Photo of the Week: Celebrating Water Resources
![The Nile River in Egypt, undated. [Photograph by James Rivera/ U.S. Embassy Cairo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0113_potw_water_m.jpg)
Our "Photo of the Week" comes to us from James Rivera, who serves at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. James submitted this photograph to the Office of Art in Embassies for the "Through Their Eyes...Service Abroad" exhibition. His image captures the Nile River, with two boats silhouetted in the orange and yellow glow of a beautiful sunset.
James' image reminds us of the beauty and importance of our planet's natural resources, particularly our water resources. The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat are celebrating World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2012. To help us celebrate,… more »
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