 [5/8/2008] STATEMENT ON REPORTS REGARDING OPIC RELATIONSHIP WITH KONI KONSULTANTS
DEAD SEA, Jordan – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) would like to correct reports that were published in the May 7 editions of the Jordan Times and Al-Rai, regarding its alleged relationship with Koni Konsultants.
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[5/6/2008] OPIC OPENS CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
DEAD SEA, Jordan – Robert Mosbacher, Jr., the President and CEO of the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), today opened Access to Opportunity in the Middle East, an international conference designed to facilitate increased U.S. private sector investment in the region by demonstrating its growing potential across a host of industries and countries.
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[5/5/2008] U.S. Joins With Arab Governments to Strengthen Environmental Stewardship
AMMAN – Affirming the mutual commitment of the United States and Jordan to responsible environmental stewardship, Minister of Environment Khaled Irani and American Ambassador David Hale today addressed the opening of a course held in Amman on strengthening environmental organizations throughout the region. The three-day course, sponsored by the State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative, aims to help government agencies integrate good governance with environmental performance in a
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[5/4/2008] LEADING INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES & INSTITUTIONS HEADLINE OPIC CONFERENCE IN MIDDLE EAST
Top executives from leading international institutions and businesses operating in the broader Middle East will use an investment conference sponsored by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to demonstrate to U.S. companies that the region is a lucrative destination for investment capital, in sectors ranging from infrastructure and energy to tourism and information technology. As evidence of that potential, OPIC is currently providing more than $1.9 billion in financing and politic
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[4/24/2008] U.S. Forensic Expertise Strengthens PSD’s Anti-Terrorism Efforts
AMMAN – In another example of the continuing security and anti-terrorism partnership between Jordan and the United States, American Ambassador David Hale today delivered $237,000 worth of cyber forensic equipment to the Public Security Directorate’s Forensic Laboratory. The equipment, including forensic computers, laptops, hard drives, and specialized software, is one of the largest-ever grants provided by the Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs (ATA) of the U.S. Department of State.
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[4/22/2008] Broadway Tap Dancers come to Jordan
Amman – Direct from New York City’s famed theater corridor -- Broadway – The New York Tap Ensemble is coming to Jordan this week. Seven talented and versatile Broadway performers will perform a free show of high-energy tap dance at 7:30 p.m. at Al Hussein Cultural Center on Wednesday, April 23. In their performance of “Singin’ and Dancin’,” developed especially for their visit to Jordan, they will explore the language of tap dancing in American culture. Using rhythm as a common denominator, t
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[4/22/2008] American Ambassador Highlights Education Assistance in Irbid
IRBID – American Ambassador David Hale visited Irbid today, meeting with school administrators, teachers, schoolchildren, undergraduates and other residents of the area. Focusing on American support for the Jordanian government’s efforts to improve education, he visited Al-Huson University, Al-Hussein Bin Talal School, and Yarmouk University. Ambassador Hale met with students at all three schools, providing him the chance to exchange views with the next generation of Jordanian leaders. “As Ame
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[4/19/2008] American Embassy Joins Royal Marine Conservation Society in Celebrating Earth Day
AQABA – In celebration of Earth Day 2008, the American Embassy in Amman joined its partners in the Royal Marine Conservation Society (JREDS), the Ministry of Environment, and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) in organizing a beach clean-up campaign April 19 at the Marine Park in Aqaba.
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[4/9/2008] American Ambassador Visits Mafraq Governorate
MAFRAQ – American Ambassador David Hale visited Mafraq on Wednesday, April 9, meeting with school administrators, teachers, schoolchildren, park officials, and other residents of the area. He also visited Al al-Bayt University, where he met a group of approximately 80 undergraduate students to discuss the U.S. Embassy’s activities to promote closer ties between the Jordanian and American people.
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[4/3/2008] American Ambassador Visits Ghor al-Safi
GHOR AL-SAFI – American Ambassador David Hale visited Ghor al-Safi on Thursday, April 3, meeting with local officials, farmers, and other residents of the area. He also attended the inauguration of a U.S.-funded renovation project of the Ghor al-Safi Hospital.
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