Sec. Clinton's Global Town Hall With Civil Society
"Please know that we are enthusiastic about the future of civil society and we want to use this dialogue, as we have for the past year, to be a vehicle for the exchange of ideas, for the promotion of new approaches, and for an accounting…"
Secretary Clinton meets CM Banerjee
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a great meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Writers’ Building.
Secretary Clinton meets people of Kolkata
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enjoyed interacting with the students and members of Kolkata’s civil society on NDTV’s “We The People” moderated by Barkha Dutt at La Martiniere School for Girls.
Secretary Clinton meets NGOs
Secretary Clinton was impressed and inspired by the wonderful work being done by the various NGOs working on issues related to Trafficking in Persons. Keep up the amazing work, NGOs!
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Advancing food and nutrition security at the 2012 G8 summit
Watch the 2012 Symposium Livestream as senior global leaders discuss new G8 efforts on food security.
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Special Envoy and Coordinator for Int'l Energy Affairs Carlos Pascual in India
On this trip, Ambassador Pascual will engage with the Indian government, private sector, and civil society on several broad themes.
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Ambassador-Designate Nancy J. Powell Arrives in New Delhi
Ambassador Powell arrived on April 19 following her confirmation as the first woman U.S. Ambassador to India.
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Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Visits India
Assistant Secretary Janice L. Jacobs traveled to New Delhi to lead the second U.S.-India Consular Dialogue.
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USIEF
Launches Country-wide Toll-free Hotline for Students
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Bulletin
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SPAN
SPAN celebrating 50 years
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A Cup of Jazz
American Center partnered with a string of Café Coffee Day outlets on the eve of the first International Jazz Day with surprise performances by city band Kendraka who wowed the audience with popular Jazz renditions. Special guests Ambassador Powell and Consul General Dean Thompson joined the celebrations over their cup of coffee.
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U.S. Inspires Tripura’s Youth
The city of Agartala tasted the various flavors of American education, music, culture and policy through a series of interactive, youth-friendly programs in the central hub of Nazrul Kalakshetra. The evening ended with a rocking band performance and the screening of the film “Namesake.”
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The Earth Won’t Wait
American Center joined hands with Earth Day Network, ITC Sonar and city school students to organize a " Mobilize the Earth Campaign" in the City Center mall. The mall hosted a series of green activities including distribution of saplings, exchange of plastic bags for jute bags, and artwork made on recycled material reaching out to over 5000 people. The American Center booth attracted a huge number of young people who were encouraged to friend us on Face book and pledge their act of green.
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An Evening of Jazz to Commemorate International Women’s Month!
On March 25th, the U.S. Consulate commemorated International Women’s Month with a musical performance at the Consul General’s Residence. In the month of March we celebrate women’s achievements and role in society, and some of the foremost women leaders and artists in Kolkata were invited to the Consul General’s Residence to hear Jazz music duo Sonia Sehgal and Harmeet Mansetta, who paid a fitting musical tribute to some of America’s Jazz Greats.
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Berhampur University Students Visit American Library for an Orientation Program
Forty Library Science students led by their faculties from Berhampur University visited the Kolkata American Library on an educational tour on March 13, 2012. The Library Director and other senior librarians organized a library orientation, which included hands-on-training. The students also received infopacks with material on library resources and services.
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CG Dean R Thompson addresses students at St. Xavier’s College International Marketing Summit, Inertia 2012
Consul General participated in a panel discussion along with prominent educators and industrialists at St. Xavier’s College Annual Marketing Summit hosted by the Commerce department. Addressing more than two hundred students, The Consul General highlighted key elements of the U.S-India Strategic Partnership, and possibilities for further development of India’s infrastructure that could facilitate its growth and economic development.
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