during a mangrove planting event in October 2011. Read more »