America Days Sabah 2018 comes to KK next week

KOTA KINABALU: Next week, Ambassador Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir and staff of the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will host a series of programmes here to celebrate 150+ years of partnership with the people of Sabah.

Throughout the America Days Sabah 2018 celebration, the embassy team will proudly collaborate with state and local authorities, schools, nongovernmental organizations, and Sabahans in a series of engagements showcasing our respect and admiration for the Land Below the Wind. The programs include: * A community event with Deputy Chief Minister Christina Liew and Kota Kinabalu Mayor Datuk Yeo Boon Hai, centered around a group bike ride and street clean-up highlighting our shared commitment to environmental conservation.

* Music workshops and performances, in which American award-winning vocalist and song writer Gabrielle Stravelli will perform with her husband, bassist Pat O’Leary, and two Sabahan musicians, Alton Wong and Adriel Wong.

* American skateboarding sports envoys Jimmy Cao and Cheryl Jumao-as will host clinics and team up with Sabah’s skateboarders to showcase the power of sports diplomacy.

* An English teaching workshop for teachers and English learning activities for secondary school students in collaboration with UMS Sabah.

America Days Sabah 2018 will culminate June 28 with a celebration of American Independence Day. June 28 also marks the anniversary of when the USS Bennington became the first US Naval vessel to visit Sabah in 1899.

On Monday, Sabah journalists are invited to cover the “America Days Sabah’ opening press conference which will feature the U.S. sports and music envoys, and representatives of the local government, local universities and the U.S. Embassy.

The press are also cordially invited to cover events listed below, organized in conjunction with the celebration of our strong, historical US-Sabah ties.