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  • Actors costumed as giraffes and cheetah (Disney/Photo by Joan Marcus)

    Indonesian Arts Bring African Story to Life

    For the theatrical version of Disney's The Lion King in New York, the play's director, a former student of Indonesian masked dance-drama and shadow puppetry, used Indonesian arts to inspire her costumes and sets.

  • U.S.- Japan color guards (U.S. Navy)

    Fifty Years of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance

    The United States and Japan are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. Find out more about the importance of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance, credited by President Obama with securing "extraordinary benefits for the entire Asia Pacific Region."

  • Barack Obama tours the Great Wall in China (AP Images)

    New Era of U.S. Engagement in Asia-Pacific Region

    In November 2009, President Obama traveled to Asia to make it clear that the United States intends to deepen its engagement in the Asia-Pacific region. Share the highlights of Obama's visit to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea.

Did you know?

  • Aerial view of a tropical rain forest. (AP Images)

    A federal law allows the U.S. Department of the Treasury to reduce a country's debt to the United States if the country uses funds earmarked for debt payments to protect and manage tropical forests.

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  • President Obama (AP Images)
    Obama Travels to Asia-Pacific Region

    President Obama's upcoming visit to Indonesia and Australia aims to advance America's security and economic interests in the Asia-Pacific region and to enhance essential partnerships.

Quick Fact

  • Tsunami - Disaster Early Warning Systems (NOAA)

    Since the catastrophic tsunami of December 2004, 73 seismic stations have been deployed in the Indian Ocean to help detect and warn about tsunamis.