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Friendship Blossoms in Sasebo, Saikai

April 25, 2013 – Sasebo and Saikai Cities in Nagasaki Prefecture received a donation of American Dogwood trees from the U.S. government as part of the “Friendship Blossoms Initiative”, a public-private partnership by U.S. Department of State...
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Promoting Educational Exchange

April 24-25, 2013, Saga / Nagasaki – Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo Mark Davidson visited Kyushu to deliver a consistent message to students and educators about the value of studying abroad and learning English to improve one’s international competitiveness.
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Public Affairs Chief Inaugurates American Shelf

April 24, 2013, Saga – Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo Mark Davidson visited Kyushu and joined Saga University President Hotokebuchi at the opening ceremony for the Saga University American Shelf.
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Consulate Offers Peek into Diplomatic Work

March 23, 2013 – Consulate Fukuoka invited reporter Chikako Shii from TNC Fukuoka to tour the Consulate with a camera crew for her popular series “Shashoku” (Company Cafeterias), which aired on the TNC Saturday morning news show “CUBE” on March 23rd.
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LGBT Rights Symposium: "the Courage to be Yourself"

March 8, 2013, Fukuoka – Osaka-Kobe Consul General Patrick Linehan and his husband Emerson Kanegusuke headlined Fukuoka city’s largest-ever public LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Rights symposium, arranged by the Consulate and held at the Fukuoka American Center.

SOTU Boosts Student Interest in U.S. Politics

February 13, 2013 - Fukuoka Political/Economic Officer Callahan led an interactive discussion in English, watching and then commenting on President Obama’s State of the Union address, with a group of students from Seinan Gakuin University.

Radio New Year’s Greetings from Consulate

January 1, 2013, Fukuoka – Consulate Fukuoka Principal Officer Jason Cubas sent out a greeting to all residents of our Consular District on New Year’s Day on Fukuoka’s leading foreign-language radio station, LoveFM.

Embassy Tokyo Breaks Ground: Community Garden in the World's Largest Metropolis

April 22 - The Embassy's Green Team and Facilities Management teamed up on Earth Day to inaugurate a community garden project at the Embassy housing compound, with Ms Susie Roos breaking ground for the first of 10 garden plots. more »
State Department Releases Human Rights Report for 2012

April 22 - Secretary of State John Kerry said, "These reports send a very clear message that all governments have a responsibility to protect universal human rights, and they help to blaze a path forward for places where those rights are either threatened or denied." more »