For almost 30 years, the world has marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3. World Press Freedom Day is a chance to celebrate the vital role that the independent press plays in strengthening and preserving free societies, and to highlight the extraordinary work that journalists, media houses, editors, staff and others are doing in …
Read More» I first came to Tanzania over 30 years ago to volunteer as a doctor, and that experience instilled in me a deep and lasting affection and respect for Tanzania and the Tanzanian people. It was the greatest honor of my life to be given the opportunity to come back all these years later to serve …
Read More» I first visited Tanzania over 30 years ago to serve as a volunteer physician at a public hospital in Zanzibar. During that memorable summer, I treated children with malnutrition, malaria, parasites, and tuberculosis. I also developed a deep admiration for the Tanzanian people; they were warm, generous, and treated strangers like family. In the years …
Read More»
Dr. Inmi K. Patterson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania April 20, 2020 The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against COVID-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build …
Read More»
By PEPFAR Country Coordinator Brian D. Rettmann | December 1, 2018 Fifteen years ago when the United States President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, or PEPFAR for short, began, HIV was a death sentence in Tanzania as it was in many parts of the world. Today, we are closer than ever to controlling the HIV …
Read More»
By U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Mark B. Childress | September 23, 2016 I wanted to highlight a very important process taking place in Geneva, Switzerland this week as part of a regular Human Rights Review of Tanzania within the UN Human Rights Council. As noted on the UN website “The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is …
Read More» By U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Mark B. Childress | July 4, 2016 As the United States celebrates the 240th anniversary of our Independence, I am reminded that America, like Tanzania, strives for peace, stability and economic growth for all its citizens. On the 4th of July, we celebrate our Constitution, a cherished document that guarantees …
Read More» By U.S. Ambassador Mark Childress | December 1, 2015 A year ago on the occasion of World AIDS Day, I wrote about working towards an AIDS-free generation in Tanzania. Since then, we have together made important strides in that direction, targeting resources and activities at the places where they are most needed throughout the country. …
Read More»
It is my privilege, as the donor countries’ representative, to join you as we commemorate World AIDS Day here in Dar es Salaam. We stand here together today to mourn the world’s losses as a result of HIV and to celebrate its many brave heroes, who have fought in ways big and small against this …
Read More»