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The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation is one of many programs run by the U.S. Department of State’s
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Cultural exchange United States Department of State Heritage organizations History organizations based in the United States
The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation is one of many programs run by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world. It is responsible for the Un ...
as part of its mission of public diplomacy through educational and cultural programming and exchange. Only U.S. Ambassadors serving in eligible developing countries may participate in this program.
Established by the U.S. Department of State at the request of the U.S. Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is Bicameralism, bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, and an upper body, ...
(Public Law 106-553) and administered by the Bureau’s Cultural Heritage Center since 2001, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression in eligible countries. In requesting the establishment of AFCP, Congress noted that “Cultural preservation offers an opportunity to show a different American face to other countries, one that is non-commercial, non-political, and non-military. By taking a leading role in efforts to preserve cultural heritage, we show our respect for other cultures…”
The AFCP supports a wide range of projects to preserve cultural heritage, such as the restoration of historic buildings, archaeological site preservation, assessment and conservation of museum collections, improved storage conditions for archives and manuscripts, and the documentation of vanishing indigenous languages.
Since 2008, the AFCP has also supported a limited number of large-scale projects to preserve globally important ancient and historic sites.
See also
*Cultural Heritage Center The Cultural Heritage Centerhttp://eca.state.gov/cultural-heritage-center Cultural Heritage Center website of the American Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs specializes in the protection and preservation of the world's ancient and historic ...
* Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Kuruhinna Tharaagandu is an archaeological site 2–4 hours from Malé, in the island of Kaashidhoo, Maldives. The site is a Buddhist Monastery and is believed to have been used by pre-Islamic Maldivians dating back to the 7th to 8th century AD ...
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Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Cultural exchange United States Department of State Heritage organizations History organizations based in the United States