As we strive for justice and accountability worldwide, we're determined to ensure no community endures the suffering the Yazidi community faced in 2014.
Thank you for supporting our advocacy work this year! 💙
@NadiaMuradBasee#humanrights#justice
Visit of Secretary General Julie Bynens to DC. Meetings with State Department Principal Assistant Secretary Kim, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Kendler, EU Delegation and Ambassador Régibeau. Laying a wreath at WW1 memorial to remember those who sacrificed their lives
Most honored to be invited by Flanders Gen Rep Yves Wantens, joined by Prof Matthias Matthijs, for a captivating discussion with @JulieBynens, Secretary Gen @Flanders_DFA, on current 🌐affairs & Flemish/Belgian policies that further bolster our excellent relationship with the US.
Erdogan is veel populairder in Vlaanderen dan in Turkije. 72% stemde op hem. De Europese Turken zijn een vorm van electorale doping. De enige manier om de indoctrinatie van Turken in VL te stoppen, is het onmogelijk maken om voor Erdogan te stemmen. #deafspraak
Last Saturday, the Delegation had the honor to attend the opening of the Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks exhibition in the @DenverArtMuseum. Now on view until January 22, 2023. Tickets: https://t.co/2v2vlI74f9 #PhoebusFoundation#FDFA
Last weekend, The Delegation attended the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Fayetteville. Centennial Park transformed into a weekend-long festival site with music, food and the UCI CycloCross World Cup race. Congratulations to Eli Iserbyt on his 2nd World Cup victory in a row. #cycling
Yesterday evening, the Delegation hosted a movie night. We had the honor to show the premier of the short film In Limbo, produced by Kenneth Core. The short film was followed by the screening of the documentary film Gemmel&Tim directed by Michiel Thomas. #fdfa
#InFlandersFields Museum in Ypres is dedicated to study the #WesternFront and is named after the poem by #JohnMcCrae.
With #MeninGate, it is a starting point for visiting the WW1 battlefields, cemeteries & memorials in West-Flanders #FlandersPoppies.
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Yesterday, the Delegation had the honor to co-organize a lecture at the Residence of the Ambassador of Belgium @BEAmbUSA. The lecture gave the American audience an insight in the research and practices of the @FlandersWW1#FDFA#USEmbassy#belgiumembassydc
We had the pleasure of welcoming AFS New York at the Flemish Delegation today. As part of their 27th Youth Assembly in New York, a group of young delegates from all over the world learned about the Flemish Diplomacy and the transatlantic relations between Flanders and USA.
Our General Representative @yves1964 participated in the launch of the Belgian Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Thank you to @BEAmbUSA, @JanBriersGouv & @KarlVanlouwe for the invitation.
🇪🇺🇺🇸 Ms. Conley @HConleyGMF has dedicated her career to this transatlantic idea: as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, as VP in charge of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies @CSIS and now as German Marshall Fund @gmfus President.
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Onze Vlaamse diplodagen zitten erop.
👉🏻 Nuttige gesprekken met onze kennisinstituten, onze havens en vele andere partners over hoe we hen nog beter kunnen ondersteunen.
👥 Nieuwe contacten gelegd en collega’s eindelijk teruggezien na vele jaren.
En nu ✈️ en opnieuw aan de slag
79 years ago today, Jews living in the #WarsawGhetto responded with armed resistance when the German forces began the liquidation of the Ghetto. The #WarsawGhettoUprising became a worldwide symbol of the struggle against the #Holocaust. Photos from the #IPNArchive collection.