U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-JHB-202001 Announcement Type: Cooperative Agreement, Grant, Award to Individual CFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Deadline for applications: August 5, 2020 See also: Grants.gov Download U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg PAS Annual Program Statement (PDF 237KB) Summary: The U.S. Consulate-General Johannesburg Public Affairs Section (PAS/JHB) of …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 9 March, 2020 | Categories: Commercial Opportunities, Public Affairs | Tags: PAS NOFO
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the United States Embassy invites you to join a free film screening of Qualified at Loftus Park. Qualified is a documentary on the life of Janet Guthrie, the first woman to earn a place at the Indianapolis 500! So, claim your free ticket and make a pitstop at Loftus at …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 26 February, 2020 | Categories: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Exclude, News, Notification, Public Affairs, Video | Tags: american film showcase, documentary, engage with us, events, film screening, free event, free movie, free popcorn, international women's day, loftus park, pretoria, us embassy sa, us embassy south africa
Applications for the 2021-2022 Fulbright Foreign Student Program are now open. This world-renowned program offers scholarships to South Africans interested in pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree at any accredited tertiary institution in the United States. The scholarships cover the full cost of tuition and living expenses in the United States for up to 2 …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 2 January, 2020 | Categories: Education, News, Notification, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S. | Tags: bursaries, fulbright, Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Fulbright Program, postgraduate funding, scholarship, scholarships for south african students, study abroad, study in america, study in us, study in usa, what is fulbright
CONGRATULATIONS to our two recipients of awards for this year’s Desert Start-Up Bootcamp (DSBC) entrepreneurship program! After 11 intensive weeks, participants came together for a final Pitch Night where they presented their businesses to panelists and investors. Seed capital awards of R25,000 were made to Xolela Jara of KAPP Delivery and Barabara Ayissi of Puzzle …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 4 December, 2019 | Categories: Alumni, American Spaces, Business, Culture, Economic Affairs, Education, Events, News, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Science & Tech
Media Advisory Embassy of the United States of America 877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria July 1, 2019 U.S. Jazz Artists Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sextet featuring South Africa’s Feya Faku In partnership with the U.S. Embassy, The Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sextet featuring Feya Faku, conducted a series of workshop/master classes in the Pretoria and Johannesburg areas …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 1 July, 2019 | Categories: Art & Culture, Education, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: education, exchange program, Jazz, jeff siegel, music, us embassy, Youth
As part of a response to the #BlackPantherChallenge, an ongoing campaign to take young people to watch the inspirational Black Panther superhero film in cinema, the U.S. Mission to South Africa hosted 120 young leaders to watch a special screening of Black Panther at Brooklyn Mall on Human Rights Day, March 21. Young leaders from …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 27 March, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: black panther, brooklyn mall, event, movie screening, news, ster kinekor
The second annual meeting of the U.S. Mobilizing Institutional Investors to Develop Africa’s Infrastructure (MiDA) delegation met with South African asset managers, financial institutions, and African pension fund representatives to build further partnerships and find co-investment opportunities in Johannesburg and Cape Town March 5-9, 2018. Formed in 2016, MiDA is a partnership between the U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 23 March, 2018 | Categories: Business, Cape Town, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Events, Johannesburg, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Trade, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: Business, donna sims wilson, MiDA, us africa investment, us africa trade
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the donation of three forensic trailers to support provincial law enforcement officials to investigate wildlife crime scenes. The trailers were handed over to representatives of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal authorities at a ceremony co-hosted with the non-governmental organization TRAFFIC on February 20, 2018, at the …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 22 February, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Durban, Economic Affairs, Environment, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa, U.S. Agencies
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce its support for the production of One Night in Miami… at the Market Theatre, February 2-25, 2018. To commemorate Black History Month, recognized each year in February, the U.S. Embassy has partnered with the Market Theatre in Johannesburg to deliver high-impact and thought-provoking drama to South African audiences. …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 7 February, 2018 | Categories: Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, Johannesburg, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: art, Culture, Market Theatre, one night in miami, South Africa
The U.S. Mission to South Africa is pleased to announce the application period is now open for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program for 2019-2020. This world-renowned program offers scholarships that cover up to the full cost of tuition and living expenses in the United States for South African students interested in pursuing a Master’s or …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 25 January, 2018 | Categories: Chargé D’Affaires, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & South Africa
Mr. Jeffrey Minear, Counselor to Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., was in Bloemfontein last week as part of a U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg visiting speaker program. Mr. Minear visited the Supreme Court of Appeal, where he met with legal researchers, Court administrative staff, and judges to discuss best practices …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 14 November, 2017 | Categories: News, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Jessye Lapenn co-hosted a signing ceremony with Southern African Music Rights Organization (SAMRO) Foundation Managing Director André le Roux to celebrate the launch of an Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant totaling $88,179 to the SAMRO Foundation. The ceremony took place at the legendary Orbit Jazz Club in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 2 November, 2017 | Categories: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Events, Exclude, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Johannesburg, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: AFCP, cultural heritage, Culture
Media Advisory: June 27, 2017 American Actor Antonio Lyons Joins Fight Against Gender-Based Violence with We Are Here The U.S. Mission to South Africa, as part of its support for South Africa’s fight against gender-based violence, is hosting American actor, musician, poet and social activist Antonio Lyons for a nation-wide series of workshops and performances …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 27 June, 2017 | Categories: News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: Antonio David Lyons, Press Release, South Africa, U.S. Mission in South Africa
The U.S. Consulate General Cape Town brought American musician Nat Adderley Jr. to kick off this year’s Jazz Appreciation Month by participating in a panel discussion “on “The Music Business ” at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), conducting workshops with young musicians around the city, and performing in and around in Cape Town …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 10 April, 2017 | Categories: Art & Culture, Cape Town, Consul General, Events, News, Public Affairs | Tags: Culture
Press Release Monday, 13 June 2016 For more information please contact: Cindy Harvey USEmbassySAPress@state.gov Johannesburg, South Africa – More than 140 rising young African leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa June 9 – 11, 2016 to collaborate on their role in driving sustainable development and a prosperous future for Africa. In support of U.S. President Barack …
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By mogasekrc | 13 June, 2016 | Categories: Africa, Alumni, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Washington Fellows, Washington Fellowship, YALI
Gender-based violence is not just a problem in society today – it’s a stain that demeans women and girls often for the rest of their lives, and it disgraces us all. As we wind up 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg hosted an afternoon workshop at the Westonaria …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 11 December, 2015 | Categories: American Spaces, Child and Family Matters, Johannesburg, Public Affairs
Consul General Christopher Rowan visited a couple of sites that demonstrate the unshakable commitment of the United States to South Africa in combating HIV/AIDS and reducing stigma, both around testing and treatment and for children in families affected by HIV. CG Rowan visited the Shout-It-Now testing site in Tsakane, Johannesburg and Nanga Vhutshilo, a children’s care …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 10 December, 2015 | Categories: Child and Family Matters, Consul General, Events, Johannesburg, News, PEPFAR, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa
The U.S. Mission to South Africa is calling for proposals for projects to preserve cultural heritage. Intentions to submit a proposal are accepted until December 10, 2015. Shortlisted institutions will be invited to submit final and complete proposals by January 15, 2016. The U.S. Embassy South Africa and the Cultural Heritage Center of the …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 16 November, 2015 | Categories: Art & Culture, Education, Public Affairs, U.S. & South Africa, U.S. Agencies | Tags: AFCP, bilateral agreement, competition, Cultural, cultural heritage
The United States Embassy in Pretoria hosted South Africa’s first YALI TechCamp: Digital Strategies for Grassroots Organizing. TechCamp is a hands-on, interactive two-day event for selected youth from ten countries in Africa, including South Africa, to interact with world-class technology trainers. The YALI TechCamp took place from October 21-22 at the American Corner, inside the …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 26 October, 2015 | Categories: Alumni, American Spaces, Events, Exclude, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: American Corner, Climate Change., Es’kia Mphahlele Community Library, Grassroots Organizing, Macon Phillips, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Tech Camp, TechCamp, YALI
