Malawi: U.S. embassy launches facebook page

  1. Posted on Tuesday 23 February 2010 - 11:30
    Owen Nyaka
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    Owen Nyaka, AfricaNews in reporter Lilongwe, Malawi
    US embassy in Malawi has joined the ever growing list of users on the social networking website Face book which has over 400 million users worldwide. Ambassador Peter Bodde presided over the launch of the U.S. embassy facebook page at the Public Affairs Section auditorium where he "pressed the button" to publish the page for public access.
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    The embassy expects the Facebook page to be a valuable resource for the public to keep track of the Embassy's activities and events, and to stay on top of U.S. Government policy initiatives that are relevant in Malawi and across Africa.

    Over 30 journalists from various media organizations attended the launch. Speaking at the launch, Ambassador Bodde said, “Our goal in launching the site today is for people here in Malawi will have better access to the information about the programs that we are conducting.”

    He added that Face book is a very valuable source of networking. “It’s a good way of people to stay in touch….if you want to know what the American Embassy is doing, you go to the site, there you see it, if you have any questions you can even post a comment on it,” said Ambassador Bodde.

    The embassy hopes to enlist as many "fans" as possible for its facebook page – both within Malawi and outside the country.

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