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UPDATED: 06 Nov 2009 GMT
  • U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Paul Simons (right), and Mr. Tim Hamilton, Executive Director of the Food Export Association of the Midwest USA & Food Export USA-Northeast (left), inaugurate the U.S. pavilion. Ambassador Simons Launched U.S. Pavilion

    U.S. Ambassador to Chile Paul Simons officially opened the U.S. pavilion at the Trade One 2009 business show, Thursday, November 5. The exhibit is being held November 4-6 in Santiago’s Espacio Riesco (Av. El Salto 5000, Huechuraba.)

  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Secretary Clinton Speaks at Forum for the Future

    Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the opening session of the Forum for the Future in Marrakech, Morocco, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. The Forum for the Future is a joint civil society initiative of the countries of the Broader Middle East and North Africa region (BMENA) and the Group of Eight (G8).

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  • Chilean Air Force General, Hugo Tilly; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Paul Simons; Chilean Minister of Defense, Francisco Vidal. Ambassador Simons visited Antofagasta and Iquique

    The Ambassador visited Antofagasta to observe the “Salitre II” military exercise. In Iquique he gave a public lecture at Universidad Arturo Prat, titled “The Environmental Policy of President Barack Obama: A New Day".

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Reception for Dr. Freedman and Dr. McCarthy
Ambassador Simons hosted Dr. Wendy Freedman and Dr. Patrick McCarthy of Carnegie Observatories.

Reception for Dr. Freedman and Dr. McCarthy

Joseph Sarubbi on Workforce Development in Energy
U.S. Expert Shares Experiences on Workforce Development in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Joseph Sarubbi on Workforce Development in Energy

U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement
On October 30th, in Bogota, the U.S. and Colombian governments signed the Defense Cooperation Agreement.

U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement

DEA hosts Seminar on chemical diversion in Chile
To strengthen international technical cooperation in the fight against drugs


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Dr. Kenneth E. Gonsalves

Lecture at University of Santiago’s Center for Development of Nanoscience
Kenneth E. Gonsalves, Associate Director for the Office of Naval Research (ONRG-Americas) at the U.S. Embassy in Chile will give a presentation on “Polymers in nanolithography and bionanotechnology" at University of Santiago’s (USACH) Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA), Wednesday, November 4, at 3:00 p.m.

Mr. Mark Hall, U.S. Department of Defense Director of Cyber, Information Assurance, speaking at Chile’s Academy on Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE).

U.S. Director of Cyber, Information Assurance Mark Hall, spoke at ANEPE
U.S. Department of Defense Director of Cyber, Information Assurance, spoke at Chile’s Academy on Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE), in Santiago.

Thwaites Glacier

Flying With NASA Over Antarctica
The U.S. Embassy in Santiago participated in an overflight of Antarctica on October 18 during NASA's Operation Ice Bridge. NASA began a series of flights October 15 from Punta Arenas, Chile to study changes to Antartica's sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets.

Bill Whitaker and Chris Bendsen

Radio program: Visas to the U.S. (Visa Lottery and FTA visas)
Bill Whitaker and Chris Bendsen describe the application process for what is commonly known as the visa lottery and a a new kind of non-immigrant work visa under the Chile/U.S. Free Trade Agreement.

Ambassador Paul Simons inaugurates annual conference of Association of AASSA

Ambassador Paul Simons inaugurates annual conference of Association of AASSA
The Ambassador inaugurated the conference of Association of American Schools in South America that took place at the Nido de Aguilas School in Santiago from October 22 until October 24.

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