U.S. Speaker Shares American Experience
on Developing Advocacy Groups to Address
Domestic Violence
Susie M. Johnson toured several cities in Portugal to advocate the need to empower victims of domestic violence and expand grassroots campaigns and community initiatives. (full text)
Fulbright U.S. Grantees Visit the Embassy
On October 2, a group of eleven Fulbright U.S. Grantees visited the Chancery for an Embassy briefing. Charge d’Affaires, David Ballard welcomed the group, followed by remarks by the Political-Economic Counselor, Richard Reiter; the Consul General, Eugene Sweeney, and the Assistant Regional Security Officer, Rob Holbrook. (more)
Embassy Lisbon Continuous Support
of Translation Prize
For the second consecutive year, the Embassy’s Public Affairs Office partnered with the Portuguese Catholic University to recognize three Portuguese high school students who won the university’s tenth annual translation prize. (more)
Chargé d’Affaires Meets with Business
Leaders, Portuguese Muslims in Porto
The Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Portugal, David Ballard, paid a visit to Portugal’s second largest city on September 18 and 19. (more)
U.S. Embassy Lisbon Hosts Council of International Education Exchange Briefing
OPA recently organized a briefing for 15 undergraduate humanities majors from U.S. colleges who have just arrived in Portugal on a three-month study tour organized by the Council of International Education Exchange (CIEE). (more)
USS Eisenhower Visits Lisbon
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower took a much anticipated port visit in Lisbon in July, after completing more than three months of combat operations in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan. (more)
Deputy Secretary Steinberg Attends
Community of Democracies Ministerial in Lisbon
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg was in Lisbon on July 11-12 to participate in the 5th ministerial of the Community of Democracies (CD), a unique forum that brings together those nations committed to promoting and strengthening democracy worldwide. (more)
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