As part of its celebration of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Embassy in Togo on March 22 kicked off a new initiative aimed at helping Togolese women of all ages overcome obstacles in their personal and professional lives. The initiative, titled “How Women Rise,” includes a series of conferences in multiple cities spotlighting a cross-section …
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To celebrate Black History Month and the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the U.S. Embassy organized a traveling historical exhibit paired with a series of public music concerts in four major Togolese cities from Feb. 19-23. The concerts featured a selection of songs from the American civil rights era performed by Heather Maxwell, a …
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The U.S. Embassy honored Togolese youth who are following the example of Martin Luther King, the famous American peace and human rights activist, with a music concert and photo exhibit Feb. 21 in Sokode, the capital of the central region of Togo. A packed crowd of over 300 people attended the event, including local authorities, …
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The U.S. Embassy in Togo celebrated black history month with a concert and photo exhibit inspired by the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. that took place Feb. 19 at the residence of U.S. Ambassador to Togo David Gilmour. The concert featured a selection of songs from the American civil rights era performed by Heather …
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Ambassador Remarks Martin Luther King Exhibit & Concert CMR February 19, 2019, 1800 – 2000 Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Good evening and welcome. Tonight is a very special night for me and Judith, as it marks the last time we will host an event at the Ambassador’s residence. I am very happy and touched …
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On August 31, the US Ambassador to Togo was in Sokode for the English learning award ceremony for 45 students of the region. These students from disadvantaged backgrounds and selected on the basis of academic merit, benefited from a scholarship program funded by the US State Department allowing them to benefit from two years of …
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PAS Lome teamed up with the ministry of Culture, the German Cultural Institute, local cultural association Tre Kha, and the movie theater chain Canal Olympia to organize Togo’s first-ever conference on the theme of Afrofuturism. Afrofuturism is a concept first expressed in the works of African-American science fictions writers and musicians that holds that the …
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Embassy Lome joined in the worldwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by launching a day of community service in his honor. Staff from the Embassy, along with over 50 members of the Embassy’s exchange program alumni association, traveled to the city of Tsevie just north of Lome to spend the morning …
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On Saturday, April 21, the Embassy celebrated Earth Day 2018 with an “Eco-Jogging” activity. Eco-Jogging is an innovative concept that combines sports, civic participation, and environmentalism by challenging participants to pick up as much waste as they can while jogging a pre-determined distance. The event was financed by the Embassy and supported by the Club …
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From March 21 to 22, 2018, American filmmaker and professional photographer Peregrine Olander trained Togolese journalists in Lomé on the use and marketing of social networks, in order to highlight their different outlets through the promotion of their productions. Ms. Ollander previously provided similar training for about twenty young entrepreneurs and social activists in Kpalimé, …
Read More» On February 22, at the Alaffia Baguida Cultural Center, the celebration of Black History Month vibrated to the beat of jazz music, fabulously orchestrated by Togolese, Cameroonian and American musicians. The audience of nearly 150 guests came from all sectors of social life, including ministerial and diplomatic personalities and the alumni community. For over an …
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Ambassador Remarks Comic Book Launch Event Canal Olympia Cinema February 16, 2018, 1600 – 2000 Madame the Minister of Social Action Monsieur the Minister of Communication Monsieur the representative of Minister of Security Monsieur the director of Canal Olympia Cinema Monsieur the traditional chief of Hanoukopé Madame the director of RELUTET Messiers the directors of AGO …
Read More» On Feb. 26, at CanalOlympia Godopé, Embassy Lome’s public affairs and ECO/POL sections launched a comic book, “Scarf”, featuring a super hero who fight human trafficking in Togo. The launch was part of a gala event that also included the first screening of the new Marvel super hero movie Black Panther, about the super-powered, crime-fighting …
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On Jan. 24, Embassy Lome’s public affairs section launched a three-week-long, multi-faceted celebration of Martin Luther King’s life and legacy with a kick-off event at the Ambassador’s residence. The program consisted of an exhibition about the life and the accomplishments of Dr. King, accompanied by a music concert featuring music from the American civil rights …
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On Saturday, October 7, 2017, at the Alaffia Cultural Center, the American and Togolese cultures melted in an astonishing musical concert, thanks to the support of the Alaffia Company created by the Togolese and American Olowo-N’djo Tchala. Performers were the Togolese artists Dama Damawuzan and the Sassamasso band, and from the USA, Amanda Seales. From …
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On July 12, 2017, Ambassador Gilmour and staff from the U.S. Embassy visited “Camp Unité” , a leadership camp for teenage boys and girls organized by Peace Corps and the Togo YMCA, in Bagbe, a town about 35 km from Lome. ” Camp Unité” is a two-week event that brings together 130 boys and girls …
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On Saturday June 10, more than 600 young people from schools, universities, NGOs and private companies from Lome participated in the World Ocean Day, organized by CAPLO (Friends of the Beach and Oceans) and STADD (African Science and Technology for Sustainable Development), and supported by the US Embassy in Togo. Apart from cleaning up a …
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The launch of a new photo exhibit created by the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section has encouraged political healing in Togo. The exhibit, chronicling the state visit to Washington, D.C. and New York of Togo’s first President, Sylvanus Olympio, in 1962, was unveiled during a ceremony at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lome on April 26. …
Read More» It is a great honor for me to be with you today to open this exhibition of historic images and documents about the visit of President Sylvanus Olympio to the United States. I discovered these images and documents in 2015 before my arrival in Lome, when I was preparing to take my post as ambassador. …
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From April 4 to 6, the US Embassy-Togo, in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, supported a training workshop for personnel at the National Library in Lome. The American expert, Assistant Professor and Preservation Librarian Kyle Rimkus animated the workshop with the purpose to equip ten employees from the National Library with necessary …
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U.S. Ambassador David Gilmour and Mrs. Gilmour hosted a cultural celebration involving an art exhibition and music concert at their residence. This purpose of the event was to highlight the role that art and culture can play in promoting economic growth, by showcasing a number of talented Togolese artists and musicians. It also marked the …
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