Harvard Club of Washington, DC

SOLD OUT! The Ambassador of Croatia, HE Joško Paro, has invited us to his embassy

This location is not wheel chair accessible. There is no elevator to the second floor where the reception will be held.

   Please be prompt. Business attire is appropriate. Anyone wearing  jeans will be denied entry.

MEMBERS and their guests-$50.00 each

Please invite you friends and family to join us. Please take advantage of this great introduction to the activities of the Harvard Club of Washington, DC.

Nonmembers may also attend.-$50.00 each 

6:45-7:15 Ambassador Paro

7:15-7:30 Question and Answers

7:30-8:30 Reception

JOŠKO PARO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America.

Joško Paro was appointed Croatia’s Ambassador to the U.S. in 2012, and recently presented his credentials to President Obama. Prior to this posting, Ambassador Paro served as the Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of Croatia. He has been in Croatia’s diplomatic service since 1992 and has served as that country’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

From 1997 to 2002, Ambassador Paro served as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of relations with Europe and other neighboring countries, as well as the U.S., Russia, Canada and Israel.

A seasoned negotiator, Ambassador Paro played a prominent role in the post-conflict normalization of Croatia’s relations with the other Balkan countries in the 1990s.

Did you know?

The capital of the Republic of Croatia is Zagreb and the official language is Croatian

The currency is the Croatian Kuna and the most common religion is Roman Catholic

The cuisine is influenced by Italian, Mediterranean, Hungarian, Austrian and Turkish culinary styles.

A global cultural contribution from Croatia is the necktie and derived from the Cravat originally worn by the 17^th century Croatian mercenaries in France.

Croatia is ranked 18^th most popular tourist destination in the world

Wine is produced in nearly all regions of Croatia

Croatia has 8 natural parks, 2 strict reserves, 10 nature parks and Croatia’s magnificent Adriatic Sea Coast contains more than a 1000 islands

Croatia declared independence on October 8, 1991 and in July 2013 will become a full member of the European Union  

Come and discover more about this beautiful and interesting country meet the newly appointed ambassador, HE Josko Paro, and sample the gastronomic cuisine of Croatia.