Memorial Day: Reflection and Celebration
The U.S. Memorial Day holiday honors those who lost their lives while defending their country.
Oklahoma Tornadoes: Resources and Information
21 May 2013 - As the President told Oklahoma Governor Fallin tonight, the administration – through FEMA – is committed to providing all the assistance it can to Oklahoma as the response effort unfolds (via Whitehouse.gov)
Religious Freedom A Moral, Strategic Concern for U.S.
20 May 2013 - Enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, freedom of religion is “a core American value,” Secretary Kerry said, but it “is not an American invention.” Freedom of religion, he said, is “a universal value.”
Economics at Core of U.S. Foreign Policy, Kerry Says
18 April 2013 - Testifying at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry said his recent trips to Europe, the Middle East and Asia have strengthened his conviction that a foreign policy based on “economic action is where the U.S. needs to be.”
First Minister of Wales Visits the United States
20 March 2012 - The Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales, in front of the White House, Washington D.C. during his visit to the United States (Official Welsh government photo)
VPP Cardiff News
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U.S. Embassy for Kids - Easter newsletter
March 2013 - We showcase paintings by some very talented young artists and tell you all about egg rolling in the President’s back garden. There’s an Earth Day quiz, too. Check out the newsletter! (PDF) »
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Secretary of State Kerry on St. David’s Day in Wales
01 March 2013 - "On behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people, it is my distinct privilege to congratulate the Welsh people as you commemorate St. David’s Day this March 1." Read more (State.gov) »
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Worldwide Caution from the Bureau of Consular Affairs
18 February 2013 - The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Read the travel alert »
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Welsh official to drum up investment in San Francisco
13 February 2013- A Welsh government official will be permanently based in San Francisco, First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced during his trade mission to the city on the west coast of the USA. Read more »
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Taking Wales to the World - San Francisco 2013
13 February 2013-The West Coast of the United States was the focus of the Welsh Government’s February 2013 trade mission. The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, took 19 leading Welsh businesses to San Francisco. Read more »
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State's Gottemoeller on Freeing World of Nuclear Weapons
11 June 2012 - Remarks by Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, at the Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture, Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales. Read more »
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Fulbright Community Helps Makeover Cardiff Allotments
09 June 2012 -Current American Fulbright scholars, British Fulbright alumni, Fulbright Commission and Embassy staff, and their friends joined forces with Keep Wales Tidy and spent the day volunteering at the Leckwith and Drove allotments site in Cardiff, Wales. Read more »
Welcome to the Welsh Affairs Office
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Welcome to the Welsh Affairs Office, the Cardiff Virtual Presence Post (VPP) of the U.S. Embassy in the United Kingdom. We appreciate your visit.
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