Vaclav Havel Library (photo Tomas Krist)

Chargé d’Affaires Kelly Adams-Smith Visits the Václav Havel Library

Chargé d’Affaires Kelly Adams-Smith visited the Václav Havel Library and met with its Director Michael Žantovský on March 7. They discussed the library’s work in promoting the legacy of Václav Havel, its programming and role in contemporary Czech society, as well as plans for the centennial celebration of the founding of Czechoslovakia.
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By | 8 March, 2017 | Topics: News | Tags:

The staff at U.S. Embassy, Prague, again proudly join Vaclav Havel Day, marking the death of the first Czech President on December 18, 2011.

The U.S. Embassy Prague Joins the “Short Trousers For Václav Havel”

The staff at U.S. Embassy, Prague, again proudly join Vaclav Havel Day, marking the death of the first Czech President on December 18, 2011. This year we honor Vaclav Havel’s legacy by remembering his words, which express the values that we Americans share with the Czechs. The “Short Trousers For Václav Havel” initiative marks the ...
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The U.S. Embassy Prague joins the "Short Trousers For Václav Havel" iniciative to honor his legacy on December 18, 2015.

The U.S. Embassy Prague Joins “Short Trousers For Vaclav Havel”

The U.S. Embassy Prague joins the “Short Trousers For Václav Havel” initiative to honor his legacy on December 18, 2015. “Short Trousers For Václav Havel” initiative marks the anniversary of the death of Václav Havel (December 18, 2011), the country’s first post-communist president, by rolling their pants up to remember Václav Havel’s first inauguration to the presidency in December 1989, when ...
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By | 18 December, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Video | Tags:

A young man holds Czechoslovak flag at the Wenceslas Square where gathered thousands of people in November 1989. Photo: David Turnley/CORBIS

Statement by the U.S. Embassy on the 26th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution

Prague, November 17, 2015 Today, we remember the men and women who rose up 26 years ago peacefully to demand their freedom during the Velvet Revolution. United by their common desire for liberty, they joined thousands across Central and Eastern Europe who yearned for a better life for themselves and for their children. The American ...
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By | 17 November, 2015 | Topics: Events, History, Press Releases | Tags: ,

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