06/18/2026
🇸🇮 Dan državnosti v Clevelandu
V veličastni dvorani Severance Music Center, domu svetovno znanega Clevelandskega orkestra, smo prejšnji teden obeležili 35. Dan državnosti Republike Slovenije. Dogodek je potekal tudi v znamenju prihajajočega zgodovinskega gostovanja Clevelandskega orkestra v Ljubljani 18. oktobra, kar bo prvi nastop tega uglednega ameriškega orkestra v Sloveniji.
Slovesnost je bila posvečena 35. obletnici slovenske neodvisnosti ter prijateljstvu med Slovenijo in Združenimi državami Amerike. Ob tej priložnosti smo se poklonili tudi izjemni vlogi slovenske skupnosti v Clevelandu, enem najpomembnejših središč slovenstva zunaj domovine. Slovenski skupnosti se zahvaljujemo za desetletja predanosti ohranjanju slovenskega jezika, kulture in identitete, ameriškim prijateljem pa za njihovo trdno partnerstvo in podporo.
Posebna zahvala vsem predstavnikom mesta Cleveland, zvezne države Ohio in Senata Ohia za podeljena priznanja, podporo ter priznanje dosežkom Slovenije in slovenske skupnosti. Veseli nas, da se sodelovanje med Slovenijo in ZDA uspešno krepi na področjih gospodarstva, znanosti, inovacij, umetne inteligence, vesolja in kulture. Ob praznovanju 250-letnice Združenih držav Amerike v okviru pobude America250 še posebej cenimo trdno partnerstvo med državama ter podporo America 250-Ohio pri nasih projektih, saj ostajajo medčloveške vezi temelj našega sodelovanja.
Večer sta s himnama slovesno odprli violinistki Clevelandskega orkestra, za čudovit kulturni program pa se iskreno zahvaljujemo tudi zboru **Fantje na vasi**, ki je s pesmima *Triglav moj dom* in *Slovenec sem* počastil našo skupno dediščino.
Iskrena hvala vsem gostom, partnerjem, podpornikom in prijateljem Slovenije, ki skupaj z nami gradite mostove med državama.
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Slovenia's National Day Celebration in Cleveland
Last week, we celebrated the 35th Statehood Day of the Republic of Slovenia at the magnificent Severance Hall, home of The Cleveland Orchestra. The event also highlighted the Orchestra's upcoming historic performance in Ljubljana on October 18, which will mark its first-ever appearance in Slovenia.
The celebration was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Slovenia's independence and the enduring friendship between Slovenia and the United States. We also paid tribute to the extraordinary role of Cleveland's Slovenian community, one of the most important centers of Slovenian heritage outside Slovenia. We thank the Slovenian community for decades of dedication to preserving the Slovenian language, culture, and identity, and our American friends for their steadfast partnership and support.
Special thanks to the representatives of the City of Cleveland, the State of Ohio, and the Ohio Senate for their proclamations, support, and recognition of Slovenia's achievements and the contributions of the Slovenian-American community. We are pleased that cooperation between Slovenia and the United States continues to expand in the fields of business, science, innovation, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and culture. As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary through the America250 initiative, we particularly value the strong partnership between our countries, while people-to-people ties remain the foundation of our cooperation. We deeply value the support of the America250-Ohio to our projects.
The evening opened with performances of the national anthems by Cleveland Orchestra violinists, and we extend our sincere gratitude to the Slovenian choir **Fantje na vasi**, whose renditions of *Triglav moj dom* and *Slovenec sem* honored our shared heritage.
Our heartfelt thanks to all guests, partners, supporters, and friends of Slovenia who continue to help build bridges between our two countries.
