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Youth Attend JBANC Conference Thanks to GrantThe Estonian American National Council congratulates the 5 outstanding young people who were selected as EANC grantees to attend the 13th JBANC Conference "The Baltics @ 101: Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future" on Nov. 9 in Washington. DC. They also attended the evening's...

Baltic Filmfest Becoming NY Tradition On November 7-10, the second Baltic Film Festival took place at New York's Scandinavian House. During four days, the festival featured the best Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian films of recent years, as well as a selection of archival films that reflect life in the Baltic...

Ott Tänak Crowned WRC Drivers' World ChampionOtt Tänak became the WRC World Champion on October 27, making him the first ever Estonian to take the title. Tänak and co-driver Martin Järveoja scored enough points at the penultimate race of the season at RallyRACC Catalunya-Rally España to take the title in...

NY Estonian Valev Laube Nominated for Forbes 30 Under 30 ListEstonian-born New York-based designer, multimedia producer and marketing specialist Valev Laube has been nominated for the prestigious American 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 List. Only three Estonians, based in Europe and Asia, have previously made the list. PM Jüri Ratas...

Prime Minister Jüri Ratas to Visit U.S.Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas will visit the United States next week, where he will meet with the Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Justin Muzinich. The PM will also be the keynote speaker at the EANC Awards Gala...

Kaljulaid Invites Presidents of Three Finno-Ugric Peoples to World CongressPresident Kersti Kaljulaid has invited Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Hungarian President János Áder and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 8th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples taking place at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu on June 17-19, 2020. In addition...

Largest U.S. Military Training in Decades Will Reach EstoniaThe largest and most expensive U.S.-led military exercise on the European continent in 25 years "Defender Europe-20" will also reach Estonia. 37,000 troops will take part, including about 20,000 American soldiers. "Military drills will take place in 10 different nations, but the...

New U.S. Ambassador to Estonia NamedOn Sept. 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced William Ellison Grayson as the new candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Estonia. Grayson has extensive experience working in the public sector. The United States had been without an ambassador to Estonia since last summer. The previous U.S....

President Kaljulaid at the UN General AssemblyPresident Kersti Kaljulaid was on a working visit to New York this week to attend the annual UN General Assembly. In addition to bilateral meetings with other heads of state and participation in various debates, the President of the Republic delivered a state address...

75 Years Since the Great Refugee Flight to the West75 years have passed since the Great Refugee Flight to the West, during which close to 80 000 people fled Estonia in the fall of 1944. The event is being commemorated from September 18 to 22 in Tallinn, Tartu, Haapsalu and...