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Friends of Slovakia Co-Hosts the Inaugural SlovakPRO Summit in New York!
Friends of Slovakia co-hosted the inaugural SlovakPro Summit in New York City on September 19, 2023. This historic event brought together a group of accomplished Slovaks from business, science, academia, arts, and technology. The summit was organized under the patronage of Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová by SlovakPRO in collaboration with the Consulate General of the […]
19
Sep
2023
By Friends of Slovakia
networking
Discussion with Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of Slovakia
The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Transatlantic Democracy Working Group hosted a virtual discussion with Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic to discuss Slovakia’s democracy agenda and how his government intends to further its commitments to restore trust in democratic institutions and build deeper transatlantic cooperation and coordination to […]
30
Nov
2021
By Thomas W. Skladony
webinar
Strengthening Democracy, Unity, and Transatlantic Cooperation in 2021 and Beyond
The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Embassy of Slovakia to the United States hosted a conversation with Karen Donfried, President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and Ivan Korčok, foreign minister of the Republic of Slovakia, on Slovakia’s emerging leading voice in Europe, including in the European Union […]
04
Dec
2020
By Friends of Slovakia
webinar
A Multi-Generational Saga Of A Slovak Family
A Country Lost, Then Found by Rick Zednik is a touching account of his Slovak family, with a special focus on his father, Juraj “Jay” Zednik. Jay was lucky to be out of Czechoslovakia when the Warsaw Pact troops invaded in 1968. He sought asylum in West Germany and eventually settled in the US, where […]
01
Feb
2013
By Friends of Slovakia
presentation