Sharing Best Practices for Inclusion of Youth with Disabilities in Public Libraries in Barcelona
In November 2018, the U.S. Mission to Spain invited Renee Grassi, Youth Services Manager at the Dakota County Library System in Minnesota, to participate in…
High School Students Learn about Women and Jazz with Expert Maxine Gordon
Jazz scholar and writer Maxine Gordon participated in a series of speaking engagements in Barcelona coinciding with the Barcelona International Jazz Festival. A scholar on…
The Jamie Baum Quartet Promotes Jazz among Young Spanish Musicians
Taking advantage of her presence in Madrid to participate in JazzMadrid, Madrid’s International Jazz Festival, the Embassy arranged for U.S. jazz flutist, composer, and educator…
Security Alert – U.S. Mission Spain (December 7, 2018)
Location: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and surrounding area, Madrid, Spain Event: On December 9, 2018, at 19:30 hours, Argentine soccer teams Boca Juniors and River Plate…
Wednesday, December 5, 2018, National Day of Mourning
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Security Alert – U.S. Mission Spain (December 3, 2018)
Location: Spain, countrywide Event: During the holiday season security measures in Spain remain heightened because of ongoing threats posed by transnational terrorist organizations and individuals…
Ambassador Duke Buchan III Op-Ed: A Toast to the U.S.-Spain Military Alliance
A Toast to the U.S.-Spain Military Alliance Ambassador Duke Buchan III Thirty years ago today, in 1988, Spain and the United States signed our Agreement…
U.S. Consular Agents Join Local Thanksgiving Celebrations across Spain
On Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd, U.S. Consular Agents joined local residents for Thanksgiving celebrations across Spain. Celebrating this special holiday with resident and visiting Americans…
Embassy Economic Counselor Briefs IE Students on the State of Trade between the US, Spain and the EU
U.S. Embassy Madrid Economic Counselor Thomas Reott talked with students from around the world about the complexities of global trade at the Instituto de Empresa…
Applications for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute at Purdue University
We are now accepting applications for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute at Purdue University The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative (BFTI) fosters relationships between…
The Embassy Promotes the Work of Women Creators in Music
As part of Embassy activities to highlight women creators, the Cultural Section participated in a recital of works by U.S. and Spanish female composers at…
Students of Communication from the European University of Madrid Return to the Embassy
Students of Communication from the European University of Madrid return to the Embassy. After a first visit in which the Embassy explained to the students…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is the day Americans gather to enjoy food and family traditions together. On this, their first Thanksgiving in Spain, the Buchan children…
Embassy Economic Officer Elliot Carmean Discusses U.S.-Spanish Relations at the University of Valenc
On November 19, Embassy Economic Officer Elliot Carmean and faculty members of the of Economics Department at the University of Valencia discussed U.S.-Spanish relations and…
Winter Holidays in the United States
Embassy Speaker Claudia Ellingwood volunteered on November 21st to give a talk on “Winter Holidays In America” at Colegio Fomento-Las Tablas. Before an audience of…
English Language Expert Shares Bilingual Content Education Techniques at University of Alcala Confer
State Department-sponsored English Language Specialist Ann Mabbott capped a month-long visit to Spain–during which she conducted teacher training workshops for both pre-service and in-service bilingual…
Consul General Liza Petrush Joins the Seville-based Consular Corps
On Nov. 14, Consul General Liza Petrush and Consular Agent Raynold Von Samson-Himmelstjerna joined the Seville-based consular corps for a discussion of shared interests with…
Musical Trio The Americans Presents American Music History, Traditions and Genres to Spanish Audienc
On October 6, 7, and 8, California trio The Americans performed during the second edition of “América late” arts festival held at Casa de América,…
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