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UPDATED: 26 Aug 2009 GMT
  • Jazzon Quintet performing Jazzing up the Night in Novo mesto

    August 12 was awards night for Jazzon, a competition for best Slovenian jazz composition, part of the 10th Jazzinty Festival and Workshop in Novo mesto, Slovenia. Seven finalists’ compositions were performed by the Jazzon Quintet, and the audience was allowed to vote for their favorite.

  • Anže Kopitar with Chargé d’Affaires Brad Freden Breaking the ice

    Anže Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, with Chargé d’Affaires Brad Freden in front of the U.S. Embassy, Ljubljana. Kopitar is the first Slovenian player in the National Hockey League (NHL).

  • Slovene Youth find “Nothin’ but Net”

    A group of Slovenian students recently participated in a basketball camp organized by US Embassy Podgorica and Georgetown University, with the support of US Embassy Ljubljana. They were joined by their fellow students from Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro as part of the “Basketball Diplomacy” project.

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