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U.S. Ambassador to Syria Recalled
Spokesman Richard Boucher (Feb. 15): "The Secretary has decided to recall the U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Margaret Scobey, for urgent consultations following the brutal murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14. Ambassador Scobey will be returning imminently to Washington from Damascus." [full text]
 Tsunami Relief and Rebuilding Efforts
The U.S. Government is committed to relief and rebuilding efforts in South Asia. The most effective way people can help is by continuing to make cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. [more]
 Celebrating Black History Month
Margaret Short is the Branch Chief of the Academic and Government Programs Division in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. She is responsible for assisting over 900 of the 1,444 designated program sponsors with the administration and monitoring of their Exchange Visitor Program. [more]
Learn more about careers at the State Department at www.careers.state.gov/ including registration for the April 23 Foreign Service Written Exam (FSWE). Deadlines for registration for the FSWE are March 23 for U.S. test sites and March 16 for overseas test sites.
 Feast of Kurman-Ait
Ambassador Young offered greetings to the Muslim community in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the Feast of Kurman-Ait, known elsewhere in the Muslim world as Eid al-Adha. The holiday honors sacrifice and takes its inspiration from Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son's life to show his obedience to God. [more]
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