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Croatia Monthly NEWSLETTER OF THE CROATIAN EMBASSY TO THE USA!N0. 1/2010 CROATIA MONTHLY Josipovic sworn in as third WELCOME NOTE President of Croatia On behalf of the entire team of the Embassy of Croatia to the United States of America, I would like to welcome you to our new monthly newsletter. With this publication we would like to inform you briefly of newsworthy events in Croatia as well as about our Source: Nacional activities here in the USA. This newsletter, I hope, will By taking the oath before Josipovic became President after provide fresh insight on Constitutional Court judges, Ivo winning the elections held on ne ws you might find Josipovic swore loyalty to the January 10 against independent interesting. As this is the Constitution on February 18th candidate and mayor of Zagreb first issue, do feel free to tell and thereafter became the third Milan Bandic. us what you think as well as Croatian President. The inaugu- Croatia’s new President told areas what you believe can ration ceremony was attended by Croatian citizens in his inaugural be improved. Enjoy reading! 10 heads of state from the region address that they had to be brave and central Europe, 70 national in the fight for a more just soci- delegations, and delegations from ety, promising to lead the fight Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic nine organizations, as well as by for justice and equity. Ambassador diplomatic corps. !!! See Page 2 ONCE AGAIN IN THE EURO FINALS C r o a t i a This is the third medal for Croatia in the European won the handball championships. Croatia’s first european s i l v e r medal was bronze in Portugal in 1994 and second medal at was a silver in Norway in 2008. Croatia has in the the Euro- past also won two gold Olympic medals, in Atlanta pean men’s 1996, and in Athens 2004. Also, Croatia was the Handbal l world champion in men’s handball in Portugal Championships held in Austria from January 19th 2003, and three time silver medalists in Island 1995, to January 31st 2010. Croatia was beaten by France in Tunis 2005, and in Croatia 2009. in the final of Championship by the result 25:21. ! PAGE 1 NEWSLETTER OF THE CROATIAN EMBASSY TO THE USA!N0. 1/2010 Continued from Page 1 Speaking of Croatia in the 21st century, Josipovic said he saw Croatia as a country based on values such as responsibility, honesty, trust, respect and the principle of equal opportunity, non- discrimination and valuing of knowledge and work, whose citizens would be encouraged to embrace and live those values. Josipovic believes that in this century, Croatia will unite in the fight against cor- ruption and crime and said that he would support e#orts to stimulate enterprise and strengthen mo- tivation for domestic and foreign investment. In his address, Josipovic thanked all honorable people who fought for a free and just Croatia, many of whom died in that fight, as well as his predecessor, Stjepan Mesic, for his exceptional contribution to Croatia's democratic development. The new President also thanked all previous governments and parliaments, including the team negotiating Croatia's EU membership, for the great e#orts they have invested in "making our European dream come true". Source: FAH TRADITIONAL ANNUAL GATHERING OF CROATS IN LOUISIANA The traditional annual gather- New Orleans, one of the oldest States at the beginning of the ing of Croatians in Louisiana was among American cities was the 20th century. The persistency held in New Orleans under the spotlight of the first immigration and e#ort that has gone into the organization of the Croatian- establishment of the Society, as American Society whose goal is well as the fostering of ethnic to strengthen and preserve Croa- a$liation and Croatian culture in tian national identity in the Louisiana is showing results from southeast of USA. generation to generation. Croatian Ambassador Kolinda The Croatian-American Society Grabar-Kitarovic greeted the 300 is not only a center of gathering guests who gathered at the fes- for Croatians from New Orleans, tive dinner and the ball. The but through its day to day activi- President of the Society Ms. Su- ties will become one of the most san Hihar, in her remarks men- important holders of Croatian tioned that opening of the Croa- of Croatian people from South national identity in Louisiana. tian House is to be the Society’s Dalmatia and the peninsula of main activity for this year. Peljesac, who came to the United CROATIA GAINED USA H-2A AND H-2B GRANT VISA PROGRAMS The Republic of Croatia joined those countries whose nationals can fill temporary or seasonal jobs in the United States. The United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano included 11 countries, among them Croatia, in the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs, which allow US employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary or seasonal jobs for which US workers are not available. Besides Croatia, the program was extended to Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia and Uruguay. ! PAGE 2 NEWSLETTER OF THE CROATIAN EMBASSY TO THE USA!N0. 1/2010 OLDEST CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SAG Award Reception THE UNITED STATES TO BECOME A MUSEUM The Screen Actors Guild Washington chapter held a Representatives from the reception at the Croatian Preserve Croatian Heritage Embassy on January 23rd in the Foundation and the Northside honor of the SAG Award Leadership Conference presented ceremony. SAG member Croatian Ambassador Kolinda Bruce McBarnette hosted the Grabar-Kitarovic a plan for event with former news saving St. Nicholas Church, anchor Beverly Burke. which once was the center of the Donations accepted at the North Side's ethnic Croatian reception benefited Charlie’s Catholic community, but has Place, a homeless service been abandoned since 2004. center at Saint Margaret’s NEW CROATIAN CENTER Church in Washington DC. OPENED IN FLORIDA Two artists from the Tacoma The Croatian Ambassador to raised money by selling art. the USA Kolinda Grabar- Embassy DCM Vice Skracic Kitarovic opened the Croatian welcomed the guests. Center in Clearwater, near Tampa, in Florida. At the opening ceremony were more than 150 members of the Croatian Club of Croatian Embassy Tampa Bay and their guests, as welcomes new DCM well as the President of the Na- tional Association of Croatian Americans Mr. Zvonko Labas. In her remarks, Ambassador Grabar-Kitarovic talked about the active role that Americans of Ambassador Grabar-Kitarovic Croatian origin have been playing gave her support for transforming in promoting the interest of the the abandoned St. Nicholas Republic of Croatia in the US Church into an Immigration Museum. She promised to set up and in preservation of their Croa- Mr. Vice Skracic is the meetings with Croatian- tian identity, and invited them to new DCM at the Embassy of Americans to help raise money work more closely and intensively Croatia where he succeded for an estimated %10 million in with the Croatian Embassy. Mr. Marijan Gubic, who renovations. Also, she o#ered the “Together we have changed the became Consul General of Embassy’s help in organizing image of the Republic of Croatia Cratia in NY. Mr. Skracic was presentations for representatives in the eyes of American citizens, previously at the Croatian of other embassies who have an and that is our joint success”, the Permanent Mission to the interest in representing their Ambassador emphasized. UN in NY, where he was immigrant groups at the museum. The Croatian Club of Tampa Bay political coordinator in the Ambassador Grabar-Kitarovic gathers around 300 Americans of UN Security Council . He has will probably come to Pittsburgh Croatian origin. The President of a long diplomatic career in in May this year for the annual the Club is Mrs. Ljubica Simuno- the MFA (since 1992) and has meeting of the National vic. The construction of the Cen- previously been posted at the Federation of Croatian ter began by mid 2008, as a result Embassy of Croatia in Americans where she will help of the e#orts of the Community Washington DC as well as in publicize the museum and the to have a place where it’s mem- the Permanent Mission of fund-raising process. bers can gather together. Croatia to the UN in Geneva. ! PAGE 3.
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