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UPDATED: 13 Aug 2009 GMT
  • Romanian National Security Adviser, Iulian Fota (Left), listens to Deputy Chief of Mission, Mrs. Jeri Guthrie-Corn (Right), as he speaks at the Central University Library on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. "Nu am uitat niciodata curajul poporului roman"

    Romanian National Security Adviser, Iulian Fota (Left), listens to Deputy Chief of Mission, Mrs. Jeri Guthrie-Corn (Right), as he speaks at the Central University Library on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. November 6, 2009 (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office)

       Also: Remarks by the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mrs. Jeri Guthrie-Corn
  • Ambassador Gitenstein holds a Roma child while visiting the Roma community in Baltesti., Prahova County (Photo: Lucian Crusoveanu / U.S. Embassy) Ambassador's Build

    Ambassador Gitenstein holds a Roma child while visiting the Roma community in Baltesti. (Photo: Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office)

       Also: Remarks By Ambassador Mark H. Gitenstein
  • U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden delivers a speech at the Bucharest's Central University Library. Bucharest, October 22, 2009 (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office) "The time for Central Europe has come"

    This was the message from Vice President Joseph Biden at a speech in Bucharest, Thursday, October 22. (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office)

       Also: Remarks by Vice President Biden
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Hallowen Charity Ball

Hallowen Charity Ball
Remarks by Ambassador Mark H. Gitenstein on the occasion of Hallowen Charity Ball which took place on Saturday, October 31, at the Parliament Palace

Ambassador Gitenstein offering a speech on a special session of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies (Stephen Ruken / U.S. Embassy)

Special Session of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
On October 8, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies convened a solemn session on the Holocaust. Ambassador Gitenstein and Warren Miller, Chairman of the U.S. Commission to Preserve America’s Heritage Abroad, separately addressed the session.

"Breaking of the Fast" at Ambassador’s Residence
Ambassador Gitenstein invited members of the Jewish community for a meal to break the fast, marking the end of the holiest Jewish holiday of the year, Yom Kippur (“day of atonement”).

"Romani Voices" Photo Exhibit
Remarks Delivered by Ambassador Mark H. Gitenstein at the Opening of the "Romani Voices" Photo Exhibit Completing the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation Project, October 1, 2009.