While COVID-19 means that July 4th – America’s Independence Day and Rwanda’s Liberation Day will look very different than years past, we have a special way this year to help our friends and partners in Rwanda turn the clock back to 1776. I am delighted to announce that this weekend Embassy Kigali will host a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 7 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Fourth of July, speech
Remarks for Ambassador Peter Vrooman Rwanda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (RPHIA) Release Event Tuesday, October 22, 2019 « as prepared for delivery » Good afternoon. We are at a historic moment in the global HIV/AIDS response, reaching the last few miles on the road towards epidemic control. Rwanda is a global leader in the fight ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 24 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: speech
Remarks for Ambassador Peter Vrooman Closing Ceremony of Shared Accord 19 Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (As prepared) LTG Balla Keita (MINUSCA CJTF), BG John Baptist (RDF), BG Lapthe Chau Flora, BG Eli Hadji Babacar Faye (UN DPKO), BG Robert Kabage (AU), Good morning. I am honored to join you today as we close Shared Accord ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 3 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: speech
Remarks Given By Charge d’affaires Belinda Jackson Farrier Shared Accord 2019 – Opening Ceremony Wednesday, August 14, 2019 I am honored to join you today for the opening ceremony of Shared Accord 2019. I would like to thank the Government of Rwanda and the Rwanda Defense Force for hosting this exercise and for your long-standing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 14 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: speech
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Ambassador Peter H. Vrooman U.S. Embassy Kigali Independence Day Celebration July 3, 2019 Good evening! I would like to welcome you to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali and on behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I want to thank you for joining us to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 5 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: speech
Nyakubahwa Minisitiri na mwe mwese muri hano, Honorable Minister and others gathered here Mwaramutse. Good Morning. I am delighted to be here this morning to recognize your commitment to promoting the rights of people with disabilities and to improving learning for every child in Rwanda. As the Minister just observed: “Disability does not mean inability.” ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 2 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: speech
Honorable Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs for the Republic of Rwanda, Jeanne d’Arc De Bonheur Ladies and Gentlemen; all protocols observed – Good morning. Mwaramutse. I am here today to honor the 50 graduates of the Indego Africa program that the U.S. Embassy had the privilege to support through our Julia Taft Fund. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 2 October, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: DCM, speech
Good afternoon. Thank you for joining me here today for the
Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund Grant Signing Ceremony . I want to thank Mr. Apollo Munanura, Director General for the Rwanda Cooperative Agency for being here today. I am excited to join with you as we welcome nine (9) new cooperatives to the list of 171 Self-Help grant recipients since 1999. These ...
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Ambassador's Fund, Business, Economic Issues, Exclude, News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador, Business, Grant, self help, speech
