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UPDATED: 01 Jul 2009 GMT
  • U.S. Senator George Voinovich Visits Latvia

    On June 30, United States Senator George Voinovich paid a one day visit to Latvia. Voinovich, who played a key role in the expansion of NATO and the Visa Waiver Program, visited following an invitation extended by Latvian President Valdis Zatlers.

  • Charge Bruce Rogers Visits Adazi Military Base

    On June 26 Charge d'Affaires Bruce Rogers visited Adazi Military Base where he participated in a ceremony together with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers to see off a group of Latvian and American cooperation advisors.

  • U.S. Embassy Marks Topping-Out for its New Embassy

    Embassy officials, VIPs, and construction personnel participated in a ceremony to mark the completion of the first phase of the construction of the New Embassy Compound in Riga.

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President Obama Announces the Nomination of Judith Garber, Ambassador to Latvia
Judith Garber currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the Department of State. A career Foreign Service Officer, she joined the Foreign Service in 1984.

Latvian Admitted to Prestigious Military Academy
On June 4, Charge d’Affaires Bruce Rogers presented a certificate for admission to West Point Academy to Mikus Igaunis.

Statement by the U.S. Embassy
The U.S. Embassy welcomes and appreciates President Zatlers’ initiative to organize a meeting with Ministers, law enforcement, and other responsible officials regarding plans to ensure the safety of foreign visitors to Riga. This meeting is a positive step, and we welcome the commitment to outline concrete action in a period of two weeks.

US Welcomes the Agreement on a Power Bridge between Sweden and the Baltic States
The U.S. Embassy in Latvia welcomes the agreement reached by the Prime Ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on a power bridge between Sweden and the Baltic States.

Embassy-donated fence makes International School of Riga a Safer Place to Learn
On Wednesday, April 22, U.S. Charge d’Affaires Bruce Rogers will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly constructed built fencing at the International School of Riga. The new fence was donated by the U.S Embassy at a cost of approximately 35 thousand lats (66 thousand U.S. dollars).

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