Tunisia RPCV and US Ambassador Edmund Hull Signs Memorandum of Understanding To Establish a US-funded Regional Museum In Marib
US and Yemeni Governments Sign Memorandum of Understanding To Establish a US-funded Regional Museum In Marib
June 27, 2004
Caption: US Ambassador Edmund Hull Lays Cornerstones For US-Funded Projects In Al-Jawf
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the Social Fund for Development today between the US and the Yemeni Governments to construct the Yemeni Civilization Museum in Marib at a total cost of approximately US$ 3 million. The agreement comes within the frame of cooperation and the development assistance provided by the US Government to the Republic of Yemen.
The US Government will cover the cost of the construction and equipment of the Museum and support the training and capacity building required. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will provide capabilities, manpower and the running cost and the Social Fund for Development will be responsible for the follow-up, design and implementation of the project. The Museum will help preserve the thousands of artifacts that now lay scattered at makeshift warehouses in Marib.
The MoU was signed by US Ambassador to Sana’a Edmund J. Hull, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Executive Director of the Social Fund for Development Abdul-Karim Al-Arhabi, The Director of Yemeni Antiquities Dr. Yususf Abdallah and the Deputy Governor of Marib
