Ambassador Adam Sterling Visits Rožňava Region
“On my trip home from Košice, I got to enjoy my first visits to Rožňava, Betliar, Pašková, Krásnohorské Podhradie, and Lučenec, as well as a…
American Citizen Services in Eastern Slovakia
Dear Fellow American Citizens: The Embassy would like to inform you that a consular official will be available to provide routine American citizen services on May 20, 2019. …
Team Freedom: The United States and Slovakia
On May 10 in Kosice, the United States and Slovakia will face off on the ice in the opening game of the 2019 World Hockey…
Slovakia 2019 – Visitor Information for the 2019 IIHF World Championship
Visitor Information The Department of State provides U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Slovakia the following information related to the 2019 IIHF World Championship.…
U.S. Embassy Honors Slovak Human Rights Defenders
Ambassador Adam Sterling honored three Slovak citizens on April 25 for their efforts in advancing human rights, women’s rights, and transparency in Slovakia at the…
Ambassador Adam Sterling visits spa city of Piestany
Ambassador Adam Sterling visited spa city of Piestany on April 16 to meet the new elected mayor Peter Jancovic and hear his visions on future…
International Roma Day
Today, April 8, we celebrate International Roma Day. As Secretary Pompeo has said, “on this day, we recognize the rich cultural heritage and traditions of…
NATO celebrates 70th anniversary
Shortly after gaining independence 26 years ago, Slovaks decided to seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the best means to secure…
The truth about Russian violation of INF Treaty
Like everyday citizens, nations enter into agreements with the expectation that all parties will live up to their end of the bargain. In arms control…
Ambassador Sterling Advocates Integration and Tolerance During Visit to Western Slovakia
Ambassador Adam Sterling’s address to 17 and 18 year old high school students in Senica highlighted his recent visit to the Zahorie region of western…
Defense Cooperation: Stronger Together
Later this month, Slovakia will celebrate its 15th anniversary in NATO. Your great success over this period as a stable, economically dynamic democracy is no…
Ambassador Sterling Opens Anti-Domestic Violence Photography Exhibit
Ambassador Adam Sterling opened a photo exhibit “Atlas of Women,” which tells the stories of women in eastern Slovakia that have fled domestic violence. Ambassador…
Holocaust Teacher Training Program
For almost two decades, the U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with the Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) in New York, has helped to organize…
Standing with the Venezuelan People in their Fight for Democracy
As the humanitarian crisis created by Nicolas Maduro, the illegitimate self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, deepens, the de facto Maduro regime and its supporters have accused…
![U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak pose for a photo in front of the bust of President Woodrow Wilson in Bratislava, Slovakia, on February 12, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://d2v9ipibika81v.cloudfront.net/uploads/sites/193/U.S.-Secretary-of-State-Michael-R.-Pompeo-and-Slovak-Foreign-Minister-Miroslav-Lajcak.jpg "U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak")
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo Visits Slovakia
“The promise of 1989 is as alive today as it was 30 years ago. The United States has always believed in freedom for Slovakia, and…
Remarks at the OSCE International Conference Against Anti-Semitism
As prepared for delivery by Ambassador Adam Sterling Bratislava, Slovakia February 5, 2019 I am Ambassador Adam Sterling, the U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.…
2019 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
The U.S. Embassy in Slovak Republic, Bratislava is now accepting applications for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship. The four-week institute addresses U.S. foreign policy…
Nord Stream 2 – A Threat to European Stability and Security
On December 13, Slovakia and other European Union nations voted to extend comprehensive sanctions against the Russian Federation. This decision reflects not only Russia’s failure…
