Nov. 06 Gaborone: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) wishes to respond to and refute an article in the last edition of the Weekend Post entitled “US stops P10 billion foreign aid to Botswana” which contains several inaccurate statements in the headline and in the body of the story, including that PEPFAR ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 6 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the Independent Trustee. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter. The U.S. Government ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 2 November, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Opportunities, News
The U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana is pleased to announce the annual call for proposals for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). This fund supports projects in countries around the world – including Botswana – to preserve cultural heritage in three areas: Cultural Sites – such as historic buildings and archaeological sites; Cultural Objects ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 17 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador's Fund, Art & Culture, News
The Public Affairs Office requests proposals from organizations or individuals to host and instruct a series of educational sessions for youth entrepreneurs ages 18 – 35 in support of post’s America on the Move project which includes the following goals: Provide accurate, compelling, timely, and audience-appropriate information about the United States – its history, culture ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 19 July, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Education, News, Public Affairs
In November 1993, Mr. David Ngele became the first Motswana to openly disclose he was living with HIV. Over the past 25 years, a few more have followed him in making public disclosures, though they represent a very small percentage of the current estimated number of 360,000 Batswana living with HIV. Those who have taken ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, President of the United States
It is wonderful to be here to celebrate the beginning of a new era for
USAID’s Southern Africa Trade & Investment Hub . And what an amazing view! It seems like we can see the entire city from here. I would like to thank each one of you for coming today and for the work you do to promote economic growth and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 23 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, News, Trade, U.S. & Botswana
Thank you for joining us at the conclusion of what has been a series of very informative meetings here in Kasane. We deeply appreciate the hospitality of our friends in government, in civil society, and in the local communities. We saw first-hand how you are managing the significant challenges of living in close proximity to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 8 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, News
It is my pleasure to be here this morning because education is very close to my heart and opens doors to many opportunities. I was excited to learn about this workshop and the impact the
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (FDAT) alumni are already making in Botswana. We started this program in Botswana as a pilot in 2015, the first ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 14 July, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Ambassador, Education, News
Presidents of the United States have proclaimed January 16 National Religious Freedom Day since 1993. On this day, the U.S. government reconfirms its pledge to promote respect for religious freedom and diversity; to promote accountability for religious-based violence; and to urge other governments to adopt legal protections for religious minorities and religious practice. In 2017, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 23 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Human Rights, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Religious Freedom
Victory Speech by President-Elect Trump I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all of Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 12 November, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump
June 3 was a momentous day. I wish to congratulate the government and the people of Botswana for being among the first countries in Africa to adopt the “Treat All” policy providing antiretroviral therapy to all Batswana citizens living with HIV. How apt that Botswana, preparing to celebrate 50 years of independence, is also making ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 3 June, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Health Issues, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Bilateral Relations, Health, HIV/AIDS
It is a pleasure to be at the University of Botswana today. Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to discuss U.S. foreign policy and our bilateral relations with Botswana. We congratulate Botswana on 50 years of independence in 2016. Botswana has an amazing story to tell: having risen to upper middle income status ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 4 May, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States, U.S. & Botswana
| Tags: Barack Obama, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Good evening, everyone. I am thrilled to be at the Maun International Poetry Festival’s renowned “Poetry Night.” We have been a proud supporter of this festival for the past three years, and I wish to thank our colleagues at Poetavango for their enduring support, collaboration, and friendship – in particular Legodile Seganabeng, Thato Molosi and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 30 October, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, News, Speeches
Good morning. It is my pleasure to be here this morning at the launch of Botswana’s National Enquiry Point. On behalf of the United States Embassy in Botswana and USAID’s Southern Africa Trade Hub, I would like to thank our partner, the Botswana Bureau of Standards, for working closely with us on this initiative that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 28 September, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, News, Speeches, U.S. & Botswana
Good morning. I am delighted to be here as we mark an important milestone for the health of women in Botswana, and as we celebrate a successful six year partnership in cervical cancer prevention between the governments of Botswana and the United States, in collaboration with the Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership. Cervical cancer, which is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 11 September, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Health Issues, News, President of the United States, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State
As Prepared For Delivery | August 13, 2015 | Gaborone Good morning. Thank you for coming to celebrate the return of eleven of our thirteen Mandela Washington Fellows! Two Fellows remain in the US on internships. President Obama launched the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 13 August, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States, Speeches, U.S. & Botswana
| Tags: Barack Obama
As Prepared For Delivery | August 4, 2015 | Gaborone Good afternoon. Thank you all for coming to watch President Obama’s town hall meeting with five hundred 2015 Mandela Washington Fellows. As part of President Obama’s Young African Leadership Initiative – or YALI – thirteen extremely talented young Batswana leaders are in the audience at the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Gaborone | 4 August, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Political Affairs, President of the United States, Speeches
| Tags: Barack Obama
