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2012 Press Release
- Thanksgiving Day 2012, A Proclamation by President Obama (November 20, 2012)
- U.S. Policy Toward the Balkans, Remarks by Philip H. Gordon (November 13, 2012)
- U.S. Consular Office Notification (November 15, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Funds Renovation of Telemedicine Center in Shkodër Regional Hospital (November 9, 2012)
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at the Election Breakfast (November 7, 2012)
- Remarks by President Obama Upon Re-Election, Chicago (November 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Statement (November 4, 2012)
- Remarks Commemorating 100 Years of Albanian Independence from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Parliament (November 1, 2012)
- Secretary Clinton to Travel to Algeria and the Balkans (October 24, 2012)
- U.S. Ambassador's Fund For Cultural Preservation Call For Proposals For 2013 (October 24, 2012)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary Phil Reeker on "U.S. Policy Toward the Western Balkans" (Oct. 19, 2012)
- Transcript of Interview of U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu With Sonila Meço of ABC News (October 16, 2012)
- Statement by U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Carlos Pascual following the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Project between the Governments of Albania,Greece and Italy (Sep27,2012
- Remarks of President Barack Obama, Address to the United Nations General Assembly, New York City, NY (September 25, 2012)
- Response to the Report by the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth By Ambassador Ian Kelly to the Permanent Council, Vienna (September 20, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Statement (September 18, 2012)
- Transcript of Interview with U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu By Ilva Tare, host of “Tonight,” Ora News (September 18, 2012)
- USAID Signs Agreement with Albanian Banks to Encourage Agriculture Loans (September 17, 2012)
- Statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Deaths of Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty in Benghazi, Libya (September 13, 2012)
- Secretary’s Statement Regarding the Video (September 13, 2012)
- Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya (September 12, 2012)
- Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya -- Washington, DC (September 12, 2012)
- Statement on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya (September 12, 2012)
- Statement by the President on the Attack in Benghazi (September 12, 2012)
- Statement by the President on the End of Kosovo’s Supervised Independence (September 10, 2012)
- Presidential Proclamation -- Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance (September 10, 2012)
- Transcript of Interview of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker with Janusz Bugajski, Albanian Screen (September 8, 2012)
- Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary Philip Reeker To Media After Meeting with SP Chairman Edi Rama (September 9, 2012)
- Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary Philip Reeker During Visit to Delta Force Compound, Vlora (September 7, 2012)
- Statement by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker Following Meeting with Albanian PM Sali Berisha (September 6, 2012)
- OIC Suspension of Syria (August 15, 2012)
- U.S. Department of State Report on International Religious Freedom (July 30, 2012)
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton At the Release of the 2011 International Religious Freedom Report (July 30, 2012)
- Embassy Statement (July 19, 2012)
- Statement to the press by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu During Visit to Gjirokastër (July 14, 2012)
- Remarks by Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon, Croatia Summit 2012 (7 July 2012)
- Remarks of Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at the 4th of July Reception (June 29, 2012)
- Interview with Philip T. Reeker Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs VOA Albania (June 29, 2012)
- Secretary Clinton’s Congratulations to President-Elect Bujar Nishani (June 27, 2012)
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at the ACT Now Initiative Launch (June 21, 2012)
- 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report – Albania (June 20, 2012)
- Statement in Response to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Albania Edmond Haxhinasto (June 14, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Statement (June 11, 2012)
- Statement by Mark Toner Deputy Spokesperson (June 7, 2012)
- 2011 Human Rights Report - Albania (May 24, 2012)
- USS Gunston Hall Visits Durrës (April 23, 2012)
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at the Court Leadership Conference (April 20, 2012)
- Comments by Ambassador Arvizu after Meeting with SP Chairman Rama (April 11, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Statement (March 28, 2012)
- U.S. Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism and U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities Encourage Albanian Youth Involvement in “2012 Hours Against Hate” Initiative (March 9 2012)
- U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu Interview with Janusz Bugajski (March 8, 2012)
- OP-ED: "Honoring Women in an Age of Participation" (March 08, 2012)
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton With Ilir Ikonomi of Voice of America Albania (February 24, 2012) Via Telephone
- STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON Agreements Reached Between Kosovo and Serbia (February 24, 2012)
- Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu, Statement to Press with Minister of Defense Arben Imami, Ministry of Defense (Tirana, February 21, 2012)
- Statement by Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, Pristina, Kosovo (February 18, 2012)
- Transcript of Interview of U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu With ABC News (February 1, 2012)
- Statement by Secretary Clinton marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 30, 2012)
- Statement by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at Prosecutor General’s Office (January 23, 2012)
- Transcript of Interview U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu on “Top Story” at Top Channel Television (January 19, 2012)
- Joint Statement Issued by the U.S. Ambassador in Tirana, the Head of Delegation of the European Union in Tirana,and the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania (January 18, 2012)
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2011 Press Release
- Interview of Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at Ora News TV (December 30, 2011)
- Transcript of U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu Interview with Aleksandër Çipa, Editor, Shqip Newspaper (December 23, 2011)
- Statement By Secretary Clinton on Passing of Vaclav Havel (December 18, 2011)
- Secretary's Op-Ed: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence -- Secretary Of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (December 7, 2011)
- Press Statement by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Washington, DC (November 25, 2011)
- Testimony by Assistant Secretary Phillip Gordon, “The State of Affairs in the Balkans”, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia (November 15, 2011)
- Remarks by US Ambassador Alexander Arvizu at the Prosecutor General’s Office (January 25, 2011)
- U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Head of Delegation of the European Union in Tirana, OSCE Presence in Albania (January 21, 2011)
- U.S. Embassy Urges Peaceful Demonstrations (January 20, 2011)
- Transcript of VOA Albanian Service Interview, With Tom Countryman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Part 2 (January 9, 2011)
- Transcript of VOA Albanian Service Interview, With Tom Countryman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Washington, DC (January 7, 2011)
- Transcript of Press Conference of U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu (January 22, 2011)
- CLARIFICATION (February 8, 2011)
- 2010 Press Release
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2012 Press Release
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Embassy Events
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2012 Events
- Debating Democracy: the Third Presidential Debate (October 23, 2012)
- Clemson University Launches PH.D. Program in the Balkans (October 23, 2012)
- 2013 Community Solutions Professional Fellows Program Announced (October 24, 2012)
- Mary McBride Band Makes Albania “Home” (September 27, 2012)
- The Consular Section Assists U.S. Citizens Voting Absentee (September 20, 2012)
- Embassy Engages YES and Ben Franklin Alumni (August 31, 2012)
- Embassy Tirana Sponsors Youth Camps in Theth and Vermosh (August 17, 2012)
- Ambassador Hosts Annual Iftar with Muslim Community (August 15, 2012)
- Ambassador Arvizu Meets Departing YES Students (August 6, 2012)
- Young Athletes Attend Basketball Camp (August 2, 2012)
- Embassy Reuses and Recycles Plastic Bottles (August 1, 2012)
- American Embassy Supports Generalized System of Preferences (July 25, 2012)
- Sailors Volunteer to Help Orphanage (July 13, 2012)
- Advancing Cultural Preservation in Gjirokaster (July 13, 2012)
- EXBS Advisor Dale Ott receives Medal of Honor from the Minister of Interior (July 2nd, 2012)
- President Topi Honors Resident Legal Advisor Cynthia Eldridge (June 28, 2012)
- Come Together, ACT Now! (June 20, 2012)
- American Corner Tirana brings Debate Club to the U.S. Embassy (June 18, 2012)
- Embassy Organizes Regional LGBT Conference (June 18, 2012)
- Beder University Meets America (June 11, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Holds the 3rd National Spelling Bee Contest (June 8, 2012)
- Durres Madrassa High School Students Meet America (June 6, 2012)
- Embassy Community Donates Blood (May 25, 2012)
- Ambassador Arvizu Lays Flowers for Bus Accident Victims (May 24, 2012)
- ELTA Holds 10th Anniversary Conference (May 24, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Statement (May 22, 2012)
- USAID Launches Project to Improve Planning and Local Governance in Albania (May 18, 2012)
- USS Gunston Hall Receives Guests (April 26, 2012)
- Operation Drainage Ditch a Huge Success (April 27, 2012)
- Earth Day Eco Fair Highlights Environmental Activism (April 22, 2012)
- Ambassador Commemorates Women's History Month (April 11, 2012)
- High School Students Meet America (April 11, 2012)
- Speaker on Volunteerism Engages Varied Audiences (April 10, 2012)
- USAID Brings Technology to Albanian Courts (March 30, 2012)
- Ambassador Meets with LGBT Activists (March 28th 2012)
- Ambassador Arvizu Addresses IMET Reunion (March 5, 2012)
- Building Stronger US-Albanian Ties (February 28 - March 2, 2012)
- U.S. Embassy Employees Donate Food (February 22, 2012)
- Ambassador Arvizu Sees off OMLT Contingent (February 16, 2012)
- Kosovo's National Day, Press Statement by Secretary of State (February 15, 2012)
- University of Tirana Students Discuss U.S. Presidential Elections (February 3, 2012)
- Police Human Resource Administrative Staff Graduate (February 1, 2012)
- American Corner Vlora Celebrates Martin Luther King Day (January 17, 2012)
- Giving Blood to Save Lives (January 12, 2012)
- Celebrating MLK Day at the American Corner Tirana (January 12, 2012)
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2011 Events
- Holidays in Full Swing with Jazz Ambassadors (December 21, 2011)
- International Human Rights Day (December 10, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Champions Rights of the Disabled (December 2, 2011)
- Ambassador Hosts Women Mayors (December 8, 2011)
- Ambassador Visits Public Radio/TV (December 7, 2011)
- English Language Officer Visits Embassy (December 4 – 7, 2011)
- International Education Week (IEW) Draws Students (November 15, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Congratulates High School Students (November 14, 2011)
- ELTA Holds Conference in Berat (November 12, 2011)
- 2012 Anti-Trafficking Competitive Grant (November 1, 2011)
- Third Annual “Breast Cancer Awareness Walk” (October 31, 2011)
- The Community Solutions Program (October 26, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Appears on Fiks Fare (October 24, 2011)
- Call for 2012 Grant Proposals for the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (October 21, 2011)
- U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR 2012 (October 21, 2011)
- U.S., Government of Albania Celebrate Success of the MCC Albania Threshold Programs (October 21, 2011)
- Mother Teresa Day (October 19, 2011)
- Journalists Complete Social Media Training (October 14, 2011)
- Conference “Albanian – American relations: Building the Future” (October 6, 2011)
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu, Reception in the U.S. Embassy Compound in honor of 20th Anniversary of the Re-opening of the Embassy in Tirana, Albania (October 4, 2011)
- Embassy Community Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Flag-Raising Ceremony (October 3, 2011)
- 20th Anniversary Street Fair a Huge Success (October 2, 2011)
- Embassy Community Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Flag-Raising Ceremony (October 3, 2011)
- Albania's National Telemedicine Center Opens Rural Access to Better Health Care (September 27, 2011)
- Remarks at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Women and the Economy Summit (September 16, 2011)
- US Embassy Funds Renovation of Kindergarten in Erseka (September 14, 2011)
- A Democracy of Photographs (September 12, 2011)
- Supporting English Language Learning at the University of Shkoder (July 20, 2011)
- Charge Jones Speaks at the Afghanistan Advisors Reception (July 19, 2011)
- Interview with Arben Xhixho of VOA Albania Service (July 14, 2011)
- Transcript of Interview with U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu On “Debat,” Vizion Plus with Alfred Peza (July 6, 2011)
- Democracy Commission Grants Support Human Rights Advocacy (June 24, 2011)
- U.S. Democracy Commission Building Social Trust and Democratic Institutions (June 27, 2011)
- Facebook Fans Meet America (June 24, 2011)
- Second Albanian National Spelling Bee Contest (June 22, 2011)
- Jennifer Brush Speaks With Students in Tirana (June 17, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Hosts Reception for Fulbright Alumni (May 25, 2011)
- The Albanian Coalition of Domestic Observers Produces its Third Report on Elections (May 20, 2011)
- Statement by Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (May 19th 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Visits Ismail Qemali High School (May 17, 2011)
- International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Washington, DC (May 17, 2011)
- Statement by Ambassador of the OSCE Presence Eugen Wolfarth, U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu and EU Delegation Head Ettore Sequi (May 17,2011)
- Statement by U.S. Embassy (May 14, 2011)
- The Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) (May 6, 2011)
- U.S. Ambassador on the Death of Osama Bin Laden (May 2, 2011)
- REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON OSAMA BIN LADEN (May 2, 2011)
- Embassy Sponsors Weeklong Domestic Violence Conference (April 23, 2011)
- San Diego State University (SDSU) looking to establish Branch Campus in Tirana (April 20, 2011)
- San Diego State University (SDSU) looking to establish Branch Campus in Tirana (April 20, 2011)
- Embassy Tirana Celebrates Earth Day (April 21, 2011)
- NATO Reaches out to Answer Albanian's Questions (April 19, 2011)
- Ambassadors Stress Importance of May 8 (April 18, 2011)
- Ambassador Visits Fier and Berat on his Election Tour (April 11, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Commemorates International Roma Day (April 8, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Visits Shkoder (April 7, 2011)
- Educational Testing Service (ETS) Global Makes Agreement with Tirana University (April 6, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Congratulates Contest Winner (April 5, 2011)
- Statement by the U.S. Embassy
- Chargé d'affaires Meets with Albanian Women Leaders (March 24, 2011)
- America and Albania Renew Ties at Anniversary Conference (March 21, 2011)
- OPDAT Sponsors Mock Trial Competitions (March 21, 2011)
- Statement by Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Warren Christopher (March 19, 2011)
- U.S. Embassy DOJ ICITAP Program Facilitates Donation of Bullet-Resistant to the Albanian State Police (March 16, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Visits Lushnje (March 16, 2011)
- The Peace Corp turns 50 (March 12, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Visits Kukes (March 10, 2011)
- U.S. Ambassador, Prime Minister Inaugurate New Tirana Taxpayer Service Center (March 4, 2011)
- Statement by the U.S. Embassy (March 4, 2011)
- Giving Blood to Save Lives (February 28, 2011)
- Ambassador Arvizu Visits Diversity Exhibition (February 16, 2011)
- Read with the Embassy Program Highlights Black History Month (February 10, 2011)
- Fulbright Scholar Speaks about African American Writers (February 1, 2011)
- Joint Statement by the U.S. Embassy and European Union
- U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Head of Delegation of the European Union in Tirana, OSCE Presence in Albania (January 21, 2011)
- U.S. Embassy Urges Peaceful Demonstrations (January 20, 2011)
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