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Centers, Embassies & Organizations
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Recommended because this is the official website of the Albanian embassy in Washington, DC. The embassy address and contact information is: 2100 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 Tel: (202) 223-4942; Fax: (202) 628-7342. Be aware of the fact that the Albanian embassy website merely provides the embassy's contact information and nothing more. |
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Recommended because this international organization based in France reports on humanitarian crises throughout the world. Currently it is heavily involved in Afghanistan, as well as in Russia where it is most concerned about the war in Chechnya and the tuberculosis epidemic among the Russian prison population. Reports on these and other regional issues can be found on the DWB website. Start by by typing a country or subject you are interested in the site's search engine. When searching with "Russia" recently the search engine returned 84 separate reports. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Estonian Embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information at the embassy is as follows: Ambassador Sven Jürgenson, 1730 M Street NW, Suite 503, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-588-0101; Fax: 202-588-0108; E-mail: info@estemb.org; URL: http://www.estemb.org/ Start by clicking on Estonia in the Contents section of the website at the right hand side of the page. Be aware of the very good "Links" section of the website which includes sections on Visiting Estonia and Introduction to Estonia--they are both worth a visit. |
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Recommended because This is the website of the Hungarian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information at the embassy is as follows: Ambassador Géza Jeszenszky 2401 Calvert Street, N.W., Suite 1021, Washington, D.C. 20008 Tel: (202) 387-3191 Fax: (202) 387-3140 E-mail: office@huembwas.org |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Latvian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information is as follows: Ambassador Aivis Ronis 4325 17th Street, NW, Washington DC 20011 Tel: (202) 726-8213 Fax: (202) 726-6785 E-mail: Embassy@Latvia-USA.org |
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Recommended because this website for the professional organization of teachers of East European languages in the US is primarily for university professors and graduate students, in addition to the very few US high school teachers of Russian. Be aware of the fact that most of the website will not be of much interest to K-12 teachers, but possibly of interest are sections on how to Russify one's computer, reasons to study Russian, Internet links to Slavic literature and culture related sites, and bookstores selling Russian and other East European language books, CDs, and videos. |
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Recommended because the American Councils is a non-profit education and training organization, specializing in the countries of Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia. American Councils programs include academic exchange, professional training, institution building, research, materials development, technical assistance, and consulting. Start by looking at the "Grants and Fellowship" section which describes programs including school to school exchanges between US and East European high schools, including bringing teachers from abroad here, and sending US teachers to the former Soviet Union. |
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Recommended because Amnesty International tracks human rights violations throughout the world, including Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Start by searching for information on a country or a region, click on the Library section of the website to get detailed reports (for example, Uzbekistan alone had twenty-seven news articles and reports). |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Armenian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Dr. Arman Kirakossian, 2225 R Street, Washington, DC 20008. Tel: (202) 319-1976 Fax: (202) 319-2982 E-mail: amembusadm@msn.com URL: http://www.armeniaemb.org/ Start by clicking on the Discover Armenia link at the top center of the website--it provides a wealth of information on the history and culture of Armenia. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Azerbaijan embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Hafiz M. Pashayev 927 15th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington DC 20035 Tel: (202) 842-0001 Fax: (202) 842-0004 E-mail: azerbaijan@tidalwave.net URL: http://www.azembassy.com/ Start by clicking on About Azerbaijan which provides a great deal of well organized information about the history, politics, and culture of Azerbaijan. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Belarus embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Sergei A. Rachkov, 1619 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20009. Tel:(202) 986-1606 Fax: (202) 986-1805 E-mail: embassy@capu.net URL: http://www.belarusembassy.org Start by realizing that Belarus is run by a repressive dictator so there is not much of interest in the heavily censored news releases the embassy provides. |
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Recommended because this is an unmatched source of information on nuclear waste and radioactive pollution in Russia and the former Soviet Union. One large source of nuclear contamination, for example, is the rusting atomic submarines of the Russian navy at anchor in the Arctic Ocean. A very large website with a wealth of information on nuclear contamination. Start by clicking on the About Bellona button in the upper left hand corner of the website to learn what this environmental organization is all about. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Bosnia and Herzogovina embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Igor Davidovic, 2109 E Street NW, Washington DC 20037. Tel: (202) 337-1500. Fax: (202) 337-1502. E-mail: info@bhembassy.org URL: http://www.bhembassy.org/ |
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Recommended because Brookings is a private, non-partisan research institution based in Washington, DC. It conducts a huge amount of research on political, economic, and security issues relating to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Much of this research is published online. It is both very current and highly readable, even for non-specialists. Start by clicking on the "Foreign Policy Studies" section and then clicking on "Research" to find regional groupings including The Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia, Europe, and Russia and Eurasia. Each region has a dozen or more articles. Brookings also has archived articles, as well as wonderful links to related websites. |
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Recommended because This is the website of the Bulgarian embassy to Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Elena Poptodorova, 1621 22nd Street NW, Washington DC 20008. Tel: (202) 387-0174 Fax: (202) 234-7973; E-mail: office@bulgaria-embassy.org URL: http://www.bulgaria-embassy.org Start by simply scrolling down this website. It is very unorthodox and has an entire gamut of subjects covered in an almost newsletter-type format. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Croatian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Ivan Grdesic, 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20008. Tel: (202) 588-5899 Fax: (202) 588-8936 E-mail: webmaster@croatiaemb.org URL: http://www.croatiaemb.org/ |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Czech embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Martin Palou, Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW, Washington D.C., 20008. Tel: (202) 274-9100 E-mail: no address given URL: http://www.mzv.cz/washington/ |
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Recommended because many of the nations of Eastern Europe have recently joined the EU (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia) and two others (Bulgaria and Romania) are now seeking membership in the European Union. This very large website explains the purpose and operation of the EU and lists recent developments concerning the EU, among many other things. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Georgian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, 1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20009. Tel: (202) 387-2390 Fax: (202) 393-4537 URL: http://www.georgiaemb.org/ |
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Recommended because it is one of the leading US university centers for the study of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. It has an extensive library of videos, books, curriculum guides, etc., available for loan to educators free of charge. Start by clicking on "Outreach" and then "Other Resources". |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Kazakh embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassadodr Kuanysh Sultanov, 1401 16th Street, NW, Washington DC 20036. Tel: (202) 232-5488. Fax: (202) 232-5845 E-mail: kazak@intr.net URL: http://www.kazakhembus.com |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Kyrgyz embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Baktybek Abdrisaev, 1732 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20007. Tel: (202) 338-5141 Fax: (202) 338-5139 E-mail: Embassy@kyrgyzstan.org URL: http://www.kyrgyzstan.org/ |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Lithuanian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Vygaudas Uackas 2622 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington DC 20009-4202. Tel: (202) 234-5860 Fax: (202) 328-0466 E-mail: admin@ltembassyus.org URL: http://www.ltembassyus.org/ |
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Recommended because there apparently still is no official website for the Macedonian embassay in Washington, so this non-official one is the next best thing. Contact information for the embassy is as follows: 1101 30th Street N.W., Suite 302, Washington D.C. 20007. Tel: 202 625 4377; Fax: 202 625 8376; e-mail: rmacedonia@aol.com |
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Recommended because there is no official website of the Moldovan embassy in Washington, DC, but this website gives important information about the embassy. Contact information for the embassy: 2101 S Street, NW, Washington DC 20008. Tel: (202) 667-1130/31/37 Fax: (202) 667-1204 E-mail: moldova@dgs.dgsys.com Be aware of another website about Moldova, which provides information on Moldovan culture, history, and politics at http://www.moldova.org/ |
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Recommended because NATO now contains several members (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia. Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) from Eastern Europe. Be aware of Be aware of the fact that NATO troops are keeping the peace in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Information on peacekeeping activities, as well as NATO's stormy relationship with Russia, are prominently featured on this very informative website. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Polish embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Przemyslaw Grudzinski, Embassy of Poland, 2640 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009. Tel: (202) 234-3800 Fax: (202) 328-6271; URL: http://www.polandembassy.org/ |
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Recommended because Polart specializes in all things Polish and they carry a large selection of books, maps, videos, music CDs, clothing, handicrafts, and many other Polish items. The single best source in the United States (Sarasota, Florida to be exact) to find Polish-related items. Their catalogue is online. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Romanian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: 1607 23rd Street, NW, Washington DC 20008 . Tel: (202) 332-4848 Fax: (202) 232-4748 E-mail: romania1@roembus.org URL: http://www.roembus.org/
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Recommended because this is the website of the Russian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Yuri V. Ushakov, 2650 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: (202) 298-5700 Fax: (202) 298-5735 URL: http://www.russianembassy.org/ |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Serbian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: 2341 Kalorama Road, NW, Washington DC 20008. Tel: (202) 332-0333 Fax: (202) 332-3933 http://www.serbiaembusa.org/ |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Slovakian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information: Ambassador Martin Butora, 3523 International Court, NW, Washington DC 20008. Tel: (202) 237-1054; Fax: (202) 237-6438 E-mail: info@slovakembassy-us.org URL: http://www.slovakembassy-us.org/ |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Slovenian embassy to Washington, DC. Contact information is: Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, 1525 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036. Tel: (202) 667-5363; Fax: (202) 667-4563; E-mail: vwa@gov.si Start by clicking on the "business" section which will take you to the very impressive Slovenian Tourist Board Official Website (Slovenia is a small but very beautiful country) and the Slovene Press Agency (with news from Slovenia available in English)among other sites. |
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Recommended because the OSCE is the largest regional security and human rights organization in the world and its fifty-five participating states include all of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Much of the OSCE's activities today focus on security, democratization, and human rights issues precisely in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This website contains a wealth of information on the region with OSCE reports and news stories on subjects like reforming the media in Serbia, peacekeeping in Macedonia, and the promotion of interethnic dialogue in Tajikistan. Start by scrolling down to the bottom of the page where articles are sorted by region, including: South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Turkmen embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information for the embassy is as follows: Ambassador Halil Ugur, 2207 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008. Tel: (202) 588-1500 Fax: (202) 588-0697 E-mail: turkmen@earthlink.net URL: http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/ Start by clicking on the very interesting History and Culture section which includes the following sub-topics: History of Turkmenistan: State flag and emblem; Turkmen carpets; and Akhalteke horses (the latter two are the pride of Turkmentistan and make for good reading). |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, DC. Contact information for the embassy is: Ambassador Oleh Shamshur, 3350 M St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. Tel: (202) 333 0606 Fax: (202) 333 0817 http://www.mfa.gov.ua/usa/en/news/top.htm Start by clicking on any of the several subjects at the top of the site (About Ukraine, Politics, Travel, Business, Culture), the top menu will break down into sub-categories. This is an extensive, beautiful, and very informative website. |
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Recommended because the University of Michigan website is a leader for Teacher resources. It has a wealth of East European related curriculum materials to loan to educators and this website contains a superb list of links to information on Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Start by clicking on the Teacher Outreach section. |
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Recommended because this is the website of the Uzbek embassy in Washington, DC. The embassy contact information is: Ambassador Abdulaziz Kamilov, 1746 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-887-5300; Fax: 202-293-6804 E-mail: emb@uzbekistan.org URL: http://www.uzbekistan.org/ |
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Recommended because Yevshan is the largest supplier of high-quality Ukrainian books, music, videos and Ukrainian cultural items in North America. Start by clicking on "Pysanky-Supplies" after you have entered the site if you are interested in those beautiful Ukrainian Eastern eggs (or want kits so you can make them yourself). Be aware of the fact that Yevshan is located in Beaconsfield, Quebec. |
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Last Updated: 9 February 2007
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