A group of 35 students from Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University visiting Qatar met with the School of Business at Qatar University. They were welcomed by the Dean of Business School and given a presentation on doing business in Qatar. The group also received a briefing on Qatar from officers at U.S. embassy. …

Approximately 150 students from 7 different schools attended the career fair held at Aspire Academy. Education USA advisor was present at the fair providing information on study in the United States.

A practical workshop was organized by Education USA for public and private school counselors at Omar Bin Abdulaziz Secondary School for boys on helping students find colleges that are the right fit for them. Students from the school sat with each counselor to receive one to one advise on how to search for universities in …

In partnership with the U.S. Embassy, the American Chamber of Commerce is promoting the Discover America Food Festival from November 5-12. For the first time ever in Qatar, the festival brings the “best of America” and provides nationals and expats with the chance to enjoy America’s best food, health, and beauty products.  Festivities kicked off …

On October 19, 38 American universities participated in the Qatar International College Fair at the Qatar National Convention Center. Qatar is already home to six of the United States’ most prestigious institutions: Georgetown University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, and Northwestern University.  In addition to these universities, 32 others were …

Deputy Chief of Mission Ryan Gliha spoke at the Qatar Leadership Conference on Oct. 15, 2015 on the qualities of a successful diplomat. The conference, hosted by Qatar Academy/THIMUN, gives high schoolers the opportunity to speak with educators, leaders, and diplomats as they begin to contemplate their future careers.

On June 21, the U.S. Embassy, together with the Qatar Student Association, hosted a pre-departure orientation for over 50 students and their parents for students accepted to U.S. colleges and universities for the Fall 2015 term.  The three-hour program, held at the Doha Youth Center, covered information about the visa process, learning about the various regions …

NASA-trained, robotics entrepreneur Eric Stackpole, CEO and co-founder of OpenROV, is a mechanical engineer interested in both ocean and space technology. Eric was in Doha recently travelling the country talking to school students, academics, university students, robotics enthusiasts and scientists about how to “Follow your Passion: Lead the Future” by doing live demonstrations of his …

On 21 January 2015 the American Chamber of Commerce Qatar (AmCham Qatar), in partnership with the Embassy of the United States of America,  launched Discover America – USA Week Qatar, an inaugural celebration of American culture, commerce and friendship in Qatar. Delivering a packed program of activities in partnership with Qatar Airways, Qatar Chamber of …

PAS Doha is participating in the 25th Annual Doha International Book Fair. The Fair was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, H.E. Ahmed Al Mahmoud and the Minister of Culture, Arts, and Heritage H.E. Abdulaziz Al Kuwari at the Qatar National Convention Center, on January 7, 2015. The …

The U.S. Embassy hosted a team of three American experts in the field of Science Education. They conducted a weeklong workshop entitled, “Spectacular Science” from November 23-27, 2014. The experts were International Educational Consultant ,Dr. Barbara Hong, Professor of Physics at Penn State, and Alice Flarend; a Physics school teacher with over 15 years of …

On Tuesday, November 4, the U.S. Embassy Doha, in partnership with the Supreme Education Council, held a professional development workshop for 79 preparatory and secondary school English teachers on “Teaching Creative Writing”.  The event was held at Katara and was part of an ongoing partnership between U.S. Embassy Doha and the Supreme Education Council on …

  On Tuesday, October 28, the U.S. Embassy Doha, in partnership with the Supreme Education Council, held a professional development workshop for 50 primary school English teachers on “Teaching Creative Writing”.  The event was held at the Al Wafaa Model School for Boys and was part of an ongoing partnership between U.S. Embassy Doha and …

The year 2014 marked the completion of ten years of the NASA rovers exploring the planet Mars and sending back valuable information and pictures for the benefit of the Science community on earth. Initially planned as a ninety days mission in 2004 the rovers are still going on to much delight of its progenitors. In …

On Wednesday, October 22nd the Regional Language Officer accompanied Embassy Doha staff to Al Rashad Independent Primary School for Boys to read English language stories to a 4th grade class as part of the Embassy’s ongoing Primary School Reading Program.  The students loved listening to “Pete the Cat” and “Where the Wild Things Are” and …

The Embassy of the United States of America to the State of Qatar has partnered with the Qatar Students Association  to establish the first ever U.S. Alumni Network for Qatar. U.S. Ambassador Dana Shell Smith announced the formation of the network at a reception held at her residence in honor of Qatari alumni on Wednesday, …

The U.S. Embassy hosted an Iftar dinner in honor of visiting NFL player Husain Abdullah of the Kansas City Chiefs.  Mr. Abdullah is in Doha conducting football clinics and speaking to youth about being Muslim and a professional athlete in the U.S.

The U.S. Embassy and the Middle East Partnershp Initiative (MEPI) partnered with Qatari organization the Bedaya Center to support local Qatari entrepreneurs. Deputy Chief of Mission Ian McCary spoke at the graduation ceremony of their training course.

The Public Affairs Section hosted Mad Science Qatar at the Summer Camp organized by the Qatar Scientific Club, which ran from July 6 thru 18, 2014 in the club’s premises at Abu Hamour.  Twenty sessions full of hands on activities were conducted by Mad Science for around 170 school children, both boys and girls in …

U.S. Embassy Senior Commercial Officer Robert Dunn attends the opening of American restaurant Johnny Rockets at the Ezdan Mall. American brands contribute to the $5 billion in U.S. exports to Qatar.

Ambassador Ziadeh spoke to students at Umm Ayman Secondary School for Girls, as part of Injaz’s Business Leaders Campaign. She emphasized the importance of hard work and focus for succeeding in life.

U.S. Ambassador to the State of Qatar Susan L. Ziadeh joins dignitaries at the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce Welcome Reception held at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.  During her keynote address, Ambassador Ziadeh urged senior U.S. and MENA business leaders to take advantage of the Qatari Investment Authority’s intent to “pivot …

U.S. Ambassador Susan L. Ziadeh delivered a lecture on the evolving role of diplomacy as part of Georgetown University Qatar’s Ambassadorial lecture series on April 23, 2014.

On April 20th NASA speaker Mr. George Gabrielle connected with Qatar University students via a Google Hangout meeting organized by the U.S. Embassy at both the men’s and women’s corners of Qatar University Library American Resource Center, simultaneously. Mr. Gabrielle told the eager bunch of students about his work at NASA and touched upon all …

The U.S. Embassy sponsored a visit to Qatar by Dr. Steven Paine, past President of P21 and the former State Superintendent of Schools for West Virginia.  Dr. Paine gave the keynote address on Saturday March 22nd at Qatar University’s 4th Annual Conference on Educational Reform.  In his speech, Dr. Paine discusses the importance of using …

HE Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, HE Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, HE Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Rumaihi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined U.S. Ambassador to the State of Qatar Susan …

The US Embassy sponsored The Youth Company’s March, 2014 Youth Change Everything: Arab Women Edition conference held from March 21-March 22 at The Youth Hub.  The conference brought together young Qatari and Arab girls interested in launching entrepreneurial projects in Qatar, and provided workshops and talks on leadership and entrepreneurship skills.  Consular Officer Natalie Bonjoc …

On Sunday, February 16th, the US Embassy sponsored a poetry event at Qatar University with the award-winning Palestinian American poet, Naomi Shihab Nye.  During her day at QU, Ms. Nye visited a Reading Comprehension class in the Department of English Literature & Linguistics and conducted a poetry writing workshop in the women’s American Corner at …

Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Ambassador Susan Ziadeh lead a power walk on Qatar National Sport Day.

The Embassy Press Attaché and Education Advisor appeared on the Qatar Radio program “Masaa Al Doha” to discuss the Embassy’s cultural and educational activities.

Embassy Official Steven Abels spoke at the 3rd annual session of The Hague International Model United Nations Qatar on the topic of the protection and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives.  Speaking before the 5th Committee (Administration and Budgetary) on January 30th, Mr. Abels discussed the challenges of balancing physical and personal security …

Intervention at the Geneva II International Conference on Syria Thank you very much, Secretary Ban, and thank you, Ambassador Brahimi, for your commitment to helping the Syrian people find a new future. And I join with Foreign Minister Lavrov in thanking all of the countries around the table, all of the groups around the table. …

On Saturday, January 18, US Embassy Doha sponsored its second Language and Literacy Professional Development Event for local school teachers for the Fall/Winter Semester.  The theme of the event was “instructional strategies to build opportunities for student engagement while managing classroom discipline and planning for academic success.”  In addition to our regular presenters, Meredith Hedrick …

Chargé d’Affaires Ian McCary joined QU President Dr. Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad at a luncheon honoring graduates of PhD and MA programs abroad. The students received scholarships provided by Qatar University as part of a program to support Qatari students at the master and doctorate levels in order to have them return to Qatar to …