Welcome to VPP Tobago!

Welcome to the Virtual Presence Post of the United States of America, Tobago - VPP Tobago!! Through the Virtual Presence Post, the U.S. Government seeks to build upon its existing relationship with Tobago to forge an even stronger partnership. The Virtual Presence Post is a new tool of U.S. diplomacy in the 21st century. Virtual Presence Posts are vehicles that promote interaction between the citizens of a foreign city or region and citizens of the United States.

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  VPP Tobago Launch at Lowlands Mall

  On February 19 at Lowlands Mall, Tobago, representatives from Tobago House of Assembly, the U.S. Embassy, and the Empowerment Foundation of Tobago formally launched Virtual Presence Post Tobago. The ceremony included a performance by American Music Abroad jazz group, the Kelley Johnson Quartet; a donation of a computer system to Charlotteville Public Library by U.S. Consul General Armando Armendariz; a gift of Black History Month biographies by VPP Principal Officer Stephanie Hutchison to American Corner Tobago; and a U.S. Embassy Open House. Tobago House of Assembly officials, American citizens living in Tobago, students, and members of Tobago's business, education, religious, and artistic communities attended the ceremony. A Virtual Presence Post is a website directed at a Tobago audience, and includes a program of outreach and events specifically tailored for Tobago

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  Education USA

  On April 9, 2008, U.S. Embassy Educational Advisor Joy Sandza presented "Education USA" and took questions from students at Signal Hill Secondary Comprehensive School's Annual Career Day.

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  Tobago Aids Society And Tobago Oasis Foundation Contribute To Training Workshop

  To strengthen the ability of civil society organizations in Trinidad & Tobago to implement HIV/AIDS projects, by increasing their knowledge, confidence and skills in resource mobilization, the Caribbean Coalition of National AIDS Programme Coordinators (CCNAPC), the National AIDS Coordination Committee, International HIV/AIDS Alliance Caribbean Office, the U.S. Embassy (Trinidad) and CDC Caribbean Regional Office held a series of four workshops over a five-month period. Ten NGOs, including two from Tobago, Tobago Oasis Foundation and the Tobago AIDS Society, participated in the workshops and contributed their ideas and expertise.