Until recently, letters were almost the only way to maintain contact with relatives and friends who either voluntarily or forcibly left their Estonian homeland. These letters are an important research resource because in addition to […]

President Obama hosted an Aug. 30 summit of the Baltic states, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. The guest list: Presidents Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia, Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania, and Andris Berzins of Latvia. The joint […]

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 30, 2013 Joint Statement by the United States of America, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Latvia, and Republic of Lithuania The United States […]

(Washington, DC) –  The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC), representing the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian communities in the United States, welcomes California Rep. Adam Schiff as the new co-chair of the House Baltic […]

The twelve part series “American Estonians vol 2” started on Sunday, January 13th at 7:30PM Estonian time (12:30PM Eeastern Standard Time in US) on Tallinn TV. The series can also be watched live online at […]

On December 13, 2012, a gala at the New York Estonian House launched a project that will bring one of the most famed living Estonians in the world—composer Arvo Pärt—to the United States for an unprecedented […]

JBANC Press Release: Dec. 14, 2012.                 contact: Karl Altau                                      […]

“Peale NSVList iseseisvumist on Eesti interneti avasüli vastu võtnud, rajades veebipõhiseid uusi ettevõtteid ning kaasates on-line tegevusi hariduse ja valitsuse tasandil. Kuid kas ta suudab arengukurvi edestada?” Patrick Kingsley uurib UK The Guardian‘is:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/15/estonia-internet  “The […]

Saturday, March 31, 2012  “Estonia, a former Soviet republic and now a staunch U.S. ally, will soon get a new ambassador from the U.S. who is a specialist on post-Soviet countries. President Barack Obama announced […]