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Major General (Ret.) Daryl Bohac Receives Prestigious Gratias Agit Award

AFoCR proudly congratulates Major General (Ret.) Daryl Bohac, one of our officers, on being named a 2025 recipient of the Gratias Agit Award, presented by Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský.

Photo: Mr. Bohac and his wife Chris after the ceremony (photo credit Gabriela Cihlarova)

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Remembering Ambassador William H. Luers, Defender of Democracy and Friend to Czech Freedom

AFoCR mourns the passing of Ambassador William H. Luers, a distinguished American diplomat, cultural leader, and lifelong advocate for democratic values. He died on May 11, 2025, at the age of 95. As U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia in the 1980s, Ambassador Luers played a pivotal role in supporting Václav Havel and the Czech dissident movement during the final years of Communist rule.

Photo Credit: The Foundation for a Civil Society. Wendy Luers, Václav Havel, Kveta Dienstbierová, Petr Pithart, William Luers and Karel Schwarzenberg gather at President Havel’s inaugural dinner hosted by the Luers and Miles Glaser on December 28, 1989 – the night before his swearing in as President of free Czechoslovakia.

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AFoCR Honors the Victims of Communism

On April 24, 2025, our directors, Jiri Maly and Jordon Sims, participated in the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation's 18th Annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony. This moving event honored the more than 100 million victims of communism, a stark reminder of the over 1.5 billion people still living under its oppressive rule.

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Czech Philharmonic Triumphs at Carnegie Hall!

A celebration of the Year of Czech Music at Carnegie Hall in New York City in December 2024 was, per New York Times’ review, “something like a festival”. AFoCR co-organized invitation only event attended by the Czech President Pavel and Maestro Bychkov. AFOCR is proud to be one of the Czech Phil’s key US supporters.

Photo credit: CF Petr Chodura

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