U.S. Embassy announces Small Grants Program – 2019
The goal of the Small Grants Program is to support civil society development in Belarus. The program is interested in projects promoting: Civic dialogue Public…
Charge d’Affaires speaks at the opening of the Women in Tech Week
On March 18, Jenifer H. Moore, U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Belarus, took part in the panel discussion on women’s leadership at the opening of the…
State Department releases Belarus 2018 Human Rights report
On March 13, 2019, the State Department released 2018 country reports on human rights practices. Secretary Pompeo (Mar. 13) (Twitter) on the report: “The protection of human…
DAS Kent meets with Foreign Minister Makei
Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei to discuss U.S.-Belarus relations and prospects for developing them further.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Kent commemorates brothers Lutskevich
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent visited the park named after Yanka Kupala to commemorate the prominent figures of Belarusian independence and founders of…
Chargé d’Affaires participates in commemoration ceremony at Yama memorial
Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Jenifer Moore participated in a commemoration ceremony at the Yama memorial. At the event she remarked: “This is not my…
Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Ukraine
Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Press Statement by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State February 27, 2019 Five years ago, Russia’s occupation of…
Consular Section closed on March 5 – 8
The Consular Section at the United States Embassy in Minsk will be closed for renovations from March 5 – 8, 2019. The section will resume…
U.S. Embassy congratulates Belarusians with International Mother Language Day
On occasion of International Mother Language Day, Chargé d’affaires Jenifer Moore and Economic Officer Monica Sendor read poems of Belarusian authors.
Chargé d’affaires Jenifer Moore meets with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs O.Kravchenko
Chargé d’affaires Jenifer Moore met the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Oleg Kravchenko on February 14 to discuss U.S.-Belarus relations…
Charge d’Affaires Jenifer Moore Attends Kosciuszko Birthday Celebration
On February 4, U.S. Charge d’Affaires Jenifer Moore joined diplomats, local authorities, historians, and civil society members in the village of Kosava, in Brest Oblast,…
Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC February 7, 2019 In order to achieve peace and economic prosperity for all members of…
USCIS to Close the Moscow Field Office
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will permanently close its field office in Moscow, Russia, on March 29, 2019. The last day the…
President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address
“This is our future, our fate, and our choice to make. I am asking you to choose greatness” Donald J. Trump President of the United…
U.S. Embassy Statement on Act of Vandalism in Kurapaty
The U.S. Embassy in Minsk is deeply disturbed by the destruction on February 1 of the memorial bench presented by U.S. President Bill Clinton to…
Sports Visitor Program – Youth Soccer and ESL Camp
The U.S. Embassy in Minsk announces the application season for the 2019 Sports Visitor Program, an intensive two-week exchange program for youth athletes aged 15-21…
Statement from the President Regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
For far too long, Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with impunity, covertly developing and fielding a prohibited missile system that poses…
Official Statement on U.S. Embassy’s participation in 26th Minsk International Book Fair
Due to the lapse in U.S. government appropriations, the U.S. Embassy in Minsk is required to curtail all public activities, with the exception of “those…
