Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec September 18, 2023 Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe, claimed thousands of lives and cut off critical food supplies from Ukraine to the world. To its great credit, Romania, working with the United States, Moldova, and the EU, has responded to Russia’s attacks ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 20 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Kathleen Kavalec, U.S. - Romania, Ukraine
Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony – University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest and Auburn University September 11, 2023, 10:00am As prepared for delivery Dr. Cîmpeanu Dr. Drăgotoiu Major General Gordon Dr. Barlow, Dr. Appel Dr. Knappenberger Distinguished Guests, Faculty, and Students. It is my great honor and pleasure to be here today ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 11 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Kathleen Kavalec, Memorandum of Understanding, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
September 11, 2023, 8:40 a.m. U.S. Embassy Bucharest Flagpole As prepared for delivery Today we gather underneath the American flag to mark the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks against our nation and mourn the nearly 3,000 lives taken too soon. The people who perished in the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and Shanksville—including our ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 11 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: 9/11, Kathleen Kavalec, Remembrance Day
September 6, 2023 As prepared for delivery President Sporis, Ministers, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning. It is a great pleasure and honor to be here today at the AmCham U.S.-Romania Economic Forum: Innovation for Prosperity. Let me start by thanking AmCham Romania for organizing this important event. Thank you also for being a ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 6 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: ambassador, Kathleen Kavalec
Residence of the Ambassador of the German Federal Republic to Romania August 28, 2023 Ambassador Gebauer, Excellencies, Colleagues, Dear Participants, While we are here today to discuss the important issue of Holocaust education, we are all aware of the tragedy in Crevedia over the weekend. I want to take a moment to express my condolences ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 28 August, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Kavalec, Elie Wiesel, Kathleen Kavalec
July 12, 2023 Mayor Chițac, State Secretary Baciuna, Director Luca, Director General Nicolae, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Good evening, welcome, and thank you all for being here. Let me say a special thank you to Mayor Chițac, for welcoming us in Constanta and hosting this exhibit in Piata Ovidiu. Thank you also to Director Mototolea ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 13 July, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Constanta, Kathleen Kavalec, We the People
28 June 2023 As prepared for delivery Domnule Președinte, Domnule Președinte al Senatului, Domnule Președinte al Camerei Deputaților, Domnule Prim Ministru, Doamnelor și domnilor miniștri și parlamentari, Excelențele voastre Dragi prieteni și parteneri, Queridos amigos, Bună seara tuturor – good evening – buenas tardes! Welcome – bine ați venit – bienvenidos – to our Indepenence ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 28 June, 2023 | Topics: Speeches | Tags: Independence Day, Kathleen Kavalec, San Diego
May 24, 2023 U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec travelled from May 23-24 to Cluj-Napoca and surrounding areas to highlight the extent of U.S. engagement with Cluj County. On May 23, Ambassador Kavalec met with Emil Boc, a former Romanian prime minister and current mayor, to discuss cooperation opportunities and the growing economic relationship between the United ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 24 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases | Tags: Cluj-Napoca, Kathleen Kavalec, Transylvania
May 23, 2023 State Secretary Baciuna Mayor Boc Vice President of Cluj County Council István Vákár Counsellor Liciu Director General Claudia Nicolae Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you all for being here with us this evening. We are honored to have you join us for the Cluj opening of this exhibit—We The People. This important exhibit ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 23 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Cluj-Napoca, Kathleen Kavalec, We the People
May 12, 2023, 4:00 pm Good afternoon, Prime Minister Ciuca, Rector Costoiu, Minister Popescu, Cosmin, [SNN CEO Cosmin Ghita] John, [NuScale CEO John Hopkins] Ann, [PDAS Ann Ganzer] Friends, Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. What a great pleasure and honor it is join you at this opening of the E2 Center at the Politehnica University of ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 12 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: E2 Center, Kathleen Kavalec, Nuclear Energy, Politehnica University
U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec led a two-day U.S. Embassy delegation to Iasi from April 24-25 to highlight the importance of regional engagement, cultural outreach, trade and commerce, and the U.S. Embassy’s strong commitment to robust collaboration with civil society. The trip aimed to promote bilateral cooperation, strengthen economic prosperity, and deepen people-to-people ties between the ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 26 April, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Iasi, Kathleen Kavalec, U.S. - Romania
(In Romanian) Bună dimineaţa tuturor. Mă bucur să vă văd şi să fiu astăzi alături de dumneavoastră. Dacă îmi permiteţi, voi vorbi în limba engleză. First of all, good morning and congratulations on the amazing work Mr. Costreie, coordinator in Romania and that Romania has done in the field of intellectual property. And thank you ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 26 April, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Bucharest Court of Appeals, Kathleen Kavalec, World Intellectual Property Day
Hello. It’s so nice to be here and to see so many smiling faces. Thank you so much to Amazon for the invitation. It’s great to have had the minister (Burduja) here as well, who plays such an important role in digitalization. I want to thank you on behalf of my team, who is also ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 25 April, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Amazon, Iasi, Kathleen Kavalec
Prime Minister Ciuca, President Ciolacu, President Alexe, Mayor Chirica, President Dascalu, Good morning everyone and thank you for the opportunity to join you. I am so pleased to return to Iasi – it has been fifteen years since I was last here and so much has changed. The city and the region’s economic development is ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 25 April, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Iasi, Kathleen Kavalec, Palas
Palace of Culture, Iasi April 24, 2023 Good afternoon: Mayor Chirica, County Council President Alexe State Secretary Baciuna Director Luca Director General Claudia Nicolae Ambassador Moraru Thank you all for being here with us this evening. It is an honor to have you join us for the opening of this exhibit, We The People, which ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 24 April, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Iasi, Kathleen Kavalec, We the People
March 29th, 2023, 09:30 AM Palace of Parliament Good morning everyone— Minister Burduja, Members of the Microsoft team, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here. I want to thank Microsoft for the invitation and the warm welcome. As we have been discussing already, this is an opportunity where we can work together ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 29 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Kathleen Kavalec, Microsoft
Good evening, Chamber of Deputies President Ciolacu, Prime Minister Ciuca, Parliamentary President Grosu, Prime Minister Recean, Distinguished Guests, Thank you for welcoming me to the AmCham 2023 Annual General Meeting. I recall that my first formal speaking engagement as Ambassador to Romania was at AmCham’s CEO Forum, where we were also honored by the presence ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: American Chamber of Commerce, Kathleen Kavalec, Republic of Moldova
March 23rd, 2023 Ministry of Labor Minister Budai, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Buna ziua. I would like to begin by thanking Minister Budai and our hosts for making today possible. Romania and the United States enjoy an unshakable and enduring friendship built upon shared values and abiding commitments. The relationship also thrives in every ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Agreement Signing, Kathleen Kavalec, Social Security, U.S. - Romania
Good morning, Minister Rafila Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for joining us here today. My Embassy team and I are very pleased to host this roundtable on what is clearly a needful and a critical conversation within both the medical and social sectors. In prior such roundtables, participants have often commented that it ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 4 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Cervical Cancer, Kathleen Kavalec
U.S. Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec visited Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase with Romanian Minister of Defense Angle Tilvar and Chief of Defense Staff General Daniel Petrescu on February 27. The visit included meetings with Romanian and Allied military units including the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, a detachment of the Italian Air Force, and a liaison team ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 1 March, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Aegis Ashore, ambassador, deveselu, Kathleen Kavalec, Mihail Kogalniceanu, România
(In Romanian) Domnule prim-ministru Ciucă, Excelenţele voastre, distinşi oaspeţi, parteneri apreciaţi, bună ziua tuturor. Este o onoare să mă aflu aici astăzi, alături de distinşi membri ai Guvernului României şi de colegi de la misiunile diplomatice şi de la organizaţii internaţionale. I would like to begin by thanking our host, Romania’s UNHCR Country Representative Pablo ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 24 February, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Kathleen Kavalec, Refugee, Romexpo, United with Ukraine
At noon today, Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec presented her Letter of Credence to President of Romania Klaus Iohannis at Bucharest’s Cotroceni Palace. Ambassador Kavalec was accompanied by Mark Taplin, her husband. Also in attendance were Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest David Muniz as well as several staff. With the official beginning ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 14 February, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Kavalec, Kathleen Kavalec, Letter of Credence, President Iohannis
