ATHENS, Greece, April 19 -- U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt issued following remarks at the 'Hellas to the Moon' Forum: "It is very exciting for me to join Minister Pappas and Minister Apostolakis at this forum to hear proposals for Greece's first mission to the moon, which will be carried out in parallel with NASA's mission to land human beings on the unexplored lunar South Pole by the year 2024. "Because of its cost and complexity, Space exploration today is by definition an interna  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 16 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Jacob Blais, 23, of New Orleans, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will depart for Mozambique on April 23, to begin training as a Community Health Services Promoter volunteer. "The desire to serve certainly is present in my life, but concomitant feelings also include the desire to push myself beyond what I'm used to; namely the unrealized luxurious lifestyle that comes with living in the   more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 17 -- The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued the following news release: On April 17, 2019, the United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires Dr. Inmi Patterson presided over a swearing-in ceremony for fifty-nine United States Peace Corps Volunteers committed to two years of service in the Health and Agriculture sectors. The Volunteers will be stationed in 35 districts across Tanzania. Charge Patterson administered the official oath of service to the new Volunteers in the  more