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Highlights

May 7, 2020

Joint Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War

April 7, 2020

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo’s Call with Slovak Prime Minister Matovič

March 17, 2020

European Recapitalization Incentive Program (ERIP)

February 11, 2020

QSI International School of Bratislava: 2019-2020 Fact Sheet

December 3, 2019

Assistant Secretary Robert A. Destro Travel to the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom

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U.S. Relationship

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U.S.-Slovakia Relations

The United States established diplomatic relations with Slovakia in 1993, and provided assistance to support the rebuilding of a healthy democracy and market economy. The United States and Slovakia have strong diplomatic ties and cooperate in the military and law enforcement areas. Slovakia has been a close North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ally. The two countries have a mutual commitment to freedom and human rights. Slovakia has shared its experience in democratic transition with emerging democracies around the world and has been a role model for other countries on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. Slovakia holds the Chairmanship for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2019.

U.S. Assistance to Slovakia

The goal of U.S. security assistance to Slovakia is to support Slovakia’s modernization efforts, contributions to NATO and United Nations (UN) operations, and regional stability. U.S. assistance provided support to Slovakia’s development of a professional armed forces and enhanced interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces. U.S. assistance seeks to help Slovakia consolidate its gains and maintain its development as a positive and stabilizing influence among its neighbors, in the region, and globally.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Slovakia is a member of the European Union (EU), and its major trading partners are European countries. The U.S. economic relationship with the EU is the largest and most complex in the world, and the United States and the EU continue to pursue initiatives to create new opportunities for transatlantic commerce.

Slovakia Flag: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side. Note: the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia. [CIA World Fact Book]

Additional Resources

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External Resources

U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future