On May 8, 2019, the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia revived the Overseas Advisory Council’s (OSAC) Country Council Program in La Paz. The goal of the OSAC council is to enhance the exchange of timely and relevant security-related information between the local representatives of U.S. private sector organizations operating abroad and U.S. embassies and consulates. Country ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 4 June, 2019 | Topics:
Events, News
On May 15, 2019, the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia joined many other U.S. embassies and consulates around the world in remembering and honoring fallen law enforcement and security personnel during Peace Officers Memorial Day. National Police Week not only offers a unique opportunity to recognize the brave law enforcement who have sacrificed their ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 4 June, 2019 | Topics:
Events, News
With the presence of thousands of people, International Jazz Day was celebrated on Tuesday, April 30, in an outdoor concert that took place at the San Francisco Church in La Paz. This was a six-hour concert with the participation of seven local bands: Gustavo Orihuela Quartet, Zembu Bossa Jazz, Big Band Jazz from Sucre, Bolivia ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 13 May, 2019 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
Surrounded by the brilliant colors and Andean motifs of artist Mamani Mamani, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Marianne Scott welcomed representatives of international magazine VOGUE and Global Fashion Exchange. The delegation included José Forteza Senior Editor Vogue and GQ Latin America; Cristina Chamorro, Digital Editor of Vogue Mexico; influencer Ana Torrejón, Editorial Director of ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 8 April, 2019 | Topics:
Events, News, Trade
The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia, Jala Foundation and the Bolivian American Center (CBA) organized the hackathon for technological solutions to natural disaster preparedness and reaction competition. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the voluntary Search and Rescue Team in Cochabamba (SAR-Cochabamba) joined the activity as partners.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 4 April, 2019 | Topics:
Events, News, Science & Tech
Inglés.Yes! in El Alto is up and running. Reaching more than 200 boys and girls, UNIFRANZ – with the support of the US Embassy – placed a 2 year English program in 4 different Metro Parada Juvenil Centers.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 4 April, 2019 | Topics:
English Language Programs for Bolivians - ES, Events, News
In celebration of the International Women’s Day, the U.S. Embassy hosted a large group of outstanding Bolivian women who have challenged traditionally male-dominated jobs and activities. The initiative, led by U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Marianne Scott, brought together successful women from all walks of life to share their experiences and inspire other women. ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 18 March, 2019 | Topics:
Events, News
On February 6, we attended the opening of the “In and Out the Field” program in Santa Fe de Khesini. This program combines English and soccer for underprivileged children and is carried out with volunteers from Saint Andrews School with support from the US Embassy and the Khesini community.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 7 March, 2019 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
The Cultural Attaché, a.i. Luke Ortega visited Franz Tamayo University in the city of El Alto and took the opportunity to talk to the students of the Economic and Business Sciences career about the commercial exchanges between Bolivia and the United States. He also mentioned to students about scholarships and study opportunities in the northern ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 7 March, 2019 | Topics:
Economic Issues, Education, Events, News
On January 22, over 100 movie lovers enjoyed Ridley Scott’s Tech noir masterpiece Blade Runner (1982) as part of American Movie Nights at the Cinemateca in La Paz. Combining an excellent performance from a young Harrison Ford, groundbreaking music from Vangelis, and Ridley Scott’s vision of a dystopian 2019 Los Angeles, Blade Runner is an ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 28 January, 2019 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
A select group of six university students from across Bolivia is in the United States to participate in the Winter Institute for Student Leaders, known as the Winter Institute. The Winter Institute brings together students from Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay, to offer them tools to improve their leadership skills. The Institute includes a four-week academic ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 January, 2019 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: leadership, Winter Institute
IVLP Alumna Fabiola Tito is leading the 2019 Inspira Program in Sucre. She has brought together alumni from different programs and backgrounds to collaborate on diverse projects. The overarching goal of the Inspira Program is to strengthen recently established alumni networks throughout Bolivia. In this second Inspira cycle, we will increase interaction, improve alumni participation ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 January, 2019 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Alumni, Inspira
By mendozahc | 2 December, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Sponsored by the US Embassy in La Paz and led by U.S. international journalists
Teresa Bouza and
Ruxandra Guidi , the workshop “La narración, en el corazón del podcast”(Narration, the Heart of the Podcast) attracted around 50 journalists, most of them female, from all over the country. The three-day workshop (Oct. 25-28) came after the first podcast training in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
Binational Centers of Santa Cruz and Tarija — with the collaboration and sponsorship of the US Embassy – organized their 2018 Access Camps. All activities were organized around the themes, “Tomorrow. Here I come!” in Santa Cruz, and in Tarija, “Discover the Access within Yourselves,” providing the soon-to-graduate participants with an opportunity to live English ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 6 November, 2018 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Events, News
In September and October, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) engineer Hilary Spilo shared best practices in the field of dam safety with technical experts, students, and officials in Cochabamba, La Paz, Tarija, and Santa Cruz. Ms. Spilo also discussed TCEQ guidelines and regulations on dam construction, inspections, emergency action plans with Bolivian authorities at ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 10 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The Embassy of the United States participated in the FEXPOCRUZ with a bus stop, where visitors felt as if they had stopped in the middle of places and landscapes of the United States. The USA Bus Stop was set with giant screens that showed videos and photographs of iconic places in the United States. There, ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 27 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
On September 3 of 2018, the EducationUSA Fair organized every year by EducationUSA Bolivia with the support of US Embassy La Paz, took place in Santa Cruz. The fair attracted around two thousand students that were able to talk to representatives of 10 US universities.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 27 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The American writer Dan Wells arrived in Bolivia invited by the Embassy of the United States, Librería Lectura and the Book Chamber of La Paz to participate in the International Book Fair FIL 2018. With his characteristic cowboy hat, the author captivated almost 1,400 people, most of them young, in their presentations, not only in ...
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By albortame | 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
Embassy La Paz invited the local band Gustavo Orihuela Jazz Quartet and special guest singer Carla Casanovas to perform at the International Jazz Festival. Concerts took place in Teatro 6 de Agosto in La Paz, Fundación COMPA in El Alto, and Teatro Gran Mariscal in Sucre, during the week of September 10-13.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 24 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
A series of 4 events oriented to professionals in the English teaching field of private university language centers, English teaching pre service schools of public universities and binational centers on the theme of ESP, the teaching of English for Specific Purposes. Over 100 English teachers and the impact on thousands of students.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 21 September, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News
The United States is deeply concerned by the growing number of individuals—now more than 150—identified by credible human rights organizations as political and religious prisoners held by the Government of the Russian Federation
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, News, Press Releases
| Tags: poliitical prisoners, religious prisoners, russian federation
Charles Allen Talks About The U.S. Civil Rights Movement Charles Allen, son of the famous White House butler Eugene Allen, visited Bolivia between February 26 and March 3, to talk about the struggle for civil rights in the United States and to discuss the movie “The Butler,” which is inspired in the life of his ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
Annie Simpkins, the Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer of the United States Embassy, visited Santa Cruz to deliver books to the Municipal Library “El Recreo” and to the Library of the Centro Cultural Plurinacional. The collection of more than 200 books written by US authors and translated into Spanish are basically literature for school kids, in ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 14 March, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
On March 8, the Public Affairs and Political/Economic Sections of the Embassy supported DCM Marianne Scott in hosting an International Woman’s Day event focusing on female entrepreneurs and their use of technology in their businesses. The event brought together close to 130 women from various sectors to discuss entrepreneurship, challenges they face, successes they have achieved, ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 12 March, 2018 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News
On February 1, the Cultural Affairs Officer, Lia Miller had the opportunity of speaking to an entire grade about her career as a Foreign Service Officer, her current position as Cultural Affairs Officer, and to kick Black History Month off right, spoke about the civil rights movement, the teachings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 2 February, 2018 | Topics:
Events, History, Human Rights
The Regional English Language Office and the US Embassy in Bolivia supported BolTESOL, the 23rd National Convention for English Techers organized by the Bolivian English Teachers Association, BETA. Over 500 English Teachers and 52 National and International speakers working together in the City of Tarija from January 7th to 10th, 2018.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 29 January, 2018 | Topics:
English Language Learning, English Language Programs for Bolivians - ES, Events, News
The Clubes de Ciencia Bolivia team believes that part of the solution begins with channeling the curiosity and creativity of young Bolivians by stimulating their interest and passion in pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. To accomplish this, Clubes de Ciencia has created a series of workshops directed to high school ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 24 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, Events, News
During his first month in Bolivia, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Bruce Williamson had the opportunity to learn more about the components of the Dakar Race in South America. He spoke with several of the drivers from Race Team Toyota and showed his support for U.S. motorcyclist Andrew Short.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 17 January, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News
With the support of the Embassy of the United States and in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce AMCHAM, the First Networking Platform “AMCHAM JUNIOR” was born. This platform aims to empower outstanding young people, entrepreneurs, small businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals from the practice of Networking as a growth strategy. The NETWORKING philosophy ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Opportunities, Events, News
Inspire is a movement, inspired by the thought of Former President of the United States John Quincy Adams: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and be better, you are a leader,” that seeks to awaken in former scholars of the United States Embassy wish to inspire future generations of ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 6 December, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Events, News
On Saturday November 18, The Inglés.Yes! Program sponsored by the US Embassy and managed by the Bolivian Private University (UPB) at Metro Parada Juvenil Community Centers in the City of El Alto graduated 140 young men and women at UPB, Campus Achocalla.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 21 November, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Events, News
Last Wednesday, November 8th, 2017, 30 participants of the English Access Microscholarip Program received their certificate of completion having successfully finished the program at CBA Sucre. That same day, other 30 participants were selected to be part of the Access 2018-2019 Program in Sucre.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 14 November, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Events, News
| Tags: Agua, IVLP, Medio Ambiente
On October 27 – 29, the U.S. Embassy co-hosted a workshop on the creation of digital audio programs (podcasts) in La Paz, in which 56 digital journalists from all over the country participated. The journalists, mostly women, demonstrated that there is eagerness to tell stories through digital media in Bolivia. During the workshop, the participants ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 9 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Agua, IVLP, Medio Ambiente
The Embassy Public Affairs Section organized the fourth annual U.S. higher education fair Wednesday, October 25th. This is the only university fair of its kind in La Paz and a great way for Bolivian students to learn more about higher education in the U.S. It was a fun event as well for all dedicated alumni. ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 8 November, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Agua, IVLP, Medio Ambiente
The United States Embassy, with the Support of CBA Sucre, launched a new cohort of the College Horizons Outreach Program in Sucre, benefiting 20 members of the African Bolivian community in this city.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 17 October, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Programs for Bolivians - ES, Events, News
| Tags: inglés
Marianne Scott, the new Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy, visited Santa Cruz the last week of September during the city’s anniversary celebration. Ms. Scott met with the senior officials of the region and representatives of important Cruceño institutions, such as CAINCO, CADEX, and IBCE. She also visited the modern facilities of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 2 October, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, U.S. & Bolivia
| Tags: Commercial
English Immersion Camps are one of the main components of the English Access Microscholarship Program. The Binational centers of Cochabamba and Sucre organized – in June and September – with the support of the US Embassy, 3-day-2-night Access Camps with a number of activities including workshops, lectures, trekking, talent shows, bon fires, and much, much ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 21 September, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Programs for Bolivians - ES, Events, News
| Tags: inglés
The ELT Upgrade gathers university English Professors from 7 Language Schools of public universities in Bolivia in order to receive a 3-day-intensive training. This version of the program was co-organized by the Gabriel Rene Moreno University of Santa Cruz. The training was offered by ELT Specialist Richard Kahn and US Embassy ESL Specialist Gonzalo Fortun ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 20 September, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Events, News
| Tags: inglés
25 alumni of the on line training program for English Teachers, E Teacher, were trained in CBA Tarija. The program was conducted by ELT Specialist Richard Kahn, FHI 360 TESOL Specialist Elizabeth Jenkins, and US Embassy ELT Specialist Gonzalo Fortun. The AETAT 2017 ended with an ELT Conference open to the general ELT community in ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 20 September, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Events, News
| Tags: English
Two water experts from the United States visited Bolivia the last week of August 2017, to participate in an International Symposium on Water Resources Management, organized by the Catholic University of Tarija. The two speakers were Dr. William Asquith from the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.), who is also an adjunct professor at Texas Tech University, ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
For the third time, the EducationUSA Fair in Santa Cru, Bolivia, was held on Saturday, August 24, 2017, at the Binational Center (Centro Boliviano Americano). Bolivia’s EducationUSA Fair is organized by EducationUSA Bolivia, under the lead of EducationUSA Santa Cruz and with the support of the US Embassy in La Paz. It is estimated that around 1,500 people, mainly ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 6 September, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
The US Embassy sponsored a stand at the 22nd version of La Paz International Book Fair from August 3 to August 13, 2017, as this has become for the last 10 years a window for the Embassy to interact with Bolivian population, since this is the biggest cultural event in La Paz, where around 160,000 ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 31 August, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
La Paz — The Embassy is proud to announce the 2017 cohort from Bolivia for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The five-week program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to the United States to ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 25 August, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: inglés
The Embassy organized a green fair to commemorate World Earth Day featuring a variety of stands on environmental care including recycling waste, use of solar cookers, collection and purification of water, ways of composting food and other materials, as well as the sale of organic products. The Chargé d’Affairs recalled the origin of this day: “A ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 24 April, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, embassy, Environment, Events, News
| Tags: Environment
The United States Embassy in La Paz commemorated World Earth Day with a bicycle ride from Ancoraimes to Carabuco on the Bolivian high plateau. In the two communities visited by cyclists and support staff, Chargé d’Affaires Peter Brennan delivered book donations for local schools, as well as sports equipment for children, and 200 cypress trees to forest ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
| Tags: Environment
In the first YLAI TechCamp, sixty-five Latin American entrepreneurs, YLAI Fellows from Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia met for a two-day Camp.The event took place in Santa Cruz. It gathered the participants to identify common challenges and solutions for their startups. The event was hosted by Embassy La Paz, in partnership with the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News
| Tags: Commercial, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Young
Dr. Masami Nakagawa, one of the world’s leading experts in geothermal energy, visited Bolivia between March 26 and 31 to promote the use of renewable energy and replace global dependence on conventional energy sources. The scientist, a professor at the Colorado School of Mines, was invited by the Embassy of States as part of its US ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 30 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
The Cultural Affairs Assistant, Annie Simpkins gave a talk to the binational center in Tarija explaining the difference between American and British English. Annie is an active participant of the Embassy Speakers Program.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 29 March, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, News
| Tags: Embassy Speakers, Reach Out
Deputy Assistant Secretary Fitzpatrick visited the Bolivian American Center in Santa Cruz where he was able to meet with young beneficiaries of the Cultural and Educational Program of the US Embassy. More than 600 young people have been scholarship recipients in the last 11 years in these programs and we currently have 45 in Santa ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 23 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
DAS Fitzpatrick discusses the experiences of and impact on the lives of Vencedoras, MLK College Horizons, and Ingles Yes program participants at Metro Parada Juvenil Santa Isabel at El Alto! The achievements of these young people impressed the visitor.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 21 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Fitzpatrick met with Vice Ministers Guadalupe Palomeque and Walter Endara at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Secretary Fitzpatrick, Chargé d’Affaires Peter Brennan, Deputy Chief of Mission Gabriel Escobar and diplomats from the United States Embassy exchanged views with Bolivian officials on the normalization of bilateral relations.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 21 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
Lia Miller, the Cultural Attache of the United States Embassy, visited the Public University of El Alto (UPEA) to deliver 164 reference books in Spanish on topics such as International Relations, Economics, Journalism, History, Culture, Literature, Public Administration, Law and Education, in addition to 80 publications of the State Department, destined to the library of ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 15 March, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
| Tags: Books
The Cultural Affairs Officer, Lia Miller visited the Public University of El Alto and delivered 170 books and 80 publications for different careers of the Public University of El Alto, in the opportunity also mentioned the collaboration that the embassy provides in other areas of the education; highlighting the enhancement of the English language learning ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 13 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Books, Education, University
Embassy La Paz celebrated Black History Month programming in Bolivia with a series of concerts, master classes, workshops, and educational engagement activities featuring the U.S. music group the Kenny Wesley Quartet. The group performed in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz from February 5 – 11. As part of the week-long celebration, the embassy officially inaugurated the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 15 February, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Afro;
Sixteen young Alteños completed the College Horizons – MLK Scholarship Program at the Santa Isabel Youth Center in El Alto. College Horizons is an English language program sponsored by the United States Embassy with the goal of providing Afro Bolivian or indigenous and academically excellent young people from tax education units the opportunity to study ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 6 February, 2017 | Topics:
English Language Learning, Events, News
| Tags: Access
Forty five students of the first cohort of the Access English Microscholarship Program sponsored by the US Embassy graduated from CBA Santa Cruz on Thursday December 8th after finishing their 2 year English and extracurricular activities program.
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: Access, Education, English
The US Embassy with the support of RELO, the Regional Office of English Programs, organized a training camp for coordinators and English teachers of the Access Scholarship Program. The objective of the camp was to train teachers in new educational trends and to create community among the different personal components of the program, authorities of ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 2 December, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: Access, Education, English
The United States elected the 45th president of its history: Donald Trump. At the residence of the United States Embassy, US citizens, members of the diplomatic corps, journalists and friends gathered to follow the results of the polls minute by minute. Once again democracy was celebrated, the principles and values of a solid system, institutionalized ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 10 November, 2016 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: culture, Elections
President Obama launched the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) in 2015 to expand opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs and civil society innovators in Latin America. Following a successful pilot program in February – March 2016 that included a Bolivian participant, more Bolivian entrepreneurs will travel to the United States joining other budding entrepreneurs from ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events
| Tags: Education, YLAI
Jaime Escalante, the Bolivian professor, who inspired thousands of students, who taught mathematics with a unique method, who contributed to the training of youths qualified as rebels, was honored by the United States Postal Service with the issuance of a stamp with his image, the image of Professor Escalante with his typical cap in front ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 21 September, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, News
| Tags: culture, Education
The 21st edition of the International Book Fair of La Paz had a special stamp for the United States Embassy. Two components characterized our participation in the most important Cultural Fair in La Paz. With the co sponsorship of La Razón and TuKiosko we have launched the search for the Bolivian Super Hero of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 19 September, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News
| Tags: Bendis, Books, Fair, Feria, libros
Supporting English language learning in Bolivia is a priority for the U.S. Embassy. The Embassy and the State Department Regional English Language Office recently hosted a two-week training for English teachers of public and private institutions, including schools, institutes, language centers, and universities. The theme of this program, called #EnglishWeek in social networks, was “Assessment ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 11 August, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
The winners of the “Sembrando Ideas Verdes” contest were 2 projects of the Universidad Amazonica de Pando, the first winning project was presented by Raul Magne and Mijael Barbery who proposed to produce recycled paper from banana waste and simultaneously raise farmers’ awareness about recycling; the second winning project was elaborated by Fredy Cuaquira and ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 22 July, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Events, News
| Tags: Education, Environment
From 18 to 25 July, the U.S. Embassy sponsored the visit of a delegation of faculty from the University of Colorado School of Mines, who visited several indigenous communities and gave lectures on the use of alternative energies to development rural areas. Doctors Masami Nakagawa and Whitney Trainor-Guitton, and Sam Woods, director of the Navajo ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 18 July, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
| Tags: culture, Energy
As part of its cultural programming, the U.S. Embassy had the honor to sponsor the visit of the last Bluesman of the Delta, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, who participated in a series of concerts and workshops with Bolivian musicians and students, from June 26th to July 2nd. Mr. Holmes performed in the two Embassy 4th of July ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 5 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events
| Tags: 4th of July, culture, music
US Embassy La Paz participated in a 4-hours event at Universidad Tecnologica Privada de Santa Cruz gving information about Embassy programs offered to the Bolivian public. The event, titled “4 Hours for the 4th of July,” took place on June 28. Embassy staff distributed information about the Fulbright program and other academic exchange programs, PAS ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 30 June, 2016 | Topics:
Alumni, Events, News
| Tags: Feria, libros
The U.S. Embassy had the honor to bring former NASA astronaut Dr. Ellen Baker to Bolivia October 12-18 and shared her experiences with enthusiastic audiences that included youth and adults who dream of traveling to space or becoming NASA scientists. Dr. Baker gave lectures on living and working in space, as she participated in three ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 15 October, 2015 | Topics:
Events
As part of an ongoing collaboration between U.S. Embassy La Paz, U.S. Embassy Lima, and the Environmental Protection Agency, environmental engineer Paul Fericelli arrived in La Paz for a one month collaboration with the Autoridad binacional Lago Titicaca (ALT). Mr. Fericelli’s role will be to assist the Peruvian and Bolivian governments in updating their Lake ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 5 October, 2015 | Topics:
Events
Embassy officials visited three universities in Santa Cruz to discuss waste and water management. They spoke to over 150 students at each university and were interviewed on the university television. The week before, officials had a similar experience in Cochabamba where they spoke to packed auditoriums at four schools and had an interview on university ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 5 October, 2015 | Topics:
Education, Environment, Events, News
| Tags: Education, Environment, University
For the first time, Bolivia was included in the EducationUSA Fair circuit. The EducationUSA fair sought to promote different study programs offered at U.S. universities. Representatives from 17 U.S. universities, EducationUSA advisers, and U.S. Embassy representatives offered advice and information sessions to more than 4,000 students and parents on undergraduate careers, graduate studies, intensive English ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 3 October, 2015 | Topics:
Events
| Tags: Education, University
Embassy staff all attended portions of the weeklong EXPOCRUZ trade show in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s commercial hub. The event which is an agricultural and trade fair brings everyone from Bolivian businessmen, cattle ranchers, politicians, and diplomats together. The Acting CDA made opening remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce’s well-attended reception ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 28 September, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Events, News
| Tags: Commercial, Trade
Consular staff took advantage of the Santa Cruz ExpoCruz commercial fair to lead extensive outreach on study opportunities in the United States and to conduct fraud prevention activities in advance of the 2016 Diversity Visa Program. In addition to promoting tourism and study at the stand of the bi-national center (Centro Boliviano Americano), consular staff ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 28 September, 2015 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Events, News
| Tags: Visas
He has one of the most creative minds in Bolivian architecture. His nearly 100 works, known as samples of the New Andean Architecture, have marked a before and after in urban design in El Alto. He is Silvestre Freddy Mamani, an architect who is packing his bags for three weeks to explore entrepreneurship in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 September, 2015 | Topics:
Alumni, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
| Tags: architecture, international visitor arts
On July 18, the first U.S. State Department Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, Randy Berry, visited Bolivia to hold several meetings with officials and activists of the LGBTI community. The State Department created the Special Envoy position in 2015 to know more about and support the rights of LGBTI people worldwide, ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 20 July, 2015 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News
| Tags: culture, Energy
On November 24th CDA Brennan hosted representatives of the “Red Inter-yungueña de Futbol” (a network of communities in the the Yungas that offers competitive sports activities for youth), media, and three professional soccer players for the final donation in the “Futbol sin Fronteras” program. The CDA presented the group with 160 indestructible One World Futbol ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 24 November, 2014 | Topics:
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From November 2-7, Embassy La Paz organized a four-city sports diplomacy tour with two former national/professional U.S. Soccer players, Tony Sanneh and Zola Solamente. The Envoys, supported through ECA’s Sports United Program, conducted clinics with over 800 enthusiastic Bolivian youth at soccer schools and after-school soccer programs in at-risk neighborhoods. A true private-public partnership, Embassy ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 8 November, 2014 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Soccer, Sports
As part of his trip to the city of La Paz, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Alex Lee visited the Binational Center, a non-profit educational and cultural organization that promotes American culture and English language teaching. DAS Lee engaged with English students in the classroom and met with the institution’s Executive Director and the EducationUSA Adviser ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 6 November, 2014 | Topics:
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On October 29, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Quito, PAS – La Paz held a Digital Video Conference on education issues facing indigenous youth in both countries. This was an informal round-table discussion in which indigenous alumni had the opportunity to share their views on limited educational opportunities, workplace advancement issues, and cultural ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 29 October, 2014 | Topics:
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On October 2, Cultural Affairs Officer Johanna Villalobos along with the Tiwanaku Center for the Administration of Archeological and Anthropological Investigations (CIAAAT) and the Mayor of Tiwanaku inaugurated a historical and cultural photo exhibition of the Siletz Tribe and their visit to Bolivia. The Mayor of Tiwanaku, indigenous community leaders, and La Paz government representatives ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 2 October, 2014 | Topics:
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Embassy La Paz teamed up with the Centro Boliviano Americano (CBA) in Santa Cruz to sponsor a one month photo exhibit on child labor. The exhibit was designed and implemented by NGO Fundación Desarrollo y Autogestión (DyA), a Department of Labor funding recipient for anti-child labor projects, and it will remain on display for ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 27 September, 2014 | Topics:
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On September 15, CAO Johanna Villalobos donated over 200 high quality books by American authors translated into Spanish under the U.S. Embassy program, “United States and Bolivia, United in Literature.” The goal of this program is to encourage reading and improve the quality of education for children and adolescents in the 10 de Marzo community ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 15 September, 2014 | Topics:
Education, Events, News
| Tags: Books, Donation, Education
From August 26-28, Commercial Officer Leah Pillsbury escorted a Bolivian delegation to the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. This was the first time the Embassy partnered with the Department of Commerce International Buyer program to take a delegation to the largest agriculture show in the U.S. Bolivian delegates saw a wide array of tractors ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 August, 2014 | Topics:
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On July 17th and 18th, summer interns Nathan Eckstein, Timothy Heigl, Amaury Munoz, Hillary Tanoff, and Emily Wrigley offered their perspectives on university life through two roundtables in Santa Cruz. The first roundtable occurred at Fundacion Trabajo Empresa, with 75 university students studying business and entrepreneurship in attendance; the second roundtable took place at the ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 17 July, 2014 | Topics:
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On July 14th and 16th, IIP speaker Vanessa Cárdenas presented on leadership and activism as it relates to her work with immigration reform in La Paz and Cochabamba. Cárdenas is Vice President of Progress 2050, a Center for American Progress program. She discussed her Bolivian-American background, her path to fighting for immigration reform, and her ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 14 July, 2014 | Topics:
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Six university officials will travel to the United States on July 12th for three weeks in a program sponsored by the State Department and the U.S. Embassy, which aims to deepen their knowledge of the characteristics of U.S. higher education. The group is composed of representatives of the Tecnológica Privada de Santa Cruz (UTEPSA), Privada ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 12 July, 2014 | Topics:
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Embassy La Paz selected two Bolivian high school students from over 50 applicants to attend the Foundation for International Space Education’s United Space School for two weeks in Houston, Texas. On July 9, Post honored Andressa Camacho and Annelise Claros, both from Cochabamba. The Embassy also acknowledged the four corporate donors who sponsored the students’ ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 9 July, 2014 | Topics:
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On Thursday, July 3rd, the U.S. Embassy in La Paz hosted a reception in celebration of Independence Day in the Embassy garden. The event welcomed over 1,000 guests, from esteemed political leaders to alumni of Embassy-sponsored English programming, and members of civil society to officials from fellow embassies. In his speech, Chargé d’Affaires Brennan highlighted ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 3 July, 2014 | Topics:
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From June 26 to 27, Hans Mendoz, director of the Embassy’s Information and Reference Center, led a two-day “Programa del Tech Camp para Emprendedores” in Sucre aimed at educating local entrepreneurs on social media. The Program was hosted by Sucre’s Binational Center, and was in partnership with the Chuquisaca department’s Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCH). 20 ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 June, 2014 | Topics:
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On June 25, Embassy staff donated over 200 high quality books by American authors translated into Spanish under the U.S. Embassy program, “Estados Unidos y Bolivia, unidos en la lectura.” The goal of this program is to encourage reading and improve the quality of education for children and adolescents in the Barrio Lindo neighborhood in ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 25 June, 2014 | Topics:
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The Public Affairs Section hosted Los Angeles-based dance company CONTRA-TIEMPO on a two city tour of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba from June 9-17. This program was part of CONTRA-TIEMPO’s DanceMotionUSA Latin America tour to Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia. The program received daily TV coverage on national and local channels and reached over 1,000 participants. The ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 9 June, 2014 | Topics:
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On January 25, U.S. Embassy Political Officer Sara Greengrass visited the Bi National center Centro Boliviano Americano (CBA) in the city of El Alto to talk to a group of Bolivian students about discrimination, human rights, and the importance of equality. Ms. Greengrass highlighted as an example the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27) and ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 October, 2012 | Topics:
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On September 28, more than 60 Access Program students visited the Santa Isabel area of District 2 in the city of El Alto to plant trees and raise awareness among residents about the importance of ecology. The young students were accompanied by embassy officials who helped them plant dozens of trees. Since its inception in ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 October, 2012 | Topics:
Events, News
| Tags: Access, Alumni
On October 3, the U.S. Embassy offered a workshop on interviewing skills and résumé writing to a group of young students from the city of El Alto who are currently part of the Access Micro-Scholarship Program. With the help of experts in Human Resources and other embassy volunteers, the students acquired skills that may lead ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 October, 2012 | Topics:
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On November 20, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Larry L. Memmott welcomed to the Embassy 60 young Bolivians selected to receive the Access Scholarship, and their parents. During event, Mr. Memmott congratulated the students for winning the Access English language scholarships, a program serving people in over 85 countries worldwide, which currently benefits more than 95,000 ...
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By U.S. Embassy La Paz | 26 October, 2012 | Topics:
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