Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world. When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade We’ve braved the belly of the beast We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace And the norms …

The U.S. Ambassador’s PEPFAR Small Grants Program, which supports small, innovative, community-driven projects in Malawi to stop the spread of HIV and mitigate the impacts of AIDs, today issued grants to ten (10) Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), working with grassroots communities from ten (10) districts across the …

The International Buyer Program (IBP) is a joint government-industry effort that brings thousands of international buyers to the United States for business-to-business matchmaking with U.S. firms exhibiting at major industry trade shows.

U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer, together with Malawi’s Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Bright Msaka, on November 20 broke ground on a new Community Day Secondary School in Mwalasi, Machinga District. 

U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer and Teresa Ndanga, Chairperson of MISA-Malawi, opened a four-day workshop in Lilongwe for 20 Malawian community radio journalists from across the country.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Administrator for the Foreign Agricultural Service, Jocelyn Brown, visited Malawi October 31-November 4

Earlier today U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer signed a $23,443 grant to Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) to fund a project to prevent further deforestation in Malawi

U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer today witnessed successes registered in the United State Government-funded Economic Empowerment of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Malawi implemented by UN women and the Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLHA).  The project is implemented in Lilongwe, Ntchisi, and Dowa to strengthen the economic empowerment of women …

On August 21, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer joined Malawi’s Deputy Minister of Defense Everton Chimulirenji, Commander of the Malawi Defense Force General Griffin Supuni Phiri, and U.S. Africa Command’s Deputy Commander Lieutenant General James Vechery to officially open the Africa Endeavor military symposium held in Lilongwe.  The symposium brings together military officers from …

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), participated in Malawi’s National Agriculture Fair held in Blantyre August 16-19.  Twenty USAID implementing partners participated in the event showcasing the work they’re doing, supported by USAID, to enhance Malawi’s agriculture industry.  On August 16, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer welcomed Malawian …

U.S. Embassy official John Steele on August 1 handed over a community library to Golomoti Active AIDS Support Organization (GASO) in Dedza District.

U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer today handed over a library building and books to Chigumukire Community Day Secondary School in the area of Traditional Authority Kuntaja in Blantyre District. The community library was constructed in 2016 with funding from the U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund and is supporting over 400 students and community members …

On June 20, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer visited several U.S. Government funded projects in western Malawi near Mchinji — including an innovative public-private agricultural partnership with RAB Processors supported by USAID/Malawi, a new milk tank for a dairy cooperative funded by the U.S. Ambassador’s Self-Help Fund , an active community radio station founded 11 years ago with USAID …

Malawi hosted the 2017 African Land Forces Summit, a U.S. Army Africa-sponsored event that brought together land force chiefs from 44 African countries to discuss solutions to challenges across Africa.  The event was held in Lilongwe, Malawi on May 8-11, 2017.  Learn more at:  https://www.army.mil/standto/2017-05-10 and: https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/ALFS17  . Click here for the remarks by Ambassador Palmer at the ALFS …

On April 6, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer congratulated the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) on becoming “Full Training Capable” for UN peacekeeping forces.  This rare accomplishment certifies the MDF as one of the few militaries in Africa that is able to train soldiers for peacekeeping operations without the need for foreign assistance. At a …

The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with Malawi’s Ministry of Health, on March 22 coordinated a graduation ceremony in Blantyre, Malawi for Malawi’s third cohort of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) Frontline trainees.  These seven Malawian Ministry of Health and Agriculture officials successfully completed a 3-month …

On February 15, Embassy Lilongwe partnered with American Food Network-featured chef Claudia Sansone to present a day-long “Culinary Diplomacy” program highlighting the orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP).  Chef Claudia Sansone worked with four Malawian chef trainees from the Malawi Institute of Tourism to prepare several dishes featuring the highly nutritious OFSP as a key ingredient.  The …