Androscoggin County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 111,139. Its county seat is Auburn and its largest city is Lewiston.
Auburn is a city in south-central Maine,within the United States. The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County. The population was 24,061 at the 2020 census. Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Cities or Lewiston–Auburn (L–A).
Durham is a town in Androscoggin County,Maine,United States. The population was 4,173 at the 2020 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn,Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn,Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Greene is a town in Androscoggin County,Maine,United States. The population was 4,376 at the 2020 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn,Maine metropolitan statistical area and the Lewiston-Auburn,Maine Metropolitan New England city and town area. The central village in the town comprises the Greene census-designated place.
Leeds is a town in Androscoggin County,Maine,United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2020 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn,Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn,Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Lewiston is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine,with the city's population at 37,121 as of the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat of Androscoggin County. The city lies halfway between Augusta,the state's capital,and Portland,the state's most populous city. It is one-half of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Statistical Area,commonly referred to as "L/A." or "L-A." Lewiston exerts a significant impact upon the diversity,religious variety,commerce,education,and economic power of Maine. It is known for having an overall low cost of living,substantial access to medical care,and a low violent-crime rate. In recent years,the city of Lewiston has also seen a spike in economic and social growth. While the dominant language spoken in the city is English,it is home to a significant Somali population as well as the largest French-speaking population in the United States while it is second to St. Martin Parish,Louisiana,in percentage of speakers.
The International Republican Institute (IRI) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1983 and funded and supported by the United States federal government. Most of its board is drawn from the Republican Party. Its public mission is to advance freedom and democracy worldwide by helping political parties to become more issue-based and responsive,assisting citizens to participate in government planning,and working to increase the role of marginalized groups in the political process,including women and youth. It has been repeatedly accused of foreign interference and has been implicated in the 2004 Haitian coup d'état. It was initially known as the National Republican Institute for International Affairs.
Edward Little High School is a public high school in Auburn,Maine,United States that was first established as Lewiston Falls Academy in 1835. Philanthropist Edward Little donated 9 acres (3.6 ha) and considerable money to the academy,which was named in his honor. The school is now situated on a 56.25-acre (22.76 ha) tract of land overlooking the city from the top of Goff Hill in Auburn Heights.
Frederick "Rick" Barton is a United States diplomat,educator,and author. He served as the founding Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State until September 2014. Currently a lecturer at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs,he is also the co-director of the university's Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) with his wife,Kit Lunney.
Haiti–United States relations are bilateral relations between Haiti and the United States. Succeeding U.S. presidents refused to recognize Haiti until Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. tried to establish a military base in Haiti and invaded. It withdrew in 1934 but continued to intervene in Haiti during subsequent decades.
EUCLID,also called Pôle Universitaire Euclide or Euclid University,is an international intergovernmental organization with a university charter established in 2008. It has official headquarters in The Gambia and in the Central African Republic,but also maintains an executive office in Washington,D.C. Its primary mandate is to train officials for its Participating States but its programs are also offered to the general public. The institution's current Secretary-General is Winston Dookeran.
Liliana Ayalde is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs,Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. From January 2017 to September 2019 she served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command.
Rajiv J. "Raj" Shah is an American physician,economist and executive. He is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and a former government official and health economist who served as the sixteenth administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2010 to 2015. Shah is the author of the book Big Bets:How Large-Scale Change Really Occurs,which was released by Simon Element on October 10,2023.
Vicki J. Huddleston is a retired U.S. diplomat who served as Ambassador to Mali,and U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar.
African-Americans in foreign policy in the United States catalogs distinguished African Americans who have and continue to contribute to international development,diplomacy,and defense through their work with the U.S. Department of State,the U.S. Agency for International Development,the U.S. Information Agency,and the U.S. Congress,and other notable agencies and non-governmental organizations. The creators acknowledge the presence of the interagency contributions to the foreign affairs realm,and welcome additional content to showcase the achievements of African-Americans in other relevant USG agencies.
Alfonso E. Lenhardt represented the United States as Ambassador to Tanzania from 2009 to 2013. He was also accredited as the US representative to the East African Community (EAC) in 2010. He left his post in October 2013. From 2001 to 2003,he served as Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate. From 1965 to 1997,he had a distinguished military career in the U.S. Army,with multiple assignments to various parts of the world,retiring as a highly decorated Major General.
Helen Ruth Meagher La Lime is a diplomat,former United States Ambassador to Angola,and United Nations Special Representative in Haiti.
Dawn M. Liberi is a diplomat,international development expert and former United States Ambassador to Burundi. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 10,2012 and confirmed by the Senate October 19,2012.
Carolyn Patricia "Pat" Alsup is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to the Gambia. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 8,2015,and confirmed by the Senate on October 8,2015.
Sharon L. Cromer is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to the Gambia since March 2022.
