Joint Baltic American National Committee

Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc.
Formation1961
TypeNonprofit organization
Headquarters400 Hurley Ave.
Location
Websitehttp://jbanc.org

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) is a non-profit organization that monitors issues affecting Baltic-American communities in the United States and the nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.[1] JBANC functions as the public affairs bureau for its three parent organizations, the Estonian American National Council (EANC), the American Latvian Association, Inc.,[2] and the Lithuanian American Council, Inc. (LAC). The organization was founded on April 27, 1961, through a joint proclamation by Estonian National Committee in the U.S.A. Chairman Julius Kangur; American Latvian Association, Inc., in the United States President Peter P. Lejins; and Lithuanian American Council, Inc., President Leonard Simutis.

  1. ^ Zájedová, Iivi (2008). "Baltic regional co-operation". Slovenská politologická revue (1). Katedra politológie - Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave: 51–62.
  2. ^ American Latvian Association, Inc