US Embassy Information Officer Ruth Urry meets with students in Marawi City

As part of the Embassy Speakers’ Program, Assistant Information Officer Ruth Urry delivered two speeches to students at Mindanao State University and the Zaid Bin Thabit Qur’anic Center on March 17 in Marawi City. AIO Urry spoke to students from MSU Center for Women’s Studies and the College of Business Administration about the U.S. commitment to women’s rights in conjunction with Women’s History Month. She also spoke about her background and U.S.-Philippine relations to Qur’anic students who expressed interest in learning more about the United States. Eva Brillo, head of the U.S. Embassy’s Thomas Jefferson Information Center (TJIC), accompanied AIO Urry to Marawi and conducted a separate program for the American Corner at MSU.

From left to right: Professor Potri Riga, Dean, College of Business Administration, Mindanao State University; AIO Ruth Urry; MSU President Dr. Camar Umpa and Professor Marlene Hofer-Tamano, the Executive Director of MSU's Center for Women Studies.

AIO Ruth Urry shakes hands with Professor Potri Riga, Dean of the MSU College of Business Administration. MSU President Dr. Camar Umpa stands to her left.

AIO Ruth Urry stands with MSU students from the College of Business Administration.

AIO Ruth Urry and TJIC Director Eva Brillo accept tokens of appreciation from the leaders of the Zaid Bin Thabit Qur'anic Center at MSU, Marawi.