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    WARC DAART Program Closes in Dakar

    In the letter that President Barack Obama wrote to accompany the U.S. Strategy Toward sub-Saharan Africa, he said, “Across all of these efforts [toward Africa], the U.S. will prioritize empowering the next generation of African leadership…

  • Sgt. Blaec Nelson, Special-Purpose Marine Air, instructs Senegalese Companie de Fusilier commandos how to accurately engage enemies during an aquatic combat marksmanship training course in Toubacouta, Senegal, April 30, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Norris)

    U.S. Marines, Sailors Train Senegalese Commandos

    U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 began training Senegalese Compagnie de Fusilier Commandos (COFUMACO) in Dakar, Senegal on April 6, 2013.

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Secretary of State John Kerry talks on the importance of religious freedom and the release of the 2012 International Religious Freedom Report.

    2012 International Religious Freedom Report

    Secretary of State John Kerry talks on the importance of religious freedom and the release of the 2012 International Religious Freedom Report.

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  • New Peace Corps Volunteers Take the Oath (US Embassy photo)

    New Peace Corps Volunteers Take the Oath

    On Friday, May 10, 2013, 37 new Peace Corps Volunteers took an oath of service during their swearing-in ceremony, held at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Senegal in the Almadies neighborhood of Dakar.

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Holiday - Embassy Closure

  • The United States Mission offices in Dakar will be closed on Monday May 27, 2013 in observance of the American Holiday Memorial Day.

GUINEA-BISSAU

  • The U.S. Embassy in Dakar also covers Guinea-Bissau, and we now have a “virtual presence post” website for Guinea-Bissau in English and Portuguese. 

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