Press Release 2007

List of press release issued by the U.S. Embassy – Addis Ababa during the Year 2007 organized by month:

December

• Application Fees for U.S. Non-Immigrant Visas to Increase on January 1, 2008 (12/18/07)
• Peace Corps Officially Reopens in Ethiopia (12/13/07)
• Universities Partner to Improve Disaster Risk Management (12/12/07)
• Addis Ababa University Confronts HIV/AIDS Through Entertainment (12/06/07)

November   

• U.S. Announces Additional Emergency Relief for Somali Region (11/26/07)
• USAID Programs Create Economic Opportunities for Persons Living with AIDS (11/24/07)
• U.S. Announces Additional Emergency Relief for Somali Region (11/26/07)
• USAID Programs Create Economic Opportunities for Persons Living with AIDS (11/24/07)
• American and Ethiopian Partners Celebrate Completion of New Facilities at Abiot Ermeja Primary School (11/19/07)
• U.S. Helps Ethiopia Prepare For and Respond to Mass Disasters (11/16/07)
• U.S. Embassy Donates Books to Ethiopian Educational Institutions and Libraries (11/15/07)
• American Chamber Music Group, “Trio Chicago and Friends,” Begins Concert Tour in Ethiopia (11/15/07)
• U.S. Ambassador, Commandant Open New English Language Computer Laboratory at Staff College (11/14/07)
• HIV/AIDS Health Service Center Inaugurated in Air Force Referral Hospital (11/09/07)
• HIV/AIDS Health Service Center Inaugurated in Bishoftu Public Hospital (11/09/07)
• U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa announces new automated process for applying for nonimmigrant visas (11/06/07)
• U.S. Grants Assist Community Development and Promote Democracy (11/01/07)

October

• U.S. Embassy Announces 2009 Diversity Visa Lottery (10/02/07)
• United States Peace Corps Returns to Ethiopia (10/02/07)

September

• U.S. Commits Funds for Economic Development, Health, Education and Governance in Ethiopia (09/20/07)
• Television Show Featuring Haile Gebreselassie Takes on Messages for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (09/10/07)
• New Grant for Restoration of Mohammed Ali House Highlights U.S. Cultural Support: Agreement Helps Preserve Historical House in Addis Ababa (09/05/07)

August

• U.S. Embassy Plants Trees at Ten Secondary Schools to Celebrate Ethiopian Millennium (08/22/07)
• Statement on Pardon of Prisoners (08/17/07)
• U.S. Military General and Flag Officers Visit Ethiopia (08/10/07)
• HIV+ Mothers Support Each Other to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission and Ensure Positive Living (08/02/07)

July   

• USAID to Inaugurate Andido Livestock Market in Afar Region (07/12/07)

June   

• WTO Workshop in Adama Increases Understanding of WTO Accession (06/14/07)
• Delegation from Ethiopia To Participate In International HIV/Aids Conference (06/11/07)

May   

• Patriarch and U.S. Ambassador Discuss Modern Versus Traditional Methods in Treating HIV/AIDS (05/23/07)
• U.S. Philanthropists Help Establish Ethiopia’s First Post-graduate Dermatology Training Program (05/17/07)
• Admiral William J. Fallon of the U.S. Central Command Visits Addis Ababa (05/10/07)
• Ethiopian Artist Bekele Mekonnen Awarded Prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (05/03/07)
• Financial Aid Awarded to Students Enrolled in Advising Sessions at U.S. Embassy (05/03/07)

April

• U.S. Embassy Sponsors Discussion on Housing Study (04/26/07)
• USAID Supports Tigray Disabled Veteran’s Association to Improve Lives of Persons with Disabilities (04/20/07)
• USAID and Government of Ethiopia Inaugurate Livestock Market Facilities in Teltele and Harobake (04/13/07)
• PEPFAR Workshop Explores Gender Dimensions of HIV/AIDS Programs (04/11/07)

March 

• PEPFAR Project Shares Experience, Improves HIV/AIDS Response (03/28/07)
• Conference on Domestic Violence Urges “Family Conversations: Let’s Tell the Secrets” (03/22/07)
• PEPFAR Supports Major Renovation at St. Peter’s Tuberculosis (TB) Specialized Hospital (03/13/07)
• U.S. Ambassador Don Yamamoto Awards Prizes to Winners of Black History Month Essay Contest (03/10/07)
• U.S. Experts Support Government of Ethiopia Conduct Prescribed Fires in Oromia (03/10/07)
• US Ambassador Lays Cornerstone for new Blood Bank in Adama (03/03/07)

February   

• Africa Center Senior Leaders Seminar Opens in Addis (02/26/07)
• U.S. Supports Ethiopia’s Education Initiative (02/28/07)
• Secondary Students Wrap Up Two-Year Program in English Study and `Life Skills’ (02/17/07)
• USAID and Coca-Cola Improve Water and Sanitation Services in Amhara Region (02/21/07)
• U.S. Ambassador Don Yamamoto Launches PEPFAR Small Grants Program for Indigenous NGOs (02/08/07)

January

• First Ethiopian Barista Championship to Showcase Farmers’ Top Quality Coffees (01/30/07)
• USAID Donates 30,000 Books to Teacher Education Institutions (01/23/07)
• USAID Donates Vehicles to Strengthen Health Training Program (01/18/07)
• U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Announces Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia (01/05/07)