Embassy of the United States

Internet Freedom Essential to Human Rights, Economic Prosperity
Washington — Internet freedom is essential to upholding human rights and encouraging economic prosperity, and the United States plans to aggressively promote Internet access for all peoples, says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. “We stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas,”

Statement from the Press Secretary on the State of the Union address. 01.18.10
The President will deliver the 2010 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 9:00PM EST. The address will be broadcast live on national television and will be streamed live on www.WhiteHouse.gov.

2010 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative
The US Embassy in Moldova announces a competition for students aged 16 to 18 to participate in the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative: Summer Institutes for Youth that would take place sometimes from late June to late August in the United States of America.

“Freedom of Speech vs. Defamation of Religion” Global Webchat at CO.NX
To recognize International Religious Freedom Day (January 16), two experts have been invited to participate in a Global Webchat on the issue “Freedom of Speech vs. Defamation of Religion” and what it means in the international political context.

Remarks by the President on Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security
Good afternoon, everybody. The immediate reviews that I ordered after the failed Christmas terrorist attack are now complete. I was just briefed on the findings and recommendations for reform, and I believe it's important that the American people understand the new steps that we're taking to prevent attacks and keep our country safe

English Through the Ages
Michael Mates, a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau, spoke with students at the Free International University of Moldova about the development of the English language throughout the ages. The lecture focused on the place of English on the Indo-European language tree and focused upon grammatical and syntactic change

Ambassador Chaudhry Assists With Donations in Margurele and Mircesti
U.S. Ambassador Asif Chaudhry, Mrs. Charla Chaudhry, and U.S. Embassy Bilateral Affairs Officer Lieutenant Colonel Craig Mix distributed gifts to the children of Magurele as part of the "Face of a Child" Project, an initiative of the Little Samaritan Mission (LSM), which provides clothing, personal essentials, school supplies

ABA ROLI Trains the Trainers at the Moldovan National Institute of Justice
On December 2 – 4, 2009, Judge Judith Chirlin, recently retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge and member of the governing board of ABA ROLI,conducted a three day training course entitled “Identifying and Adapting Effective Teaching Techniques and Designing an Effective Course” for trainers at the Moldovan National Institute of Justice

North Carolina Sends Smiles to Moldova
A team of seven American dentists and other medical professionals from North Carolina visited Moldova in November to meet with their Moldovan counterparts and conduct seminars and trainings. The visit is part of the North Carolina-Moldova State Partnership Program, which facilitates exchanges between the people of North Carolina and Moldova

Roundtable to Explore Rights Record
On November 24, 2009, in Chisinau, Promo-LEX will host the roundtable “Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova: Contributing Factors in 2007-2008 and the 2009 Situation.” This roundtable is a continuation of the work of the Promo-LEX Association, which provides legal assistance, monitors human rights and carries out strategic litigation