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  • Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb and Ambassador Barrett U.S. Embassy celebrates the 232nd Independence Day

    Ambassador Barbara Barrett hosted well over one thousand Finnish and international guests at the U.S. independence Day celebration held on June 18. In her remarks, Ambassador Barrett said the celebration was “for every independent nation that today enjoys liberty, freedom and hope.”

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  • Ambassador Barrett and Mayor Kimmo Mikander Ambassador Barrett Visits Mikkeli

    Ambassador Barbara Barrett visited Mikkeli on June 16. Her program included meetings with Governor of the Province of Eastern Finland Pirjo Ala-Kapee, Mayor Kimmo Mikander, and Lieutenant General Ilkka Aspara and Major General Mika Peltonen.

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  • Professor Robert Lange and Ambassador Barbara Barrett Millennium Technology Prize Winner 2008

    Millennium Technology Prize Winner 2008 Professor Robert Langer visited Ambassador Barbara Barrett at the U.S. Embassy Helsinki June 12, 2008.

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