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Paul A. Folmsbee
Paul A. Folmsbee (born June 3, 1960) is the former U.S. ambassador to Mali, serving under both the Obama administration and the Trump administration. Folmsbee was nominated to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mali by President Barack Obama on September 18, 2014, and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23, 2015. Career Folmsbee is an American diplomat who has spent most of his career in the developing world and has served in many conflict zones including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Haiti and Mali. He has specialised on economic and social development as well as civilian roles in conflict zones. In 2011–12 he served as the Senior Civilian Representative for Regional Command East, Afghanistan (embedded with the 1st Cavalry at Bagram), Consul General, Mumbai, India (2008–2011) during the period of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, and in 2007-8 as the Provincial Reconstruction Team Leader for Sadr City and Adhamiya, Iraq where he negotiated with representatives of Moqt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Ambassador To Mali
The United States ambassador to Mali is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Mali. Ambassadors * Thomas Kenneth Wright (1960-1961) * William Jules Handley (1961-1964) * Charles Robert Moore (1965-1968) * Gilbert Edward Clark (1968-1970) *Robert O. Blake – Career FSO **Appointed: December 10, 1970 **Terminated mission: May 20, 1973 * Patricia M. Byrne – Career FSO **Appointed: 1976 **Terminated mission: 1979 * Anne Forrester – Career FSO **Appointed: 1979 **Terminated mission: 1981 * Parker W. Borg – Career FSO **Appointed: 1981 **Terminated mission: 1984 * Robert Joseph Ryan (1984-1987) * Robert Maxwell Pringle (1987-1990) * Herbert Donald Gelber (1990-1993) * William H. Dameron (1993-1995) * David P. Rawson (1996-1999) * Michael Edward Ranneberger (1999-2002) * Vicki J. Huddleston (2002-2005) * Terence Patrick McCulley (2005-2008) * Gillian Milovanovic – Career FSO **Appointed: September 26, 2008 **Terminated mission: Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while the largest city, Colombo, is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala language, Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil language, Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a population of appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassadors Of The United States To Mali
The United States ambassador to Mali is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Mali. Ambassadors *Thomas Kenneth Wright (1960-1961) *William Jules Handley (1961-1964) *Charles Robert Moore (1965-1968) *G. Edward Clark, Gilbert Edward Clark (1968-1970) *Robert O. Blake – Career FSO **Appointed: December 10, 1970 **Terminated mission: May 20, 1973 *Patricia M. Byrne – Career FSO **Appointed: 1976 **Terminated mission: 1979 *Anne Forrester – Career FSO **Appointed: 1979 **Terminated mission: 1981 *Parker W. Borg – Career FSO **Appointed: 1981 **Terminated mission: 1984 *Robert Joseph Ryan (1984-1987) *Robert Maxwell Pringle (1987-1990) *Herbert Donald Gelber (1990-1993) *William H. Dameron (1993-1995) *David P. Rawson (1996-1999) *Michael Edward Ranneberger (1999-2002) *Vicki J. Huddleston (2002-2005) *Terence McCulley, Terence Patrick McCulley (2005-2008) *Gillian Milovanovic – Career FSO **Appointed: September 26, 2008 **Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meritorious Honor Award
The Meritorious Honor Award is an award of the United States Department of State. Similar versions of the same award exist for the former U.S. Information Agency, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and USAID. It is presented to groups or individuals in recognition of a special act or service or sustained outstanding performance. The award consists of a certificate signed by an assistant secretary, an official of equivalent rank or the Chief of Mission. The FAM was updated to remove the issue of the medal set. Criteria The following criteria are applicable to granting a Meritorious Honor Award: * Outstanding service in support of a one-time event (e.g., support for a major conference or summit meeting); * Innovation and creativity in accomplishing short-term tasks or projects; * Outstanding performance in one or more areas of the employee’s official duties as defined in the Work Requirements Statement (Foreign Service) or Performance Plan (Civil Service); and/or * Contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superior Honor Award
The Superior Honor Award is an award of the United States Department of State. Similar versions of the same award exist for the former U.S. Information Agency, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and USAID. It is presented to groups or individuals in recognition of a special act or service or sustained extraordinary performance covering a period of one year or longer. The award consists of a certificate signed by an assistant secretary, an official of equivalent rank or the Chief of Mission. The FAM was updated to remove the issue of the medal set. Criteria The following criteria are applicable to granting a Superior Honor Award: * Contributions, which had a substantial impact on the accomplishment of the agency’s missions, goals, or objectives; * Accomplishments, which substantially contributed to the advancement of U.S. Government interests; * Exceptional performance in one or more areas of the employee’s official duties as defined in the Work Requirements Statement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the state of Oklahoma. In Fall 2024, the university had 34,523 students enrolled, most at its main campus in Norman. Employing nearly 4,000 faculty members, the university offers 174 Bachelor's degree, baccalaureate programs, 199 Master's degree, master's programs, 101 Doctorate, doctoral programs, and 88 certificate programs. The university is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", with over $416 million in research expenditures across its three campuses in 2022. Its Norman campus has two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, specializing in French Impressionism and Native Americans in the United States, Native American artwork, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabor College (Kansas)
Tabor College is a private Mennonite college in Hillsboro, Kansas, United States. It is owned and operated by the U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and adheres to Anabaptist doctrine. There were 594 students enrolled at the Tabor College Hillsboro campus for the Fall 2014 semester. Total enrollment, including the Tabor College School of Adult and Graduate Studies in Wichita, was 766. History In 1908, members of Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Christian churches founded Tabor College. Tabor held classes for the first time on Sept. 14 of that year. The college’s earliest academic focus was business, science, education, and Christian ministry. The college faced possible closing after a fire on April 30, 1918. Two years to the day, the college officially opened the H.W. Lohrenz Administration Building and the Mary J. Regier. Both buildings still stand on campus. In the late 1950s, a major structural expansion began. It included, but was not limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. Its second-largest and oldest city is Mombasa, a major port city located on Mombasa Island. Other major cities within the country include Kisumu, Nakuru & Eldoret. Going clockwise, Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest (though much of that border includes the disputed Ilemi Triangle), Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west. Kenya's geography, climate and population vary widely. In western, rift valley counties, the landscape includes cold, snow-capped mountaintops (such as Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana on Mount Kenya) with vast surrounding forests, wildlife and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. It is bordered by Brazil to the Bolivia-Brazil border, north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the Argentina-Bolivia border, south, Chile to the Bolivia–Chile border, southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
