Iraqis celebrate Valentine’s Day at al-Zawra Park in Baghdad.

Celebrating Valentine’s Day Around the World

U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
2 min readFeb 14, 2018

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It’s Valentine’s Day, the day to celebrate love. Around the world today, people are celebrating the love of their lives — or maybe their love of life — with flowers, fancy dinners, and chocolate, and with messages of love and friendship. At the Department of State and our embassies and consulates around the world, we’re celebrating too. We’re celebrating our friends and allies, our host country cultures, and our great American traditions. Here are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day wishes from across the world.

U.S. Embassy Pristina shares its love for Kosovo’s famous macchiato:

U.S. Embassy Kyiv tells a powerful story of love and peace from Ukranian soldiers and their families:

U.S. Embassy Oslo talks about what they love about Norway:

U.S. Embassy Manila tells the love story of a K-1 Fiancee visa:

U.S. Embassy Ottawa highlighted its friendship and partnership with Canada:

Our Ambassador to the United Kingdom celebrated Valentine’s Day by visited Embassy London’s new neighbors:

U.S. Embassy Prague joined other local partners to show solidarity against domestic violence:

U.S. Embassy Macedonia shares its favorite valentine cupcakes recipe:

U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh says “I love you” in many different ways:

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at DipNote!

Editor’s Note: This entry originally appeared on DipNote, the U.S. Department of State’s official blog.

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