October 6, 2009
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

Charge Jennifer Brush Visits Kraljevo and Studenica Monastery
U.S. Embassy Helps Restore Studenica Frescoes

On October 7-8, 2009, Charge d’affaires ad interim Jennifer Brush will visit Kraljevo and Studenica Monastery.

On October 7, Charge Brush will address the Kraljevo City Assembly on Kraljevo City Day. She will participate in a ribbon-cutting at the Agricultural-Chemical School “Dr. Djordje Radic” to mark the $20,000 donation from USAID to help equip a newly-built department of bakery on the school’s premises. She will also visit the Kraljevo Offices of Philanthropy to see the English language classrooms funded through the Embassy’s English Language Programs fund and visit the Amiga factory.

On October 8, the Charge will visit Studenica Monastery to celebrate the close of the grant between the U.S. Embassy and the Serbian Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments. The grant, in the amount of $33,850, was for the cleaning, reconstruction, protection, and conservation of the 13th century wall paintings in the church of the Holy Virgin in Studenica. The funding for this project was provided by the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation established by Congress in 2001. The Fund helps countries around the globe preserve historic sites and manuscripts, museum collections, and traditional forms of music, dance, and language. The American Embassy in Belgrade views this project as a sign of the American people's respect for Serbian cultural heritage and of the strong ties between the Serbian and American peoples.

The Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has to date helped fund four projects in Serbia: $31,200 to help preserve the Roman amphitheater at the Viminacium Archaeological Site; restoration of the elementary school or mekhteb adjoining the “Altun Alem” Mosque in Novi Pazar ($50,000 in 2006); renovation of facade of the Memorial School in Orasac ($24,450 in 2005) and reconstruction of the Rakovica Monastery's roof ($17,000 in 2001.)

Press interested in covering the events in Kraljevo on October 7 should be at the City Assembly (Trg Jovana Sarica 1) at 10:00 am.

Press interested in covering the event at Studenica on October 8 should be at the Studenica Monastery at 11:30 am.

6. oktobar, 2009
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

Otpravnica poslova Dženifer Braš u poseti Kraljevu i manastiru Studenica
Ambasada SAD pomaže restauraciju fresaka u Studenici

Otpravnica poslova ambasade SAD Dženifer Braš će posetiti Kraljevo i manastir Studenicu 7. i 8. oktobra.

U sredu, 7. oktobra, otpravnica poslova Braš će govoriti u Skupštini grada Kraljeva povodom obeležavanja dana Kraljeva. Braš će potom učestvovati na svečanosti u poljoprivredno-hemijskoj školi „Dr. Đorđe Radić“ povodom 20,000 dolara vredne donacije koju je USAID dao školi kako bi opremila novoizgrađeno odeljenje pekarstva. Ona će takođe posetiti kraljevačku Kancelariju „Čovekoljublja“ čije je programe nastave engleskog jezika ambasada SAD finansijski podržala, kao i fabriku Amiga.

U četvrtak, 8. oktobra, otpravnica Braš će posetiti manastir Studenicu kako bi obeležili završetak projekta koji je ambasada SAD finansirala donacijom Zavodu za zaštitu spomenika kulture Srbije. Donacija u iznosu od 33,850 dolara je iskorišćena za čišćenje, rekonstrukciju, zaštitu i konzervaciju fresaka iz XIII veka koje se nalaze u crkvi Svete Bogorodice. Ovaj projekat je finansiran sredstvima iz Ambasadorovog fonda za zaštitu kulturne baštine koji je ustanovio američki Kongres 2001. godine. Fond pomaže zemljama širom sveta da sačuvaju svoje istorijske znamenitosti i dokumenta, muzejske kolekcije i tradicionalne forme muzike, igre i jezika. Ambasada SAD u Beogradu vidi ovaj projekat kao znak poštovanja koje američki narod ima za kulturno nasleđe Srbije i kao snažnu vezu između američkog i srpskog naroda.

Ambasadorov fond za zaštitu kulturne baštine je do sada pomogao četiri projekta u Srbiji: 31,200 dolara za očuvanje rimskog amfiteatra u Viminacijumu; 50,000 dolara za restauraciju osnovne škole pri Altun Alem džamiji u Novom Pazaru 2006. godine; 24,500 dolara za renoviranje fasade škole u Orašcu 2005. godine; i 17,000 dolara za rekonstrukciju krova manastira Rakovica 2001. godine.

Novinari zainteresovani da izveštavaju o događajima u Kraljevu 7. oktobra, treba da budu u Skupštini grada, Trg Jovana Sarića 1 u 10:00 sati.

Novinari zainteresovani da izveštavaju o poseti Studenici 8. oktobra, treba da budu u manastiru Studenica u 11:30.

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