U.S. Embassy Hosts Youth Iftar

On May 21, U.S. Ambassador Justin Siberell hosted an Iftar for Bahraini youth to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan and the strong friendship between the United States and Bahrain.  During the event, which took place at the Downtown Rotana Hotel in Manama.  Ambassador Siberell congratulated a number of outgoing U.S. Embassy-sponsored exchange program participants, as well as the Crown Prince International Scholarship Program participants who will be ...
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By | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Art & Culture, Education, Near East & North Africa, News, Political Affairs, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Bahrain

Bahrain Student Leaders Represent Bahrain in the United States

On December 19, Deputy Public Affairs Officer Joslyn Mack-Wilson and Cultural Assistant Janan Shaikh Abdulla met with recently returned students from the Embassy’s Student Leaders program.  Student Leader Alumni Adil Bakhsh and Abdulaziz Alsaibiey welcomed the new 2017 class of Student Leaders:  Hayat Hasan, Maram Seroor, Mohamed Al Qassab, Noof Al Murbati, Noor Yusuf, Zahra ...
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By | 21 December, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Education, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Bahrain | Tags:

Fulbright Coffee Hour with Alumni

On January 4th, the Educational Specialist Samar Hasan met with Fulbright Alumni at the New York Café in Hamala. During the event, Fulbright Alumni Husain Al Yousif Kamal Mahmood, Mohammed Al Qari, and Nada Al Aradi shared their educational and cultural experience.  Current Fulbrighter Ahmed Mohsen, who was home from studying at the University of ...
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By | 8 January, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Education | Tags: ,

U.S. Embassy Welcomes Home Distinguished IVLP Alumni

On January 4,  U.S. Embassy Manama hosted a small dinner in honor of recently returned 2016 alumni of the International Leadership Visitor Program (IVLP).  Launched in 1940, the IVLP program helps strengthen U.S. engagement with countries around the world and cultivate lasting relationships by connecting current and emerging foreign leaders with their American counterparts through ...
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By | 8 January, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Public Affairs | Tags:

Student Leader Program Alumna Maryam Marhoon Shares Her Experience

  On December 21, Student Leader Alumna Maryam Marhoon gave a presentation on her experience in the Student Leader Program at the University of Bahrain.   Maryam attended  Portland State University in Oregon, as part of the summer 2016 Student Leader Program. The MEPI Student Leaders Program is a fully-funded six to eight weeks of intensive ...
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By | 27 December, 2016 | Topics: Alumni, Culture | Tags: , ,

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