In celebration of Earth Day 2014, on April 22, the U.S. Embassy in Santiago organized a series of activities in Santiago and Talca. Early morning, Embassy employees arrived to work on their bicycles as another group distributed to passersby 100 Quillay saplings and six boxes of apples.  CONAF donated the trees, which will be planted ... Read More»

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish International Development Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of The Netherlands March 21 announced the launch of the Desal Prize for innovations in brackish water desalination. The Desal Prize is part of the $32 million Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge ... Read More»

Maria Eugenia “Maru” Gonzalez will visit Chile from April 7-11 to address topics in school bullying, including homophobic bullying and cyberbullying, in Santiago, Valparaiso and Arica. Ms. Gonzalez will conduct two workshops on school bullying for elementary and secondary school teachers, school principals and administrators at University of Tarapacá in Arica (April 7-8), where she ... Read More»

On March 28, U.S., British, and Chilean officials headed two ceremonies marking the 200th anniversary of the Naval Battle that took place in the Valparaiso Bay in 1814. U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael Hammer, British Ambassador Fiona Clouder, and Chilean Navy Captain Andres Rodrigo –on behalfof Commander of the Chilean Navy’s First Naval Zone Rear ... Read More»

Challenge will award funding and support to high-impact solutions that help SMEs in Latin America grow and succeed. The U.S. Department of State has partnered with World Environment Center to launch the Pathways to Prosperity Innovation Challenge. The mission of this challenge is to discover and reward local, high-impact solutions that help small, and medium-sized ... Read More»