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U.S. Announces New Support for Ghana’s Civil Nuclear Energy Program under the FIRST Capacity Building Program

Accra, Ghana – U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Ann Ganzer joined Ghanaian counterparts today to announce further U.S. support for establishing Ghana as a Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR) Regional Training Hub and center of excellence for the sub-Saharan African region. The $1.75 million in funding will support …

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 13 September, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Nuclear Energy, PDAS

U.S. and Ghana Take Next Steps Forward on Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy

Accra, Ghana – The United States and Ghana jointly launched their partnership under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program on February 25. U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan; Ghana’s Senior Advisor to the President Hon. Yaw Osafo Marfo; Minister of Energy Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh; representative of the …

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 8 March, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Ghana | Tags: Nuclear Energy

U.S. and Ghana Commission Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Accra, GHANA, October 14, 2021 – Today, U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan inaugurated an air quality monitoring station on U.S. Embassy grounds in Cantonments, Accra together with Hon. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, Executive Director of EPA Ghana representing Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI); Prof. Sandow Mark Yidana, Dean, School of Physical and Mathematical …

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 14 October, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Environment, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Ghana | Tags: Ambassador Sullivan, Press Release, US Embassy Ghana

U.S. Supports Ghana’s Aviation Sector

Accra, Ghana – On June 30, 2021, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced grant funding for a feasibility study to support the development of a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Ghana. U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan presided over the ceremony and was joined by …

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 1 July, 2021 | Topics: Africa, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Ghana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: KIA MRO, USTDA

Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Melinda Tabler-Stone at the Biotechnology Workshop for Women in Science

On November 2, 2017, Deputy Chief of Mission Melinda Tabler-Stone joined more than 80 scientists, researchers, government representatives and farmers for the Biotechnology Workshop for Women in Science, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy. The forum brought together African women involved in agricultural research and policy making to discuss innovations in agriculture and biotechnology in Ghana …

By U.S. Embassy in Ghana | 2 November, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Gender Issues, Science & Tech, Speeches

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