U.S. Ambassadors Fund

Connected Sites: 62

Definition
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. (wiki) "Since 2001, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation has awarded direct grants in support of 127 projects to preserve cultural heritage at 74 World Heritage sites in 49 countries. This accomplishment represents a direct investment of more than $9 million towards the preservation of world heritage and demonstrates U.S. respect for the cultural heritage of other countries." See also https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213199230475049281731.0004bd591f934d5d128ef&msa=0

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Connected Sites

  • Tiwanaku
    Tiwanaku
    Bolivia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.09
    92
    7
    Preventive Conservation of the Archaeological Collection at Tiwanaku (2011)
  • Angkor
    Angkor
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.72
    365
    30
    Conservation of the 10th-Century Temple of Phnom Bakheng, Phase II (2011); Conservation of the 10th-Century Temple of Phnom Bakheng (2008)
  • Santo Domingo
    Santo Domingo
    Dominican Republic
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.00
    89
    5
    Restoration of the Altar of the Holy Relic in the 16th-Century Cathedral of Santo Domingo (2008)
  • Quito
    Quito
    Ecuador
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.34
    175
    8
    Preservation of Old Quito (2003)
  • Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.93
    81
    5
    Restoration of an Historic Conventual Bakery in the Todos Santos Section of Cuenca (2010)
  • Mtskheta
    Mtskheta
    Georgia
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.17
    177
    5
    Conservation of the Ancient Archaeological Site of Armazi (2010), Jvari Monastery (2020)
    See agenda.ge
  • Lamu Old Town
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.94
    33
    5
    Restoration of the Early 19th-Century Fort at Lamu (2010), Preservation of Cultural Patrimony in Lamu (2008)
  • Anjar
    Anjar
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.16
    74
    5
    Conservation of the 8th-Century Public Baths in the Umayyad City of Anjar (2010)
  • Tyre
    Tyre
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    2.78
    74
    5
    Conservation of Al Mubarakeh Tower in the Ancient City of Tyre (2006), Preservation of the Funerary Complex at Al Bass Necropolis at Tyre (2003)
  • Island of Mozambique
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.10
    16
    5
    Restoration of the "Creche," an 18th-Century Landmark on Mozambique Island (2008), Preservation of Museum Collections on Ilha de Moçambique (2001); Preservation and Protection of Threatened Submerged and Terrestrial Cultural Heritage of the Global Slave Trade on Mozambique Island (2016)
  • Chavin
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.12
    55
    6
    Restoration of the Rocas Canal at the Ancient Site of Chavin de Huantar (2010)
  • Arequipa
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.34
    170
    10
    Restoration of 17th- and 18th-Century Paintings from the Compania de Jesus Church in Arequipa (2010), Preservation of Cultural Patrimony in Arequipa (2008), Restoration of 16th-Century Oil Paintings in the Santa Catalina Monastery Museum (2005)
  • Paramaribo
    Paramaribo
    Suriname
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.38
    42
    3
    Preservation of Traditional Culture and Music (2006), Preservation of 18th- and 19th-Century Moravian Mission Records (2005)
  • Medina of Tunis
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.05
    183
    3
    Preservation of the Photographic Collections of the Association for the Protection of the Medina of Tunis (2005), Restoration of the 19th-Century Ben Moussa Kuttab in the Medina of Tunis (2005)
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    43
    5
    Documentation of the Greater and Lesser Kyz Kalas at Ancient Merv (2011), Preservation of the Bronze Age Archaeological Site of Gonur-Depe (2007), Preservation of the Bronze Age Archaeological Site of Gonur-Depe (2006)
  • L'viv
    L'viv
    Ukraine
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.61
    134
    7
    Documentation of the Site of the 16th-Century Turei Zahav (Golden Rose) Synagogue and Associated Buildings (2009), Conservation and Display of 16th-19th-Century Icons in the Studion Icon Collection (2008), Conservation of a 12th-Century Manuscript and Its Marginalia in the Collection of the Lviv History Museum (2007), Conservation of the 16th‐Century Alberti ("Black") House on Rynok Square in L'viv
  • Samarkand
    Samarkand
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.37
    168
    6
    Preventive Conservation of the Collections of the Afrosiab Site Museum near Samarkand (2006), Preservation of 11th-Century and Later Korans in the Collection of the State Museum of Cultural History (2002)
  • Great Zimbabwe
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.83
    44
    26
    Preservation and Protection of the Collections of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (2007)
  • Nessebar
    Nessebar
    Bulgaria
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.99
    142
    10
    Conservation and restoration of Church of St. John Aliturgetos 2015-2017 (as displayed on a sign at the site)
  • Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.37
    101
    8
    US$92,500 grant to conserve the stone vault and the South Gate of the Ho Citadel (2018)
    See thanhnhaho.vn
  • Amphitheater of El Jem
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.48
    157
    9
  • Plain of Jars
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.51
    60
    8
    $129,000 for preservation of Plain of Jars (Aug 2021)
    See la.usembassy.gov
  • Lalibela
    Lalibela
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.14
    77
    6
    Conservation of Late 12th‐Century Rock‐Hewn Churches at Lalibela (2016)
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.67
    80
    8
    Conservation of an Ancient Roman Tumulus in the Magura Hill Imperial Palace at Felix Romuliana (2011)
  • Lake Turkana Parks
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.64
    11
    1
    Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Lake Turkana Region in Northern Kenya (2007)
  • Timbuktu
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.45
    27
    2
    Preservation of Medieval Islamic Manuscripts at Timbuktu (2004), Training in the Preservation of Ancient African and Islamic Manuscripts (2002), Preservation of Ancient Islamic Manuscripts in Timbuktu (2001)
  • Champaner-Pavagadh
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.84
    40
    3
    Preservation of the Medieval Medhi Talao Site at Champaner-Pavagadh in Gujarat (2003)
  • Babylon
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    3
    2 million USD grant in 2010
    See 2009-2017.state.gov
  • Umm Al-Jimāl
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.85
    30
    4
    Conservation of the House XVII–XVIII Complex (2012-2014)
  • Upper Svaneti
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.86
    92
    5
    Preservation and Protection of Ethnographic Objects, Medieval Manuscripts, and Icons in the Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography (2009)
  • Twyfelfontein
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.35
    74
    5
    Documentation of Granite Kop Rock Art (2005), Preservation of Stone Age Rock Art Paintings at Twyfelfontein (2004)
  • Tsodilo
    Tsodilo
    Botswana
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.08
    20
    11
    Training in the Preservation of Ancient Rock Art Sites (2001)
  • Tierradentro
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.05
    41
    7
    Preservation and Protection of the Alto del Aguacate Tombs and Statuary in the Tierradentro Archaeological Park in El Marne (2011)
  • Studenica Monastery
    Inscribed: 1986
    2.97
    95
    6
    Conservation of Medieval Wall Paintings in Studenica Monastery (2008)
  • Stone Town of Zanzibar
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.42
    145
    7
    Restoration of the 18th-Century Kizimkazi Mosque (2008), Preservation of 19th-Century Slave Trade Records in the Zanzibar National Archives (2005), Preservation of Traditional Taarab Music (2002)
  • Sagarmatha National Park
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.78
    49
    3
    Restoration of a 16th-Century Monastery in the Sherpa Village of Pangboche (2010)
  • Rohtas Fort
    Rohtas Fort
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.92
    34
    16
    Preservation of the Man Singh Haveli Site at the 16th-Century Rohtas Fort (2003)
  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.76
    74
    17
    Documentation of the Oral Traditions of Ifugao (2008), Preservation of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, a World Heritage Site (2007)
  • Qadisha Valley
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.31
    65
    4
    Restoration of the Mid-12th-Century Mar Bichay Hermitage in Qadisha Valley (2004)
  • Portobelo-San Lorenzo
    Inscribed: 1980
    2.70
    68
    6
    Restoration of 16th-Century Colonial Bridges in Portobelo (2005)
  • Petra
    Petra
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.61
    291
    21
    Conservation of the 1st-Century Temple of the Winged Lions at Petra (2011), Restoration of the Ancient Nabataean Flash Flood Protection System at Petra (2010), Consolidation of the Wall Paintings in Siq al Barid, Beidha (2006), Preservation of Ancient Nabataean Hydrologic Engineering Structures at Siq al-Mudhlim (2003)
  • Osun-Osogbo
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.53
    12
    10
    The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria is to spend $127,000 on the digital documentation and conservation of Busanyin Shrine located in the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove.
    See www.premiumtimesng.com
  • Oaxaca and Monte Alban
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.72
    136
    7
    Preservation of the Zapotec Archaeological Collections and Sites in Oaxaca (2002)
  • Mount Wuyi
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.43
    48
    4
    Preventive Conservation of the Han Dynasty Collection (2nd Century BC) at the Fujian Minyue Kingdom Capital Museum (2005)
  • Makli, Thatta
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.97
    33
    3
    Restoration of the tombs of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad in Makli Hill, Sindh (2014)
    See tribune.com.pk
  • Luang Prabang
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.65
    193
    5
    Restoration of Wat Xieng Thong (Temple of the Golden City) in Luang Prabang (2011), Conservation of 16th-Century Statues and Other Ethnographic Objects at Wat Visoun in Luang Prabang (2010), Preservation of the Collections in the Luang Prabang National Museum (2009), Preservation of the Lao National Museum Collection (2007)
  • Kunya-Urgench
    Kunya-Urgench
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.56
    48
    4
    Restoration of a Majolica Tombstone in the 14th-Century Mausoleum of Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra in Kunya Urgench (2011), Restoration of the 11th-Century Ak-Saray-Ding Tower near Dashoguz (2005), Restoration of the 12th-Century Sultan Takesh Mausoleum Dome (2005)
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
    Inscribed: 1990
    2.94
    33
    7
    Documentation of Cultural Objects from the Colonial Period and After in Eastern Bolivia (2007)
  • Humayun's Tomb
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.35
    206
    8
    Conservation of the 16th‐Century Arab Serai Complex Gateway at Humayun's Tomb in Delhi (2016)
  • Hoi An
    Hoi An
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.47
    259
    8
    Preservation of the mid-19th-Century Hy Hoa Temple in Old Town Hoi An (2003)
  • Historic Cairo
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    301
    11
    Emergency Stabilization of the 14th-Century Mosque of Aslam Al-Silahdar, Midan Aslam, al-Darb al-Ahmar in Islamic Cairo (2005) & Preservation of Traditional Buildings Trades (2004)
  • Gelati Monastery
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.14
    145
    6
    Documentation of Frescoes in the Church of the Virgin in Gelati Monastery (2003), Conservation of the Chapels and Narthex of the Early 12th Century Church of the Virgin at Gelati Monastery in Kutaisi (2016)
  • Fossil Hominid Sites
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.36
    60
    5
    Preservation of Archaeological Sites Within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (2003)
  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.93
    53
    3
    Restoration of the Late 17th-Century Alamgiri Gate in Lahore Fort (2006), Walled City (2023)
    See www.theartnewspaper.com
  • Fasil Ghebbi
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.13
    59
    3
    Preservation of the 16th-Century Castle at Guzara (2004)
  • Damascus
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.89
    77
    5
    Restoration of the Ancient Chapel of St. Hanania in the Old City of Damascus (2008), Restoration of the 6th-Century Church of St. George (2005), Documentation of Syrian Cultural Heritage (2004), Documentation of Syrian Artifacts (2001)
  • Cyrene
    Cyrene
    Libya
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.00
    15
    1
    Documentation and Training in the Management of Archaeological Collections at the Ancient Greco-Roman Site of Cyrene (2010), Preservation of Archaeological and Photographic Collections at the Ancient Greco-Roman Site of Cyrene (2005)
  • Cliff of Bandiagara
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.46
    31
    2
    Preservation and Protection of Cultural Patrimony in Djenne and Bandiagara (2008)
  • Chan Chan
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.33
    81
    7
    Preventive Conservation of the Collections of the Chan Chan Archaeological Site Museum (2005)
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.35
    35
    5
    Documentation of Amazonian Oral Traditions (2008)
  • Bukhara
    Bukhara
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1993
    4.03
    157
    6
    Preservation of Artifacts from the Bukharan Oasis (2011), Preservation of the 18th-Century Friday Palace Mosque in Bukhara (2009)
  • Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.34
    71
    9
    Only in the last years of the 20th century, has a project to recover and restore the historic canal been initiated by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), funded by resources provided by the World Monuments Fund, the Ambassadors Fund and the US Congress. (AB ev)