Liz joined the Director of the School of Home, Hospitality and Tourism, Filipe Rocha, for a press conference on Tuesday, January 27th, at the school to talk about the Farm to Table program and to wish the participants a great trip. The current program which includes Azorean participants in the food and wine industry is …

Consul Liz Konick enjoyed a tour of the Museum of Azorean Immigration in Ribeira Grande on January 7th. Rui Faria, chief of the municipality’s programs for youth and culture, provided wonderful background to the development of the museum and many of the artifacts on display Konick highly recommends visiting this interesting museum. There is excellent …

On January 6th, Consul Liz Konick had the pleasure to join the President of the Regional Government, Vasco Cordeiro, two former presidents and many members of the regional government for the annual New Year’s reception at the palace. The Consul said in her new year’s toast that although she and her husband had only been …

Consul Liz Konick enjoyed her first official meeting with Ponta Delgada’s Mayor, Jose Manuel Bolieiro on November 12th. During their meeting, she toured the beautiful historical building and office. “The art collection in the municipal office is a wonderful representation of the history and traditions in Ponta Delgada”.

On November 5th and 6th Consul Liz Konick visited the islands of Terceira, Faial, and Pico. In Pico, she had the pleasure of meeting the Mayor of Madalena, Jose Antonio Marcos Soares. The U.S. Consulate plans visits to other island quarterly for U.S. Citizen services. Thank you to Mayor Soares for his welcome and for …

On this day, Consul Elizabeth Konick on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Lisbon, signed a new grant to renew the resources and technological equipment, and to promote activities at the American Corners of the University of the Azores on S. Miguel and Terceira islands. Originally known as American Corners, these spaces have been around for …

Consul Liz Konick met with Regional President Vasco Cordeiro on October 19th. Thank you to President Cordeiro for the warm welcome to the Azores and Ponta Delgada. During the meeting the two discussed the role of the Consulate in Ponta Delgada, the impact of increased tourism to the region and other issues that the U.S. …

On Tuesday, October 6th Consul Liz Konick traveled to Horta. There she met with Ana Luísa Pereira Luís, the President of the Regional Assembly of the Azores. The two discussed the role of the Consulate in Ponta Delgada as well as a broad range of topics including economic development opportunities for the region. The Consul …

The Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD) in cooperation with the National Science Foundation (NSF) held a conference on “Science and Society: Bioethics in Debate” on Thursday, October 15. The conference was part of a cycle of conferences “30 Years of FLAD – Three Decades of Development: Science, Economics and Politics. Deputy Chief of Mission, John …

As part U.S. Embassy Portugal’s speaker’s program Mission Operation Manager (MOM) of NASA’s New Horizons mission, Alice Bowman, visited the Azores and spoke to audiences at the University of the Azores and at the Astronomical Observatory of Santana (OASA). Bowman, the first woman MOM, captured her audiences’ attention with the story of the New Horizons …

Celebrating the International Poetry Day, in a partnership between the American Corner Azores and the Department of Languages and Modern Literature of the University of the Azores, a poetry recital was held. The event had the participation of both University faculty and students with poetry from 23 different authors in six different languages, including English. …

The inaugural session of the “Bridging the Atlantic” project was held at the University of the Azores, under the theme of “Health Care in the United States: the healthcare system and the role of community health”. Guest speaker was Dartmouth faculty teacher, Maryellen Brisbois. Participated in the session Azorean Regional Government officials as well as …