Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

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Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE)

A non-profit organization dedicated to spreading American cultural understanding abroad through the arts. In cooperation with the US State Department, FAPE provides US embassies around the world with examples of American fine art. Founded in 1986 by Leonore Annenberg, FAPE has thus far contributed art to embassies in more than 140 countries around the world and has raised more than $60 million in contributions to date. Since 2008, FAPE has also presented the Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts to Americans who have excelled in spreading American culture abroad.

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