Karl Altau and Marcus Kolga

Karl Altau, the Managing Director of Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) received on February 28, 2016 from the Estonian Central Council in Canada (EKN) the Order of Distinguished Service for "services to the Estonian Community in Canada and supporting the global Estonian movement."

The recognition was delivered by Marcus Kolga, the EKN president, during the occasion of the Estonian Independence Day commemoration at the Estonian House in Baltimore Maryland.