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Home Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesResources Embassy Highlights American Authors Visit Oman April 19, 2008 The IWP visitors at Bayan College. From left to right: Ron Carlson, Michelle Latiolais, Patricia Hampl, Christopher Merrill, and Richard Kenney. Muscat - On April 13, 14, and 15 a delegation of American writers visited Oman as part of the 2008 Middle East Reading and Lecture Tour. The five authors, who among them have published fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and memoirs, met with local students and writers in Muscat and Nizwa. The program, coordinated by the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP), brought together Americans and Omanis with an interest in literature and poetry to exchange ideas and share their works. Participating in the tour were novelist and short-story writer Ron Carlson; memoirist and poet Patricia Hampl; poet Richard Kenney; fiction writer and essayist Michelle Latiolais; and poet and non-fiction writer Christopher Merrill, who is also Director of the IWP. (more) Latest Headlines From the Embassy EducationUSA Showcase: Studying in the United States April 1 Event Highlights American Colleges, Universities Muscat - On April 1, the U.S. Embassy in Muscat, in partnership with AMIDEAST, hosted the first EducationUSA Showcase at the Embassy. The EducationUSA Showcase was an afternoon of presentations and events about opportunities to study in America. The Showcase, open to the general public and attended by Omani and expatriate students, parents, teachers, and educational administrators, addressed how to choose a college or university in America, how to apply for admission, opportunities for scholarships, and many other topics. “Omani students succeed in the U.S.” said Ambassador Gary A. Grappo at the event’s opening remarks. “The number of Omanis students going to the U.S. grew by 10% last year. With almost 4,000 accredited...