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Assistant Secretary Ameri, Ambassador Wayne (center) and Sarmiento-Mann Scholarship recipients
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY GOLI AMERI AND AMBASSADOR WAYNE ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
June 3, 2008
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri and Ambassador Wayne announced on June 3 the expansion of the Sarmiento-Mann Scholarship program. A 250,000 dollars investment by the US Department of State will allow the Embassy to fund 1,000 scholarships for Argentine youth throughout the country to study English as a second language. Assistant Secretary Ameri visited Argentina from June 1 to June 3. During her stay in the country, she met with Argentine government officials, teachers, women leaders, senior educators, students and representatives from the private sector to discuss increasing education and cultural cooperation between Argentina and the United States.
On June 2, Ms. Ameri and Ambassador Wayne met with Minister of Education Juan Carlos Tedesco. During the meeting, they discussed the importance of learning a second language as a way to improve individual and professional development. She also met with Buenos Aires Minister of Culture Hernan Lombardi. They discussed the city’s plans for its bicentennial celebration and areas of future cooperation in culture and the arts. In addition, Assistant Secretary Ameri and Ambassador Wayne attended a girls’ soccer clinic offered by prominent American coach Anson Dorrance. Ms. Ameri is responsible for fostering mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world through academic and cultural exchanges, the arts, and English teaching programs. Goli Ameri was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs on March 19, 2008.
