Annual Meeting of Honorary Consuls of the Czech Republic in the USA

New York, October 5 - 7, 2017

Friday, October 6, 2017

Venue:     Bohemian National Hall & Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York
321 E 73rd Str., NY 10021 New York

9.00 am   Beginning of the meeting

9.30 am   Welcome remarks - Miroslav Rameš, Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York

9:45 am   Opening remarks - Hynek Kmoníček , Ambassador

10:00 am Current Czech Foreign & Domestic issues - Hynek Kmoníček , Ambassador, Petr Kavan, Americas Department MFA

10:45 am Remarks of Consuls Generals - Pavol Šepeĺák, Consul General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles, Bořek Lizec, Consul General of the Czech Republic in Chicago

11:00 am Honorary Consuls round table discussion (plenary format)

12.00 pm Lunch break

1:00 pm   Honorary Consuls round table discussion (continued)

2:00 pm   Current challenges of the Consular Service - Markéta Meissnerová, Director, Consular Department, MFA Prague

2:45 pm   Compatriots affairs - Jaroslav Kantůrek, Special Envoy for Czechs Living Abroad, MFA Prague

3:30 pm   Public Diplomacy, Culture - 2018 – 100^th birthday of the Czech Republic - Šárka Ponroy – Vamberová, Czech Embassy Washington

4:00 pm  Czech Centre New York - Barbara Karpetová, Czech Centre New York

4:30 pm   Guest speaker - Charlotta Kotik

5:15 pm    BNH Tour & The Velvet Revolution in Photographs by Pavel Štecha

6:00 pm   Reception - Bohemian National Hall & Consulate General of the Czech Republic

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Venue:     Bohemian National Hall & Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York
321 E 73rd Str., NY 10021 New York

9:00 am   Economy & Trade - Jiří Janíček- Czech Embassy Washington, Karel Smékal – Czech Consulate General NY, Jan Chmelík (CzechInvest)

Michaela Claudino (CzechTourism)

10:30 am Current issues in the consular agenda - Pavel Pitel, Head of Consular Section, Czech Embassy Washington