Tweet with us!
Follow us on Facebook
-
Tags
4th of July Africa Ambassador Bruce J. Oreck American Resource Center Architecture Barack Obama Berklee College of Music carbon footprint Climate climate change Cody Douglas Oreck Deckard Earth Day Environment EPA Finland food Foreign Service Life green building Gregory Miller Helsinki Hillary Clinton Hunter Lovins Innovation Center Kalevala Led lights local food Loviisa Mali Marimekko Mother's Day Natural Capitalism Solutions Nature New York Oskar Wetzell President Tarja Halonen Secretary of State Sitra Slow Food UNFCCC University of Helsinki USAID US Embassy Helsinki Washington D.C. Zero Carbon Initiative
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better.
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Eija Oraviita-Kaiku on The Soul of South Ostrobothnia
- Cross-Pollinations—Some Beautiful News for Art and for Food | DipBlog on New Orleans, Helsinki and Food
- Hemang on Seven Days a Week in Loviisa with Gardens and so much more…
- Cody Oreck on The Soul of South Ostrobothnia
- Justus on The Soul of South Ostrobothnia
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
The European Bureau of the State Department sent an official message to all European posts on June 1 that included suggestions for ways to celebrate June as Gay Pride month. The message concludes asking Embassies to report back on activities … Continue reading
Vice President Joseph Biden Visits Helsinki
After fourteen years without a U.S. Presidential or Vice Presidential visit to Finland, Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill Biden and their granddaughter Finnegan arrived at Helsinki Vantaa airport on Monday afternoon. Although their departure from the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Embassy News, Events, Visits
Tagged Air Force Two, Bill Clinton, Converse, Fashion and Beauty, Helsinki City College of Culinary Art, International Women’s Day, Marimekko, PM Mari Kiviniemi, President Tarja Halonen, US - Finnish relations, Vice President Joe Biden
Leave a comment
Not losing sight of Afghanistan
As we watch the momentous events unfolding in North Africa, progress elsewhere could be in jeopardy. “High Stakes: Girls’ Education in Afghanistan,” a new report by 16 international aid organizations warns that a major success story on girls attending school … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Education
Tagged Afghanistan, education, girls, Hillary Clinton, ISAF, Secretary of State
1 Comment
National Export Strategy
Eleven months ago, on March 11, 2010, President Barack Obama announced the creation of thert National Expo Initiative (NEI) with the goal to double U.S. exports in the next five years. In his State of the Union address on January … Continue reading
Opening of 10th Anniversary of DocPoint Film Festival
The 10th DocPoint Documentary Film Festival opened last night and surprisingly, it was on a bit of a down note. The festival got underway with a screening of Barzakh, a meditation on lives of quiet desperation, adrift in the hopelessness … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Culture, Current Affairs
Tagged Docpoint, Documentary, Tarja Halonen
Leave a comment
R. Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps Leader, Dies at 95
Peace Corps founding father R. Sargent Shriver – who passed away January 18th at the age of 95 – embraced both the service and cultural aspects of the organization. His vision and dedication to Peace Corps and its principals has … Continue reading
Reflecting on the Senseless Killings In Arizona
The U.S. Embassy in Helsinki shares the shock and grief felt by all Americans over the tragic shootings that took place in Tucson over the past weekend. Our hearts go out to all of the victims and their families. While … Continue reading
Vapaaehtoiset saavat aikaan todellisia muutoksia
Ambassador Bruce Oreck recently gave an interview to Global Player, the journal of the Youth for Understanding in Finland, on the topic of volunteering – which he said is ingrained in the American DNA. Here is the interview text — … Continue reading
Wikileaks: Not Journalism and Not Acceptable
The question was posed to me the other day, as it has been so many times before, about how the U.S. government, the champion of free press and free speech, can be so against Wikileaks and the sharing of information. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
Tagged Free Press, Free Speech, journalism, Privacy, Wikileaks
Leave a comment