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Amb. Rastislav Káčer Attends A Roundtable To Review Trends in Central Europe
The German Marshall Fund organized a roundtable discussion on September 21, 2018, in Washington, DC, titled “Trends in Central Europe: Addressing Liberal Democracy.” The former Slovak Ambassador to the U.S., Rastislav Káčer, who served from 2003-2008, was the main speaker at the event. Currently, Amb. Káčer is the Chairman of GLOBSEC, a non-governmental organization that […]
13
Oct
2018
By Friends of Slovakia
roundtable
Foreign Policy Presentation by Pavol Demeš
On November 13, 2017, Pavol Demeš, a renowned Slovak expert on international relations and civil society, gave a talk titled “Slovakia and the United States: The Ties that Bind” at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington D.C. The event was co-sponsored by Friends of Slovakia (FOS) and the Slovak Republic Embassy. The audience […]
21
Nov
2017
By Thomas W. Skladony
presentation
Lunch with Slovak State Secretary
Members of the FOS Board of Directors met at lunch with State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs Lukas Parizek and Ambassador Peter Kmec at the Slovak Embassy on September 30 to discuss our cooperation with the Slovak Embassy and the Slovak American Business and Innovation Council (SABIC) aimed at maintaining and strengthening US-Slovak ties […]
30
Sep
2016
By Friends of Slovakia
Announcement
FOS Co-sponsors Talk on Slovak Political Prisoners
Friends of Slovakia in cooperation with the Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. (SASW) co-sponsored a talk by Prof. Jana Kopelentová-Řehák of the University of Maryland on Slovak political prisoners during the communist era. The talk was held at the Slovak Embassy in Washington, D.C. Prof. Kopelentova-Rehak’s research largely derives from her dissertation work, which […]
20
Dec
2015
By Friends of Slovakia
presentation