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JUNE 14, 2021STATEMENTS AND RELEASES President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia, President Egils Levits of Latvia, and President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania on the margins of the NATO Summit in Brussels. The President underscored strong U.S. support for the security of Estonia,...

Kutsume kõiki Eesti päritolu noori!Calling all Estonian youth! Are you seeking to become the greatest version of yourself? Do you want to land that dream job/internship? Do you want to create something that has a lasting positive impact on the world? Do you wish you had a highly experienced mentor...

Recent events posing threats to European and U.S. security, and the upcoming meeting on June 16th bet-ween Presidents Biden and Putin, are the impetus for the June 3rd letter from Estonian American National Council (EANC) President Marju Rink-Abel to President Biden.   It supports two May letters from the Central...

Häly Laasme On June 4, 2021, the United States National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition (NEUAC) announced the final nominees for the Sister Pat Kelley Achievement Award. Häly Laasme, the State of Delaware's Energy Assistance Director, is one of the three finalists. The award recognizes a person with exemplary achievement...

The Estonian American Discovery Foundation (EADF) has opened applications for the 2021 EADF Discovery Awards, dedicated to supporting discovery and invention in culture, science, humanities and history by Baltic and/or Baltic heritage artists, filmmakers, performers, scientists, researchers, educators and inventors of all kinds. Three (3) awards will be awarded to...

Jaanika Peerna “The Wings of Desire”, 2021.  Pigment and water on hand-cut Mylar. “The Wings of Desire”, a new wall work in pigment and water on hand-cut Mylar by Jaanika Peerna, is a highlight of the JHB Gallery’s new exhibition opening on May 27, 2021, at Jetsam Studio in Southampton,...

The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies is pleased to announce that Jānis Juzefovičs, Maarja Merivoo-Parro, Charles Perrin, and David Trimbach have been awarded the 2021–2022 Research Grants for Emerging Scholars. The research grants of up to $6,000 support early-career scholars in any field of  Baltic Studies. Proposals are...

The mini Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) in April was a huge success, having over 400 participants, bringing together people  around the world to watch films made in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  We want to thank the many viewers and our sponsors, ERKU, the NY Consulate General of Estonia, and...

May got off to a busy start for many Estonian officials who were called on to share their expertise in various aspects of European and transatlantic security.   Several think tanks hosted events looking at challenges ranging from the adoption of artificial intelligence into NATO’s toolbox to regional concerns such...

Kadri Kerge is an Estonian-born architect who has been living and working in New York since 2011. She currently works at NBBj NY  and she is running her private architecture studio Ministry of Architecture (kadrimaris.com) with her sister Maris Kerge. Her special interest are high-rise buildings and living spaces. Photo...