Embassy News & Events
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Courage is Needed to Create Success for Macedonia
OP-ED by the Honorable Paul D. Wohlers: “As a long-time friend of Macedonia, I have been pleased to see this country grow and develop over the years. I was therefore deeply disturbed by the politically driven clashes of recent days. ” …
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The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Summer Institute 2013
The U.S. Department of State is offering Scholarships for high school students from Macedonia to attend the ...
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Happy Holidays!
The US Embassy will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Ambassador Wohlers and the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Skopje would like to wish everyone all the best for the holiday season. Happy Holidays!
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Ambassador Guest at Diplomatic Academy
On December 19, Ambassador Wohlers joined Minister Poposki at the Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy to speak to the in coming diplomats about leadership. The Ambassador highlighted several important ...
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DCM Aggeler Closes Training on New Criminal Procedure Code
On December 14 the Academy for Judges and Prosecutors marked the completion of the initial basic training session on the new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). This training event, organized cooperatively by the Academy, the U.S. Embassy in Skopje and the ...
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President Obama at Sandy Hook Prayer Vigil
Remarks by the President: "We gather here in memory of twenty beautiful children and six remarkable adults. They lost their lives in a school that could have been any school; in a quiet town full of good and decent people that could be any town in America." ...
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Joint Project with Slovenia Launched
Together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Stavreski and the Slovenian Ambassador, DCM Aggeler yesterday spoke at the launch of USAID's new "Training of Internal Auditors in the Public Sector" (TIAPS) project. TIAPS is funded through ...
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AFCP - Restoration of the Painted Mosque Façade
Ambassador Wohlers delivered remarks at a ceremony to highlight the successful completion of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant at the Painted Mosque in Tetovo. The $94,708 grant, which was signed in 2011, allowed for the preservation and restoration ... more photos. »
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U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2013
(Call for Proposals: Deadline Dece 02, 2012) The U.S. Embassy in Macedonia is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2013 AFCP program. ...
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Promoting Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Ambassador Wohlers gave remarks at an event to marking the International Day of PWDs jointly organized by USAID, the EU, the U.N. Resident Coordinator’s Office, and a local NGO, Polio Plus. He emphasized that ... more. »
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Photo exhibition by Ilina Arsova
Yesterday, in recognition of the International Day of Ending Violence against Women, Ambassador Wohlers opened a photo exhibition at the City Museum of Skopje featuring photos from Ilina Arsova. Speaking at the event, the Ambassador said ... more. »
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Ambassador Opens WMD Interdiction Training
On November 26, Ambassador Paul Wohlers opened the Weapons of Mass Destruction Interdiction Training, funded by the Embassy Export Control and Related Border Security program (EXBS). EXBS Advisors who are ...
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Creating an AIDS-Free Generation
Secretary Clinton (Nov. 29): "I urge other countries to develop their own blueprints, because to reach an AIDS-free generation, we have to keep moving forward." ... video. »
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Call For Proposals: Annual ECA Alumni Project Competition FY2013
[Deadline: Nov 26, 2012] The State Departments’ Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) Office of Alumni Affairs invites …
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Ambassador Visits Goce Delcev University, Stip
Ambassador Wohlers met with Rector Sasa Mitrev and toured some of the science laboratories at the University Goce Delcev main campus in Stip, including a seed storage facility and the only electron microscope in Macedonia. ... more photos. »
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Open Media Event with Ambassador Wohlers
Ambassador Wohlers held an open media event on November 15 to discuss the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election and other topics of bilateral interest. In his opening remarks, the Ambassador spoke about the importance of elections in a mature democracy, as well as ... more. »
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U.S. Policy Toward the Balkans
Assistant Secretary Gordon (Nov. 13): "The prospect of EU membership has provided a strong incentive for countries to reform their economies, to advance their democracies, and to make peace with their neighbors, and we in the United States have strongly supported that process in ...
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OP-ED: The U.S. Presidential Election
OP-ED by the Honorable Paul D. Wohlers: “Ultimately, this is democracy’s great gift – that after the debates, the disagreements, and the endless campaigning, nothing should be more important to candidates or citizens than what is in the best interests of the country as a whole.” … more. »
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Embassy hosts U.S. Elections breakfast
The Embassy hosted an early morning viewing of the 2012 Presidential Election Results on Wednesday November 7, at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje. The breakfast event included live voting ... more photos. »
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President Obama's Victory Speech
President Barack Obama: "Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. " ... video. »
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Call for Applications: Study of the United States Institutes, FY-13
Appl. deadline: Nov 30, 2012 - Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with ...
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Governor Mitt Romney's Concession Speech
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney: "I have just called President Obama to congratulate him on his victory. His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations." ... video. »
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Ambassador Wohlers Speaks About U.S. Elections
Over the past week, Ambassador Wohlers met with university students and faculty in Skopje and Tetovo and discussed the rapidly approaching presidential election. Ambassador Wohlers presented information to nearly ... photo gallery. »
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Elections Program for Young Politicians
Оn October 24, the Embassy held a program about the American presidential debates for 60 young politicians from the Ohrid Institute’s program for young political leaders, and members of the Youth Educational Forum, and of the Embassy’s Youth Council. ...
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U.S. Foreign Policy: Western Balkans Update
10/19/2012: Ambassador Philip Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, briefs at the Washington Foreign Press Center on "U.S. Foreign Policy: Western Balkans Update." video. »