January 1, 2016 --- The Estonian American National Council, Inc., (EANC) has named Karin Shuey as its Washington DC Director, a newly-established position.  

Karin Shuey will be responsible for EANC’s Washington DC activities and programs, representing EANC with Congress and the Administration, and at DC-area meetings and functions.

She will also work closely with organizations such as the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) and the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC).

Ms. Shuey will report to the EANC Board of Directors.  

Shuey is retired from a 22-year active duty career in the U.S. Navy, where she had significant experience with the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, and with the Estonian Ministry of Defense as the U.S. Embassy’s Defense Attaché in Tallinn.

Shuey holds a B.A. degree in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Washington, Seattle, and an M.A. in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

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Published: January 18 2016

The Estonian-American Fund-sponsored pianist Hando Nahkur's latest CD received the following from Toronto's music magazine Whole Note:

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Published: January 18 2016

Kaie Põhi Latterner and her friends Tiiu Messner and Tina Kõiva, on holiday from the cold northeast, serve as perenaised at the KFES Eesti Supi ja Võileiva Lõunaöök, Jan 3, 2016, Seminole, FL.   Photos by  Lisa A. Mets

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Published: January 11 2016

This scene of shadow puppetry or varju/teater, as it is  known in Estonian, was played out on New Year’s Eve in the Kassi/saba (“Cat’s tail”) neighborhood of Tallinn. It was part of a social event, but not a performance...

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Published: January 11 2016

Aavo Reinfeldt (EANC) from Laguna Niguel, California, is going to gift  his time and energy to lead the Estonian Comprehensive Cemetery Refurbishment project. More at EV100.ee

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Published: January 04 2016

Photo by Estonia National Tourism Board

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Published: January 04 2016

Estonia is known for having the world's lowest ratio of men to women, and its capital outdoes the national average, according to data published in the freshly-released Tallinn statistical yearbook.

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Published: January 04 2016

Amendments to the Aliens Act will be implemented on January 1, 2016, that will make settling in Estonia easier for foreign specialists and highly qualified people looking for long-term self-fulfillment in Estonia.

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Published: January 04 2016