“Shared Accord” Multilateral Exercises Boost Peacekeeping Preparedness
Gako, RWANDA – Nearly 200 participants from 15 nations and three international organizations gathered for the U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Shared Accord 2018 at the…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali
Location: Rwanda Event: The Democratic Republic of the Congo reports an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Province of North Kivu, which borders western Rwanda. As of…
Remarks by Ambassador Peter H. Vrooman on fourth of July celebration
Good evening – Mwiriwe! On behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I want to thank you for joining us to…
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Rwanda National Day
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am honored to congratulate the people of Rwanda as they celebrate their nation’s…
2018 Trafficking in Persons Report
Every year our report focuses on a specific thing.This year’s report focuses on effective ways local communities can address human trafficking proactively and on how…
Twelve Young Rwandan Leaders Left Kigali to Participate in the Fifth YALI Fellowship
The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce that twelve dynamic and experienced young Rwandans departed Kigali today to attend the fifth Young African Leadership Initiative …
Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali
Location: Ngoma, Kirehe, and Kyonza Districts, East Province, Rwanda Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kigali wishes to inform American citizens that the Rwandan Ministry of…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali: June 4, 2018
Location: Kigali International Airport and all land borders between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kigali wishes to advise…
2017 International Religious Freedom Report
The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country.…
USAID Launches Hinga Weze – A New 28 Billion RWF Agricultural Growth Project
Nyamata—On April 26th, 2018 the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new 28 Billion RWF project to support agricultural growth and resiliency…
2017 Human Rights Country Reports
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set…
Commemoration of the 24th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Washington, DC April 7, 2018. We stand today with the people of Rwanda in commemorating the…
Peter H. Vrooman U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda
Peter H. Vrooman is the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda. He is a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, class…
Notice of Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Embassy in Kigali and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) announce an open competition for organizations to…
U.S. Embassy Honors Three Rwandan Women of Courage
As part of Women’s History Month, on March 23, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Richard Michaels honored three Rwandan women at an event at the U.S. Embassy. …
2018 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced
Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan to Honor Awardees on March 23; Special Remarks by First Lady of the United States Melania Trump On…
Tillerson: ‘Africa is the future’
On the eve of his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out a new framework for U.S.-Africa relations that…
2019-2020 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP)
The U.S. Embassy Kigali is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2019-2020 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP), a program of the…
