Bună seara! It’s a pleasure to be here tonight to talk about two things that are important to me – women and business. As a government employee, people say we don’t know very much about the business world, but as my grandmother used to say: “I know enough to stay out of it!” First of ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Chargé d’Affaires, CONAF, Women in Economy
Undelivered remarks, as prepared for delivery – Educational Youth Center, Constanta November 18, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Deputy Chief of Mission Abigail Rupp at the Muslim Community Celebration of the Birth of the Prophet Muhammed Good Evening, Ambassador Aramaz, State Secretary Opaschi, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank His Eminence, Mufti Iusuf for inviting ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Muslim, Prophet Muhammed
Good morning everyone. Thanks again to the organizers and for the invitation for us to participate in this event. It’s great to see a full room, a lot of energy and I am honored to be on this panel of experts. I want to talk a little bit about energy security and in particular Romania’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 23 October, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Black Sea, Conference
Your Excellencies, Honored Guests, Colleagues, It’s a pleasure to be here to deliver some opening remarks to this event. I thought I’d start by first of all thanking the German Marshall Fund for this effort on coordinating our discussions on countering criminal information aggression and I think the most important piece of this is to ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Deputy Chief of Mission, German Marshall Fund
Good morning, Minister Oprea, State Counselor Deca, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Forbes has always had a focus on bringing people together and creating that dialogue, especially in talking about what we can do in supporting a free market system, both in the U.S. and in Romania, and around the world. From the U.S. perspective, ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 24 September, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Forbes
Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here representing the U.S. Mission to Romania and be part of this event for the third year in a row. I think going on what Cristian said, I want to talk a little bit more about collaboration, about we can do together, which is why you all ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 8 June, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Hackathon, Hacking Health
Good evening, I give a lot of speeches, but I have to say this is the best welcome music to any speech I have given this year, so thank you very much. Honored Counselor, distinguished guests, judges, innovators, it is a great pleasure to be here as part of your innovation ecosystem and my second ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 21 May, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Innovation Labs
Chargé d’Affaires Abigail Rupp Remarks at Reach for Gold: Intellectual Property and Sports Mr. President, honored guests, Your Excellencies, it’s a pleasure to be here to talk about something that we all engage in or at least follow – that is sports, and their connection to international intellectual property rights. From the U.S. perspective, intellectual ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 8 May, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Intellectual Property, Sports
President Iohannis, Commissioner, Your Royal Highness, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the invitation to speak today. The U.S. Embassy is proud to have supported Romania Respira, Ramona Brad, Magdalena Ciobanu, and their partners as they pursued the landmark smoking ban achieved in March of 2016. That year, we honored Ramona and Magda ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Human Rights, Tobacco
Mr. Rector, Mr. Minister, Your Excellencies, It is a great pleasure to be here today to launch of Google’s Digital Workshop for Developers here at the University of Bucharest. It is a great chance to highlight the importance of entrepreneurship, education, and innovation. Initiatives like this workshop are crucial in developing talent in Romania. It’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 9 October, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Google, Launch
Good morning, Mr. Minister Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. We have a lot of anniversaries to celebrate: Forbes 100, this year the 100th anniversary of Romania’s unification, and last year we also marked 20 years of the U.S.-Romania Strategic Partnership. And a big piece of ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Forbes
Honorable Deputy Prime Minister, His Excellency Ambassador Noble, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here on this year’s Fondul Proprietatea Investor Day. This gathering is a chance for us every year to see how far we have come, and to look toward the future and the immense potential that it holds for ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 6 September, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Fondul Proprietatea, Investor Days
Mr. Nicolae Nasta, distinguished guests, And, especially, veterans and their families: This weekend across the United States, family and friends will gather for picnics, excursions, and backyard barbeques as the Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer. And while these gatherings are familiar social events for Americans, it is important to remember what Memorial ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 25 May, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Ceremony, Memorial Day
Organizers and sponsors, judges, guests, students, innovators, It’s a great chance to be here for the final evening of Demo Day to learn more about the journey that you all have been on for the past few months. I am going to start by mentioning something that I brought with me today that represents innovation, ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Demo Day, Innovation Labs
“1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia Good morning. Mr. Rector, honored officials, Alba Iulia local and central government’s representatives, Your Excellences from the diplomatic corps, honored guests, It’s a pleasure to be here today, in the city of Alba Iulia, to celebrate the centennial of modern Romania. I mention, with a bit of humility, ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 27 April, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Conference, Romania 100
Hello everyone. Thanks for having me. I am very excited to be here. I thought I would start by telling you a couple of brief stories that I thought about when coming here and they both were things that happened to me when I was somewhere between your age and the age of my son, ...
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By U.S. Mission Romania | 10 March, 2018 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: Abigail M. Rupp, Celebration, Codette