| |  Balkans Region![Assistant Secretary Fried testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 12, 2008. [State Dept. photo]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081007190637im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/080312_fried_hfac140.jpg) "For the past 15 years, three U.S. administrations have sought to stabilize the region and facilitate its post-communist transition, investing significant diplomatic capital and assistance funds. Three American Presidents—Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush—articulated and advanced the strategic objective of helping Europe become whole, free, and at peace." -- Assistant Secretary Fried, Testimony Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 12, 2008
| | | Highlights | U.S.-Kosovo Relations
Secretary Rice and President Bush met with Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.
Kosovo: A New Chapter Begins
U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore leads the U.S. delegation at the International Donors' Conference for Kosovo in Brussels on July 11. Read her blog about the conference on the State Department's DipNote blog. Full Text
Current Situation in Kosovo
Assistant Secretary Fried spoke to journalists at roundtable. Full Text
U.S.-Macedonia Declaration of Strategic Partnership and Cooperation
The United States of America and the Republic of Macedonia are determined to expand and deepen the close partnership between the two countries based upon common goals, interests, and values. Full Text | Media Note | Remarks |
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