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U.S. Embassy Banjul, The Gambia - Home Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & Issues Embassy Highlights Signing Ceremony - Ambassador s Special Self-Help Assistance Program Chargé Brian Bachman flanked by project beneficiaries & journalists On Wednesday 12 December, Chargé d’Affaires Brian Bachman signed Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) program agreements with local communities in The Gambia. This year the program awarded a total of U.S. $40,000.00 to ten communities nationwide: (see list of projects) Latest Headlines From Washington Rice Urges Zimbabweans to Release Election Results The United States stands with the Zimbabwean people in carrying out the results of recent national elections, but it also calls on the government to release election results immediately. Elections were held March 29, but the results have yet … High Food Prices, Urban Migration Make It Hard to Help the Poor The dynamics of development and humanitarian assistance are changing, according to Henrietta Fore, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. She is joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer in speaking of new challenges posed by high … Food Crisis Has Long-Term Global Challenges, Rice Says President Bush is seeking an additional $350 million from Congress to provide immediate emergency food assistance, but the current food crisis has long-term global challenges, says Secretary Condoleezza Rice. "We need to encourage farmers and transporters, markets and governments … Kenya’s New Coalition Government Is Important Step Forward The State Department praises the agreement between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition party leader Raila Odinga to share power in a coalition government as a courageous decision that will move the country forward. Violence had swept across Kenya … U.N. Calls for New Food Donations, Predicts Long-term Success U.N. World Food Programme Director Josette...