Ambassador Jamie L. Harpootlian recently hosted a vibrant group of Slovenians and Americans that shared their love for art and nature during the @artsinembassies exhibition from her home state of South Carolina. As she wrote on her Twitter account, “Art and nature belong to the universal human spirit. They each, and especially in combination, have the power to guide …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 16 November, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Embassy, Environment, Events, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & Slovenia | Tags: Art in Embassies, Exhibition
TechCamp Slovenia was a regional event for participants from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Albania, and it took place from May 18-20, 2022, at Bled. This event helped equip the participants with the skills needed to inform the public and key policy-makers of the need for, and resources available to enhance cyber-security, …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 24 May, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Embassy, Europe & Eurasia, Events, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Slovenia | Tags: TechCamp, TechCamp Slovenia
Human trafficking — whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offences — is an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide. On December 30, 2021, the White House Proclaimed January 2022 as a National Human Trafficking …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 25 January, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Education, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, U.S. Policy, U.S. Secretary of State, Video | Tags: Alumni, Human Rights, IVLP, Trafficking in Persons Report
The Biden administration has a clear new vision for U.S. foreign policy, and the whole team at Embassy Ljubljana is already working hard on it. Check out this video to learn more about who we are and what we do at the U.S. Embassy Ljubljana! As Secretary Blinken said: “While the times have changed, some …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 10 March, 2021 | Topics: Alumni, Art & Culture, Business, Consular Affairs, Culture, Economic Affairs, Embassy, History, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Video | Tags: Culture, Entrepreneurship, Mission Priorities, Slovenia
The award-winning film Hidden Figures inspired viewers across the world with the true story of the courageous and talented African American women whose contributions at NASA in the 1960s significantly contributed to putting the first U.S. astronaut into orbit. This film, and the positive momentum around it, sparked an International Visitor Leadership Program that brings …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Business, Embassy, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Science & Tech | Tags: hidden figures, IVLP, women's empowerment
Ambassador Hartley was pleased to invite Slovenian alumni of Harvard University into his residence for a reception in their honor. This wide-ranging group of distinguished guests included Harvard undergraduate, graduate and PhD recipients, Harvard Business School attendees, Fulbright and Ron Brown program participants, and American-Slovenian Education Fellows (ASEF).
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 15 November, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Events, Exclude, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Alumni, Ambassador Hartley, Harvard