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U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

The Ambassadors Fund supports projects to preserve a wide range of cultural heritage in less developed countries, including historic buildings, archaeological sites, ethnographic objects, paintings, manuscripts, and indigenous languages and other forms of traditional cultural expression.

Such support contributes towards post-disaster and post-conflict recovery efforts in some of the world’s most desperate communities. It satisfies U.S. treaty and other bilateral obligations and creates opportunities for economic development where long-term high unemployment and extreme poverty are the norm. In strife-ridden states especially, it counters extremist interpretations of U.S. interests and demonstrates American values in action.

Through the Ambassadors Fund, the United States demonstrates American leadership in the preservation of cultural heritage around the world and shows our respect for other cultures.

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U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Projects

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Conservation of the Archaeological Collections at the Gebel Barkal Museum in Karima

This project includes conservation planning and treatment of objects at the site museum.

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Conservation of Archeological Collections at the University of Jaffna Archaeological Museum

The archaeological collection in the University of Jaffna includes important ancient and historic objects from across northern Sri Lanka.

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Conservation of the Dzong Chode Shedup Choepel Ling Gompa in Mustang

This project, which involves the post-earthquake stabilization and conservation of the gompa, directly supports the Embassy's efforts to promote inclusive social and economic …

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Documentation of Traditional Mozambican Mapiko Dance

This project involves the documentation of dances and associated objects.

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Conservation of the Late 19th-Century Leopard Skin Ger of Bogd Khaan

The Leopard Skin Ger was a personal belonging of the last King of Mongolia. This project includes the conservation of the ger's interior and exterior, including the outer leop…

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Conservation of the Early 16th-Century Wat Visoun Temple in Luang Prabang, Phase 3

This project, which focuses on the That Pathum (Makmo) stupa, continues work begun under previous Ambassadors Fund grants and directly supports the Embassy’s efforts to portra…

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Conservation of the 2nd-Century Temple of Artemis at Jerash

This project, which involves the documentation, emergency stabilization, and conservation of the temple, supports the U.S. embassy's efforts to foster economic growth and job …

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Conservation of the early 20th-Century Maison Gauthier, a Gingerbread-Style House in Port-au-Prince

This project involves the restoration of the house's exterior and interior.

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