Warden Message # 16/2008 - 4th of July and Worldwide Caution

To All American citizens in the UAE:

As we enter the busy summer travel and holiday season, including plans for 4th of July celebrations around the UAE, Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai wish to remind American citizens about the general security situation in the Middle East, as outlined below in the current Worldwide Caution. The Embassy and Consulate General wish to advise Americans that potential exists for terrorists to plan and carry out violent actions in the region, including the UAE, and for this reason Americans should maintain a high level of personal security awareness at all times, particularly in public places

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June 4, 2008

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of State released its eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report today.  The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report on 170 countries is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons.

The annual Trafficking in Persons Report serves as the primary diplomatic tool through which the U.S. Government encourages partnership and increased determination in the fight against forced labor, sexual exploitation, and modern-day slavery.

To read the introduction of the report, follow these links: English  Arabic

At the release of the report, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice remarked, "Today, because of our efforts, the efforts of our allies, and reports like the one we are releasing today, there is much greater global awareness about the brutality of human trafficking."

For more on Rice's comments, click here.  To read her preface to the report, follow these links: English  Arabic

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visits Abu Dhabi
U.S. signs Memorandum of Cooperation with UAE Ministry of Education

May 18, 2008 - United States Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited the UAE May 16-21 to explore new avenues for partnership in education between the U.S. and the UAE.  During her visits, she focused on innovative and useful ways in which the U.S. may assist the UAE in enhancing their strategies for educational reform and development. Spellings, expressing the hope that a deeper partnership would build bridges and reduce misunderstanding between the U.S. and the Arab world, said, "we are excited to work together on these important areas of mutual interest to both of us."

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President Bush Attends World Economic Forum

May 18, 2008. President George W. Bush spoke at the third meeting of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Sharm al Sheikh, Egypt on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 and highlighted the U.S. emphasis on deeper democratic reforms in the region.

Mr. Bush said, "America appreciates the challenges facing the Middle East. Yet the light of liberty is beginning to shine." (complete text)

Attention: Calling U.S. Graduates

If you are a resident or national who studied in the U.S., we would like to contact you, invite you to functions and ask you to participate in workshops, presentations and talks involving education in the USA. Please send us an email at EducationUSAabudhabi@state.gov with your name and contact numbers, where you studied and years in the USA and we will call you for other details. If you live in Dubai or the Northern Emirates, then please email EducationUSAdubai@state.gov.

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