Embassy Archives



August 2008

08/29/2008	Competitiveness forum raises Uruguay's profile in the Americas
08/29/2008	Barack Obama accepts presidential nomination
08/28/2008	U.S. election helping America’s image worldwide
08/28/2008	Democrats formally nominate Barack Obama for U.S. Presidency
08/28/2008	Hillary Clinton encourages supporters to back Barack Obama
08/28/2008	Former president helps Democratic Party unite behind Obama
08/28/2008	Major medical nonprofit grew from response to Minnesota disaster
08/27/2008	Ambassador Baxter Accompanies Uruguay Delegation to Atlanta Forum
08/27/2008	Opening night of Democratic Convention celebrates Obama’s story
08/27/2008	Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter visit the Alianza Binational Center in Salto
08/26/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Paysandu
08/22/2008	Next U.S. president unlikely to alter U.S. Latin America policy
08/22/2008	Harnessing creativity vital to economic growth
08/22/2008	International students getting more graduate program offers
08/22/2008	Immigration remains important campaign issue in United States
08/21/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Salto
08/20/2008	Forum encourages Latin American colleges to add business courses
08/20/2008	Obama, McCain compete in wooing Hispanic voters
08/19/2008	Public-private partnerships maximize development assistance
08/19/2008	More U.S. relief headed for victims of Georgia conflict
08/18/2008	U.S. minorities will be the majority by 2042, Census Bureau says
08/15/2008	Free trade boosts Americas’ competitiveness in global market
08/12/2008	University of Richmond professor Jennifer Pribble visits Uruguay
08/11/2008	Globe-trotting Doo-wop singers from California visit Uruguay
08/11/2008	U.S. Olympic team reflects America’s global roots
08/08/2008	Remarks by U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks at the 2008 Latin American Cities Conference in Montevideo
08/07/2008	Tenth anniversary of the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
08/07/2008	United States offers no refuge for human rights violators
08/05/2008	Fellowships at the National Endowment for Democracy
08/05/2008	Tobacco use a deadly choice for millions worldwide
08/05/2008	Roles of civil and military agencies in foreign assistance
08/05/2008	United States at “turning point” as voters go to polls November 4
08/05/2008	The blind can now use the Web from anywhere
08/04/2008	Public Affairs officer Robert Zimmerman discusses educational programs and exchanges
08/04/2008	U.S. team participates in regional youth soccer tournament
08/01/2008	PEPFAR reauthorization to combat global HIV/AIDS
08/01/2008	English language specialist visits Uruguay



July 2008

07/31/2008	Donation of books on honing debate and language skills
07/31/2008	Ambassador Baxter addresses Uruguay Marketing Association
07/29/2008	Thunderbird’s “MBA On-Demand” provides a global classroom
07/29/2008	Record number of overseas visitors coming to United States
07/25/2008	America must continue to stand for freedom, Bush says
07/25/2008	Clean-energy fuels create buzz on Capitol Hill
07/25/2008	New Emergency Operations Center inaugurated in Durazno
07/25/2008	Increased global trade depends on individual governments
07/24/2008	Worlwide Caution
07/24/2008	U.S. Fourth Fleet reborn to provide maritime security in Latin America
07/24/2008	U.S. humanitarian aid focuses on saving lives, not politics
07/24/2008	United States seeks improved relations with Venezuela
07/17/2008	Rice launches new Civilian Response Corps
07/14/2008	Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky visits Uruguay
07/11/2008	Innovative outreach to Spanish-speaking voters
07/10/2008	Special envoy on anti-Semitism visits Uruguay
07/10/2008	Soccer gaining mass following in the United States
07/10/2008	Watching soccer: a popular U.S. pastime
07/10/2008	Small Arms Destruction Day 2008
07/09/2008	Fulbright teaching assistants gather for regional seminar
07/09/2008	G8 Toyako Declaration on Environment and Climate Change
07/04/2008	Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter host Independence Day celebration
07/04/2008	Celebrating Independence Day
07/03/2008	Ambassador Baxter's Fourth of July message
07/03/2008	United States “delighted” by successful Colombian rescue mission
07/02/2008	Presidential message on Independence Day 2008
07/02/2008	Ambassador Baxter hosts Fourth of July concert
07/02/2008	More Americans are taking vacations that combine service with sightseeing
07/02/2008	Farmer-soldiers from Missouri help Afghan farmers modernize



June 2008

06/30/2008	Economists cite six factors for oil, food price hikes
06/30/2008	Hospital ship offers treatment in Southeast Asia, Pacific
06/30/2008	New book showcases writings of Afro-Uruguayan poet Jacinto Ventura de Molina
06/30/2008	U.S. Kingpin Act lowers global threat of drug traffickers
06/26/2008	World’s hungry fed through U.S. government programs
06/25/2008	Virtual enterprise competition for senior public high school students
06/24/2008	Chile, California strengthen ties in education, trade
06/24/2008	United States, European Union share similar policies for Cuba
06/20/2008	United States saves lives, improves livelihoods
06/20/2008	Protecting refugees a high U.S. priority
06/20/2008	U.S. statement on World Refugee Day
06/20/2008	U.S. Diplomacy in the Americas (Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon at Center for Hemispheric Policy)
06/20/2008	Exhibit showcases love-hate relationship between FBI and press
06/18/2008	Gay and Lesbian Pride Month celebrates diversity, liberty
06/18/2008	U.S. supports ambitious U.N. plan to combat global food crisis
06/18/2008	Convergence of food and fuel is “historic opportunity”
06/18/2008	Two former U.S. senators named 2008 World Food Prize recipients
06/18/2008	Reintegration a major issue for former child soldiers
06/18/2008	USA History in Brief: The Cold War, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam
06/17/2008	US Television producers meet with Ambassador Baxter
06/17/2008	Follow-up visit to Uruguay by sports physician Dr. Anthony Hackney
06/17/2008	College wins award for internationalization efforts
06/17/2008	Under Secretary Glassman reviews Pew survey of Global Attitudes
06/13/2008	Guantanamo detainees win right to challenge their detention
06/13/2008	Embassy's Pol-Econ Counselor receives Superior Honor Award
06/12/2008	U.S. statement on World Day Against Child Labor
06/12/2008	Europe 60 years after Marshall Plan
06/12/2008	Reports on America's International Image (The Decline in America's Reputation: Why?)
06/11/2008	How will candidates explain stances on meeting hostile leaders?
06/11/2008	Famine early warning system can predict food shortages
06/11/2008	Article: Free Markets and Democracy: The Cuban Experience
06/11/2008	2008 U.S.-European Union Summit Declaration
06/11/2008	Western Hemisphere meeting showcases progress in Colombia
06/10/2008	More weak economic growth lies ahead, economic forum predicts
06/10/2008	71 nations join to prevent nuclear terror attack
06/10/2008	New pre-travel authorization program for U.S.-bound visa-free travelers
06/06/2008	Uruguayan students participate in Global UGrad Program
06/06/2008	Actor Harrison Ford speaks out against wildlife trafficking
06/06/2008	Markets and Democracy article: The Role of Social Trust
06/05/2008	World Environment Day urges “Kick the Carbon Habit”
06/05/2008	World leaders debate on crop use for biofuels, food
06/05/2008	Reducing demand is key to curbing human trafficking, U.S. says
06/04/2008	Uruguay segment of the Trafficking in Persons Report 2008
06/04/2008	State Department releases 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report
06/04/2008	Presidential campaign enters new phase as primaries end
06/04/2008	Peacekeeping initiative aims to meet growing demand
06/03/2008	Deputy Secretary of State at the Organization of American States
06/03/2008	U.S. citizen donates 20 Alianza scholarships
06/03/2008	Election fraud difficult to detect, measure
06/02/2008	Press conference by State's Negroponte in Colombia
06/02/2008	Inter-American assembly aims to build democracy, reduce poverty
06/02/2008	Freedom’s Watchdog: The Press in the United States



May 2008

05/30/2008	Guide for new U.S. immigrants comes in 13 languages
05/29/2008	Nations endorse strengthened effort on containing weapons’ spread
05/29/2008	Weapons partnership has solid record of success, says Bush
05/28/2008	2008 Doors to Diplomacy award winners announced
05/28/2008	“Ethical” brands allow U.S. consumers to fight global poverty
05/21/2008	Democracy and Solidarity with the People of Cuba (Op-ed by Ambassador Frank E. Baxter)
05/21/2008	Remarks by President Bush on Cuba, marks Day of Solidarity
05/21/2008	Award-winning websites offer American History lessons
05/21/2008	Cuba Solidarity Day
05/21/2008	Memorial Day holiday honors American war dead
05/13/2008	First U.S. disaster aid shipment arrives in Burma
05/13/2008	Ellis Island honors immigrants to United States
05/12/2008	Earth Day celebration fosters students' awareness
05/12/2008	Latin American countries should develop new business sectors
05/09/2008	USS Farragut sailors participate in community relations activities while in Montevideo
05/09/2008	Democracy transforming the Americas, says Rice
05/09/2008	Burma aid is about saving lives, not politics, Rice says
05/08/2008	U.S. seeks social justice and security in the Americas, says Bush
05/08/2008	Education summit advances U.S. commitment to global development
05/08/2008	No Joke! Stand-up comedians battle intolerance
05/08/2008	Terrorism, crime often linked, says report
05/07/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Treinta y Tres
05/06/2008	Citizen involvement in Summit of the Americas process expanding
05/06/2008	Bush asks Congress to approve $770 million more in food aid
05/06/2008	World population growth poses security challenges
05/05/2008	Cinco de Mayo shows the Americanization of a Mexican holiday
05/05/2008	Dozens of countries sign up for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008
05/05/2008	New exhibition resurrects legacy of groundbreaking photographer
05/02/2008	World Press Freedom Day supports journalists facing threats
05/02/2008	U.S. legal permanent residents Annual Flow Report
05/02/2008	New intercountry adoption standards implemented in United States
05/02/2008	Meeting of the U.S.-Uruguay Trade and Investment Council



April 2008

04/29/2008	2007 Country Reports on Terrorism released
04/29/2008	Ambassador Baxter's visit to Rocha
04/29/2008	The United States and Uruguay sign a Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
04/29/2008	Public-private partnerships foster innovative solutions
04/28/2008	CalArts professors visit Uruguay
04/25/2008	Global killer malaria can be prevented, treated, cured
04/25/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits the Alianza Binational Center in Chuy
04/25/2008	Countries mount global campaign to combat product counterfeiting
04/25/2008	U.S. adopters of foreign orphans undergo tough scrutiny
04/24/2008	Intendant Esquerra greets Ambassador Baxter during brief stopover in Tacuarembo
04/24/2008	Trademarks -- not counterfeits -- create jobs, experts say
04/21/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Artigas and Rivera in northern Uruguay
04/18/2008	25th anniversary of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut
04/18/2008	Ambassador Baxter congratulates the 2008 Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
04/17/2008	Pope Benedict’s first U.S. visit draws large, lively crowds
04/17/2008	Prepare for health effects of climate change, world experts urge
04/17/2008	Bush orders $200 million for emergency food relief
04/14/2008	NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown visits Montevideo
04/11/2008	Proclamation on Pan American Day, Pan American Week 2008
04/11/2008	Bush administration seeks $37 billion to bolster diplomacy
04/11/2008	Washington’s “Newseum” promotes free flow of information
04/11/2008	Newspaperman Ben Bradlee says good reporters dig for truth
04/11/2008	Former child soldier a beacon of hope to conflict survivors
04/10/2008	Alliance for a Drug-Free Uruguay unveils new ad campaign
04/09/2008	Child soldiers a national and global security issue, expert says
04/08/2008	Uruguayan scientists share Nobel Prize for research on climate change
04/08/2008	Op-ed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Proposed U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement
04/08/2008	State’s Shannon’s speech to Council of the Americas in New York
04/07/2008	World Health Day targets human effects of climate change
04/04/2008	Martin Luther King’s dream lives on 40 years after his death
04/04/2008	U.S. funding helps fight one of the “worst forms of child labor”
04/04/2008	Killing of journalists threatens global press freedom
04/03/2008	iPod and Podcasting in Education
04/02/2008	U.S. sees Uruguay as “Safe” country for investments (Newspaper interview with under secretary Christopher Padilla)
04/01/2008	U.S. officials show leadership at the Americas Innovation Forum
04/01/2008	Under Secretary of Commerce Christopher Padilla Visits Uruguay
04/01/2008	Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption enters into force
04/01/2008	Latina women expand political involvement in the United States



March 2008

03/28/2008	English teaching assistants ready to work and study in Uruguay
03/27/2008	Teen rockers reap benefits of online copyright protections
03/27/2008	Business experts call for intellectual property protection
03/27/2008	Main religious affiliations in the United States
03/26/2008	U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte visits Uruguay
03/25/2008	Wildwood students to work with Uruguayan school children
03/24/2008	Right to dissent a cherished American freedom
03/24/2008	Ambassador Baxter hosts Easter Egg Hunt
03/22/2008	Presidential Message for Easter
03/18/2008	Information Builders CEO Gerald Cohen visits Uruguay
03/18/2008	Speech by president Bush to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
03/17/2008	Secretary Rice comments on regional issues, including Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
03/17/2008	Rugby team from California visits Uruguay
03/14/2008	Innovation will safeguard Uruguay’s future (Op-ed by Ambassador Frank E. Baxter)
03/13/2008	Release of report on Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism
03/13/2008	Ambassador Baxter encourages participation in Americas Innovation Forum
03/12/2008	United States honors eight female champions of human rights
03/11/2008	2007 Annual Reports on Human Rights released
03/11/2008