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United States Embassy Cameroon: Photo Gallery
Remarks by Speaker of the National Assembly1 ... 1United States Embassy, Yaounde, Cameroon 11 Home >> Dedication of the Cameroon National Assembly American Corner (Photo Gallery)1 ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: Embassy Highlights Archives
December 2004 African Script Facing Extinction: Case of the A-ka-u-ku and Shümom of the Bamum by Dr. Konrad Tuchscherer.[ Press release and Pictures]Opening of the Bertoua American Corner by Ambassador Niels Marquardt on December 01, 2004. [ Text and Pictures] ... November 2004International Education Week: Photo Gallery of the Education Fair Organised on November 18, 2004.[ Pictures] Mrs. Judi Marquardt presides over the donation of 3,000 books to universities on the occasion of the International Education Week ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: food for progress agreement
The Ministry of Planning, Programming and Regional Development will be responsible for the overall coordination of the 2005 Food for Progress Program within Cameroon. Development projects will be implemented in close collaboration among a number of government entities. The overall program is supported by the Ministry of Planning, Programming and Regional Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Commerce and by the Governors of the Center Province and the South West Province. ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund
On Tuesday, October 19, 2004 the US Ambassador to Cameroon Niels Marquardt presided over the 2004 launching ceremony of the Self-Help and Democracy and Human Rights projects. This year, the US Embassy will sponsor fifteen Self-Help projects for a total of USD 99,200. 37% of these funds have been allocated to water/sanitation and health projects, 36% to income-generating activities and 27% to education. ... The US Embassy also committed USD 80,000 to support four local NGOs under the Democracy and Human Rights program. Sponsored activities include a civic education program for primary and secondary school youth, a training seminar for leaders of organizations for the disabled, obtaining identification documents for the pygmies, and an analysis of the judicial system and capacity-building for legal assessors. ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: Photo Gallery
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding1 ... Signing of Memorandum of Understanding ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: Passport renewal check-list
The documents listed below are required for a renewal of a U.S. passport:American passport (current or expired)Birth certificate (original or certified copy)If minor child: passport or ID of mother & father, both parents need to be presentIf minor child & one parent not present: consent form filled out with copy of parent's ID w/signature (passport or drivers license etc.)Pictures of child growing up from age in passport to present ageOne 2x2 passport size picture, can be in color but the background must be whiteIf minor child & parents are divorced: a copy of divorce decreeIf minor child & one parent is deceased: a copy of the death certificateIf minor child & guardian has child, a letter of permission by the parents giving permission to obtain a renewal passport.Passport fee for childre ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: Bush remaks on war in Iraq
These are savage acts of violence, but they have not brought the terrorists any closer to achieving their strategic objectives. The terrorists -- both foreign and Iraqi -- failed to stop the transfer of sovereignty. They failed to break our Coalition and force a mass withdrawal by our allies. They failed to incite an Iraqi civil war. They failed to prevent free elections. They failed to stop the formation of a democratic Iraqi government that represents all of Iraq's diverse population. And they failed to stop Iraqis from signing up in large number with the police forces and the army to defend their new democracy. The lesson of this experience is clear: The terrorists can kill the innocent, but they cannot stop the advance of freedom. The only way our enemies can succeed is if we forget the lessons of September the 11th, if we abandon the Iraqi people to men like Zarqawi, and if we yield the future of the Middle East to men like Bin Laden. For the sake of our nation's security, this w ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transparency International Issues 1999 Corruption Rankings
The United States lobbied for several decades to persuade the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to adopt a multilateral treaty banning bribery of foreign officials. So far, 18 of the 34 signatories of the treaty have implemented it. ... Released at the same time as the BPI was TI's fifth annual Corruption Perceptions Index. The CPI ranks 99 countries according to the perceived likelihood of their government officials to accept bribes. A CPI score of 10 indicates "highly clean" while a score of 0 means "highly corrupt." ... [Read More]
Alan Larson, "GEOPOLITICS OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS," Economic Perspectives, May 2004
Promoting transparency and good governance is a key part of the U.S. strategy of encouraging diversification. Oil and gas projects are controversial in many developing countries because revenue flows are hidden, or diverted, and average citizens feel they receive no benefit from their country's natural wealth. The United States wants oil-producing countries to invest energy revenue in solid and sustainable economic development for their populations, not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it builds political support for the further development of energy projects. Democratic processes and the development of responsive governing institutions promote political and economic stability, the use of mineral wealth for poverty reduction and economic development, and the reduction of oil-related conflicts in energy-producing countries around the world. ... [Read More]
Reliable Supplies of Energy for a Growing World Economy
We knew that two-thirds of the world's known oil reserves were in the Middle East. We knew that imports were supplying roughly half of our oil needs, and an even greater share of the needs of some of our most important allies and economic partners. We knew that OPEC nations were providing roughly one third of the total oil exports, but also controlled two-thirds of world reserves. And we knew that oil supply shocks in any region of the world would have an impact on our economy through the instantaneous operation of international oil markets. ... [Read More]
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