PARAMARIBO – Thirty members of the South Dakota National Guard arrived in Suriname via an Iowa National Guard KC-135 on April 11.  Their visit is part of a joint two-week engineering program with Suriname’s Ministries of Defense and Education to renovate schools in rural and underserved communities. As part of its State Partnership Program, the …

PARAMARIBO – The U.S. military’s Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) completed its two-week mission in Suriname with a closing ceremony today at the Academic Hospital. From February 1st to 15th, the LAMAT team performed free surgeries at the Academic Hospital, provided free dental care at Stichting Jeugdtandverzorging (JTV), and shared best practices with their …

PARAMARIBO – On Tuesday, 31 January 2023, Robert J. Faucher officially began his tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname after presenting his Letter of Credence to His Excellency President Chandrikapersad Santokhi. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador Faucher noted “I believe that the United States can play as …

PARAMARIBO – Between the 1st and 15th of February, the United States’ Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) will perform surgeries and exchange knowledge in Suriname as part of the U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM’s) Enduring Promise mission. The LAMAT is a medical team composed of 29 U.S. joint force surgical and dental professionals and support …

Paramaribo: The U.S. Embassy Paramaribo is proud to announce the 2023 cohort from Suriname for the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program : Eurwin Daans – CEO of The Business Opportunity Bus; Ijota Soké – CEO of Shaggi’s Apartments & More; Jill Sumter – Chairperson of Buurtorganisatie Pontbuiten & Omgeving; Romano Jalimsingh – CEO of Night Owl …

The Embassy of the United States is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2023 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grants competition. The AFCP was established in 2001 in collaboration with the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to assist countries in preserving their cultural heritage.  AFCP-supported …

On Monday, October 31, the Government of the United States and the Government of Suriname affirmed commitments under a Letter of Agreement (LOA) to strengthen their cooperation in countering transnational organized crime and corruption.  The agreement provides the formal mechanism for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to …

On Thursday, August 04, 2022 the U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo finalized a partnership with Shell (KE Suriname B.V.) and Stichting Vonzell to expand the Embassy’s Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Program Suriname (YIEPS) training program for young entrepreneurs.  The partnership will expand the YIEPS program from Paramaribo to Saramacca and Coronie. U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Karen Lynn …

The United States Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname is proud to announce that the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) has awarded Stichting Elisabeth Samsonhuis USD345,600 for the conservation of the Elisabeth Samson Mansion in Paramaribo. An award ceremony was held on August 2 on the grounds of the house located at Wagenwegstraat 20b.  U.S. …

On the occasion of U.S. Independence Day, the U.S. Embassy offers a brief review of U.S. assistance in cooperation with Suriname in the last year.  These collaborative activities fall within the framework laid out in the first U.S.-Suriname Bilateral Dialogues, held on July 3, 2021 and reaffirmed in the second Bilateral Dialogue on May 20, …

U.S. Embassy Paramaribo is pleased to announce that due to diligent efforts by staff since last September, that the large backlog of visa interview requests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been essentially eliminated. “Through the hard work of our staff, we are able to maintain a roughly two-week wait time for visa appointments overall, …

Today is May 3, designated by the United Nations as the annual “World Press Freedom Day.” The symbolic date is a reminder to all governments of the need to respect our commitments to press freedom and also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. The United States …

PARAMARIBO – Mid-career professionals are now able to apply for the 2023-2024 Hubert Humphrey Fellowship, an exchange program offered through the U.S. Department of State. The Humphrey Fellowship offers a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. The application process open now is for the 2023-2024 academic year …

The “Innovative Program for Cooperation” provided participants with new ways of identifying community problems and working collaboratively to create and implement solutions.

Experts form SERVIR-Amazonia, a joint program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were in Suriname for a series of meetings and discussions as nations work together to mitigate the impacts of climate change

Including Suriname, The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago

PARAMARIBO – Five young Surinamese entrepreneurs will soon travel to the U.S. as part of the U.S. State Department’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program . Launched in 2015, YLAI empowers emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to mobilize the full economic potential of the region’s citizens. The 2022 program began with virtual sessions in January and will conclude in July …

On Saturday, March 12, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Karen Lynn Williams spoke to several dozen community leaders from around Suriname as they completed three months of training in the U.S. Embassy-funded “Together Against Violence” program. During this first phase of a four-part “Together Against Violence” program, the community leaders attended virtual sessions that started in …

The United States, Suriname, CARICOM and the majority of governments and peoples in the world have publicly voiced condemnation of the ongoing assault. 

PARAMARIBO – On Friday, February 11, the U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo facilitated the delivery of 226,800 Pfizer COVID–19 vaccines to Suriname’s Bureau of Public Health. This is the second major delivery by the United States of vaccines to Suriname, following delivery of more than 140,000 doses last August. Friday’s donation is part of U.S. President …

DEMOCRACY REQUIRES HUMAN RIGHTS PARAMARIBO – As we mark today, the United Nation’s International Human Rights Day, we are again reminded of the strong tie between human rights and democracy. One cannot flourish without the other. This year’s theme – “Equality: Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights” – also reminds us that we must stand up …

The U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo is opening the application process for the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) exchange program.  The SUSI exchange is a post-graduate level academic program for mid-career professionals who are scholars, faculty, practitioners, and secondary educators.  The purpose of the SUSI exchange is to strengthen curricula and to improve the teaching …

At the fair, dozens of female entrepreneurs who recently completed the two programs were able to meet with potential clients

PARAMARIBO – In support of Suriname’s economic and professional development, the U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo recently sponsored seven Surinamese educators and policy makers to take part in the U.S. State Department’s Community College Administrator Program (CCAP) in Florida.

PARAMARIBO – On Saturday, October 2, around 30 entrepreneurs logged onto Zoom for the first of a series of monthly workshops for entrepreneurs organized by the U.S. Embassy and its American Corner, housed at the Cultural Center Suriname (CCS). The workshop, titled “Spice Up Your Brand,” gave insightful tips and skills to business owners and …

On August 20, more than 140,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Suriname to help the people of Suriname protect themselves from COVID-19.  The delivery of these Pfizer vaccines is the result of very deliberative work involving hundreds of people and the attention of President Biden, his White House Staff, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …

On Friday, July 23, 2021, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname Karen Lynn Williams and SOUTHCOM Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Yvette Davids ceremonially handed over the $865,000 field hospital to President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi.

U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Karen Lynn Williams joined Suriname’s Minister of Justice and Police Kenneth Amoksi and Attorney General Roy Baidjnath Panday to sign an agreement to expand law enforcement cooperation between the two nations.

Admiral Craig S. Faller, Commander of U.S. Southern Command, visited Suriname on January 13, 2021, deepening the already friendly military ties between the two nations.

Paramaribo: The U.S. Embassy Paramaribo is proud to announce the 2021 cohort from Suriname for the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. This program will begin in January 2021 and close in April 2021, bringing together 263 young leaders from 37 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and …

The U.S. Embassy is accepting applications from alumni of U.S. exchange programs for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) grant competition.  The grant program is designed to support exchange program alumni to collaborate and develop public service projects that promote innovative solutions to global challenges. “Our exchange programs are not fun little vacations to America,” …

The U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo is supporting HIV/AIDS testing and education to help improve and extend the lives of Surinamese carriers of the diseases.  The Embassy awarded HIV/AIDS-related grants to two organizations on Tuesday, September 17. “It is important for us all to remember that the global AIDS response is a shared responsibility, one that …

Teachers and students at the Openbare School Mastklimmen in Latour will have better facilities to return to this fall thanks to a recent renovation coordinated by the U.S. Embassy and performed by the National Guard from the American state of South Dakota alongside their Surinamese partners. Over the past couple of weeks, about a dozen …

The U.S. Embassy Paramaribo is pleased to announce that applications for the 2020 cohort of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Program opens August 14.  Please see the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative website for details and application information. The deadline to apply is September 18. Since its launch in 2015, the U.S. State Department’s YLAI Professional Fellowship has …

Taking part in one of the exchange programs offered by the U.S. gives participants more than a trip to the U.S.  They return to Suriname with new skills, new ideas, and renewed passion to aid the continued development of their homeland. On Tuesday, August 6, about 50 alumni from various exchange programs offered by the …

A dozen young students are about to have their lives changed forever thanks to their participation in exchange programs organized by the U.S. Embassy in Suriname. On Saturday, August 3, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Karen Lynn Williams met with students soon to head to the United States as participants in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and …

The updated Air Transport Agreement underscores the U.S. government’s commitment to the Caribbean as outlined in the Caribbean 2020 strategy

PARAMARIBO – On Friday, 12 October 2018, the Suriname America Alumni Association (SAAA) held a networking event at Riet Petit during which it announced the winners of the SAAA Small Grants Program. The SAAA Small Grants Program is made possible through funding from the U.S. Department of State specifically for members of the SAAA. The …

The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the 2018 cohort from Suriname for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program

Under the terms of this agreement, the U.S. Embassy renews its ongoing cooperation with CCS.

Washington, D.C.—On the eve of World AIDS Day 2017, new results from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) released today show that the program has reached historic highs through its rapid acceleration of HIV prevention and treatment efforts, driven by transparent, accountable, and cost-effective investments. For more information, please visit  www.pepfar.gov