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U.S. pledges $6 billion to protect the ocean

The United States plans to invest nearly $6 billion to restore and protect the world’s ocean from climate change, pollution and other threats. The announcement came during the March 2–3 Our Ocean Conference in Panama. As U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John F. Kerry noted during the conference, this figure more than doubles the amount the U.S. ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 12 March, 2023 | Topics: News | Tags: Protect Ocean

First Woman to Serve in a U.S. Presidential Cabinet Prioritized Workers’ Rights

When then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the secretary of labor, she became the first woman to hold a Cabinet position in a U.S. president’s administration. She would go on to serve the longest term of any secretary of labor to date. At the time, in 1933, women had held the right to ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 12 March, 2023 | Topics: News | Tags: Women

People across U.S. rush to aid Türkiye, Syria

In Medford, Massachusetts, boxes of winter clothing, baby formula, hygiene products and other supplies pile up at the Freerange Market, a gathering place for Turkish immigrants near Boston. The supplies are headed to survivors of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria on February 6. Hundreds of people have donated more ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 9 March, 2023 | Topics: News | Tags: Turkey and Syria earthquake

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Summit

In celebration of International Women’s Day, U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur is hosting the first regional Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Summit from March 6-9, bringing together nearly 200 ExchangeAlumni, women entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the Indo-Pacific. The AWE Summit will leverage U.S. business expertise and technology in ways that build business acumen, create sustainable growth, ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 7 March, 2023 | Topics: News | Tags: International Women's Day

4 ways the U.S. will boost women’s economic security worldwide

Reem Hamdan was one of few female electrical engineers when she started her career as a trainee in 1993 with the Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) in Jordan. Today Hamdan is EDCO’s director general. She credits that advancement to hard work and Engendering Industries, a U.S.-backed program aimed at increasing the number of women in male-dominated fields. ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 7 March, 2023 | Topics: News | Tags: women’s economic security

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