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  • Ambassador Wharton and Harare Mayor Masunda participate during the green campaign launch

    US Embassy takes green campaign to Harare’s streets

    Harare, February 5, 2013: The United States Embassy on Tuesday presented a special garbage bin to the Harare City Council as a gesture to its commitment to a clean environment in Harare.

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    Rekindle development state model debate: Minister

    Harare, January 31, 2013: A cabinet minister wants Zimbabweans to rekindle the conversation proposed by the inclusive government in 2009 about adopting the democratic developmental state model to spur economic growth in Zimbabwe.

  • Statement on the late Professor John Makumbe

    Statement on the passing on of Professor John Makumbe

    Harare, January 28, 2013: The US Embassy expresses its condolences to the family and the people of Zimbabwe on the death of Professor John Makumbe, a prominent political analyst and academic who consistently provided thoughtful and balanced insights. He was respected as one who challenged his own assumptions, welcomed opposing perspectives, and appreciated the value and power of nuance.

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    U.S. backs Zim youth in fight against AIDS stigma

    Harare, January 28 2013: The United States and Zimbabwe are investing in/focusing on youth to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination and have provided resources to a youth-focused organization to expand its outreach.

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    Martin Luther King Jr and civil society

    Harare, January 22 2013: January 15 was the 84th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birth. Giving Dr. King Jr. his full due as a leader and a catalyst for change, it is vital that we remember the many others who worked for the extraordinary accomplishments achieved as a result of the American Civil Rights Movement.

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  • U.S. to host HIV/AIDS awards ceremony

    Harare, January 24, 2013: This Thursday the United States Embassy will honor Africaid, a local nongovernmental organization, as the winner of the annual Auxillia Chimusoro HIV and AIDS Award. During the ceremony Africaid will receive a grant award to produce an HIV/AIDS-themed awareness-raising musical DVD.  

  • Ambassador Wharton's message to the people of Mutare

    Mutare, January 16 2013: Let me start, then, by telling you a little about me, and about my job as Ambassador. I was raised in a home full of stories about, and respect for, the people of Africa – a legacy of my grandparents’ 35 years as missionaries in what was then the Belgian Congo.  

  • US Ambassador to Visit Mutare

    Mutare, January 14, 2013: United States Ambassador Bruce Wharton will tour Mutare starting Tuesday where he is expected to visit U.S. funded projects as well as meet local government officials and representatives of civil society organizations. This is Ambassador Wharton's first official visit to Mutare. 

  • Black Month History Contest 2013

    Harare: Jan 11, 2013. Deadline February 11, 2013: Black History Month Essay Contest: For High School Students: Submit a 500 word essay in response to the following: Langston Hughes remains one of America’s most celebrated African-American poets. Read his poem “Dream Deferred” and write an essay about how this poem relate to you personally, to your community and to Zimbabwe? Five winning essays receive prizes to be presented at a ceremony in Harare. See http://harare.usembassy.gov for more details 

  • 2013 Fortune/U.S. State Department International Mentoring Partnership

    2013 Fortune/U.S. State Department International Mentoring Partnership ProgramInaugurated in 2006, this program is now in its eighth year and has placed 199 women from 46 countries and the West Bank and Gaza in mentoring programs with some of Fortune's Most Powerful Women leaders.  

  • STATEMENT: Arrest of the Counseling Services Unit counsellors and staff

    Harare, November 8, 2012: The United States is deeply concerned about the November 5th police search of the Zimbabwean Counseling Services Unit (CSU) medical clinic and the arrest of three senior programme officers. CSU is a lawfully registered medical clinic providing non-partisan counselling and referral services to all victims of trauma. 

  • Completing and Returning Absentee Ballots

    October 2, 2012: Absentee ballots already delivered to overseas voters. Every U.S. citizen who requested an absentee ballot and selected the fax or email delivery option should have it by now. Please vote and take steps to return your voted ballot promptly so your vote will count. See instructions below. 

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