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U.S. Cultural Preservation Awards for 2009: Eight projects at World Heritage Sites to receive U.S. financial support
Patan, Kathmandu Valley. ©UNESCO/F. Bandarin
Patan, Kathmandu Valley.
©UNESCO/F. Bandarin.
25 June 2009 - U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards for 2009 Support Projects at Eight World Heritage Sites

The restoration of the intricately carved stone sculpture of the Tusha Hiti and Bhandarkhal Tank at the Patan Royal Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal, is one of eight projects at World Heritage Sites to receive financial support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) in 2009. Full text.
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards for 2009: U.S. supports cultural preservation in 58 countries and the West Bank
Photo of the Shir-Kebir Mosque in Turkmenistan. © U.S. Dept. of State
From "Preservation of the Shir-Kebir (Mashad Ata) Mosque," Turkmenistan, a 2008 AFCP Award Recipient.
© U.S. Dept. of State

08 June 2009 - U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards for 2009 Support Cultural Preservation in 58 Countries and the West Bank

The restoration of the 12th-century Tomb of Hafiz Muhammad Hayat in Gujrat and the 13th-century Shrine of Hazrat Shah Shams Tabraiz in Multan, two exceptional monuments to early Sufi saints in Pakistan, are among the 71 projects in 58 countries and the West Bank to receive financial support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) in 2009.
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U.S. Library of Congress Launches the
World Digital Library at UNESCO
Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington at the World Digital Library Exhibit at UNESCO. © AP Images
Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington at the World Digital Library Exhibit at UNESCO. © AP Images

21 April 2009 - Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington and a Library of Congress team traveled to Paris to launch the World Digital Library (WDL) with UNESCO and 32 partner institutions, during the semi-annual meeting of UNESCO’s Executive Board.
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Consult the WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY
at www.wdl.org
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- 04 June 2009 -
President Obama’s Remarks at Cairo University, Egypt
President Obama’s Remarks at Cairo University, Egypt. © State
Seeks a new beginning between U.S., Muslim world based on mutual respect. Read the full transcript.
- 03 May 2009 -
World Press Freedom Day
Robert Novak, Associated Press staff reporter, at work in the Senate Press Gallery in Washington, August 18, 1958. © AP Images
Every year on May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom. Read more about World Press Freedom Day.
- 27 April 2009 -
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ANNUAL MEETING
President Obama addresses NAS members on April 27, 2009. Photo by Patricia Pooladi courtesy of National Academy of Sciences
"Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been before... Science, technology and innovation proceed more rapidly and more cost-effectively when insights, costs and risks are shared; and so many of the challenges that science and technology will help us meet are global in character." Full Text.
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