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The
Public Affairs Section is the Press, Cultural, and Education element
of the United States Embassy. Our primary mission is to help Hondurans
better understand the United States in all its multicultural and
multidimensional aspects and to provide direct explanations and
background information on current policies and decisions. The Press
Office works close with media organizations to inform the Honduran
public about Embassy activities and to explain U.S. policies. Our
Cultural Office works with academic and cultural institutions to
help establish durable links with U.S. partner institutions and
to administer scholarship programs, including the Fulbright program,
as well as to present cultural and information programs.
The
Public Affairs Section also works with a variety of non-governmental
organizations, academic institutions and other groups in such areas
as drug abuse prevention, civic action, and democratic awareness
programs.
PRESS
AFFAIRS - The Press Office maintains contact with the media and
provides current information on U.S. Mission activities and policies.
Press
inquiries to any section of the Embassy should first be directed
to the Press Officer who may be reached at Embassy extension 4510.
The
State Department's Office of International Programs produces an
electronic file, called the Washington File, every working day.
CULTURAL
AFFAIRS - The Cultural Affairs Office (CAO) fosters mutual understanding
between the United States and Honduras through international educational
and training programs. The CAO does so by promoting personal, professional,
and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations
in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history,
society, art and culture in all of its diversity to Honduran audiences.
These activities include lectures, seminars, workshops, exhibits,
and performances by U.S. officials, academics, writers and artists
in Honduras, as well as the visit of Honduran professionals to the
U.S.
The
main activities of the CAO are:
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