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  • Ambassador Lukens and audience members at the American Center watch the Secretary’s video conference on Female Genital Mutilitation Cutting, Dpt of State

    Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Cutting

    On Thursday, February 16, 2012, Molly Melching of Tostan joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington D.C. to celebrate International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C).

    ALSO:  Story Photos
  • Singer Anita Beamon-Freeman in Louga (Dpt of State)

    African-American History through Song

    To celebrate Black History Month in February, the U.S. Embassy in Dakar organized a series of concerts on the theme "African-American History through Song.”

    ALSO:  Story Photos
  • Group photo with Ambassador Lukens (Dpt of State)

    Village Pilote Gives Street Kids New Hope

    On Monday, February 6, Ambassador and Mrs. Lukens visited Village Pilote in Lac Rose. Village Pilote is an NGO that provides food, shelter, education, and vocational training for runaway talibés (Quranic students) and street children.

    ALSO:  Photos
  • Ambassador Speaks with Online Journalists (Dpt of State)

    Ambassador Speaks with Online Journalists

    On Friday, February 3, 2012, in the Embassy’s auditorium, Ambassador Lewis Lukens spoke with the Association of Online Publishers and Media Professionals about Senegal’s political, economic and social situation.

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