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On August 3, a group of over 30 Baltic American Freedom Foundation (BAFF) summertime Leadership Academy students and supervisors participated in briefings at the Lithuanian Embassy and the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington DC. For the fourth summer, JBANC helped organize and coordinate the DC events for the rising...

Dear fellow Estonians and friends of Estonia, LEP 2017 is only 2 weeks away and we are all looking forward to this celebration.   I know many of you have bought passes and reserved rooms and I thank you for this support.   If you have decided not to attend...

We are pleased to announce LEP 2017 movie program, and the movie panel. The panel takes place on Saturday, Sept 2nd, 11.30 am, moderator : Gudrun Giddings – Film/TV Producer and President of Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - Los Angeles   panelists :   Tiina Lokk – festival director...

Estonian Art is a biannual magazine dedicated to Estonian art, design and architecture, published by the Estonian Institute since 1997.   Editor: Stacey Koosel   The publications can be ordered by email at [email protected], by phone +372 6 314 355, or obtained at the office in Tallinn, Suur-Karja 14, where...

On August, 20th, Estonia celebrated the 26th anniversary of its reindependence, known as taas/ise/seisvusmis/päev (Reindependence Day). It landed on püha/päev (Sunday) this year, which meant no extra day off work... But happily, that will not be the case for the next 4 years. On that day, we also happened to...

Participants in the JBANC meeting with the State Department Baltic team. From left: Anna Udre, Julia Lazdins, Chris Evans, Karin Shuey, Ausma Tomsevics, Carol Werner, Henry Gaidis, Ian Campbell, Karl Altau, Peter Blumberg. Photo courtesy of JBANC.   Estonian American National Council representatives joined Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC)...

A term that might be useful whilst in laager. This particular introduction hails from the Jõekääru söögi/saal (dining hall) in Ontario last suvi (summer).   Tüng is a colloquial (kõnekeelne) expression for altvedamine or having the rug pulled out from under you. If you are the prankster: sa teed kellelegi...

Vice-President Pence. Photo: Scanpix   «President Donald Trump sent me here to say: we are with you. We stand with the people and nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and we always will.» Three relieved Baltic Presidents were standing behind U.S. Vice-President Pence, when he spoke these reassuring words on...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser met with Rep. Edward Royce (R-Calif.) on Tuesday. Aug. 8, 2017. Source: (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)   Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser (SDE) on Tuesday met with U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Edward Royce (R-Cali.), with whom he discussed partnership relations...