Highlights from the American Corner Skopje Activities in 2008

Albion Abdullai explains the Presidential transition (LP)

American Corner Skopje Hosts a Presentation on the Transition to a New President

December 18, 2008

Information Resource Director Albion Abdullai and Public Affairs Officer Ryan Rowlands discussed the upcoming transition in power that will take place in the United States as President-elect Barack Obama replaces President George W. Bush. Attendees learned how less than one percent of the people in government jobs will be replaced as a result of this transition and how this helps the country maintain continuity and stability. They also heard about how the new President selects key members of his team and how the outgoing President and his staff work to help the new President smoothly transition into office. To learn more about President-elect Obama’s transition, please visit http://www.change.gov/.

HRO/Gary Heinrich presents the tips for  “Job Interviews” at the Corner. / (LP)

Job Interview Workshop at American Corner Skopje

December 16, 2008

As part of American Corner Skopje’s Business Skills series, Gary Heinrich, the Embassy’s Human Resources officer, gave his second presentation at the Corner. Heinrich focused on job interviews, including preparation for different interview types, along with strategies for gaining the best results. Approximately 40 people attended the interactive session; many asked Heinrich how soon he could return. Heinrich will shortly present a workshop on mock interviews at the Corner. To check out the Corner’s offerings, please click here.

Thanksgiving dinner participants take their seats (LP)

Ambassador Reeker Celebrates Thanksgiving with Essay Contest Winners at American Corner Skopje

November 26, 2008

Seven students, whose essays had been selected out of seventy entries, celebrated an old-fashioned Thanksgiving with Ambassador Reeker and his wife, American Corner staffers, Peace Corps Volunteers, and staff from the Embassy’s Office of Public Affairs. The topic was “Things I am Thankful for This Year and Why.” Ambassador Reeker awarded first prize winner Evgenija Stojcevska with a signed copy of America’s National Parks after she read her essay to the group. Peace Corps Volunteers Aryn Bloodworth and Benjamin Long cooked a delicious traditional Thanksgiving feast, including turkey and all the trimmings. To read the students’ essays, please click here. To learn more about Thanksgiving, please click here.

Gary Heinrich reviews the “problem-action- result” pattern of an effective CV

Three Officers, Three Corners, One Week

November 17, 2008

Last week, for the first time ever in Macedonia, the American Corners had three presentations by American officers, one at each Corner. In Bitola, Jen Bosworth talked about the U.S. Presidential elections and what they mean; Gary Heinrich gave a presentation on effective resume and CV writing in Skopje; and in Tetovo, Amy Storrow talked about different models of bilingual education that she had encountered in the U.S.,...more.


- 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections: Guest Speaker Thomas J. Navratil/Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy Skopje, October 16, 2008.

- The issue of the postage stamp “Explorer 1” by the Macedonian Post, US Embassy and the American Corner Skopje February 15th, 2008.

- In Observance of Martin Luther King’s Day (Book Display, Poster Show and Video Showings at the American Corner Skopje), January 21st, 2008.

- “Scholarship Opportunities 2008-9 in Macedonia” Introduction to the EducationUSA
Program by Bojana Nizamovska (Coordinator of the Network Scholarship Program) & Presentation by Ms. Zoë Brogden (OSI UK Program Coordinator), January 17, 2008.