Embassy of the United States

Secure Freight Initiative Declaration of Principles (DOP) Signing
December 17, 2007 by Ambassador Patricia Herbold and BG (NS) Choi Shing Kwok, Singapore Permanent Secretary for Transport

Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns
December 3, 2007 Media Roundtable

Singapore Writer's Festival - Gail Simone
November 30, 2007 The Embassy supported the participation of Gail Simone, American comic book author, in the Singapore Writers' Festival.

United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab
November 19, 2007 Media Roundtable

A Talk on Film and Media by John Groch
November 2, 2007 Consular Officer (and former professor of cultural studies) John Groch spoke on art and film...

Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian Photography
October 16, 2007 These compelling works are drawn from the archive and personal collection of Christopher Cardozo, widely recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on Curtis and his photography.

Richard Colvin
September 17, 2007 Hechinger Institute on Education & the Media, Teachers College, Columbia University

Ambassador Herbold Cheers on U.S. Swim Team Headed for World University Games
August 1, 2007 Remarks by Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold, Shangri-La Hotel

U.S. Ambassador Hosts Reception for Art in Embassies Artist Bruce Bobick
July 27, 2007 U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Patricia Herbold hosted a reception in honor of visiting artist Bruce Bobick on July 27. A watercolor triptych painted by Mr. Bobick graces the Ambassador's dining room, on loan through the Art in the Embassies program.

U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary, Robert Dohner
July 20, 2007 The Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Singapore arranged a media roundtable for Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Dohner on July 20.

Ambassador Herbold Talks to 1000 Secondary Students
July 18, 2007 U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Patricia Herbold spoke to more than 1000 secondary students at elite Raffles Institution on July 18 as part of the school’s Ambassadors Series.

Singapore: Fulbrighters Prepare for United States
July 12, 2007 The Public Affairs Section (PAS) hosted a pre-departure lunch and briefing for Singaporean Fulbright grantees preparing to depart for the United States.

Visit of American Expert on Copyright & Intellectual Property issues
July 5-6, 2007 The U.S. Embassy Singapore’s Economic/Political Office and the Office of Public Affairs combined to arrange a visit by U.S. Speaker Michael Schlesinger, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the International Intellectual Property Alliance, Washington, D.C.

American Embassy Officer Explains the American Political System to Singaporeans
July 6, 2007 The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy organized a talk by an embassy officer on American political consciousness and civil society at the Woodlands Regional Library.

American Embassy Helps Promote Reading Among Singaporeans
July 3, 2007 The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Singapore donated a set of 200 award-winning books on American Fiction and Biography to the National Library Board (NLB)

Singapore hosts American Foreign Policy Expert
June 26, 2007 On June 25th and 26th, the U.S. Embassy Singapore’s Office of Public Affairs arranged a wide-ranging series of talks on American foreign policy to Singaporean audiences by Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council of Foreign Relations, Walter Russell Mead.

U.S. Music Hub To Be Established at Esplanade Library
June 6, 2007 The Office of Public Affairs provided a grant to enable the visit to Singapore of the Director and a Board member of the New York-based ARChive of Contemporary Music, a non-profit collection of contemporary music.

The United States and Asia-Pacific Security
Saturday, June 2, 2007 Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore

Storytelling by Ambassador Herbold
May 23, 2007 Ambassador Patricia Herbold held a storytelling session at Jurong Regional Library with fifty children from the National Library Board’s kidsREAD program and the Jamiyah Children’s Home on Wednesday, May 23, 2007.

NYU@NUS Launch
May 16, 2007 Unique dual graduate degree programme between two leading law schools officially launched in Singapore.

US official: Be wary of Iranian financial deals
May 11, 2007 ASIAN banks and financial firms should be wary of dealing with Iranian institutions that could be using deceptive means to channel funds for the country's nuclear programme, a senior US official said.

Bilate with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Oval Office
May 4, 2007  The White House

Singapore Hosts American Filmmaker
March 12th and 13th, 2007 On March 12th and 13th, 2007, the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) sponsored the travel of Los-Angeles based filmmaker Andrea Richards to Singapore to participate in a local independent documentary film festival with the Substation, the local alternative theatre group.

Singapore Embassy Engages Diverse Audience With Black History Month Talk
February 15, 2007 Singapore’s Office of Public Affairs (OPA) conducted a presentation for Black History Month on February 15, 2007, at American Connections partner Jurong Regional Library.

Global Trends and Converging Expectations
February 6, 2007 Thank you for giving me the honor of speaking with you today. I note that it was on this date, February 6 in 1819, when the British East India Company signed a treaty of lease for the territory of Singapore with Sultan Hussein of Johor.