@america Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary

Posted by Dawn McCall and Jason Rebholz / January 14, 2012

Counselor Don Q. Washington, Robin Lim, Coordinator Dawn McCall, Ambassador Scot Marciel, and Sommers Pierce, Director of the Office of American Spaces, celebrate one year anniversary of the innovative AtAmerica American Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 14, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

Today, we celebrated the one year anniversary of U.S. Mission Indonesia's innovative American Center -- @america -- and kicked off a month of celebrations. We joined Ambassador Scot Marciel and special guest and 2011 CNN Hero of the Year Robin Lim, an American living in Bali, for the opening day's events. Over 150 guests joined us for the lively celebration, including many of the Indonesian and American organizations that have supported the center over the past year, helping us create a dialogue on a range of topics from the environment, to hip hop, to American literature, to entrepreneurship, and everything in between.

Conceived as a laboratory for innovative, high-tech public diplomacy, @america has transformed public diplomacy for U.S. Embassy Jakarta, reaching new audiences… more »

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