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  • PAO David Gainer addresses students of IIT, Madras (State Dept.)

    ‘Literature Reflects Culture and Society’

    As a part of African American History Month, Public Affairs Officer David Gainer held an interactive session on the contributions of African Americans to literature with the Humanities Department students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras on February 11, 2013.

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  • U.S. Ambassador Nancy Powell at India’s Call to Action Summit for Child Survival and Development in Mahabalipuram on February 07, 2013. (State Dept.)

    'U.S. Will Work With India on Child Survival Issues'

    “The U.S. Government is looking forward to working with the Government of India on addressing critical child survival issues,” said U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell at the India’s Call to Action Summit for Child Survival and Development on February 07, 2013.

  • U.S. Ambassador Nancy Powell at the ‘Best Practices for Gender Diversity’ conference on February 07, 2013 in Chennai. (State Dept.)

    Ambassador Powell Speaks About Gender Diversity

    “Companies gain by recruiting the most talented employees, irrespective of gender,” said U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell in her keynote address at the ‘Best Practices for Gender Diversity’ conference on February 07, 2013.

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  • U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell said at the Aero India U.S. Pavilion inauguration on February 06, 2013. (State Dept.)

    ‘U.S. Companies Committed to Partnering with India’

    “The U.S. companies participating at this show have demonstrated a commitment to partner with India on its goal of modernizing and upgrading its defense aerospace capabilities,” U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell said at the Aero India U.S. Pavilion inauguration on February 06, 2013.

  • TEA scholars during an activity on curriculum frameworks at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

    A Different Cup of “TEA” for South Indian Teachers

    Six teachers from South India are undergoing a unique experience of interacting with teachers from across the world under a six-week Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) program in various schools around the U.S.

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  • Holiday Notice

    The U.S. Consulate and American Library will be closed on Feb. 18 for Washington’s Birthday.

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  • Anne Weisberg interacts with students at GLIM, Chennai. (State Dept.)
    “Why Advancing Women is Good for Business”

    Gender inequality remains a significant challenge across every development initiative worldwide, said Anne Weisberg, a specialist in the field of diversity, gender and work/life integration, at the Great Lakes Institute of Management in Chennai on February 6, 2013. 

  • PAO David Gainer addresses students of Presidency College. (State Dept.)
    Contributions of African-American Community remembered

    Public Affairs Officer David Gainer addressed students at Chennai’s Presidency College students from the same dais where Martin Luther King addressed a gathering in 1959.  

  • Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholar Dr. Hema Ramanathan teaching a workshop on “Differentiated Teaching: Addressing Diversity in Classrooms” at the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai on January 8, 2013. (State Dept.)
    Workshop on Addressing Diversity in Classrooms

    “Differentiated Teaching: Addressing Diversity in Classrooms” Workshop taught at the U.S Consulate General, Chennai by Fulbright Scholar Dr. Hema Ramanathan, Associate Professor at the University of West Georgia.  

  • U.S. Cultural Affairs Officer Shanna Dietz Surendra at Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi on January 3, 2013. (Photo: Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi)
    ‘You Have One Key Tool – A Quality Education’

    “You now have one key tool – a quality education – that you can use in so many different ways,” said Cultural Affairs Officer Shanna Dietz Surendra at Isamiah College, Vaniyambadi on January 3, 2013.  

  • USAID-funded sewage treatment plant in CMC, Vellore inaugurated by U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre. (State Dept.)
    U.S. Consul General McIntyre Inaugurates USAID Project

    The collaboration between the United States of America and India, supporting health education and training goes back many years, U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre said at the inauguration of a sewage treatment plant at CMC, Vellore on December 20, 2012. 

  • U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre at Bishop Heber College, Trichy on December 13, 2012.
    Gender-Based Violence is a Global Issue: CG McIntyre

    Gender-based violence is a global issue that cuts across borders and impacts all people and societies, said U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre while inaugurating a workshop on ‘End Violence Against Women’ at Bishop Heber College, Trichy on December 13, 2012.  

  • U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre at Periyar Maniammai University on December 12, 2012 (Photo Courtesy: Periyar Maniammai University)
    ‘One Innovative Person Can Make a Difference’

    The life of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs reminds us of the difference that one innovative person can make not only to his/her own society but to the world, U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre said at Periyar Maniammai University on December 12, 2012.  

  • U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre at IIM, Trichy on December 13, 2012. (State Dept.)
    Building U.S.-India Ties through Educational Partnerships

    “The United States and India currently have hundreds of educational collaborations, through fellowships, student and faculty exchanges, and institutional partnerships,” said U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre at IIM, Trichy on December 13, 2012. 

  • U.S. Vice Consul Sarah Talalay interacts with students at “Gender-Based Violence – Taking a Stand” workshop held at Women’s Christian College on December 7, 2012.
    ‘We Look to You to End Domestic Violence’

    “If we don’t look to you to end domestic violence, who are we going to look to?” asked Indrani Goradia, founder of the Indranis Light Foundation, at a workshop organized by the U.S. Consulate General.  

  • U.S. Public Affairs Officer David Gainer leads a discussion with students from Vaniyambadi Islamiah Girls Higher Secondary School on December 5, 2012. (State Dept.)
    Students Explore Education Beyond the Classroom

    The American Library recently provided a new learning experience to more than 100 Access students from Vaniyambadi Islamiah Boys and Girls Higher Secondary School.  

  • U.S. Consular Chief Nicholas Manring at the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society at their World AIDS Day program in Chennai on December 1, 2012.(State Dept.)
    Standing Together With India on World AIDS Day

    “World AIDS Day on December 1st brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic,” U.S. Consular Chief Nicholas Manring said at a recent World AIDS Day program in Chennai. 

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