Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2012) |
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 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
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.[2]
Since 2008, the AFCP has also supported a limited number of large-scale projects to preserve globally important ancient and historic sites.
See also
References
- ^ "Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- . Retrieved 6 September 2023.