On March 15th, the director and deputy director of CGDS met with Mr Steven Fagin, the US Consul General, and Mr Cameron Millard, the US Economic and Commercial Officer. The CGDS team updated Mr Fagin about the growth and progress of CGDS in the last years, specifically about the European Union project. The importance of amplifying the voice of this project to ensure effective implementation was stressed. Mr. Fagin expressed his support for what CGDS is trying to achieve in terms of education, research and community capacity building.