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UPDATED: 22 Jul 2008 GMT
  • Ambassador Joseph LeBaron being welcomed upon his arrival in Portland by Qatari students. Ambassador Joseph LeBaron being welcomed at PSU

    Joseph Evan LeBaron was sworn in as the new U.S. Ambassador to Qatar on July 18 at a ceremony in Portland, Oregon. LeBaron said that he and his wife Ellie were "thrilled at the chance" to return to Doha, where they began their diplomatic career 28 years ago.

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  • Officers aboard USS Curts

    USS Curts, a frigate class ship, came calling on Doha port in July. While on a visit here they played some friendly football matches and spent a day with school children.

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  • PAO Joey Hood reading "The Mitten" at a school

    As part of community reading activity, we had Public Affairs Officer Joey Hood reading "THE MITTEN" to the students of Saleh al-Din al-Ayoubi school in the school library.

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Ambassador LeBaron

Arrival Statement by the United States Ambassador to the State of Qatar
My wife, Ellie, and I are delighted to have arrived in Qatar, where it will be my honor to represent the American people and the United States Government. We began our diplomatic career here in Doha more than 25 years ago, and we look forward to re-discovering this beautiful country and its people. I also look forward to supporting the thousands

Students and sailors

Sailors from USS Curts make a port visit and forge friendship
On Wednesday, July 16th, sailors from the U.S.S. Curts, an American frigate conducting a port visit in Doha, spent the day with students from Philippine International School Qatar (PISQ). The fifteen students (aged 13-15 years old), were accompanied by their principal, the school CEO, and two faculty members on the day-long trip which beg

Football match

Al Jazeera and Embassy play some football friendlies
From July 13 to 17, the U.S. Embassy in Doha hosted a series of football friendlies between a team composed of players from the Al Jazeera Television Network and teams representing the U.S. Embassy, composed both of Embassy staff and sailors from the USS Curts, which was on a port visit in Doha.

Embassy welcomes Returning YES Students
On Wednesday, June 25th, Qatar’s 2008 Youth Exchange and Study (YES) participants visited the U.S. Embassy in Doha upon their recent return from a year of study abroad in the United States. The YES program participants – Omar Murtaja, Ahmad Abu Yousef, and Abdulrahman Al Ansari-- were welcomed by the embassy’s PAO

Duhail Elementary Students Visit USS Dubuque (June 2008)
U.S. Embassy Cultural Affairs Assistant, Mohamed Ahmed, and Pickering Fellow Daniel Villanueva invited the students of Duhail elementary School for a tour of the USS Dubuque, an Amphibious Transport Dock ship, which was conducting a port visit in Doha.