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  • The 2012 State of the Union.

    State of the Union

    "Think about the America within our reach...A future where we’re in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren’t so tied to unstable parts of the world."

  • Ben Bernanke.

    U.S. Economy Expanding Despite Global Slowdown

    The U.S. economy is continuing to expand moderately despite some slowing in global growth, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

  • Innovative internet.

    We the People

    In a response to We the People petitions about SOPA and online piracy, officials from the Obama Administration stress that the important task of protecting intellectual property online must not threaten an open and innovative internet.

Headlines

Embassy Headlines

  • Ambassador Sedgwick and PM, MOD Radicova Discuss U.S. Defense Strategy

    Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia Theodore Sedgwick met with Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Iveta Radicova January 16 to discuss the new U.S. defense strategy for the 21st century, which President Obama unveiled at the Pentagon January 5. 

  • U.S. Congressmen Visit Bratislava, Describe Trip to India, Burma

    Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, Senator Robert Udall of New Mexico, and Representative Joseph Crowley of New York visited Slovakia January 14 on their way back to the United States following a visit to India. 

  • Havel: A Man of Conscience

    It is one of the great ironies of history that President Vaclav Havel and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on the same weekend. As a master of irony himself, Havel would have appreciated this coincidence... 

  • U.S. Congress Recognizes Slovak EOD Team

    The heroic efforts of a Slovak Explosive Ordinance Device team in Afghanistan were entered into the Congressional Record December 14. 

  • Young Visual Artists Awards Exhibition at Slovak National Gallery

    The Foundation for a Civil Society (FCS) with affiliates in 10 countries throughout Central Europe and the Balkans has organized a major international fellowship award program for young visual artists for the past two decades, starting in Czechoslovakia in 1990. 

Programs and Partners

State of the Union

  • State of the Union.

Student Visas

ESTA Warning

See You in the U.S.A.

Face 2 Face

  • Face 2 Face discussions.

    Face 2 Face discussions are organized by the Embassy of the United States in Bratislava and the Open Society Foundation. They take place monthly at the Open Gallery on Bastova Street in Bratislava.

Slovak-American Foundation

  • Slovak-American Foundation.

    Internship & Research Programs

J1 Visa

Emergency Contact

  • Emergency Contact image Emergency Contact for U.S. Citizens Outside Regular Business Hours.

Stories Beyond Roma

  • Stories Beyond Roma Collaborative multimedia project brings together a collection of 25 short films about Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe.

Ambassador's Travels

U.S. Speakers Program

Young Atlanticist Program

  • The Atlantic Council.

    Are you between the ages of 25 and 35 and interested in being part of... more

Embassy Grants Program

  • U.S. Embassy Grants Program.

    Call for Proposals: 2012 U.S. Embassy Grants Program more

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