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OPEN! Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program 24/25

OPEN! Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program 24/25

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program for International Teachers is open for Uruguayan teachers interested in living a professional and cultural exchange experience in the United States.

U.S. Funding to IAEA “Rays of Hope” Project supports cancer detection in Uruguay

U.S. Funding to IAEA “Rays of Hope” Project supports cancer detection in Uruguay

This $1.73 million in funding is part of a much larger effort by the United States to improve the lives of people in countries around the world by funding projects that further the peaceful uses of nuclear nuclear technologies through the IAEA.

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Gen. Laura Richardson Commander of the U.S. Southern Command

Head of U.S. Southern Command to visit Uruguay for talks on bilateral defense cooperation

2 February, 2024 | News, U.S. & Uruguay, Western Hemisphere

Richardson will visit Uruguay Feb. 5-8, 2024 to meet with senior government and military leaders and discuss the bilateral defense partnership between the United States…

Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program for International Teachers 2024-2025

29 January, 2024 | Education, English Language Learning, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.

The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is an intensive non-credit, non-degree, six-week professional development program at a U.S. university, for secondary school teachers…

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U.S. Funding to IAEA “Rays of Hope” Project supports cancer detection and treatment in...

20 December, 2023 | News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uruguay

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is allocating $1.73 million in funding to help Uruguay improve cancer treatment with the provision…

Economic Health Dialogue of the Americas Strategic Summit

Remarks by José W. Fernández at the Economic Health Dialogue of the Americas Strategic Summit

14 December, 2023 | Health Issues, News, Western Hemisphere

REMARKS JOSE W. FERNANDEZ, UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY DECEMBER 6, 2023 Good afternoon. Thank you to Dr. Barbosa…

New 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative Grant-Winning Partnership Programs between the United States,...

12 December, 2023 | News, U.S. & Uruguay

New 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative Grant-Winning Partnerships and Climate Action Exchange Programs between the United States and Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay December…

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Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay

6 November, 2023 | News, Press Releases

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay MEDIA NOTE | OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 4, 2023 Under Secretary of…

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Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

6 November, 2023 | News, President of the United States, U.S. & Uruguay

NOVEMBER 03, 2023 East Room Declaration of the Leaders of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity BRIEFING ROOM | STATEMENTS AND RELEASES We, the leaders…

FACT SHEET: President Biden Hosts Inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’...

6 November, 2023 | News

THE WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 03, 2023 FACT SHEET: President Biden Hosts Inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit BRIEFING ROOM | STATEMENTS AND RELEASES…

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Foreign Agricultural Service is on Target, Working with Partners on Climate Goals

21 September, 2023 | Agriculture, News

Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service hosted a delegation in Washington, D.C. with government and private sector representatives from Argentina, Paraguay, and…

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32 Countries Launch the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation

20 September, 2023 | News, U.S. Secretary of State

Thirty-two coastal Atlantic countries across four continents adopted a Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation launching the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation today on the margins of the…

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Study of the United States Institute for Student Leaders (SUSI) 2024 on Entrepreneurship and Economic...

8 September, 2023 | Education, News

The Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders is an intensive short-term academic program that provides undergraduate student leaders interested in Entrepreneurship…

Statement by Secretary Antony Blinken on Uruguay’s National Day

29 August, 2023 | News, U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN “On behalf of the people of the United…

United States, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina join efforts to combat cybercrime

17 August, 2023 | Ambassador, Key Officials, News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Uruguay, Western Hemisphere

More than 30 judges, prosecutors, and police officers from Uruguay, Peru, and Argentina gathered in Montevideo from August 14 to 18 to participate in a…

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Representatives from the Regional Federal Benefits Office will visit Uruguay

7 August, 2023 | Consular Affairs, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services

U.S. Social Security Services Uruguay – August 15 – 17, 2023 The U.S. Embassy in Montevideo is pleased to announce that representatives from the Regional…

Report on Trafficking in Persons 2023 (Uruguay Segment)

26 June, 2023 | News, Official Reports

2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Uruguay URUGUAY (Tier 2) The Government of Uruguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking…

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President Biden’s Meeting with President Lacalle Pou of Uruguay

14 June, 2023 | News, President of the United States

President Joe Biden met with President Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay today at the White House. During their bilateral meeting, President Biden lauded Uruguay as…

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A Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2023

1 June, 2023 | News, President of the United States, Press Releases

In June 1969, a courageous group of Americans rose up to protest the violence and marginalization they faced in what became known as the Stonewall…

US Embassy in Montevideo will fly the Pride flag for the month of June

US Embassy in Montevideo will fly the Pride flag for the month of June

1 June, 2023 | Human Rights, News, Press Releases

To celebrate the start of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month, Ambassador Fulton raised the Pride flag at the United States…

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