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  • Ambassador Norman Eisen and Kelly Kopcial, Human Rights Officer, lay wreath at the Romany memorial in Lety.

    On May 13, Ambassador Eisen attended the annual memorial for Romani victims of the Holocaust at the site of the Lety concentration camp.

  • Director Erika Hnikova speaks at the conference For Diversity, Agains Stereotypes on May 10, 2012.

    U.S. Embassy and Czech Television presented the documentary series “Nationality in Adolescence” on minorities in the CR at the conference “For Diversity, Against Stereotypes”.

  • U.S. Ambassador Norman Eisen speaks at the Pilsen Liberation Festival on May 6, 2012.

    On Sunday, May 6, 2012, the Liberation Festival in Pilsen culminated. The city celebrated the 67th anniversary of its liberation by the United States Third Army in 1945.

  • President Barack Obama addresses the nation from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 1, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

    On May 1, President Obama addressed the nation from Afghanistan after signing a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.

  • U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu talks to Czech Television in Prague's American Center.

    U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu discussed in Prague civil nuclear cooperation with Czech Minister of Industry and Trade and Foreign Minister on April 27.

Embassy Announcements

  • Book World Prague 2012
    U.S. Writer and Publishers Visit Book World Prague 2012

    American writer Barbara Neely and U.S. publishers will attend the international book fair and literary festival Book World Prague. On Thursday, May 18, Barbara Neely will read from her book and discuss genre, journalism and citizen politics, in which she's been intensively involved. 

  • Fraud Alert
    Fraud Alert for Summer Work/Travel Applicants!

    Beware of any organization or business that claims to guarantee visa issuance. All applicants for the summer work/travel program must pay the nonimmigrant visa application fee and appear for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy Prague. 

  • Visa in a passport
    Visa Processing Fees Change

    Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees. The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease. 

Embassy Latest

  • Cultural Attaché David Gainer opens discussion on IPR.
    Intellectual Property Rights Discussed at the American Center

    On May 3rd, the American Center organized a discussion on the protection of the Intellectual Property Rights for World Intellectual Property Day, which was held on April 26th, 2012. The panel discussion was organized under the auspices of the Czech IVLP Alumni Club. 

  • Daryl Cagle Opens Exhibition in Brno
    Noted U.S. Cartoonist Daryl Cagle Opens Exhibition in Brno

    Daryl Cagle, one of the top American cartoonists, visited the Czech Republic on April 17—18. In Brno, he launched an exhibition of cartoons, which includes his works as well as works of foremost Visegrad countries’ cartoonists.  Daryl Cagle Draws President »

  • Petr Doležel of the Embassy hands over furniture to Lenka Lukáčová.
    The Embassy Donates Furniture to NGOs

    The U.S. Embassy in Prague supports many non-governmental and non-profit organizations through financial grants. However, it uses also other means how to help these institutions. Through a property grant, Children Safety Line and Czech Helsinki Committee were donated furniture which remained unused after the embassy’s offices were reorganized. 

  • Awarded teacher from left: oňa Morávková, Petra Plíhalová and Helena Pálenská
    Best Teachers of English Get Awards at the American Center

    On March 27, the American Center hosted the Awards Ceremony for the national competition for The Best Teacher of English 2011. The competition was organized and sponsored by the Prague Post Endowment Fund for the fourth time. 

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G8 Summit 2012

  • The official G8 Summit 2012 website The U.S. will host the G8 Summit on May 18-19, 2012 at Camp David, Maryland.

NATO SUMMIT 2012

  • NATO Chicago Summit 2012

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2012 ELECTIONS

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  • Stories Beyond Roma
    Stories Beyond Roma
    Multimedia project supported by the U.S. Embassy brings 25 short films about Roma in Central and Eastern Europe.

Green Energy

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    Greening the Grid

    Multimedia project of University of Miami's School of Communication and Prague’s VOSP media school focusing on renewable sources of energy sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Prague.