FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 15, 2019 Since the United States became the first non-African country to establish a dedicated diplomatic mission to the African Union in 2006, the United States and African Union Commission (AUC) have built an enduring partnership based on mutual interests and shared values. The United States has worked with the AUC, since ... Read More»

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan and their delegations met with the Secretary of the Treasury and the President of the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on November 6, 2019. The ministers reaffirmed their joint commitment to reach a comprehensive, cooperative, adaptive, sustainable, and mutually beneficial agreement on the filling ... Read More»

November 4, 2019 Cairo – The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that Cairo Industry Days 2019 will host Film Independent and the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI), who will hold workshops and events on November 21-25 to increase collaboration and partnerships between the U.S. and Egyptian film and television industries. Film Independent and the ... Read More»

October 25, 2019 Alexandria – Hundreds of software engineers from across Egypt competed in the U.S. Embassy’s “CODE WILD EGYPT: Wildlife Hackathon” this week at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport. Teams developed applications to raise awareness and combat wildlife trafficking. Egypt’s hackathon is one of 14 U.S. Department of State-sponsored hackathons being ... Read More»