Happy 250th birthday, America! We got you a present. 🇺🇸
The red, white, and blue stars of this globular cluster shine like a sparkler waved on a dark night in this image from @NASAHubble, released in celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary.
شكرًا لك يا لورانس، وشكرًا لك يا كانساس. 🇺🇸🇩🇿
مع تأهل المنتخب الجزائري إلى المرحلة التالية من المنافسة، لا يسعنا إلا أن نتوجه إليكم بجزيل الشكر.
شكرًا لاستقبالكم المنتخب الجزائري وجماهيره التي سافرت إلى كانساس، وشكرًا على أساور الصداقة، والهدايا التذكارية، وحفاوة الاستقبال، والتشجيع، واللقاءات التي جمعت الجميع. وشكرًا لأنكم قدمتم نموذجًا رائعًا لكرم الضيافة الذي تشتهر به منطقة الغرب الأوسط الأمريكي.
خلال الأيام الماضية، سعدنا بما شهدناه من صداقات جديدة، وحوارات، وروح مجتمعية أحاطت بإقامة المنتخب الجزائري في كانساس.
وتؤكد هذه اللحظات أن العلاقات بين الشعوب تظل في صميم الشراكة بين الولايات المتحدة والجزائر، وأن دعمها يشكل جزءًا أساسيًا من عمل سفارة الولايات المتحدة في الجزائر.
شكرًا يا كانساس على جعلكم المنتخب الجزائري يشعر وكأنه بين أهله. وسنواصل تشجيعه في رحلته، ونأمل أن تواصلوا أنتم أيضًا دعمه. 🇩🇿🇺🇸
Thank you, Lawrence. Thank you, Kansas. 🇺🇸🇩🇿
As Team Algeria heads to the next stage of the competition, we simply want to say thank you.
Thank you for opening your community to Team Algeria and the Algerian fans who traveled to Kansas. Thank you for the friendship bracelets and keepsakes, the warm welcomes, the cheers, the conversations. And thank you for showing the world what Midwestern hospitality is all about.
Over the past few days, we've loved seeing the friendships, conversations, and community spirit that surrounded Team Algeria's stay in Kansas. These moments remind us how people-to-people connections live at the heart of the American-Algerian relationship, and why supporting them is such an important part of our work at the U.S. Embassy in Algeria.
Thank you Kansas for making Team Algeria feel at home. We'll keep cheering on them as the journey continues, and we hope you will too! ⚽💚
📷 Photo credit: @fwc26kansascity and @explorelawrence and Kent Auf Der Heide
The beautiful thing about the World Cup is seeing people from all walks of life come together. This week the people of Lawrence, KS have gone above & beyond to embrace and essentially adopt Team Algeria. This is the best of America, let’s spread the word about the positive. #worldcup #usa #algeria
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