For two weeks during January and February 2023, Montenegro hosted multiple partner and allied armed forces for an elite mountain warfare training event, Common Challenge 2023. Nations came together, forming one force to execute conduct exercises in the harsh winter mountains of Montenegro, including casualty care and evacuation, winter survival techniques, mountaineering skills, and avalanche ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 February, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: NATO, USpartnerMNE, WeAreNATO
On Tuesday, January 24th, two ships of NATO member states, USS James E. Williams of the United States of America and TCG Barbaros of Turkiye, entered the Port of Bar in Montenegro with the aim of strengthening maritime security in the waters of NATO member countries and bolstering defense relations in the region. This is ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 31 January, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: NATO, USpartnerMNE
There is extensive focus these days on the process of re-constituting the currently non-functional Constitutional Court of Montenegro, and rightly so. However, I’m sure there are people outside of political circles in Podgorica who may wonder what the fuss is all about. When a person is worried about putting food on the table, heating their ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 26 January, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: #ConstitutionalCourt, USpartnerMNE
On December 9, 2022 in Podgorica, six Americans took an oath committing to two years of service in Montenegro as Peace Corps Volunteers. Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke swore in this group of Peace Corps Volunteers who will be the first to serve in communities around Montenegro, since the previous cohort had to be evacuated at ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 12 December, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: Peace Corps, USpartnerMNE
On November 28, 2022, Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke gave remarks at the conference “Safe and Protected through Amendments to the Criminal Code of Montenegro,” as part of the Aware.Safe.Protected project implemented by the nongovernmental organization Prima. The project, funded by the U.S. Embassy through the 2021 Democracy Commission Small Grant Program, aims to raise awareness ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 November, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, News | Tags: Human Rights, USpartnerMNE
On November 23, 2022, Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke visited Camp Zlatica to commemorate the donation of law enforcement and special emergency EOD response equipment, valued at $3,344,909, to the Police Directorate of Montenegro through the U.S. European Command’s Title 10, Section 333 program – Building Partner Capacity. The equipment, which includes such items ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 25 November, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: Donation, USpartnerMNE
On November 18, 2022, the Marines of Detachment Podgorica hosted members of the U.S. Embassy and the community for the 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball Celebration. The event included the traditional raising of the colors, cake-cutting ceremony, and reading from the scroll. The Guest of Honor, Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke, gave remarks honoring the fallen. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 21 November, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: Marine Corps, Podgorica, USpartnerMNE
The Embassy’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for proposals for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2022 Grants Program. Eligible applicants should submit concept notes to carry out a program to support the preservation of archeological sites, historic buildings and monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 October, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. Embassy Podgorica Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2022 Grants Program Funding Opportunity Number: AFCP-2022-PASPodgorica Deadline for Applications: November 29, 2021 Assistance Listing Number: 19.025 Floor on amount of individual awards: $10,000 Ceiling on amount of individual awards: $500,000 Issuance of this ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 October, 2021 | Topics: U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
While the COVID-19 pandemic changed many things, it did not affect the strength of the U.S. – Montenegro relationship. During this unprecedented crisis, the United States remains committed to our partnership, while we all together as friends, partners, and allies fight COVID-19. To support Montenegro in combatting the effects of the pandemic, beginning in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 25 October, 2021 | Topics: U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
A team of three international health specialists from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE) Command’s Surgeon in Ramstein, Germany traveled to Podgorica to meet with Montenegrin Military medical representatives from May 18-20, in order to establish a baseline assessment of Montenegro’s NATO Role 1 Medical Treatment capabilities. In addition to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 1 June, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On May 13, 2021, U.S. Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke visited the National Police Directorate’s Forensic Center in Danilovgrad to donate IT equipment valued at $108,000. This equipment provides the Forensic Center with a secure computer network and data storage, helping the center as it prepares to transition to an automated laboratory information management system. Ambassador ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with the Center for Training in The Judiciary and State Prosecution, recently organized a training on corruptive criminal offenses for Montenegrin judges and prosecutors. A number of local, regional, and international trainers discussed various aspects of effective anti-corruption legislation, as well as challenges they faced through several case studies. Training participants gained insight into how to best craft effective legislation and enhance cooperation with law ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 10 May, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On May 5, 2021, Embassy Law Enforcement Assistance Attaché Steve Monaco and Acting Police Director Zoran Brdjanin spoke with participants of an online seminar focused on the use of strategy to combat transnational organized crime. The participants represented the National Police Directorate, the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Justice. Participants met on a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 10 May, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, supported the purchase of a telephone jammer system for the detention wing of the prison facility in Spuz. The Montenegrin Government purchased part of the equipment and conducted its installation, while the Embassy’s Rule of Law Program financed the purchase of software and related equipment ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 26 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy Podgorica’s Public Affairs Section announces a
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2021 Media Professionalization Assistance Program . The Embassy will support projects of media or civil society/non-governmental organizations that facilitate the development of media freedom and journalistic professional standards in Montenegro. Project proposals should address the following priority areas: 1. Support for the practice of high-quality, professional journalism; 2. Support for media ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY PODGORICA Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: 2021 Media Professionalization Assistance Program Deadline for Applications: May 20, 2021, at 17:00 local time CFDA Number: 19.900 Award Floor: $30,000 Award Ceiling: $70,000 Total Program Amount: $300,000 Anticipated Number of Awards: 5-10 (depending on the amount of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke, in the company of historians Nebojsa Čagorović and Slavko Burzanović, the director of the Museums and Galleries of Podgorica, Vučić Ćetković, and the director of the NGO Paradigma, Brit Boone, visited an exhibition featuring photos taken by members of the historic American Red Cross mission to Montenegro after the end ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 26 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: FriendsPartnersAllies, USpartnerMNE
The Embassy is pleased to partner with IREX and the Montenegro Media Institute to support an innovative media literacy project: Learn to Discern – Montenegro. The project team is seeking Montenegro-based media literacy experts to adapt IREX’s media and information literacy curriculum. To ensure that the material is suitable and inclusive in order to best engage adult ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 24 March, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy Podgorica/Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of State announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is designed to support initiatives that contribute to open and competitive political systems and to the protection of human rights. For this NOFO, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 19 February, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY PODGORICA Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: 2021 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program Deadline for Applications: until close of business, 17:00 on March 31, 2021 CFDA Number: 19.900 Award floor: $10,000 Award ceiling: ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 19 February, 2021 | Topics: U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The Embassy continues to donate medical equipment to hospitals throughout the country during #COVID-19. On Thursday, February 18, the Office of Defense Cooperation headed by Commander Matthew Hamm, and Defense Attaché Lieutenant Colonel Robert Craig Perry delivered a mobile ultrasound and equipment monitors to Bar general hospital. The donation was made possible thanks to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy recently donated two specialty patrol boats to the National Police Directorate. The Diamondback air boats are commonly used by police and border agencies in the United States to patrol marshes, swamps, and tidal areas. The Embassy’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), coordinated the donation. ICITAP is supported by the Department of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 10 February, 2021 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke, together with the Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, Erik Larson, joined the President of the Basic Court in Podgorica, Zeljka Jovovic, for a tour of the court’s newly renovated large courtroom on January 29, 2021. Through the U.S. Embassy’s Rule of Law Program, approximately $280,000 was ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On January 15, 2021, U.S. Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke and Minister of Interior Sergej Sekulović signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro. The document formalizes the parties’ intent to implement information sharing mechanisms to identify potential security risks, conduct risk assessments, and identify travelers engaged in transnational organized crime or terrorism.
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On December 16, 2020 Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke spoke with Montenegrin government officials who are participating in an online seminar on transnational organized crime. The seminar examines the use of strategy in countering transnational organized crime and how the use of a strategy strengthens efforts against all forms of organized crime. The U.S. Embassy, through ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Assistant Director Enis Baković of the National Police Directorate met on October 30, 2020 with Steve Monaco, the Embassy’s Attaché for Law Enforcement Assistance. Assistant Director Baković and Mr. Monaco signed donation letters on equipment provided by the U.S. Embassy to units working on crime intelligence and investigations of trafficking in persons. The equipment was provided ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 2 November, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy, through its International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), is providing online training on digital evidence collection and analysis for the National Police Directorate’s High-Technology Crime Unit and Forensic Center.. The training consists of forty hours of online training, combined with reading and practical assignments. The training will advance individual operators’ proficiency ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 30 October, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
USAID’s BMAP Media Innovation Lab (MIL) is an annual event that provides a creative, collaborative space where media professionals, designers, technologists, and others can come together to develop localized tools and projects that will help tackle challenges facing digital media across the Balkan region. This year’s Innovation Lab theme will be: Reporting Ethically During a Pandemic, and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 October, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Judy Reinke presented an equipment donation on October 8, 2020 to the Montenegrin Police Directorate and its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Prevention of Terrorism Financing Department. The U.S. Embassy, through its International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), donated hardware and software required to establish a secure data network within the AML Department, enabling ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 8 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The United States is leading the global response to COVID-19. The United States has pledged more than $20.5 billion in assistance around the world, including more than $115 million in Europe and Eurasia from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State. Our global efforts build upon decades of U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
As the
COVID-19 situation in Montenegro worsens, the United States continues to provide support to our friend, partner and Ally. This assistance builds on long-term U.S. investment in Montenegro’s health system. After the first donations of three monitors to the Clinical Centre of Montenegro in April, which allow doctors to monitor the vital signs of critical ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy, through its International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), donated 30 digital thermometers to the Montenegrin Border Police at Bozaj on September 17, 2020. These are the first digital thermometers to be placed into service by the border police, who will use them at border checkpoints throughout Montenegro. ICITAP is part of the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 22 September, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy, through its programs on law enforcement and prosecutorial assistance, recently connected representatives of the Montenegrin National Police Directorate and Montenegrin prosecution and judiciary to a regional event on prosecuting transnational criminal organizations. A total of three online events will be conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), relying on participation from ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy in Podgorica, in cooperation with the Center for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution, organized a training on the Efficient Investigation, Criminal Prosecution and Adjudication of War Crimes, in Budva on June 29 and 30. Experienced War Crimes Prosecutors, Senior Justice Adviser Erik Larson, and Lidija Vukcevic from Special State Prosecution, presented ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 30 June, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy, through its ICITAP program, presented an equipment donation to the Montenegrin Police Academy in Danilovgrad. The equipment, valued at close to $11,000 USD, will support the Academy in building their capacity to deliver training programs focused on serious organized crime. Since 2010, the U.S. Embassy has allocated over $17 million dollars for ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy in Podgorica, through its INL Rule of Law, donated computer equipment and furniture to the new Montenegrin Shelter for Victims of Trafficking in Persons on May 26, 2020. INL Senior Justice Advisor Erik Larson and members of his team met with shelter representatives and pledged continued support to Montenegro in its fight ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 26 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy in Podgorica, through a project carried out by the NGO Mladi Romi and funded by the U.S. State Department’s Alumni Rapid Response Fund, financed the purchase of 75 tablets to ensure equal access to online education for Roma high school students in nine Montenegrin towns. As a friend, partner, and ally, the United States is proud ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Education, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOW CLOSED. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY PODGORICA Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: 2020 Media Professionalization Assistance Program Deadline for Applications: June 10, 2020 CFDA Number: 19.900 Award Floor: $30,000 Award Ceiling: $70,000 Total Program Amount: $300,000 Anticipated Number of Awards: 5-10 THIS NOTICE ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 May, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Tender No N3319120R4019: D-B Renovate Four Schools, Andrijevica, Golubovci, Niksic, and Zabljak, Montenegro have been launched. Funds for the reconstruction are provided through United States European Command Humanitarian Assistance program. Tender can be viewed on
www.fbo.gov *** Objavljen je tender, N3319120R4019 za rekonstrukciju skola “Bajo Jojic” u Andrijevici, “Milan Vukotic” u Golubovcima, “Dusan Bojovic” u Niksicu ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 21 April, 2020 | Topics: U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The United States Government has committed $300,000 in health assistance to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Montenegro. The United States, via the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing critically-needed support by coordinating with the Government of Montenegro, international humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders to identify priority areas for investment. U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 17 April, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Judy Rising Reinke, together with the English Language Teachers’ Association of Montenegro (ELTAM) president Dragana Radoman, Mayor of Cetinje Aleksandar Kašćelan, and Ministry of Education representative Marash Dukaj officially launched the English Access Program in Cetinje on March 9, 2020. This is the fifth Access Program in Montenegro, building upon the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 9 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE, USscholarshipMNE
Ambassador Judy Reinke presented an equipment donation today to the Montenegrin Border Police at its newly established National Coordination Center in Podgorica. The U.S. Embassy, through its ICITAP program, facilitated the donation of the equipment, valued at close to $100,000 USD. Since 2010, the U.S. Embassy has allocated over $17 million dollars for programs to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Judy Reinke joined Labor and Social Welfare Minster Kemal Purisic and Interior Minister Mevludin Nuhodzic to visit a newly opened shelter for human trafficking victims in Danilovgrad on February 19, 2020. https://twitter.com/USAmbMNE/status/1230151138764304385 Ambassador Reinke praised the opening of this shelter for survivors of human trafficking as a positive step forward that will provide support ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 19 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy is supporting ten trainings for government integrity managers to improve Montenegro’s ability to fight corruption and other forms of serious crime through the use of administrative law and actions. At the opening of the training series on February 10, 2019, Senior Justice Advisor Erik Larson said “In a country where almost 90% ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 11 February, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Judy Reinke spoke at the opening of a regional forum on cooperation in criminal matters, hosted by the Montenegrin Ministry of Justice, on December 16-17 in Budva, The forum is an opportunity for judges, prosecutors and representatives of the justice ministries from Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss the implementation of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 16 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Judy Rising Reinke visited two U.S. Humanitarian Assistance (HA) Program projects in Bijelo Polje on December 5, 2019. The United States European Command HA Program allocated $245,000 to expand the “Tisa” Day Care Center for children with disabilities. The improvements were completed in 2018. Wonderful to see how 🇺🇸
@US_EUCOM assistance has had a positive ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On November 22, 2019 personnel from U.S. Special Operations Command completed training with Montenegro’s specialized diving units from the Ministries of Defense (MOD) and Police Administration. During the three-week joint training event held off the shores of Tivat divers conducted a series of complex open water dives demonstrating their advanced operational readiness. This training event ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 26 November, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Chargé d’Affaires Judy Kuo delivered opening remarks at a conference marking the conclusion of an Embassy-supported project designed to improve media literacy in Montenegro held on November 19, 2019. The project was carried out by MINA News Agency and NGO Juventas and sought to advance media literacy, critical thinking, and to improve the journalistic standards ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 19 November, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Judy Reinke opened the renovated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Children’s Hospital in Podgorica on November 15, 2019. As part of a joint project with the Montenegrin Government, the United States made contributions valued at over $275,000 dollars to upgrades to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This project is one of four health-related ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Embassy hosted a group of young Montenegrins who submitted winning essays in Alfa Center’s national essay competition on the Euro-Atlantic integration process and challenges. It’s inspiring to talk to talented Montenegrin youth essay writers about our shared values as
#NATO members. Hvala
@alfacentarnk na inicijativi. It’s important to discuss relevant issues and ask the hard ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Judy Reinke visited the newly renovated facilities of the “18. oktobar” school in Bioce on November 7, 2019. The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Humanitarian Assistance Program, through the U.S. Embassy and its Office of Defense Cooperation, allocated $109,000 U.S. dollars for this renovation. It’s fun to go back to school 😊 ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 7 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
For the second year in a row, at the invitation of the Montenegrin Government, an elite cyber team of U.S. service members is working alongside Montenegrin cyber defenders to counter malicious cyber actors on critical networks and platforms. Along with U.S. European Command, the U.S. Cyber Command team’s operations are part of U.S. efforts to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 30 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
This call for proposals is now CLOSED. The U.S. Embassy is accepting project proposals to preserve cultural sites or objects and museum collections of historical or cultural significance to the cultural heritage of Montenegro ranging from $10,000 to $200,000 for the 2020 AFCP Small Grants Program until December 10, 2019. Disclaimer: Issuance of this NOTICE OF Funding ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
This call for proposals is now CLOSED. The U.S Embassy is accepting project abstracts for the 2020 AFCP Large Grants Program until December 4, 2019. Proposals to preserve cultural sites or objects and museum collection of historical or cultural significance to the cultural heritage of Montenegro may range from $200,000 to $800,000. This competitive global fund was established ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 29 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Reinke participated in the Fund for Active Citizenship (faKT)’s Civil Society Forum on October 24, 2019, the culmination of the Embassy’s and fAKT’s cooperative project which increased the capacity of civil society organizations. The projects prepared by faKT’s micro grants have been able to affect change in the fields of youth outreach and empowerment, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 24 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) held a two-day training for judges in Tivat Montenegro on October 24 – 25, 2019, which focused on providing technical assistance on the enforcement of international sales contracts. CLDP technical assistance aims to improve the foreign investment climate in Montenegro by combatting corruption that undermines ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 24 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Ambassador Reinke spoke at the Atlantic Council of Montenegro’s Digital Forensic Center 365 Conference October 22 in Podgorica. In her remarks, the Ambassador discussed U.S. government efforts to combat and build resilience against entities that endeavor to undermine democracies through the spread of disinformation and malign influence. Very pleased to join the Atlantic Council of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 22 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 4 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: PompeoINMNE, USpartnerMNE
PRIME MINISTER MARKOVIC: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to express my great pleasure over having this opportunity today to host the Secretary of State Mr. Pompeo. This is a historic visit of a secretary of state of the United States to our country. After the visit of Vice President Pence, this is another ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 4 October, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: PompeoINMNE, USpartnerMNE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson October 4, 2019 Strengthening Our Alliance with Montenegro Fact Sheet “During 13 years of independence, Montenegro has made important progress in its integration into the Euro-Atlantic community. Your historic admission to NATO in 2017 has further strengthened a strong partnership between our two countries and I warmly ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 4 October, 2019 | Topics: Events, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: PompeoINMNE, USpartnerMNE
By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 26 September, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USguest2MNE, USpartnerMNE
Public Affairs Officer Nicole Gallagher lead a discussion at the 2019 Regional Euro Atlantic Camp about U.S. policy towards the Western Balkans on September 6 in Žabljak. The Embassy is proud to be a supporter of this camp, which gathers over 70 students from over a dozen European countries, the majority of whom are from ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
USAID’s BMAP, implemented by Internews, is releasing an open call for applications for participation in the second Media Innovation Lab, slated to take place on October 31 – November 3, 2019 in Skopje, North Macedonia. The Media Innovation Lab is an annual event that offers a creative, collaborative space where media professionals, designers, technologists, and others can come ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Congratulations to Montenegro, our friend, partner, and ally, on the second anniversary of your membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO is the most successful alliance of all time. Over the past 70 years, NATO has helped to create the most secure, stable, and prosperous period in its members’ history. From deterring the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 5 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Publication Date: 3rd June 2019. Deadline for Applications: 5th July 2019. Online info session about RFA: 12th June @ 10am USAID’s BMAP goal is to make media in the Western Balkans more competitive in the local and regional marketplaces and strengthen the sustainability of the independent media sector across the region, particularly ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 3 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. Embassy Podgorica hosted a training on procedures for the prevention of domestic violence in Montenegro, with an emphasis on law enforcement responses. The Embassy’s rule of law programs, ICITAP and INL, sponsored this training, which gathered police officers, prosecutors, judges, NGO representatives, and social workers. The focus of the training was Montenegro’s recently adopted ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
U.S. Embassy Podgorica and its Export Control and Related Border Security program, in cooperation with Montenegrin Border police, organized a Regional Stolen Boats Identification training May 7-9 in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. A total of 12 Border and Customs Officers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia participated in the training, which was ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 May, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The Embassy of the United States to Montenegro, in cooperation with the Center for Training of the Judiciary and State Prosecution, organized a conference on the use of administrative law in the fight against organized crime and corruption on May 7-8 in Petrovac. This is one in a series of events focused on combining efforts ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 7 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Today Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen signed a historic agreement with Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Pažin to establish a new Peace Corps program in Montenegro. Montenegro will represent the agency’s 142nd country of service and will be considered an extension of the existing Peace Corps post in Albania. The Government of Montenegro invited the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
In April 2019, U.S. Embassy Podgorica supported a Training Deployment to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the members of the Police Directorate and Police Academy of Montenegro. This activity has been conducted as part of the five-year long partnership between the Milwaukee Police Department and Montenegro Police. U.S. Embassy’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) sponsored ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 24 April, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
This call for project proposals is now closed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY PODGORICA Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: Public Affairs Office Grants Program 2019 Deadline for Applications: May 24, 2019 CFDA Number: 19.040 This notice is subject to availability of funding. APPLICATION SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Applications are ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 10 April, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
This call for project proposals is now closed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S.EMBASSY PODGORICA Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: 2019 Media Professionalization Assistance Program Deadline for Applications: until 17:00 local time, April 15, 2019 CFDA Number: 19.900 Award floor: $20,000 Award ceiling: $50,000 THIS NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO VAILABILITY ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 4 March, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The Embassy of United States, in cooperation with Montenegro’s Ministry of Justice of Montenegro, organized a conference on criminal justice responses to cyber attacks on February 25 and 26 in Budva. As a NATO member and leading candidate for EU accession, Montenegro is taking concrete steps to improve its cyber security. In particular, Montenegro ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: INL, USpartnerMNE
The Embassy’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) is working with Montenegrin law enforcement to counter domestic violence and to support initiatives that promote gender equality. For example, ICITAP will support the participation of female police officers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the World Conference of Women in the Security Sector in Budva (February 19 ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 21 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
In December 2018, U.S. Embassy Podgorica, in cooperation with the Center for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution organized two rounds of trainings for judicial trainees from the Montenegrin prosecution and courts. These two three-day workshops covered a range of topics related to criminal proceedings and the Montenegrin Criminal Procedure Code – a crucial part ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 19 December, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: INL, USpartnerMNE
This call for project proposals is now closed. The U.S. Embassy Podgorica Democracy Commission Grants Program will award grants ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, civil society/non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, other organizations that have displayed trustworthiness, and to U.S. Alumni non-governmental organizations for projects that contribute to the development ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
This call for project proposals is now closed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY PODGORICA Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: 2018 Democracy Commission Small Grants Deadline for Applications: until 17:00 local time, January 22, 2019 CFDA Number: 19.900 Award floor: $20,000 Award ceiling: $50,000 THIS NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO VAILABILITY OF ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica, Uncategorized | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On December 12, 2018, U.S. Department of Justice, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) hosted the Domestic Violence Conference to discuss the role of law enforcement in the prevention and protection against domestic violence. Participants had an opportunity to hear experiences from police and prosecution experts regarding police procedures and prosecution of domestic violence ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 12 December, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The US Embassy EXBS Program sponsored a Regional Customs Enforcement Conference hosted by the Albanian Customs attended by Western Balkan Customs officials in Tirana, Albania December 5-6, 2018. The conference involved the participation of three Senior Customs officials from Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. The conference enabled the officials ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: EXBS, USpartnerMNE
Public Affairs Officer Jeff Adler joined representatives from the Fund for Active Citizenship on November 27 to announce the first round of recipients for the project “Action for a Stronger CSO Voice.” The U.S. Embassy in Podgorica awarded $175,000 to the Fund for Active Citizenship earlier this year to provide smaller grants supporting civil society organizations in Montenegro. Congratulations ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 27 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
On October 23, 2018, U.S. Department of Justice, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) hosted the Annual Regional Conference on Specialized Police Training which brought together the Heads of Police Training Departments in the Balkans to discuss planning of the specialized police training needs and measuring the effects of implemented police trainings. Montenegro is ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 23 October, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: ICITAP, USpartnerMNE
Engaging Content Grants (ECG), Cycle 1 Publication Date: 28th September 2018. Deadline for Applications: 28th October 2018. (30 days) USAID’s BMAP goal is to make media in the Western Balkans more competitive in the local and regional marketplaces and strengthen the sustainability of the independent media sector across the region, particularly in the digital space. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 1 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Chargé d’Affaires Judy Kuo participated in today’s kickoff meeting for the U.S. funded project “Improving Provision of Services and Awareness to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Balkans: Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo”. This project builds on regional and national mechanisms to promote collaboration and identification of individuals who may be victims of trafficking in ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 27 September, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE
Elementary School “Bozidar Vukovic Podgoricanin” hosted a celebratory event on September 21 to mark the completion of the community mural project “Painting the Way to Tolerance and Inclusion.” The project was funded by the Department of State and supported by U.S. Embassy Podgorica. At the event, school principal Ljubinka Nedic and U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer Jeff Adler ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: USpartnerMNE, USscholarshipMNE
U.S. Embassy Podgorica, represented by Public Affairs Officer Jeff Adler,
awarded a cooperative agreement in the amount of $175,000 to the NGO Fund for Active Citizenry (fAKT), represented by Anica Boljevic. Through this award, fAKT will issue two sub-granting programs on the topics of youth empowerment and outreach; the economic and political empowerment of women; the empowerment of disadvantaged ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 17 September, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
The Export Control and Related Border Security Program (EXBS) facilitated the Sixth Quarterly Southern Border Initiative Meeting which was hosted by the Macedonia Border Police and Customs Agencies in Lake Ohrid on September 12. The goal of this initiative is to meet regularly with a Cross-border Working Group consisting of the border security agencies from ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 17 September, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: ICITAP, USpartnerMNE
On September 10, 2018, the U.S. Embassy organized a conference on international legal assistance and modern investigative trends. The conference focused on the need for countries to partner together in the fight against organized crime, which recognizes neither boundaries nor borders. Resident Legal Advisor Erik Larson detailed how the United States is supporting Montenegro’s efforts ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: INL, USpartnerMNE
Governor of Maine Paul LePage will be making his first visit to Montenegro July 15-18. On Monday July 16, Governor LePage will meet with Montenegrin officials, including President Milo Djukanovic, Speaker of the Parliament Ivan Brajovic, Minister of Defense Predrag Boskovic, and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Zoran Jankovic. During his stay in Montenegro, Governor ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 15 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Governor, Media Advisory, USpartnerMNE
On June 15, 2018, Charge Kuo delivered opening remarks at the a graduation ceremony for students of the USG co-funded project “Building of Capacities of Public Accounting in Montenegro,” stressing the importance of achieving professional standards for the Montenegro public finance administration, an integral part of public administration reform. The U.S. Embassy, though the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 15 June, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: Rule of Law, USpartnerMNE
On Saturday June 9, National Police and U.S. Embassy security forces conducted a joint exercise on the Embassy’s compound to strengthen interoperability between allies and support the development of Montenegro’s domestic security capabilities. The exercise, dubbed Gvozdeni Orao or Iron Eagle, was the first ever of its kind in Montenegro. Special police operators from PJP ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 9 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: RSO, USpartnerMNE
Montenegro, along with other members of the Adriatic Charter and Estonia, recently participated in the Vigilant Guard 2018 training organized by The Maryland National Guard. Designed as a response to a hypothetical catastrophic hurricane in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, Vigilant Guard was an exercise that allowed Maryland authorities to collaborate with federal ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 15 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: ODC, USpartnerMNE
The United States Embassy in Podgorica / Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of State supports specific projects and initiatives on the topics listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity through awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.
Here is the call for applications. Grants are awarded to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), media, and to U.S. alumni. Preference will be given to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Public Affairs, U.S. & Montenegro, U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | Tags: Grants, USpartnerMNE
A group of Montenegrin law enforcement and military explosive-ordnance-disposal (EOD) responders visited the Maine State Police EOD Team March 5-9 together with several U.S. federal law enforcement agencies (FBI, ATF, and the Fire Marshal). The two teams had the opportunity to exchange experiences and become familiar with each other’s tactics, techniques, and procedures for dealing ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Podgorica | 16 March, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Montenegro | Tags: USpartnerMNE
