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  Ambassador Melissa Wells will receive the Estonian American National Council’s award for “Distinguished Service” at EANC’s 60th anniversary gala on September 29, 2012. Ambassador Wells exemplifies dedication to public service.  Her career includes posts with global responsibilities at the United Nations and five ambassadorships spanning over twenty years.  Born in...

  On July 15, 2012, the State Forest Management Center (RMK) opened a 370-kilometer-long hiking route that starts from one of the northern tips of Estonia and ends at Ikla on the Latvian border. The trail has been in the making process for 10 years. The route is marked with...

On Saturday, September 29, 2012, the Estonian American National Council will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a special Gala. Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves will join over 200 dignitaries, EANC members, Estonian-Americans and other well-wishers for a memorable evening at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, steps from the White House in...

The second-quarter overview compiled by the Estonian Institute of Economic Research demonstrates that, generally, enterprises are planning to hire more employees in all sectors in the next three months, reports Postimees Online. Restaurants were the most optimistic in June in terms of hiring. Fifty-two percent of companies estimated that they...

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) announces the establishment of an EANC awards program to recognize Estonian American individuals or organizations in four categories.  This tradition will begin at EANC’s 60th anniversary gala on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel in Washington, DC. The award ceremony will...

The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota has awarded the Hildegard and Gustav Must Graduate Fellowship in Estonian American Studies to Kelley Sundin for summer 2012. Kelley Sundin, a M.M. candidate in choral conducting, said "My research in Estonian choral music was illuminated when I entered...

Kersti K. Linask, PhD, professor at the University of South Florida (USF) and EANC member, has been awarded a 2012-2013 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to do research at Tartu University in Estonia. Beginning in September 2012, Dr. Linask will conduct research and teach at the Hematology-Oncology Clinic of the Hospital...

The International Learned Committee, which co-ordinates the work of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory which was established for the in-depth investigation of violations of human rights in occupied Estonia during the second half of the 20th century, today in Kadriorg discussed future research topics that would open different facets...

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves opened the international symposium of Estonia's Friends Meeting titled Quo Vadis, Estonia? July 6th at the Estonian Academy of Sciences, focusing on the economic decisions of Estonia in recent years, the euro crisis and Estonia's progress in the field of technology. "For Estonia, austerity was not...

Tänavu möödub 40 aastat, mil 8. juulil avati esimesed ESTO päevad Torontos. Selle hiigelettevõtmise peakorraldajaks oli Robert Kreem ja lugematute kaaskorraldajate abil sündiski väliseestlaste esimene ja enneolematu suursaavutus. Järgmisel laupäevasel haripunkti jõudnud kolmel suurüritusel arvestati osalejaid kuni 45,000 inimest. Ligi poolteise miili pikkusest 5,000-le kavandatud rongkäigust läbi Toronto südalinna võttis...