February is African-American History month. During this month the Americans mark the achievements of diverse ethnic groups. In the US Embassy on February 19, 2015 the Public Affairs Office hosted Ossetian, Ukrainian, Russian, Armenian, Abkhaz ethnic representatives and Georgian students to take part in round table discussion on topic: “The Richness and Challenges of Ethnic Diversity in Modern Society”. Three students of IBSU American Studies department: Lasha Kurdashvili, Svetlana Demurchevi and Keti Mamadashvili took active part in the round-table discussion. US Ambassador Richard Norland attended the meeting.