The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Construction Award for the New U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe
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Washington, DC - The Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) announces the design/build construction award for a new U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, to B.L. Harbert, International of Birmingham, Alabama.
Permaculture: Growing Prosperity
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Milan, Italy - The primary goal of adopting permaculture principles is to empower individuals to be their own producers and move away from being dependent consumers. These techniques are practiced in very different ways globally based on climate and resources particular to the region. While there is variety in the methodology of permaculture practices, the holistic approach remains constant. The easy to remember primary ethics of permaculture include earth care, people care, and resource share.
Under Secretary Rick Stengel Travels to the United Arab Emirates
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Washington, DC - Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from July 6 through July 8, 2015 to attend the launch of the Sawab Center.
UCLA partners in new Congo Basin Institute - a ‘game-changer’ for environmental protection
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Los Angeles, California - UCLA professor Tom Smith has conducted research in Cameroon for more than 30 years, and preserving and improving the region is more than a career to him. It’s his life’s work, and now he and a major African institute have created an international partnership that could save the Congo rainforest and transform the troubled Congo Basin.
Appointment of Thomas Perriello as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Perriello as the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
Poor economic planning and political confusion at root of Greece's woes
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Stanford, California - Greece's best approach to its crisis would be to overhaul its economic policy to favor growth-oriented, business-friendly measures, according to Stanford economist John B. Taylor.
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