Embassy events

Georgian Students Gather to Commemorate Victims of Virginia Massacre

On April 20, 2007, Georgian students gathered in front of their universities to remember the students and professors who died in the Virginia Tech University massacre. Staff and students from universities in Georgia including Tbilisi State University, Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Tbilisi Medical University and Georgian Technical University congregated with lit candles to pay respect and mourn the 33 people killed in the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history.

The event was covered by major media in Georgia.

• April 18, Discussing Role of African Americans in Development of the United States at American Corners in Gori, Telavi and Tbilisi
• April 9-16, American Maestro Hobart Earle visits Georgia
• April 14, Ambassador Tefft Speaks at SSOP Graduation for Georgia’s 32nd Battalion
• April 13, Muskie Fellow Shares Experiences in US in the “Weekly Georgia Journal”
• April 12, Renowned Georgian Artist Medea Kedia Opens Art Show At The US Embassy
• April 3, The Windy City Comes to Telavi
• April 3, Spuds in Senaki: Georgian Aggies in West Georgia Embrace Potatoes as a Crop OptionApril 2, The US Government Sponsored ORBI Boat Launched in Port of Poti
• March 24, USG-funded Journalism School Marks 5th Anniversary of Successful Operation in the Caucasus
• March 24, Another American Business Opens Branch in Tbilisi, Georgia