On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic, the top representatives of the Senate met with the US Ambassador Stephen King and US Speaker Paul Ryan at Wallenstein Palace. What is more, the Senate held a conference on the role of the United States in today´s European security, that was attended by the third highest constitutional official of the United States, Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Welcoming of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan in Waldstein Palace by the President of the Senate, Milan Štěch and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Martin Stropnický.
During the conference (from the left): Martin Stropnický, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Milan Štěch, President of the Senate, Paul Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Stephen King, Ambassador of the US to Czech Republic.
Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic at the opening of the conference
Speech of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives at the opening of the conference
Speech of the President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic at the opening of the conference
Speech of the Ambassador of the United States to Czech Republic at the opening of the conference
Speech by Paul Ryan on the occasion of a visit to the Senate of Parliament of the Czech Republic
Paul Ryan’s Welcome Interview with Milan Štěch and Martin Stropnický, in the background Stephen King watches
The arrival of Paul Ryan to the Mail Hall of Wallenstein Palace, accompanied by Milan Štěch
Václav Hampl, Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs, offers thanks for Paul Ryan´s visit, in the background the 1st Vice-President of the Senate Miluše Horská and the Vice-President of the Senate Jiří Šesták sitting
Lecturer of the 1st panel of the conference (from the left): Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States Alexandr Vondra, Former Director of Radio Free Europe and founder of the New Atlantic Initiative Jeff Gedmin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Martin Tlapa, MEP Dita Charzanová and Director of the Vaclav Havel Library and former Czech ambassador Republic of the United States Michael Žantovský
In the morning a debate was held with the students of the Charles University, also attended by Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Radek Vondráček (left) and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan (right)
Paul Ryan talked a lot in the debate with students in the Senate
Ambassador´s speech during the morning debate with students in the Senate
Paul Ryan with students from the Charles University in the Main Hall of Wallenstein Palace
Paul Ryan with students in the Senate debate