The Embassy of the United States in Minsk is pleased to announce an expansion of visa services. Starting June 1, the Embassy will accept applications to renew current visas and those that have expired up to 4 years ago. In some cases, applicants will not even have to appear at the embassy for an interview. ... Read More»
USAFE Band Makes History in Belarus with Appearances for 70th Anniversary of Victory Day
The May 6-10 visit to Belarus of the United State Air Force Europe (USAFE) Band and its participation in the Victory Day celebrations in Belarus acknowledged the role that the Soviet Union played in the defeat of the Nazis and the victorious end of the Second World War. The Band’s visit left a lasting memory ... Read More»
United States Air Force in Europe Band Visit to Belarus
The U.S. Embassy is proud to host the visit by the United States Air Force in Europe Band to Minsk, May 6-10. In addition to participating in the May 9 Victory Day celebrations in Minsk, the band will perform at the Brest Fortress, the first point of the invasion of Belarus by Hitler’s armed forces ... Read More»
Chargé d’affaires Scott Rauland donates WWII artefacts to museum in Minsk
Chargé d’affaires Scott Rauland donated on April 30 several U.S. artefacts from WW2 to the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk. This donation will complement the museum’s section on the Soviet Union’s allies, Lend Lease assistance and the historical meeting of Soviet and American troops along the Elbe river in April-May 1945. The ... Read More»
U.S. Speaker Engages Belarusian Audiences on Lend-Lease
Hubert Van Tuyll, Professor of History from the Regents University at Augusta, Georgia, visited Belarus on April 26-30 to speak before various Belarusian audiences on the issue of U.S. assistance to the Soviet Union during World War II. Totaling $140,000,000,000 in today’s currency, the aid under the Lend-Lease Program, which President Roosevelt pushed Congress to ... Read More»