Ben Franklin Fellowship 2012
The United States Embassy Announces An Essay and Public Speaking Competition for High School Students “The Significance of Transatlantic Cooperation in Today’s World”.
Vlora Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
On January 17th a group of students from “Lef Sallata” elementary school in Vlora gathered at the American Corner there to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with Embassy officials. The Assistant Public Affairs Niles Cole and the students discussed the important milestones in Dr. King’s life and his efforts to advance civil rights in America.
Giving Blood to Save Lives
The U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with the Red Cross, held a blood drive yesterday inside the Embassy in order to donate blood to the Albanian Blood Bank. The Red Cross, working with the U.S. Embassy’s Medical Office, gathered 34 liters of blood.
Celebrating MLK Day at the American Corner Tirana
Over thirty students from the University of Tirana, the Wilson School, and Planet Center gathered at the American Corner in Tirana to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with U.S. Embassy officials. The students came to learn why Dr. King is honored with a federal holiday about the long-lasting effect his legacy has had on American society.
The 2012 State of the Union
President Obama (Jan. 24): "Think about the America within our reach...A future where we’re in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren’t so tied to unstable parts of the world."
Latest Headlines from the Embassy
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Transcript of Interview of U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu With ABC News (February 1, 2012)
ABC News: Good evening honored viewers. We are broadcasting to you live. We have an exclusive with the American Ambassador accredited here in Tirana, Mr. Alexander Arvizu. Thank you for accepting our invitation. Ambassador Arvizu: Thank you so much for the kind invitation, Sonila. ABC News: A simple statistic: this is your second visit to ABC Studios, but your first public interview on it. Do you follow ABC News?
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Statement by Secretary Clinton marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 30, 2012)
Last week, the United States joined countries throughout the world in marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We paused to honor the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were murdered at the hands of the Nazis. As President Obama said, we recommitted ourselves to "keeping their memories alive not only in our thoughts, but through our actions." This is a time to reflect on the meaning and lessons of "Never Forget, Never Again."
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Statement by U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at Prosecutor General’s Office (January 23, 2012)
One year ago we witnessed an unspeakable tragedy unfold in the streets of the capital. It began with a deliberate provocation by a small number of protestors against the police who were simply doing their duty. There followed quickly a general deterioration of the situation, and it culminated, as we all know, very tragically, in a response by the security forces, which resulted in the shooting deaths of four protesters as well as many others who were injured.
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Transcript of Interview U.S. Ambassador Alexander Arvizu on “Top Story” at Top Channel Television (January 19, 2012)
Sokol Balla: Good evening and welcome to Top Story. As you have seen from the advertising on Top Channel, Top News, and the newspaper Shqip, there is a great echo of expectations for tonight’s Top Story, with the special guest, after 10 months, U.S. Ambassador to Albania, Mr. Alexander Arvizu. Mr. Ambassador, good evening and thank you that you are here again on Top Story.
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Interview of Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu at Ora News TV (December 30, 2011)
Ora News: Mr. Ambassador, welcome to the Ora News Studio. I believe we made you feel welcome. Ambassador Arvizu: Always great to visit here. I think it’s the third or fourth time coming here and it’s a warm welcome like a family, so I always I appreciate your invitation to visit. Ora News: Thank you. Le’s get to the issues we want to hear from you. A year of ups and downs for Albania is coming to an end. In your opinion as a diplomat of the most important country in Albania, how would you consider 2011 in terms of achievements and failures?
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Transcript of U.S. Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu Interview with Aleksandër Çipa, Editor, Shqip Newspaper (December 23, 2011)
Shqip: Mr. Ambassador, what is your assessment of democracy currently in Albania, and particularly institutional democracy? Ambassador Arvizu: When you say institutional democracy, it causes me to reflect and reformulate the answer, because the democratic experiment in Albania is ongoing. I think there has been a lot of progress over a 20-year period, but what concerns me is the fact that in Albania there is still lacking what I call a liberal tradition, that a lot of the trappings of democracy, a lot of the basic structures are in place. We have a pretty vibrant press, people are free to express their opinions, NGOs are pretty active.
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U.S. Ambassador to Albania
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Alexander A. Arvizu
Alexander A. Arvizu is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, rank of Minister Counselor. (Read his complete biography)
