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Andre Nakkurt, Leelo Kask, Marit Davey, Eerik Marmei, Mai-Liis Bartling, Tõnu Viitas, Andrus Viirg. Photo by Marko Kullapera   Marje Luik, Tiiu Jurvetson, Saima Kint.   Photos by Tõnu Viitas   On Saturday, February 27, San Francisco and northern California Estonians celebrated the 98th anniversary of Estonia’s independence.   Hans Hindreus...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Kaljurand meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry on March 8, 2016   In a meeting with Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Kaljurand on March 8, US Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that the United States is strongly committed to Estonia’s security under...

This is revealed in a recently published study: The World’s Most Literate Nations (WMLN). It’s the first study to analyze large-scale trends in literate behavior and literacy in more than 60 countries. The research finds that the Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway) are among the six most...

Karl Altau and Marcus Kolga   Karl Altau, the Managing Director of Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) received on February 28, 2016 from the Estonian Central Council in Canada (EKN) the Order of Distinguished Service for "services to the Estonian Community in Canada and supporting the global Estonian...

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are small, open economies on the Eastern edge of the European Union and NATO. For understandable reasons, these countries are not often talked about (they collectively have a population smaller than Massachusetts) but when they are talked about it is usually to highlight their dynamism, innovation,...

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Overview Of Current Developments Affecting The Baltics   EANC, JBANC and State Department representatives discuss Baltic policy.  From left: Ausma Tomsevics, Carol Werner, Nathaniel Dean, Kathleen Bresnahan, Karin Shuey, Ilze Garoza, Peter Blumberg, Marju Rink-Abel   Estonian American National Council representatives joined Baltic colleagues for a briefing from the State...

From the left:  Hilja Martinez, event coordinator; Kristina Shatuho, sophomore at AZ State Univ; and Jean Rice, US host family for Kristina   Continuing the tradition of many years the community of Arizona Estonians who are scattered over the state but mostly in the Phoenix metro area celebrated the "98th...

Ühiselt valmistati Tallinna Vanalinna majakesi, mis Vanalinna kaardile asetati, et sellega Vabariigi aastapäeva tähistamise aktuse ruumi kaunistada. Peale tantsu ja laulu harjutamist räägiti, miks kellelegi Eesti tähtis on ja mida neile Eestimaa tähendab. Seejärel lapsed joonistasid ja kirjutasid Eestimaast.  Airi Talluri, Bostoni Eesti Kooli juhataja   Mulle meeldib suvel Eestis...