This week we commemorate the 101st Independence Day to remember the first day of freedom in Estonia. We remember the sacrifices of individuals who confronted the challenges of obtaining this freedom and, finally, regaining this freedom. I wish all a joyful day as each community honors and applauds our fatherland’s accomplishments.

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Published: February 26 2019

Last summer, Bob Chilcott, a British composer and singer, was in Estonia for Europa Cantat Festival, and on his day off he was invited to show the uniqueness of choral music in Estonia by Puhka Eestis.  He took a choir to sing in some incredible locations around Estonia as part of the #EstonianWay  campaign - you can see the full video at https://www.visitestonia.com/en/estonianway/bobchilcott

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Published: February 22 2019

Senator Grassley making welcome remarks.

The NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (StratCom COE), located in Riga, Latvia, recently sent five of its experts to Washington to present their series of reports on a variety of cybersecurity topics, including robotrolling, social media vulnerabilities, and manipulation of online behavior. Senator Chuck Grassley (RIA), co-chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, made welcome remarks and offered his support to the Centre’s work. The team of briefers did an outstanding job of relating technical-level analysis to the average person’s everyday experience on the internet.

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Published: February 22 2019

News continues to trickle in regarding Estonian conductors' performances abroad this year, whether with their own orchestra or as guest conductor. Anu Tali, musical director of the Sarasota Orchestra, has two new progammes to direct with her Florida orchestra, and is kicking off the second half of the current season with a total of seven concerts, writes ERR News.

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Published: February 19 2019

ESTO 2019 is entitled “Our Future”, like the theme for Estonia 100. 

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Published: February 19 2019

ERR News has hosted several live English-language pre-election debates held both in Estonia, as well as in Toronto, Canada (article in Estonian p.3). 

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Published: February 19 2019

Reinhold I. Martin, age 95 years, of Flemington, NJ, died peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Hunterdon Medical Center. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, September 7, 1923, son of the late Reinhold and Hilda (Paias) Martin, he formerly resided in Seaford, NY, and had lived in the Flemington area for thirty-eight years.

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Published: February 18 2019

Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov introducing e-Residency event.

The Embassy of Estonia recently hosted two noteworthy events and took part in a quarterly meeting of all three Baltic embassies with the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) and its parent organizations. EANC was represented at all three events by Washington, DC Director Karin Shuey.

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Published: February 18 2019