America Week Website Launch
On Sunday, May 6th, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Thomas Krajeski announced plans and launched the website for the first-ever “America Week” in Bahrain at the American Corner...
American Aerosol Artist Visits Bahrain
From April 18-25, PAS Manama organized a series of mural painting and aerosol arts workshops as part of its Public Diplomacy programming. During his week-long visit artist Caleb Aero conducted workshops for over 200 middle and high school students, amateur artists and professional Bahraini artists...
American Corner Hosts Lecture on Women’s Achievements
On April 17, the Isa Cultural Center hosted Director of the National Library, Dr. Mansour Sarhan and U.S. Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Shana Kieran, to discuss the social, political and cultural contributions of women in Bahraini and American society, respectively...
American Hip Hop Artists Visit Bahrain
The U.S. Embassy sponsored the visit of American hip-hop artists Edan Portnoy and Paten Locke in Bahrain from April 4-7. The artists performed at the Unif1ed stage in Seef...
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Embassy hosts NASA Astronaut
Retired NASA Astronaut Marsha Ivins visited Bahrain from March 27-29 to talk about the history of human spaceflight and to share her own experiences living and working in space. Ms. Ivins gave presentations at the Science and Technology Center, University of Bahrain and Bahrain Bayan School. Additionally, she gave a presentation...
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Celebrating Earth Day with the U.S. Embassy’s First-ever Trashion Contest!
Students, artists, designers, and members of the creative public are called to innovatively design costumes made of used, found or recycled materials that will be displayed at the first-ever Trashion Show sponsored by the U.S. Embassy - an evening of outrageous wearable art and imaginative fashion couture all designed with "trash.” Designs...
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Visa Processing Fees to Change on April 13, 2012
Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees. The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease...
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American Embassy Organizes Puppetry Show
U.S. Embassy Manama, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, hosted American puppeteer and performance artist, Karen Konnerth, for six performances of “Walls and Bridges,” a puppet show for children. Ms. Konnerth’s program was incorporated as part of the...
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Using Pictures in the Classroom
RELO and RELO Assistant delivered a workshop on Using pictures to support language learning in the classroom. Using “ Picture US” teachers worked together to design activities that cater to different learning styles and multiple levels...
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