U.S. Ambassador Leslie Ann Bassett paid a visit to the Mbaracayu Forest Nature Reserve and surrounding areas. During her first tour to this important remnant of the Atlantic Forest, Ambassador Bassett visited the surrounding communities of Santa Rosami and Chupapou that are developing water management models with support from the USAID. During her tour, Ambassador ... Read More»

Eighty outstanding English micro-scholarship recipients, from economically disadvantaged families, graduated last Monday in a ceremony held at the ”Teatro de las Americas”, of the Paraguayan-American Binational Center (CCPA.) Graduates successfully completed a three-year English as a second language program, offered by the US Embassy in Paraguay; with the support of private Paraguayan companies, associated with ... Read More»

Washington, D.C. – The United States and Paraguay signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on intellectual property rights (IPR) during today’s meeting of the United States-Paraguay Partnership Dialogue at the Department of State.  As part of the MOU, Paraguay has committed to take specific steps to improve its IPR protection and enforcement environment. Additionally, the ... Read More»

On June 18, Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom and Paraguayan Minister of External Relations Eladio Loizaga held a United States – Paraguay Political and Economic Dialogue in Washington, D.C.  The dialogue was an opportunity for our two nations to discuss strong bilateral relations, regional and global cooperation, and a comprehensive partnership to strengthen democratic ... Read More»

On the first day of her trip, Ambassador Bassett visited Pedro Juan Caballero. This was  first visit to this city. During her stay, Bassett met with local authorities, visited a dairy cooperative, and made a book donation to the library of the Catholic University. In addition, the Ambassador met with local journalists to dialogue with ... Read More»