Join the latest Call to Action to support the Baltics and Ukraine
The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) is supporting the latest American Latvian Association (ALA) Call to Action. If you are a registered voter in the United States, please take time to voice your concerns to your elected representatives on the current developments and coming legislation concerning the Baltic region.Continue Reading
JBANC letter to President Biden on eve of U.S.-Russia talks
On January 4, 2022, the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden to address the situation regarding Ukraine and the massive Russian military buildup along its border, along with escalating threats of a renewed invasion. The Kremlin menace impinges the security situationContinue Reading
CEEC Statement Denouncing Kremlin-Supported Efforts by Belarus to Destabilize the Border with Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania
(Washington, DC) — The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) voices deep concern regarding provocations manufactured by the Lukashenka regime in Belarus – with the active support of the Russian Federation – along Belarus’ border with Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. Refugees are being cruelly weaponized on the Eastern borders ofContinue Reading
The U.S.-Germany Nord Stream 2 Joint Statement Raises Concerns
Serving on behalf of 25 million Canadians and Americans of Central and East European heritage, The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada and the U.S.-based Central and East European Coalition express serious concern regarding the Joint Statement of the United States and Germany on Support for Ukraine, European EnergyContinue Reading
Highlights of CEEC Historical Documents
During nearly 30 years of cooperative advocacy, the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) has conducted important work calling attention to transatlantic issues that affect both the United States and Central and Eastern Europe. Here, we decided to highlight some of the crucial moments in the coalition’s history. The 2000Continue Reading
NATO Summit 2021: Implications for the Alliance’s Eastern border
By Wilson Daily/JBANC — On June 14, the heads of state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) thirty member states met in Brussels to assess the transatlantic security environment. With a recent rise in tensions between the Alliance and Russia, the meeting presented an opportunity to reaffirm and expandContinue Reading
Virtual discussion “The Day of Mourning and Hope.”
On Monday, June 14th, the ambassadors of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the United States met at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington DC for a virtual discussion on “A Day of Mourning and Hope- The Living Memory of Soviet Deportees and Displaced Persons of the Baltic States.” June 14th ofContinue Reading
Leading Voices from Baltic Parliaments to Speak at JBANC 60th Anniversary Forum on April 28
In commemorating its 60th anniversary this week, the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) welcomes three leading members of the parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to a virtual forum on U.S.-Baltic relations. The public event on Zoom takes place from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, AprilContinue Reading
CEEC urges House leadership to reintroduce Transatlantic Telecom bill to support allies and counter malign actors
On March 17, the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) sent a letter to House leadership asking for support in reintroducing the Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act. In the letter, the CEEC urges action by the United States to counter Russian and Chinese malign influence with a “robust U.S. response andContinue Reading








