For immediate release

THE EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

PRESENTS A DISCUSSION

led by Dr. Miloslav Rechcigl, President of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU)

on

"President Bush, Senator John F. Kerry, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill Have Czech Roots. Guess Who Else?"

Dr. Rechcigl, who is a noted scholar, author and genealogist, will take you on an exciting journey through Czech history and genealogy from the times of Duke Borivoj and St. Ludmila in the ninth century A.D. to the golden era of the Kingdom of Bohemia (especially under Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV of Bohemia and the Hussite King George of Podebrady), to the discovery of the New World with an emphasis on early pioneer settlers from the Czechlands, immigration of the Moravian Brethren - the spiritual followers of John Hus "The Martyr" and Bishop John Amos Comenius to the canonization of the first American male Saint John Nepomucene Neumann of Bohemia, and much more…

Attendees will have the opportunity to talk to Dr. Rechcigl personally during the reception scheduled to follow the talk.

The discussion will be conducted in English. Reservations are recommended, please call 202/274-9127. The discussion will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 14, 2003 at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW, Washington DC.

Admission is free.

Contact: Ivo Broskovic, Cultural Section tel.: (202) 274-9127

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