Latest Consulate News
Press releases and texts in Bengali
Currently, these press releases and texts have been translated into Bengali:
13 May 2008 Statement by Sean McCormack, Spokesman - Terrorist Attacks in Jaipur, India
13 May 2008 Statement by Ambassador David C. Mulford released on May 13, 2008
10 March 2008 U.S. Embassy Adjusts Consular Exchange Rate
03 March 2008 America Festival: U.S. Consulate General Brings America To North Bengal
21 February 2008 U.S. Provides Additional Funding For Avian Flu Fight In India
21 June 2007 U.S. Consulate Organizes English Language Teaching Workshop In North Bengal On June 25-26
18 April 2007 Statement by David C. Mulford, U.S. Ambassador to India
09 February 2007 32nd Kolkata Book Fair U.S. To Participate As “Guest Of Honor” Country
16 January 2007 Biggest Ever U.S. Trade Mission to Visit Calcutta, January 17-20, 2007
10 January 2007 U.S. Jazz Legends Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter to Perform in India and Promote HIV/AIDS Awareness
09 November 2006 U.S. Eliminates Non-Immigrant Visa Issuance Fee For All Indian Applicants
03 November 2006 Remarks By Consul General Henry V. Jardine To Village-Level Farmers/Officials At Chingurmari, Mahishadal East Midnapore District
02 November 2006 U.S. Embassy Adjusts Consular Exchange Rate
02 November 2006 U.S. Consulate General, Calcutta’s New Measures to Improve Visa Facilitation Services
30 October 2006 India’s First Microturbine Power Project Commissioned In Purulia With U. S. Assistance
15 September 2006 Remarks by Consul General Henry V. Jardine at the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Bengali Literary Society of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
11 September 2006 New York And Mumbai, Facing Terror With Courage, by Ambassador David C. Mulford
28 July 2006 U.S. Adjusts Consular Exchange Rates
24 July 2006 U.S. Educators to Visit Calcutta to Learn about Society, History, Culture, and Educational Systems
02 June 2006 We Can Make a Difference in the Fight against Trafficking, by Ambassador David C. Mulford
19 April 2006 U.S. Consulate Celebrates Earth Day Throughout Calcutta, April 21-25
31 March 2006 American Center Library to Open On Saturdays
06 January 2006 U.S. Bet Jazz Greats To Visit Calcutta, "Indians And Americans Together Against Hiv/Aids"
05 December 2005 American Center, Calcutta Hosts Mini Book Fair, December 8-10
18 November 2005 Revision of the Schedule of Fees for U.S. Consular Services
19 October 2005 Statement by the U.S. Embassy on the October 18 Terrorist Attack in Srinagar
04 October 2005 U.S. Assists Historical Preservation Projects In West Bengal And Bihar
11 August 2005 Henry Jardine Takes Over as New U.S. Consul General in Calcutta
05 August 2005 US Provides Humaniatarian Relief to Flood Victims in Western India
30 June 2005 Economic Reform: Good for India, Good for the U.S. - By George N. Sibley, U.S. Consul General, Kolkata
14 June 2005 U.S. Consulate Calcutta Will No Longer Routinely Accept Visa Applicants From South India
03 June 2005 The Unheard Voices, by Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
26 May 2005 U.S. Envoy Urges Indian Business and Industry Leaders to Help Battle HIV/AIDS in India
26 April 2005 Indo-USAID Program Launched in West Bengal
20 April 2005 U.S. Government Accepts 20-Year Passport As Valid Travel Document
13 April 2005 U.S., India Sign Agreement On Military Medical Training
01 April 2005 Top U.S. Experts to Attend "Asicon 2005" Hiv/Aids Meet in New Delhi, April 2-4
03 February 2005 "U.S. Adjusts Consular Exchange Rate"
22 December 2004 Indian Students Win Asia Region Space Settlement Design Competition - 2005
21 December 2004 U.S. to Assist in Training 25,000 Indian Power Sector Personnel
10 December 2004 "Human Rights Day" By David Kennedy U.S. Embassy Press Attaché
01 December 2004 HIV/AIDS is Killing Innocent Women and Girls By David C. Mulford U.S. Ambassador to India December 1, 2004
17 November 2004 Students: The Heart and Future of U.S.-India Relations By Ambassador David C. Mulford
12 November 2004 USEFI To Celebrate International Education Week, "Study America Fest" At American Center On November 19
09 November 2004 American Center Presents Marlon Brando Retrospective During Calcutta Film Festival
09 August 2004 USAID Brings Sesame Street To India
04 August 2004 Thai Judges To Visit Calcutta To Learn Handling Of Environmental Cases
02 August 2004 U.S. Support for flood relief
22 july 2004 Statement by The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi
14 July 2004 World's Most Environmentally Advanced Building Inaugurated in Hyderabad
08 July 2004 Major Boost to U.S.-India Scholarly Exchanges
28 June 2004 American Center To Co-Host UNAIDS Funded Aids Workshop, July 1-4
23 June 2004 Billy Wilder Films At American Center
22 June 2004 Drop Box Service for U.S. Visas Discontinued; Fingerprint Collection to Begin
18 June 2004 Trafficking in Persons By Ambassador David C. Mulford
08 June 2004 US Consulate Closed On June 11 In Mourning For Ronald Reagan
21 May 2004 Powell Vows Justice On Iraq Abuse, Continued Effort On Middle East Peace
17 May 2004 The U.S. is a Great Place to Study, By Ambassador David C. Mulford