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  • Technical staff inspect the face joints of a dam in Bekaa, Lebanon, through a USAID-funded program.

  • Youth take part in beach cleaning in Tyre as part of a youth environmental awareness activity. Credit: USAID.

  • Farmers in the mountains of Lebanon prepare seedlings for the planting season. Credit: USAID.

  • Technical staff inspects the face joints of a dam in Bekaa, Lebanon, through a USAID-funded program. Credit: USAID.

America & Lebanon: Partnering in the Water Sector
America & Lebanon: Partnering in the Water Sector
Workers rehabilitate the Midan line in Zahle, Lebanon.
Drinkable Water Increases for Lebanon City
Rafik Boulos, from Bisri, Lebanon.
More Fruit, More Money for Lebanon’s Avocado Farmers

About Lebanon

A small nation of more than 4 million people, Lebanon’s strategic location, the diversity  of its citizens, and its entrepreneurial spirit have long made it a center of trade and culture and a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Since the end of the Civil War in 1990, Lebanon has been working hard, despite continued sectarian strife—and now the crisis in neighboring Syria—to rebuild its physical, social and economic infrastructure.

Lebanon’s economy is largely driven by services, a strong financial sector and, prior to the current crisis in neighboring Syria, tourism. Years of civil war and recurring periods of political unrest pose significant challenges to stability and prosperity.  These challenges include growing the economy, improving the public education system, rebuilding national infrastructure, preserving the country’s ecological resources, and strengthening local governance. 

U.S. assistance to Lebanon continues to help the country in its revival efforts. USAID engages with partners to help increase access to education, improve water and wastewater services, ensure good governance, enhance academic opportunity, particularly in poor, underserved areas, and protect the environment. 

Last updated: October 27, 2016

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Contact Information

Mission Contact

Anne Patterson, Mission Director
USAID Mission U.S Embassy Beirut
PO Box: 70-840
Beirut
Antelias
Lebanon
Phone 
961-4-542 600
Fax 
961-4-544 254

USAID Contact

Elaine Scott, Desk Officer
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington
, DC 
20523
USA
Phone 
202-712-0404