The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) represents one million Americans of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian heritage. After we first heard in August about Walmart and other major online retailers selling t-shirts with Soviet symbols online, we believed that this was an error that would be marked quickly byContinue Reading
With JBANC’s Baltic Advocacy Week a few days away, now is the time to reach out to your Representative’s office. Please refer to this guide if you have any questions about how to set up a meeting. The House of Representatives is in recess and in their home districts forContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: jbanc@jbanc.org The Joint Baltic American National Committee Thanks Congress for NATO Support The recent NATO Summit and subsequent events have emphasized the importance for the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) to reiterate its support of NATO. JBANC understands that the strength ofContinue Reading
On April 13, Representative Anthony Brown (D-MD) introduced a resolution that celebrates the centennials of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (H.Res.826). As of today, June 12, the resolution is referred to House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats and has 24 co-sponsors. The resolution congratulates Baltic states onContinue Reading
On June 27, the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) visited all 100 U.S. Senate offices to deliver letters from the organization expressing support for strong transatlantic relations between the United States and its NATO allies and underscoring the vital importance that this remains a durable linchpin for ourContinue Reading
Today, a coalition of 29 organizations called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to robustly implement sanctions in 2018 under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The call came in a letter, organized by Human Rights First, from human rights and anti-corruptionContinue Reading
The Baltic communities in DC are developing a nice tradition. It’s a gathering of young Baltic activists to engage in discussion and dialogue, to share experiences, and to better understand Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The first such evening event was organized in late October by the Lithuanian community at theContinue Reading
At its annual Council of Members held on November 28-30, 2017 in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Platform of European Memory and Conscience (PEMC) elected a new President and Executive Board and admitted four new institutions from the Czech Republic, Albania, Romania and France, bringing the total number of Members of theContinue Reading
On December 7, the Joint Baltic American National Committee, (JBANC), representing central organizations of Americans of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian heritage, and the embassies of the Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, hosted a House Baltic Caucus (HBC) reception, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the HBC and honoring the newest members ofContinue Reading
The 36th Session of the Baltic Assembly and the 23rd Baltic Council took place in Tallinn from 9th to 10th of November this year. Karl Altau, the managing director of the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), represented JBANC and its member organizations – the Estonian American National Council, theContinue Reading
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