The National Multicultural Festival is a wonderful Canberra event celebrating the city’s multicultural heritage and diversity! Check out our Facebook photo gallery of the festival highlights from the U.S. Embassy booth and showcase performance by Lisa Hunt.
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MEDIA ALERT June 6, 2017 New Fulbright Scholarships Mark a Century of U.S.- Australia “Mateship” Today, U.S. Rex W. Secretary of State Tillerson and Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced the creation of four new Fulbright Scholarships to further enhance the long standing Fulbright relationship. The exchanges will advance scholarship in the priority …
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We took a trip back to the swinging sixties this January for an early screening of ‘Jackie’, starring Natalie Portman. Thanks to all those who joined us for this great event, including those who dressed in their finest Kennedy-era threads. Take a look at the photos here…
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Consul General Valerie Fowler’s Remarks at the 2016 LGBTI Pacific Youth Forum October 12, 2016 Good evening. What a wonderful way to start this evening, with the lovely welcome to country. In that spirit, I’ll begin by recognizing our elders, past and present. Honorable Michael Kirby,The Kaleidoscope team, for your leadership in developing this forum, DLA …
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The push for LGBT equality has come so far, but much still remains to do. As part of #PrideMonth, we met with some Canberra friends at the National Library of Australia this week to remember that fact, and to watch ‘Matthew Shepard is a Friend of Mine’ – a moving, documentary tribute to the life …
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