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It is with great pleasure that Friends of Slovakia announces the election of David Blazek to the FOS Board of Directors. Dave has extensive experience from his excellent work with the National Slovak Society and his volunteer efforts with other Slovak organizations and boards. Dave was born in 1950, the first son of Dusan and […]

Friends of Slovakia is thrilled to announce that Dr. Eva Jenkins has been elected to the FOS Board of Directors. Her unwavering dedication to fostering US-Slovak friendship makes her an outstanding addition to our esteemed leadership ranks. Dr. Eva Strelka Jenkins was born in Bratislava and left with her family shortly after the Soviet-led Warsaw […]

Friends of Slovakia is pleased to announce that former US Ambassador to Slovakia Theodore Sedgwick has joined our distinguished Board of Advisors. Ambassador Sedgwick is a Commissioner with the World War I Commission, a member of the board of the Slovak-American Foundation and President of the Slovak-American Business and Innovation Council. He is also a […]

Dear Professors, Alumni/ae, and Potential Scholars: On behalf of the Friends of Slovakia (FOS), a US based non-profit organization devoted to promoting good relations between Slovakia and the United States, we are writing to inform you of an opportunity that we hope you will bring to the attention of your students and friends. Every summer […]

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 […]

Ambassador Kmec and Friends of Slovakia hosted a farewell reception for the four 2016 FOS Slovak Scholars at the Slovak Embassy on July 22. The FOS Scholars are finishing up their two month studies organized by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) at George Mason University and their internships with local organizations. Pictured from left […]

On January 28, 2016, Friends of Slovakia co-sponsored the opening of an exhibition of unique photos commemorating the Holocaust entitled “Last Folio”. The opening event was held at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Embassy of Slovakia and the Embassy of Canada. The exhibit is open to the public until […]

A scale model of the Aeromobil flying car, designed and manufactured in Slovakia, has begun a 4-5 year tour of the USA. It is part of a spectacular aerospace exhibit sponsored by the Boeing Corporation entitled “Above and Beyond” currently at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the Mall in Washington, DC until […]

Friends of Slovakia partnered with the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) to sponsor an October 1 Forum on “Transatlantic Security in a Cold Climate”. The Forum featured distinguished speakers from Central and Eastern Europe and the United States including President Ilves of Estonia and President Vejonis of Latvia, Czech Foreign Minister Zaoralek, former Polish […]