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home Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesResources Embassy Highlights U.S. Equipment Donation Supports Ethiopian Peacekeepers Deployment to Darfur (04/17/08) Ambassador Yamamoto (right) signs agreement on the donated equipment with Major-General Gezae Abera, Head of the Logistics main department of the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defense full-size image On Thursday, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Yamamoto officially handed over equipment and supplies worth USD 2.1 million to Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) troops preparing to deploy to Darfur as peacekeepers. This donation is part of a broad United States initiative to support African partners participation in the United Nations-African Union Mission to Darfur (UNAMID). At the handover ceremony, Ambassador Yamamoto said, "The United States remains committed to helping the people of Darfur. We are proud to support the Ethiopian contribution to peacekeeping operations there. Ethiopian troops have played a critical role in the success of recent peacekeeping operations in Burundi, Ivory Coast, and Liberia, and we commend their pledge to UNAMID." (more) United States Support Improves Primary-School Education (04/16/08) More Than One and a Half Million Textbooks Donated Through African Education Initiative Ambassador Yamamoto officially handed over new English language textbooks to H.E. Dr. Sintayahu Woldemichael, Minister of Education. full-size image As part of its ongoing commitment to support Ethiopia’s educational system, and an example of the extraordinary collaboration between educators in the United States and Ethiopia, the American people donated today over one and half million English language textbooks to Ethiopia. The donation is part of President George W. Bush’s Africa Education Initiative, which increases access to quality basic educational opportunities in Africa. The English language textbooks were...