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  • U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem Celebrates Independence Day U.S. Consulate General Celebrates Independence Day

    Consul General Jacob Walles: “We live in a complex world with many problems, but I firmly believe that we can meet the challenges before us, and that we can create a better future for Palestinians and Israelis.”

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  • U.S. Consul General Launches Grants to Help Palestinians Further Their Education U.S. Consul General Launches New Grants

    U.S. Consul General Jake Walles formally launched the “Abraham Lincoln Incentive Grants” on June 29 during a visit to the Amideast office in Ramallah. The new grants are the first tranche of $300,000 of special funding announced by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her March visit to Ramallah.

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  • U.S. Consul General’s Visit Highlights U.S. Support to Qalqiliya Businesses U.S. Supports Qalqiliya Businesses

    U.S. Consul General Jake Walles visited Qalqiliya on June 24 to meet with local entrepreneurs and Palestinian Authority officials and discuss the role of the private sector in building the Palestinian economy. Walles began his visit with a tour of the Al Hanna Textile factory.

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U.S. Consulate General chats with Hebron youth about Consulate Social Media
Consulate staff gave the second in a series of special presentations about the Consulate General’s new media offerings and cultural affairs programs for U.S. government funded Access English-enrichment students at Hebron University on June 18, 2009.

Summer Camp Stimulates Critical Thinking in Palestinian Youth
The “Extracurricular Enrichment Day Camp” opened its doors to 110 gifted Palestinian youth from West Bank public middle schools, ages 12-16 on June 13, 2009. The U.S. government funded camp seeks to stimulate critical-thinking, build self-confidence, and prepare participants for a future in higher education.

Call for Applications:
The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem announces the AY 2010-2011: Hubert Humphrey Fellowship program and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program.

Connecting with Historian to Support American Studies at Hebron University
Continuing its American Studies digital videoconference lecture series, the Consulate General connected American Historian Brooks Simpson, Professor of History and Humanities at Arizona State University to Palestinian students and professors at Hebron University.

Consulate General Salutes Media on World Press Freedom Day
The Consulate General welcomed over 80 Palestinian journalists and media representatives to a special event in Ramallah to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 5. Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm delivered remarks praising the courage and professionalism of Palestinian journalists.