August 21, 2018 Russia’s Continued Unlawful Imprisonment of Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleh Sentsov Today marks the 100th day of the hunger strike of Oleh Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker who is arbitrarily detained in a remote Russian prison. The United States is deeply concerned about his deteriorating health, and we renew our demand that Russia immediately release …

The United States is pleased to have contributed nearly 90,000 dollars to a project to renovate the Ministry of Interior’s weapons and ammunition stockpile facility in Platičevo. This project was implemented by the United Nations Development Program’s Southeastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) and the Ministry …

June 20, 2016 Today, on World Refugee Day, we recognize the challenges and hardships that refugees face, honor their courage and resilience in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and celebrate their many valuable contributions to our Nation. This year’s commemoration comes as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees reports that more people are displaced by …

April 26, 2016 U.S. Embassy Belgrade will offer the Department of State’s Foreign Service Officer Test on Saturday, June 4th from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the embassy. Interested candidates can sign up online at beginning tomorrow at the Pearson VUE website . The registration period is from April 27 through June 1, 2016. For more information …

March 30, 2016 Good morning. I’d like to thank the George C. Marshall Center for organizing this seminar and inviting me to provide a few remarks. I actually offered to provide many remarks, but Dr. Zeneli assured me that a few would be sufficient. When I asked her what I should speak about, she said, …

March 21, 2016 On Monday, March 21, Gordon Duguid, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, will meet with Aleksandar Šapić, President of the Belgrade Municipality of New Belgrade to sign a humanitarian agreement which will fund the rehabilitation of three buildings in New Belgrade to convert them into daycare centers for children with disabilities. The …

March 8, 2016 Women make immeasurable contributions to our world, and not just because they are half the planet’s population. Women are entrepreneurs, judges, farmers, educators, scientists, artists, soldiers, mothers, heads of state – all the things that men do (except, of course, for the mothering part!) Without women’s contributions, economies would collapse, political systems …

March 7, 2016 Female leaders in Serbia’s information and communication technologies (ICT) field and the wider business community emphasized the importance of broader participation by women in the ICT sector. The panel was organized by the Commercial Department of the U.S. Embassy in Serbia and AmCham. At the opening of the panel, a special video …

February 20, 2016. The United States Embassy expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the Serbian hostages Sladjana Stankovic and Jovica Stepic who were tragically killed in Libya‎. Upon hearing the press reports, Ambassador Kyle Scott spoke directly with Prime Minister Vucic and Foreign Minister Dacic to express his profound regret and the sincere …

February 18, 2016 On Thursday, 18 February, Ambassador Kyle Scott will attend a donation ceremony at the Clinical Center in Belgrade to mark the donation of a General Electric diagnostic workstation to this institution. The total value of the donation is $100,000 and funding was provided by the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) through its Humanitarian …

February 12, 2016 The United States welcomes the Serbian Parliament’s passage of an heirless property restitution law on February 12. With passage, Serbia became the first European country to pass a Holocaust heirless restitution law since the 2009 U.S.-sponsored Terezin Declaration. The law, which mandates restitution for heirless property of Holocaust victims, is considered the …

January 27, 2016. On Thursday, January 28, Ambassador Michael D. Kirby will attend a donation ceremony at the Serbian Red Cross warehouse in Zemun to mark the handover of a consignment of supplies to assist refugees and migrants in Serbia. The donation is the first of two, with a total value of approximately $665,000. This …

With ever increasing numbers of migrants moving throughout the world, the UN General Assembly declared 18 December as a day to honor the role of the migrant and the contribution that migration brings to development. The United States embassy in Belgrade marks International Migrants Day 2015, by reflecting on the millions of migrants who depart …

In response to media inquiries about a decision by the Higher Court in Belgrade to impose suspended sentences on nine people for endangering public safety in the 2008 arson attacks against the U.S. and other embassies, on September 9, 2015, the Embassy released the following statement: The Embassy of the United States has learned of …

The Mayor of Vršac Čedomir Živković, the U.S. Ambassador Michael D. Kirby, and the President of the NALED Managing Board Vladan Atanasijević attended a ceremony to mark the completion of the First Phase in the Redevelopment of the “Former Army Club” Brownfield Site in Vršac. During the past months, with U.S. Government and NALED support, …

On July 11, we join people of all faiths and nationalities in commemorating the Srebrenica genocide. We mourn the loss of its more than 8,000 victims, and we honor the memory of those only now being laid to rest, and all those still missing. Twenty years ago, Srebrenica was overrun. In the genocide that followed, …

We condemn the acts of violence committed against the Prime Minister of Serbia and others today at the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Genocide in Srebrenica. Those gathered in Potocari came together in remembrance to pay their respects to the victims of Srebrenica. Those who reject reconciliation recall the strife and division of …

Belgrade At a press conference on June 3, 2015, USAID’s Judicial Reform and Government Accountability Project and the Ministry of Justice launched an educational outreach campaign for the new Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers. The campaign will educate the public on important concepts under the new Law to shield whistleblowers from retaliation. “This law …

The United States congratulates Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on the first official visit by a Serbian prime minister to Tirana on May 27th. Vucic’s historic visit comes six months after Prime Minister Rama visited Belgrade in the first such visit by an Albanian prime minister in nearly 70 …

Chargé d’Affaires Gordon Duguid and State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Enviromental Protection Danilo Golubović will open a conference on the “United States Food Safety Modernization Act and Its Implications for Suppliers to the U.S. Market.” The event will be hosted by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May 28, from 9:00 …

American astronaut Marsha Ivins will tour Serbia, May 18-22. One of only 56 female astronauts, Ms. Ivins is a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Ms. Ivins presents a history of human spaceflight through NASA images, including first-hand accounts of Shuttle missions, the storied Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, and the International Space Station. During …

Public Affairs Officer Ryan Rowlands will open the EducationUSA Southeastern Europe College Fair on Friday, April 24. Organized by the International Academic Center – EducationUSA Serbia in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State, this college fair will bring representatives and admissions officers from over a dozen American universities and colleges to Belgrade, many for …

The Embassy is marking Earth Day in partnership with the Think Big Team with a public service event on Wednesday, April 22. Working together, we will show our support for environmental protection and hope to raise the awareness of the public, particularly the youth, to this very important issue. Ambassador Michael D. Kirby will join …

On April 7, the U.S. Embassy and its implementing partner Catholic Relief Services will present a publication Integration of Displaced Population in Serbia: Lessons Learned and How To Guide, intended to serve as a reference manual and a tool for local and central government to further build capacity to deliver assistance to populations of concern …

Pirot On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, the Minister of Justice Nikola Selaković, the U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael D. Kirby, and the Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg, will officially open the newly renovated premises of the Higher, Basic and Misdemeanor Courts in Pirot. The President of the High Court Council and Supreme Court …

Charge d’affaires Gordon Duguid March 27, 2015 The United States joins others in thanking the OSCE Chairmanship in Office, Minister Ivica Dacic and the Serbian Minister for Culture and Information, Ivan Tasovac for hosting this conference and for their opening remarks. We also warmly welcome the participation of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, …

Belgrade On March 27, 2015, Bar Association leaders and Justice-sector Civil Society representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Serbia will come together for a two-day regional leadership conference. Participants will discuss ways to enhance Bar Association services and strengthen the role of local Bar Association Chambers in advancing the rule of law …

March 18, 2015 On Thursday, March 19, Ambassador Michael D. Kirby will attend a ceremony to mark the opening of the Safe House in Vranje. Through the Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation, the European Command of the U.S. Armed Forces invested $213,000 to construct this facility. Work began in August 2014 under the supervision of …

January 27, 2015 The U.S. Embassy Belgrade and the U.S. Department of Justice Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training Program in Serbia donated a modern video-conferencing system to the Organized Crime Prosecutor`s Office of the Republic of Serbia. This donation will help the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office handle cases with a foreign nexus more efficiently …