Embassy of the United States

U.S. Embassy Sponsors Book Launch for Phnom Bakheng Workshop
 U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, in cooperation with the Center for Khmer Studies and the World Monuments Fund, recently hosted the launching of the book "Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation." This event, which took place at the main campus of the Center for Khmer Studies located at Wat Damnak in Siem Reap, attracted an audience of more than...

U.S. to Provide Nearly $1 Million for Preservation Work at Phnom Bakheng
 U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Piper A. W. Campbell announced today that the U.S. government will provide $978,705 -- through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation -- to the World Monuments Fund (WMF) for continued preservation and conservation work at Phnom Bakheng Temple, located within the Angkor Archaeological Zone...

Introduction of the Preservation Work
 In May 2008, the Cultural Heritage Center and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/C), announced the United States’ support for the conservation of Phnom Bakheng Temple at the Angkor World heritage site in Cambodia by awarding the World Monuments Fund a grant of $978,705 for the restoration and preservation of Phnom Bakheng ...