Established in 1963, the U.S.Department of State’s office of Art in Embassies (AIE) plays a vital role in our nation’s public diplomacy through a culturally expanisive mission, creating temporary and permanent exhibitions, artist programming and publications… exhibitions provide international audiences with a sense of the quality, scope and diversity of both countries’ art and culture, establishing AIE’s presence in more countries than any other U.S. foundation or arts organization.”

“AIE’s exhibitions allow citizens, many of who might never travel to the United States, to personally experience the depth and breadth of our artistic heritage and values, making what has been called a ‘footprint that can be left where people have no opportunity to see American art’”
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“We selected works that embody both the spiritual and physical elements of Timor-Leste’s identity, which integrated themese of strength and Timorese’s close relationship to the mountains and the sea. Ramona Candy’s works reflect the omnipresence of the country’s small sellers; fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and other bounty of this land.” – Ambassador C. Kevin Blackstone and Mrs. Alexander Blackstone (Dili, Timor-Leste, January 2022)