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  • US gives $5.5million scholarships to Zim students

    Seventeen bright but economically disadvantaged Zimbabwean students received full four-year scholarships worth over $5.5 million dollars to study in the United States. Ambassador James D. McGee confirmed the awards during a send-off ceremony in Harare on Friday.

  • U.S. backs male circumcision to combat spread of H

    The United States backs efforts by Zimbabwe to pioneer male circumcision as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention and reproductive health package in preventing the spread of HIV, says James McGee, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe.

  • McGees bid Zimbabwe children a cuddle farewell

    Ambassador McGee and wife, Shirley, handed over 1000 teddy bears to three children’s homes in Harare. The teddy bears are hand-knitted by volunteers in the U.S. as part of the Mother Bear Project, a non- profit initiative dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations.

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