Baucau – July 24, 2023 – U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tom Daley joined F-FDTL General Commander Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek, U.S. Army Pacific Deputy Commanding General Major General Reginald Neal and local authorities opened the Third “Dalan Ba Dame” (Path to Peace) Exercise, a bilateral military exercise aiming to strengthen cooperation and friendship between the …

Baucau Airport, Timor-Leste – June 22, 2023 – U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Tom Daley joined Brigadier General Sarah H. Russ of U.S. Pacific Air Force, Timor-Leste Minister of Defense Filomeno Paixão and F-FDTL Commander General Falur Rate Laek to officially handover the Cessna 206 surveillance aircraft to the Government of Timor-Leste.  The handover coincided with the …

May 5, 2023, Dili, Timor-Leste – In the presence of representatives from the U.S. Embassy, Timor-Leste Human Capital Development Fund Executive Director Cristovao dos Reis today signed an agreement to provide additional funding for higher education scholarships over the next five years.  Through the Human Capital Development Fund, Timor-Leste will commit at least $150,000 in …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Matata, Timor-Leste, March 14, 2022 – U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tom Daley and USAID Mission Director Zema Semunegus today visited community leaders in Ermera who are working to end gender-based violence with U.S. support.  Through the $1.2 million USAID-funded Harmonia project, communities in 31 villages in Ermera and Liquica are completing a series …

FEBRUARY 23, 2022• STATEMENTS AND RELEASES The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dili, January 13, 2022 – Today, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tom Daley launched the U.S. Mission in Timor-Leste’s year-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Timor-Leste.  Centered on theme of “Friends, Partners, Opportunities,” the commemoration was announced in a video message on the Facebook page of the U.S. Embassy in …

Baucau, January 12, 2022 – U.S. Air Force engineers launched work today in partnership with the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) to support construction and repair projects as part of the joint rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield with the Government of Timor-Leste.  The joint work between U.S. and Timorese engineers will result in the construction of a new …

The United States Donates 100,620 Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to Timor-Leste Doses will enable children aged 12-17 to begin vaccinations    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     For more information please contact: U.S. Embassy Dili Public Affairs Officer Tim Johnson at  JohnsonTA@state.gov , 7719 3389 and Media Specialist Rosario Maia at  MaiaRG@state.gov , 7790 8209.    Dili, October …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  For more information please contact: U.S. Embassy Dili Public Affairs Officer Tim Johnson at  JohnsonTA@state.gov , 7719 3389, Media Specialist Rosario Maia at MaiaRG@state.gov , 77908209, and USAID Communications Specialist Cristóvão Guterres at cguterres@usaid.gov , 3300500.  Dili, September 10, 2021 – The United States is pleased to announce an additional $2.3 million in assistance to …

U.S. Navy Seabees Build New Schoolhouse in Baucau  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2021  For more information, contact Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209  maiarg@state.gov BAUCAU, July 12, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, C. Kevin Blackstone and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport Mr. Armindo Maia, celebrated the 102nd project …

Prime Minister and U.S. Ambassador Hold Ground-breaking Ceremony at Baucau Airfield  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2021  For more information, contact Mr. Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209  maiarg@state.gov Baucau, July 12, 2021 – H.E. Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak and U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone held a ground-breaking ceremony today in …

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $900,000 in additional assistance to save lives, meet urgent humanitarian needs, and help affected people recover from the devastating floods in Timor-Leste.  Heavy rains and strong winds associated with Tropical Cyclone Seroja lashed Timor-Leste’s capital Dili and eight municipalities in April, causing …

U.S. Embassy and the Government of Timor-Leste Agree on Joint Rehabilitation of Baucau Airfield  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2021  For more information, contact Catherine Kazmirski, Public Affairs Officer and Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209  maiarg@state.gov  Dili, June 28, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kevin Blackstone and Deputy Prime Minister …

U.S. Navy-Supported KADABUNAK Health Clinic Refurbishment Complete   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2021  For more information, contact Caleb Portnoy, Public Affairs Officer and Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209  maiarg@state.gov  Suku Camea, 10 March 2021 –U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kevin Blackstone, Minister of Health Odete Belo, Dili Municipality President Gasper Soares …

U.S. Embassy Dili Provides Medical Equipment to Assist Frontline Health Workers Treat COVID-19 Patients  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2021  For more information, contact Caleb Portnoy, Public Affairs Officer and Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209 maiarg@state.gov DILI, 28 April 2021 – The United States Embassy in Timor-Leste is donating 20 continuous …

United States Provides Disaster Assistance after Floods in Timor-Leste FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 9, 2021  For more information, contact Caleb Portnoy, Public Affairs Officer and Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209  maiarg@state.gov DILI, Timor-Leste – In response to the Government of Timor-Leste’s request for international assistance, U.S. Ambassador Kevin Blackstone has …

U.S. Joins Timor-Leste in Welcoming Arrival of COVAX Vaccine  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 5, 2021 For more information, contact Caleb Portnoy, Public Affairs Officer and Rosario Maia, Media Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Dili, Timor-Leste Tel: +670 332 4684, 77908209 maiarg@state.gov The United States joined Timor-Leste to welcome the successful arrival of 24,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine …

DILI, March 19, 2021 – The new U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Kevin Blackstone, presented his letter of credential to the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo on March 19 to officially begin his diplomatic mission. “It is an honor to present my credential letter from the American President to President Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo. …

Dili – The United States Embassy celebrated the successful conclusion of its 2020 Mission-Driven Alumni Outreach (MDAO) program on December 11th.  The MDAO program provided Timorese youth with opportunities to be mentored by prominent alumni of U.S. government scholarship and exchange programs and lead their own community service and civic engagement activities.  During the closing …

DILI, 23 June 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, H.E. Ramos Horta, Education Minister Soares, Defense Minister Filomeno, and F-FDTL Chief of Staff Colonel Coliati celebrated the 100th project of the U.S. Navy Seabees in Timor-Leste.  Together, they cut the ribbon on a new 2-room classroom constructed by the Seabees built at the Fatumeta …

Hundreds of schools and clinics stand to benefit  DILI, 08 June 2020 – The United States Embassy in Timor-Leste donated over 1,500 liters of concentrated disinfectant and a variety of cleaning materials to the Government of Timor-Leste’s Integrated Crisis Management Office as part of its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project includes training materials on how to safely convert the …

DILI, TIMOR-LESTE — The United States is investing $500,000 in the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to prevent COVID-19 in Timor-Leste, U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Fitzpatrick, USAID Mission Director Jim Wright and UNICEF Country Representative Valérie Taton said today in a presentation to the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Odete da Silva Viegas. …

15,000 children across three schools stand to benefit DILI, June 2 – The United States Embassy in Timor-Leste donated fifteen thousand Timorese-made reusable fabric masks to the Ministry of Education as part of its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This comes as the Ministry of Education prepares for children to return to classrooms.  The donation will benefit thousands of school children and promote a safe and healthy learning environment. The reusable fabric masks were handed …

The U.S. Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste is scheduled to assist in repatriating approximately 14 U.S. citizens to the United States on April 12. The Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste have no greater priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas. Due to the lack of commercial travel options, this …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 9, 2020 Contact: USAID Development Outreach Communications Officer James Reindl, Email: jreindl@usaid.gov or Development Outreach Communications Specialist Cristóvão Fausto Guterres, 330-0500 ext. 2038, 7732-6213. Email: cguterres@usaid.gov. DILI, TIMOR-LESTE – The U.S. Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $1.1 million to help the Government of Timor-Leste …

More than 100 Timorese recipients of the J. William Fulbright Scholarship, the Fulbright-SERN Scholarship, the United States-Timor-Leste (USTL) Scholarship, and other programs received special recognition during a celebratory event at Timor Plaza on February 7, 2020. U.S. Ambassador Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick joined the representative of Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo e Minerais Minerals (ANPM), Mr Oscar …

The United States Embassy in Timor-Leste has been pleased to welcome a delegation of seven Members of the United States House of Representatives to Timor-Leste from July 28 to 30 as part of our ongoing House Democracy Partnership that aims to strengthen democratic institutions in the United States and Timor-Leste. The United States is proud …

U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Fall River – a Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship – arrived at the Dili Port on April 22 as part of Pacific Partnership 2019. This will be the 7th time that Timor-Leste has hosted Pacific Partnership since the inaugural mission in 2006. It has evolved over the years from emphasis …

U.S. Ambassador Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick hosted a welcome reception on April 10, 2019 for six American delegates participating in an international political exchange to Timor-Leste organized by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) with support from the U.S. Department of State. The bipartisan delegation will explore politics, governance, and policy making in Timor-Leste …

Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Dulce de Jesus Soares joined U.S. Ambassador Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick for a Peace Corps swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Embassy on December 13, 2018.  A group of 27 American citizens took the oath of service to become the fourth group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Timor-Leste since …

United States Government to Provide Estimated $26 Million in Support of Education and Nutrition in Timor-Leste  The United States Government through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) selected Timor-Leste as one of eight countries to receive funding this year from the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. After a highly competitive review …

For Immediate Release Violence against women is a global issue that affects millions of people annually.  Every woman and girl deserves a life free from violence.  The Unites States is committed to advancing gender equality and preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls, from domestic and sexual violence to forced …

From September 24 to October 31, international sports leaders and American mentors in the sports sector across the country will take part in the annual U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP). In its seventh year, this professional development exchange supports the State Department’s ongoing efforts to empower women and girls around the world through …

DILI, Timor-Leste, July 23, 2018 – The Embassy of the United States of America in Timor-Leste welcomed the visit of a high-level delegation from the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on July 18-21. The high-level MCC delegation included Jonathan Brooks, Deputy Vice President for Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America; Caroline Nguyen, Managing Director …

Preparations are underway for Pacific Angel 2018 (PAC ANGEL 18), a joint and combined regional humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement led by Pacific Air Forces. A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft arriving in Dili on June 6 will bring U.S. military personnel to conduct the exercise in Suai, Cova Lima Municipality from June …

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 13, 2018 STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON The United States Congratulates Timor-Leste on Parliamentary Elections The United States congratulates the people of Timor-Leste for participating in peaceful and credible national parliamentary elections on May 12.  We commend the national election bodies for their …

DILI – The United States Government, which has provided support for every democratic election in Timor-Leste since 2002, continues to promote the electoral process for the 2018 early election.  Assistance from the U.S. Mission in Timor-Leste – which includes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and others – focuses …

UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2018 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on the Release of the Annual Human Rights Report Today, the State Department released its 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. This annual report evaluates the human rights records of 199 countries …

Dili – The U.S. Navy Seabees have been a visible sign of U.S. cooperation with Timor-Leste since 2009. Their work continues without pause as one detachment departs and another arrives in Timor-Leste. U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four (NMCB4) officially ended their tour on April 9, 2018. NMCB5 – the incoming U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment …

DILI, Timor-Leste, February 16, 2018 – A delegation from the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), including Robert Blau, Vice President for Compact Operations, Caroline Nguyen, Managing Director for Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America, and Hana Freymiller, Country Team Lead, visited Timor-Leste this week to discuss the development of an MCC Compact to reduce …

Dili – Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick arrived in Dili on Wednesday, January 17 to take up her duties as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Isilio Coelho, Director General for Bilateral Affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MNEC), joined U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Bischof to receive …

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 20, 2017 – At its quarterly meeting on December 19, 2017, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors selected Timor-Leste for an  MCC compact– MCC’s five-year grant program designed to spur economic growth and reduce poverty. “I am pleased to announce new partnerships with Timor-Leste through MCC’s compact program,” said …

Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC November 22, 2017 In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) on November 25 and the accompanying 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United States reaffirms its commitment to defending the rights of women and girls to …

The United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Forsa Defesa Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) will work together during the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise from July 31 – August 4, 2017.  A Boeing C-40 plane will bring U.S. Marines and equipment to Timor-Leste on July 28 and return at the end of CARAT. CARAT …

On July 19, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick of the District of Columbia to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Ms. Fitzpatrick, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, has served as an American …