President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, visited the United States from September 20th to 24th, where he led the Czech delegation at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. He delivered a national address and held several bilateral meetings with counterparts from around the world, during which he sought support for the Czech Republic's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
He also spoke at a meeting of the Crimean Platform and, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, participated in a meeting of the Coalition for Protecting Children's Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
With Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini, he visited an exhibition of Czechoslovak travel posters at the Czech National Building and then jointly attended a concert by Slovak, Czech, and American artists at Lincoln Center. At the end of the program in New York, Petr Pavel presented one of this year's Global Citizen Awards from the Atlantic Council to his counterpart, as requested by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, during a formal evening.
From New York, the president traveled to Nebraska, where he met with representatives of the Nebraska National Guard, which has been cooperating with the Czech Army for over 30 years in areas such as cyber defense and flight training. At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, home to the oldest program of Czech studies in the United States, he spoke to students and answered their questions. The president also met with Governor Jim Pillen and visited the city of Wilber, known as the "Czech capital of the USA," where he thanked his compatriots for preserving Czech culture and traditions.
Communication Department - Office of the President of the Czech Republic