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BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

American Support for
Cultural Heritage in ASEAN
The United States is proud to support
the preservation and protection of
tangible and intangible cultural heritage
in ASEAN through the Ambassadors Fund
for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).
Respect for the diversity of cultural
heritage worldwide is a value that the
U.S. is happy to share with others.

CAMBODIA: Phnom Bakheng Temple, Angkor Archaeological Park

AFCP Projects in ASEAN include—
BURMA: Shwe-nandaw Kyaung, Mandalay
CAMBODIA: Phnom Bakheng Temple, Angkor
INDONESIA: Tjong A Fie House, Medan
LAO PDR: Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang
MALAYSIA: Wayang Kulit Siam
PHILIPPINES: Inmaculada Concepcion Church, Guiuan
THAILAND: Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya

VIETNAM: Trieu To Temple, Hué Imperial City

INDONESIA: Ancient Megaliths in Central Sulawesi Province

BURMA: Shwe-nandaw Kyaung in Mandalay

LAO PDR: Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang

BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

American Support for
Cultural Heritage in ASEAN
Since 2001, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund
for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) has
awarded more than $7 million for over
80 projects in ASEAN, including $5
million in the past five years alone.
PHILIPPINES: Hudhud Chanters in the Rice Fields of Banawe

AFCP 2001-2014

Projects

Burma
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
AFCP in ASEAN

2

$533,900

16

$2,348,800

9

$349,800

16

$944,000

10

$150,500

8

$552,200

14

$1,197,200

13

$1,040,500

88

$7,116,900

USD

MALAYSIA: Wayang Kulit Siam (Shadow Play) of Kelentan

THAILAND: Wat Suthat Thepwararam in Bangkok

VIETNAM: Red Lacquered Objects at Thai Binh Province Museum