This article is part of a series describing how the Russian government and Vladimir Putin conceal their or their allies’ involvement in chemical attacks on civilians worldwide. In March 2018, Sergei Skripal, a British citizen who used to work as a Russian intelligence officer, and his daughter, Yulia, nearly died after coming into contact with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 April, 2022 | Topics: History, Human Rights, News | Tags: press freedom, Russia, technology
When a country controls media outlets and spreads
disinformation as state policy, as the government of Russia does, what passes as “news” is often distorted. With millions of people sharing information online, often in real time, about Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war against
Ukraine , it can be hard to tell what is true. That is especially true since the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 March, 2022 | Topics: Education, News | Tags: learning tools, open internet, press freedom, Russia, technology, ukraine
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Michael Laff A NASA telescope began a space mission that will enable astronomers to study distant galaxies previously imagined only in science fiction. Scientists anticipate that the James Webb Space Telescope, launched on December 25, will reveal new insights about the origins of the universe. The telescope is equipped to examine the solar system in detail ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 January, 2022 | Topics: Education, News, Science & Tech, Success Stories, U.S. Agencies | Tags: innovation, NASA, science, Space, technology
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Michael Laff A collision in space is scheduled for 2022, and NASA scientists are prepared to study the results. The U.S. space agency’s November 24 Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has a target:
collide with an asteroid known as Dimorphos. If DART, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, successfully alters the asteroid’s speed and direction, NASA scientists may have a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, Success Stories, U.S. Agencies | Tags: NASA, science, Space, technology
Want to protect yourself and your business like a Fortune 500 company? Now you can. Some of the biggest international companies offer free cybersecurity training to the public. People at every skill level have access to an array of courses, including: For anyone:
Amazon’s Cybersecurity Awareness training program, which is designed to teach all computer users basic cybersecurity skills, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Science & Tech | Tags: cybersecurity, international cooperation, Russia, technology
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Leigh Hartman Computer hackers are using ransomware to infiltrate networks and hold businesses, even critical infrastructure, hostage. In July, a single ransomware incident
affected thousands of businesses in at least 17 countries , including the United States, and sought to extort tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. That’s why the White House convened representatives from 30 countries and the European Union October 13–14 for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 21 October, 2021 | Topics: Education, Human Rights, News | Tags: cybersecurity, international cooperation, international security, technology
By Leigh Hartman U.S. researchers are adapting new vaccine technology used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to develop vaccines against other diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines developed by U.S. firms, the U.S. government and international partners have proven 95% effective in preventing COVID-19 in clinical testing. Rather than use a weakened form of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, HIV/AIDS, science, technology, Zika
When NASA engineers need a name for a robotic Mars “rover,” they know where to find creativity. They turn to America’s young people. More than 28,000 students — from kindergarten through 12th grade — submitted names for the rover that landed on Mars last month. It was Alex Mather, a Virginia seventh-grader, who won the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, History, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Mars, NASA, science, Space, STEM, technology
Many of the modern conveniences we rely on each day come from the accomplishments of African American women. Black women inventors helped shaped the way we watch movies, conduct online meetings, and even heat and secure our homes. They succeeded in developing new technologies despite obstacles, such as resistance to developing their products and other ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights, News | Tags: African Americans, engineering, innovation, math, science, Space, technology, women in the workforce
By Leigh Hartman When NASA’s Perseverance rover searches Mars for signs of ancient life it uses technology from partner nations across Europe. The 2,260-pound (1,025-kilogram) rover is armed with imaging and sensor equipment from France, Italy, Spain and Norway. “It’s on a mission of exploration, with elements contributed by our European partners to seek evidence ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: international cooperation, Mars, NASA, science, Space, technology
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Leigh Hartman The U.S. agency that explores outer space is aiding the global fight against climate change. With more than two dozen satellites and other measuring tools, NASA collects massive amounts of environmental data on everything from air pollution to global temperatures. Scientists use that information to better understand climate change and how to slow it. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: climate change, NASA, science, Space, technology
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Leigh Hartman Everyone from pizza delivery drivers to airline pilots and international shippers will soon have stronger and more reliable navigation systems thanks to the United States’ GPS overhaul. The U.S. Space Force and private sector partners on November 5
launched the fourth of 32 new satellites as part of an update of GPS that will continue over the next decade and improve ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: engineering, innovation, science, Space, technology
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Noelani Kirschner |
Suzanne K. Mast While the pandemic has forced many to stay home, museums across the United States are bringing their world-famous collections online for anyone to view. The public response has been enormous. American tech company Google recently reported its most searched terms of 2020, and the second most popular search after the word “virtual” was ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 January, 2021 | Topics: Culture, Health Issues, History | Tags: arts, Coronavirus, technology, U.S. history
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using big data and surveillance to target Uyghurs for detention based on behaviors that are allowed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, such as studying the Quran or calling family abroad. Human Rights Watch says in a new report that the CCP uses its
Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP) to scan ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 January, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, cultural preservation, freedom of religion, technology, Uyghurs
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Leigh Hartman Fifth-generation wireless technology is transformative and has the potential to reshape industries. From remote health care to self-driving cars, to critical services such as electrical grids and water systems,
5G has the potential to touch every part of our lives . We need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software companies will not threaten the national security, privacy or human rights of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 December, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: 5G, China, economic development, technology
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Leigh Hartman The U.S. government’s expanded Clean Network initiative protects citizens’ privacy and companies’ sensitive information on 5G mobile networks and
secures data across the full range of telecommunications and technology. The Clean Network initiative builds on and expands the
Clean Path , which is designed to
protect 5G networks from untrusted vendors . Since U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo announced the Clean Network, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Science & Tech | Tags: 5G, China, Secretary Pompeo, technology
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Noelani Kirschner U.S. embassies in Estonia, Latvia, Denmark and Lithuania partnered to virtually co-host the
48 for the Future “hackathon,” implemented by private partners Garage48 and Startup Wise Guys on December 3-6. The hackathon let participants design a mobile phone app or other tech solution to address the complexities of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. More than 600 people from 70 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 December, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Coronavirus, health technologies, innovation, technology
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE ATLANTA, GEORGIA MR CABRERA: Good morning. What a great day. What an honor to have our Secretary of State with us today to share his views on foreign policy. And what a great way to inspire many of our own students. By the way some people they think that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 December, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, China, Georgia, Office of the Spokesperson, technology, The Secretary of State
Human rights advocates continue to expose the Iranian regime’s violent response to nationwide protests in November 2019 despite the regime’s attempts to cover up the details. More than a year later, the United States and human rights organizations are still calling for an independent investigation into the brutal crackdown. Justice for Iran, a human rights ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, News | Tags: freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, Iran, technology
After a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the U.S. government gave the country $1 billion in aid, with the U.S. Department of Defense sending the most money, according to the
Foreign Aid Explorer database. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s database can tell you which U.S. government agency spent the most on foreign aid in a given ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: development assistance, technology, USAID
The United States is helping people protect themselves from dangerous pollution with a new mobile phone app that provides accurate, up-to-date information on air quality in dozens of cities worldwide. The U.S. Department of State recently launched ZephAir, a mobile app that brings users a mix of air-quality data and health advisories. Users may adjust ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: clean air, health technologies, innovation, technology
As the world leader in technological innovation, the United States is working with international partners to advance a shared competitive edge. The White House October 15 released the first National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies, outlining how the United States will support and lead global innovation in fields ranging from artificial intelligence to advanced computing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: History, News | Tags: economic security, innovation, international security, science, technology
The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea are committed to promoting opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), including computer science, to advance equality and economic growth. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Kelley E. Currie said that tackling the persistent challenge of underrepresentation of
women in STEM is vital to improving societies. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: science, STEM, technology, women in the workforce, women's empowerment
U.S. innovators are developing new computers to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Do you need to know whether this year’s crop yields will provide enough food? What if an airline wants to quickly adjust routes to avoid severe storms and prevent delays? Quantum computers have the power to analyze and calculate data faster ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: business success, innovation, science, startup, technology
The United States has issued new guidance to help companies ensure their security technologies are not co-opted by repressive regimes and used to violate or abuse human rights. The
new guidance provides companies with precautions to consider before selling certain technologies and offers recommendations to mitigate the risk of human rights violations or abuses when sales go ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 October, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Iran, technology, Trade, Uyghurs
Iranian lawmakers have proposed banning all foreign-owned social messaging apps and replacing them with domestic versions run by the regime. Dozens of lawmakers have signed the August 24 proposal to create a committee to license and monitor domestic social networking sites and impose punishments of up to two years in prison for violating the new ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: freedom of expression, Iran, technology
American debates have changed much since the days when an Illinois lawyer held the nation spellbound with his moral arguments against slavery. That was 1858, and the arguments of Abraham Lincoln, who was debating Stephen Douglas, didn’t lead to Lincoln’s winning the Senate seat he sought. Nevertheless, transcripts were distributed throughout the country and became ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: elections, presidency, press freedom, technology, U.S. elections, U.S. history
The Global Innovation Index ranks the United States as the highest-spending country on research and development. With research and development spending of more than a half-trillion dollars in a recent year, as reported by the National Science Foundation, U.S. labs have turned to the challenges posed by the new coronavirus. Private businesses do the lion’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, innovation, science, technology
After a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the U.S. government gave the country $1 billion in aid, with the U.S. Department of Defense sending the most money, according to the
Foreign Aid Explorer database. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s database can tell you which U.S. government agency spent the most on foreign aid in a given ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: development assistance, technology, USAID
Hackers and intellectual property thieves with the People’s Republic of China are attacking countries worldwide. Thieves working to advance the PRC’s military and economic development goals have targeted a German pharmaceutical giant, semiconductor producers in Taiwan, and high-tech manufacturers in countries from the U.S. to South Korea to Australia. U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: China, Coronavirus, cybersecurity, intellectual property rights, international security, technology
Researchers at the U.S. and Singapore–based company Avago spent more than 20 years developing technology to improve wireless communication. But an employee stole that technology to benefit the Chinese government. U.S. officials cited that theft as one example of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “expansive approach” to stealing technology and intellectual property. Its goal? To ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: China, innovation, international security, science, technology
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The Trump Administration sees Huawei for what it is – an arm of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) surveillance state – and we have taken action accordingly. Today, our government enacted several measures to protect U.S. national security, our citizens’ privacy, and the integrity of our 5G infrastructure from Beijing’s malign influence. The Department of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 August, 2020 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: 5G, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, China, Intellectual Property, Office of the Spokesperson, Security, technology, The Secretary of State
U.S. researchers map COVID-19 cases to predict future needs (May 15) Researchers from the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute have won a $10 million, five-year computing grant from the U.S. government’s National Science Foundation in order to map cases of the new coronavirus and anticipate how communities will be affected. The institute’s researchers develop technologies ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 May, 2020 | Topics: Education, Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, health technologies, science, technology
U.S. company uses drones to deliver COVID-19 tests in Ghana (May 12) An American company based in California is using drones to transport COVID-19 tests between rural Ghana and two of the country’s main cities. Zipline International Inc. is one example of the many
private U.S. companies that are stepping forward to address the coronavirus crisis internationally. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 12 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Ghana, health technologies, innovation, technology
U.S. supercomputers take aim at Coronavirus (March 27) The United States is making the world’s most advanced supercomputers available to scientists around the globe to help fight the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The White House recently announced the creation of the
COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium , a new collaboration between the U.S. government, technology companies and research universities. This initiative will “unleash the power of American supercomputing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington, Science & Tech | Tags: COVID-19, science, technology
