U.S.-Baltic Partnerships

U.S.-Baltic Foundation
1211 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 506
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 986-0380
Fax: (202) 234-8130

Get the latest information on theU.S.-Baltic Foundation in the US-NIS Organizations section of the Website.

Many US-NIS projects begin when an American travels to the region and meets someone with a mutual interest. The U.S.-Baltic Foundation has produced a resource which ensures that organizations in the Baltic countries no longer need to wait for someone to come to them.

U.S.-Baltic Partnerships is a directory of nearly 200 American non- governmental organizations, professional and trade associations, private businesses and universities which have expressed a commitment to become active partners with organizations in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Brief annotations include a description of the organization, contacts, areas of expertise, and types of programs offered. The areas of expertise include:

Agriculture and rural development
Banking and finance
Business management and marketing
Construction and engineering
Energy and environment
Food processing
Journalism and media
Labor relations and organization
Municipal and local government

The types of programs offered or proposed by the U.S. organization, include:

Education and training in the Baltics
Professional internships in the U.S.
Scholarships
Teacher education

The directory includes advice to Baltic organizations on how to approach an American organization with an initial letter of inquiry. Charles Omstead, director of the U.S.-Baltic Partnerships project, distributed the directory to Baltic universities and held press conferences throughout the Baltic countries.

The U.S Baltic Foundation has a wide variety of other projects, including establishing municipal training and media centers in the Baltic states, and forming the U.S.-Baltic Business Council to educate U.S. corporations about trade and investment opportunities in the Baltic countries. For more information, contact the organization with the information provided above.

This article is from the October 1994 issue of
Civil Society ... East and West

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Last updated: October 8, 1996

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