Meetings with officials

Meetings with officials and representatives

Apart from meeting the Ambassador of the United States in Prague, one of our regular activities is meeting with American officials, ambassadors, and experts in various fields. In the current situation, meetings are primarily held in the online environment, which allows us to meet with representatives regardless of where they are in the world. 

For the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we were honored to meet the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Kelley Eckels Currie. Ambassador Currie leads the Department of State’s Office of Global Women's Issues that promotes the rights and empowerment of girls and women through U.S. foreign policy. We used this opportunity to discuss with Ambassador Currie a variety of topics ranging from her diplomatic career to the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women.

In the past year, we also had the opportunity to debate with Griffin Rozell, the spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy in Prague, who has been in the foreign service of the United States Department of State for more than ten years. We talked about his diplomatic career and his experience from various countries such as Poland, Uzbekistan, or Pakistan.

We also met with Leah Pease, who currently holds the position of Public Affairs Officer at the Embassy of the United States of America in Prague. We spoke with Leah not only about her diplomatic career in Sarajevo but also about current events in America and the upcoming Biden administration. We also touched on the topic of transatlantic cooperation. There were also a few words about the activities of the Youth Council.

Roundtables

Another event that we organize regularly is the so-called roundtables. A roundtable is a form of discussion where each person is given an equal right to participate as illustrated by the idea of a circular layout referred to in the term round table. At a round table, we debate with experts in various fields, such as energy, security, or democracy. 

One of our roundtable discussions was an expert debate on energy security organized in cooperation with the American Center and Sněmovní 7. The event aimed to raise awareness of current and future decision-makers about the importance and challenges of energy security. The participants were able to hear the views of two experts in the field, Dan Milstein from the US Federal Department of Energy, and Martin Jirušek from the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University.