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Dec 3, 2013
DECLARATION OF SUPLEMENTARY VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD

 

All citizens of Botswana resident in the United States of America are informed that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC-Botswana) has designated the period between February 21  and March 2nd , 2014 as the suplementary Voters Registration Period for the 2014 General Elections.  The Registration shall be conducted at the Embassy of Botswana, Washington DC, during official working hours only.  All those who wish to be registered as voters should have attained the age of eighteen years (18 years) and should be in possession of a Valid National Identity Card (Omang).

The working hours of Botswana Embassy are as follows:-

Morning:     0900 Hrs     -        1300 Hrs

Afternoon:   1400 Hrs     -        1700 Hrs

The Embassy Chancery is located at 1531 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington D.C. near Dupont Circle.

For further details, contact Botswana Embassy at +1-202-244-4990 or through email: imatengu@botswanaembassy.org.

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Nov 30, 2011
Change of Botswana Passports to E-Passport The Embassy wishes to inform all Botswana Nationals that effective December 31, all Botswana passports should have been converted to the internationally accepted E-passport.
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Watch The Last Lions trailer on YouTube and National Geographic will contribute $.10 to Botswana Conservation for each viewing until we hit one million views.

Dec 3, 2013
DECLARATION OF SUPLEMENTARY VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD

 

All citizens of Botswana resident in the United States of America are informed that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC-Botswana) has designated the period between February 21  and March 2nd , 2014 as the suplementary Voters Registration Period for the 2014 General Elections.  The Registration shall be conducted at the Embassy of Botswana, Washington DC, during official working hours only.  All those who wish to be registered as voters should have attained the age of eighteen years (18 years) and should be in possession of a Valid National Identity Card (Omang).

The working hours of Botswana Embassy are as follows:-

Morning:     0900 Hrs     -        1300 Hrs

Afternoon:   1400 Hrs     -        1700 Hrs

The Embassy Chancery is located at 1531 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington D.C. near Dupont Circle.

For further details, contact Botswana Embassy at +1-202-244-4990 or through email: imatengu@botswanaembassy.org.

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Jun 7, 2012
Botswana Saluted at Global Diamond Industry Gala
More than 150 diamond and jewelry industry leaders, diplomats, government officials, delegates to the Kimberley Process Intersessional, philanthropists, and other dignitaries attended the “Gala Salute to Botswana: Diamonds Empower Africa” on June 5, 2012 at the Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C. The gala event was co-hosted by the Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) and the Embassy of Botswana to the United States...
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Jan 5, 2012
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. THE PRESIDENT, LT. GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, AT THE OPENING OF THE 10TH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

[Salutations]...Ladies and Gentlemen,

1. I am delighted to be here at the United Nations Headquarters. Allow me to begin by thanking you for your kind invitation for me to be your Guest on this occasion of the 10th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It is also a pleasant coincidence that the International Criminal Court has itself been in existence for almost 10 years now.

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