Hosting Women in STEM

We were delighted to host so many experts and professionals listening to Dr. Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Slovenian Minister for Digital Transformation, and her experience from the HiddenNoMore Program which encourages Women in STEM from all over the world. Promoting gender equity and equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all our diversity is …

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Art in Embassies exhibition: Vibrations of the Soul – Communion with Art, Nature, and the Human Spirit

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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Ambassador Harpootlian hosts U.S. citizens in Slovenia

Ambassador Harpootlian recently welcomed U.S. citizens to her residence for the first in-person Town Hall since COVID.  Many thanks to the Americans who attended and learned about consular services,  overseas voting, and social security.  We enjoyed getting to know you and wish you all the best in your endeavors in Slovenia! You can always contact …

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Independence Day Celebration 2022

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Jamie L. Harpootlian Independence Day Celebration 2022 Fužine Castle, June 16, 2022   Good evening everyone.  Thank you for joining us tonight in our celebration of freedom and friendship.   The Fourth of July – the United States’ Independence Day – hot dogs, beer, watermelon, barbeque, picnics, parades, family reunions and …

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All Eyes on Ukraine: Our Promise on Russian Accountability

Op-Ed Vecer All Eyes on Ukraine- Our Promise on Russian Accountability Op-ed from U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Jamie L. Harpootlian for daily Večer May 31, 2022   Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjust war on Ukraine has unleashed horrific violence and caused immense death and destruction. The world has witnessed the horrors of this war in the images from Ukrainian towns like Bucha, Irpin, and …

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TechCamp Slovenia 2022

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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Marking the Slovenian-American Friendship Day

Remarks of Ambassador Jamie L. Harpootlian for the Slovenian-American Friendship Day Andraž nad Polzelo, April 6, 2022   President Pahor, Minister Tonin, Mayor Kužnik, Friends, Today we gather, Slovenians and Americans, to honor the brave crew of the American B-17 bomber called “Dark Eyes” and to honor the compassionate people of Andraž nad Polzelo for …

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The United States and Slovenia sign a new MOU on the Fulbright Program

PRESS RELEASE: UNITED STATES AND SLOVENIA SIGN NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON FULBRIGHT PROGRAM Ljubljana, March 24, 2022  The United States and Slovenia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on the Fulbright Program which provides legal authority for this U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program in Slovenia. The National Assembly of the Republic of …

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Jamie Harpootlian is the new U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia

PRESS RELEASE Ljubljana, February 17, 2022 The United States Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia Jamie Lindler Harpootlian presented her credentials on February 17, 2022, to the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor at the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana. As Ambassa dor Harpootlian has said: “Our countries have tremendous opportunities to strengthen our …

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Ambassador Lynda Blanchard’s Remarks for Mt. Mangart Ceremony

June 3, 2020 Last month, we gathered to mark the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War Two – the commemoration of the day when peace and hope finally returned to Europe, but also a time to reflect on the immense human toll the war had taken. Today we are here on Mount Mangart …

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Ambassador Lynda Blanchard’s Remarks for VE Day 75th Anniversary

8 May 20202  – Thank you to President Pahor for bringing us together to mark this important milestone in world history, and to my fellow ambassadors for being here to celebrate the solidarity that led us to victory in Europe. As we pay tribute to the brave forces who fought for our freedom, and remember …

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Smithsonian Gardens Pollination Investigation Panels Opening at UL Botanic Garden

The US Embassy Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Gardens-Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. and the University of Ljubljana Botanic Garden, opened the  Smithsonian Pollinator Garden  “Pollination Investigation” educational panels exhibit at the University of Ljubljana Botanic Garden on Friday, May 25, 2018. The opening was co-hosted by H.E. Brent R. Hartley US Ambassador to Slovenia and mag. Dejan …

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Award Ceremony for Slovenian Special Operations Unit

01 September 2013 to 10 May 2014, a multi-national unit consisting of 28 American and Slovenian Special Forces Soldiers, were assigned to the Special Operations Task Unit (SOTU) in Laghman, Eastern Afghanistan, serving as tactical advisors (High Risk Arrest, Armed Reconnaissance, Cordon and Search) to a 115 man Provincial Response Company (PRC), advancing security objectives in …

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106th Rescue Wing Reconnects with Rescued Slovenian Seaman

Ambassador Hartley had the honor to meet eight members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing who were in the region for training and took the opportunity to visit Slovenia to follow up with a Slovenian seaman they rescued after a cargo carrier ship explosion in the mid-Atlantic in April 2017. This …

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The Beginning of a Sister Parks Relationship

A delegation from Crater Lake National Park (Oregon, U.S.) visited Triglav National Park where TNP officials led them on a three-day familiarization tour. They learned about and discussed common issues that they share and the two parks will sign a Memorandum of Understanding following the tour, becoming “Sister Parks” and partnering on shared objectives such …

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