Croatians Travel to the U.S.
Charge d’Affaires Hoyt Yee met with Municipal State Prosecutors Petra Parlov, Krešimir Ostrogonac, and Ivana Špehar Janković, before their departure on a 3-week program in the U.S. on “Suppression of Corruption and Cyber Crime.”
Ambassador Merten Visits INETEC
Ambassador Merten visited the Institute for Nuclear Technology - INETEC - which recently sold a license for its state-of-the-art technology to U.S. company Babcock & Wilcox. In Zagreb on May 15, 2013
Ambassador Merten In Slunj
Ambassador Merten attended “Spremnost 13” Military Exercise Distinguished Visitors’ Day at Slunj Military Range on May 7, 2013
Bike to Work Day
Embassy employees participated in a Bike to Work Day and rode from downtown Zagreb to work on April 24, 2013. The Embassy encourages employees to “live green” and bike, walk or use public transportation to work to save energy.
Step Afrika! Arrives in Zagreb
Step Afrika! group arrived in Zagreb on April 20 and started its regional camp for about eighty high-school children on April 22. In Zagreb on April 22, 2013
Current News
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Regional Housing Program Marks One Year Anniversary
The Western Balkans Regional Housing Program will help 460 refugee families, thanks to donors: the EU, CEB, UNHCR, OSCE, and the U.S.
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Why Women Are Central to U.S. Foreign Policy (English/na hrvatskom)
Op-ed by Secretary of State John Kerry on the occasion of International Women’s Day (“Jutarnji list” on March 8, 2013)
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Partnership for Police Education
The Government of Republic of Croatia and U.S. Departments of State and Justice, as well as Department of Defense European Command...
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Remarks by Ambassador Kenneth Merten to the American Chamber
Remarks by Ambassador Kenneth Merten to the American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon – in Zagreb on February 27, 2013 (English/hrvatski)
Announcements
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Announcing the 2012 Human Rights Reports
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving assistance and all United Nations member states to the U.S. Congress in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trade Act of 1974.
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Arts & Education Small Grants Program – Call for Proposals.
The goal of the Embassy's Promoting American arts and Education Grants Program is both to share the richness and diversity of American values with Croatians and to support cultural dialog between the American and Croatian public ...
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Civil Society Small Grants Program – Call for Proposals.
The Civil Society Small Grants Program supports initiatives that contribute to the development of civil society in Croatia ... For Application Form click hear »
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Nonimmigrant Visas Appointment, Payment, and Delivery Procedures Are Changing:
Starting December 10, 2012, all NIV applicants will utilize a new system to schedule and pay for visa interview appointments. For more information on this change, please click on title. To avoid delays in visa scheduling, the U.S. Embassy recommends that anyone traveling before January 31, 2013 apply for a visa before December 10, 2012 using the current system. Please click here to check NIV interview availability prior to December 10, 2012. NIV interview availability: »
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Information pertaining to missing American veterans of the Second World War
The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking information pertaining to missing American veterans of the Second World War who were last known to be in Croatia. The United States is committed to locating and identifying all Americans who died in the service of their country. Na hrvatskom »
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Social Security Recipients in Croatia Will No Longer Receive Paper Checks
By December 31, 2012, the Social Security Administration will no longer process and issue paper checks to its beneficiaries living in Croatia or elsewhere in the world. All benefits will be paid only through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) on a monthly basis either to a beneficiary’s U.S. bank account or to Zagrebačka Banka. No other Croatian banks are authorized to receive the EFT payments.
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WARNING TO DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY APPLICANTS ON FRAUDULENT OFFERS
The Embassy of the United States of America in Croatia wishes to advise the public of a recent increase in fraudulent emails sent to Croatian citizens soliciting payment for immigration visa issuance.
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Embassy Outreach Program - American Speakers
U.S. Embassy in Zagreb provides Croatian schools, universities, NGOs and other organizations the opportunity to meet Embassy and Consulate staff to learn more about the United States.
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Croatian Visa and Residence Permits for U.S. Citizens
Croatia has recently enacted changes to its visa law such that families of non-EU nationals in Croatia on temporary work visas will not be able to obtain resident status until the principal applicant has been resident in Croatia for 2 years...
Study in the U.S.
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2013 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow Summer Institute
Application deadline: February 15, 2013 .
Worldwide Caution
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July 18, 2012 Update
The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world.
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