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Megalithic Observatory Kokino supported
with AFCP grant in 2006 (LP) |
Call for Proposals for the 2010 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP)
The U.S. Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia is currently accepting proposals for the 2010 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, see: http://www.exchanges.state.gov/afcp/index.html
AFCP supports preservation projects in the following three categories…more.
Deadline for submitting proposals: December 10, 2009.
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Ambassador Reeker takes picture with the
Red Cross Volunteers who participated in
the Global Day of Service. (LP).
 video in: English | Macedonian
& Albanian. |
Remembering 9/11 by Giving Back to the Community
A Day of Service: Community Blood and Food Drive
On October 21st the US Embassy partnered with the Skopje Red Cross to collect blood, food and financial donations for the citizens of Macedonia. President Barack Obama provided the impetus for this event when he asked embassies worldwide to organize an action where diverse religious, ethnic and racial groups would come together to work towards a common cause. He believed this would be the best way to honor the victims of the attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. As a result of this event, more than 100 people volunteered to donate blood. In addition, the Red Cross received food and funding which they will use to provide for families during the coming winter. When addressing volunteers and participants, Ambassador Reeker stressed that events like this show us what is possible when we put aside our differences and focus on the things that unite us. The Embassy would like to thank those that joined us on October 21st and encourage those who could not to visit one of the Red Cross offices and make a donation. Collectively we can address any challenge we face but we all must do our part.
◊ To see a short Embassy video product about this event, please visit our Embassy video channel (English | Macedonian | Albanian).
◊ To see Ambassador Reeker’s speech (WMV-size 6.27MB) at the event, please click here, to read the text, please click here.
◊ To see coverage from MTV1 in Macedonian (WMV-size 2.55MB), please click here.
◊ To see news coverage on Alsat-M TV in Albanian (WMV- size 3.33MB), please click here.
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Students present to Mrs. Reeker a
robotic project underway. (LP) |
Mrs. Solveig Reeker Opens the New Technology Lab at Veles Primary School
October 29, 2009
Today, Mrs. Solveig Reeker joined Keith Prenton of the Primary Education Project, Slavco Cadiev, the Head of the Veles City Council, and Principal Asen Prlickov from “Vasil Glavinov” primary school for a ribbon cutting ceremony to launch a new Technology Lab. The Technology Lab will help students in Veles learn basic skills through creative experiences while increasing their understanding of modern technology and fostering positive work attitudes. The students demonstrated how they have already used the lab to create a solar windmill, a robot and computer animation.
◊ To read Mrs. Reeker’s remarks, please click here.
◊ To see more photos from the event, please click here.
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Ambassador Philip Reeker, Father Dositej
and Mayor of Debar Argëtim Fida. (LP) |
Ambassador Reeker visits Saint John Bigorski Monastery and meets local leaders from Debar and Centar Zupa
October 26, 2009
October 26--Ambassador and Mrs. Reeker visited the Saint John Bigorski Monastery to pay their respects after a tragic fire devastated the complex on September 30, 2009. The Ambassador presented a donation on behalf of the employees of the United State Embassy and indicated that the Embassy would look for other ways to support the effort to restore the Monastery. The Ambassador also met with Mayor Argetim Fida and other mayoral candidates from the last election in Debar as well as meeting with Mayor Mazlum Hasan of Centar Zupa. Ambassador Reeker praised the response of all the ethnic communities to the fire and stated that it provided a good example for how different ethnic and religious groups can coexist.
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| Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Release of the International Religious Freedom Report
October 26, 2009
Secretary Clinton: "[W]e are convinced that the best antidote to intolerance is a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and the vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression. So it is our hope that the International Religious Freedom Report will encourage existing religious freedom movements around the world and promote dialogue among governments and within societies on how best to accommodate religious communities and protect each individual’s right to believe or not believe, as that individual sees fit."... Secretary Clinton Remarks | Report.
»»» Republic of Macedonia: 2009 International Religious Freedom Report...full text.
◊ To see the Embassy press announcement of the 2009 IRF Report, please click here.
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Public Affairs Officer Ryan Rowlands,
Integrity AlfaOmega Director Brian
Richards and Mayor Ramiz Merko join race
participants on a beautiful fall day. / (LP) |
Bringing People Together Through Sports
October 24, 2009
The US Embassy worked with Integrity Alfa Omega, the Agency for Youth and Sport and several local businesses and municipalities to sponsor duathalons for youth. Kids from Struga, Probistip and Bitola competed in cycling and running races during the past week and joined students from Skopje in the City Park on Saturday for the last race. Both Mayor Ramiz Merko from Struga and the Mayor Koce Trajanovski of Skopje attended the event and cheered on the participants as they ran and biked through the park.
◊ To see photos of the event, please click here.
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| Youth Exchange & Study |
YES-Youth Exchange and Study Program for secondary school students
We are pleased to announce the second year of the YES program for secondary school students. This exchange program is fully funded by the U.S. government and is administered with the support of the Ministry of Education of Macedonia. The program, offered for the second time in Macedonia, offers the opportunity for students to live with an American family and study in an American school for the 2010 academic year for free. Participation in the competition is also free.…more.
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Jordanian participants try out the climbing
wall at Hollywood Elementary School in
Maryland. |
The Fulbright Program competition for academic year 2010-2011 is now open
- 2010-2011 Application for the Fulbright Scholar program (post-doctoral) in the United States (NON-DEGREE). …more.
Deadline: November 15, 2009.
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