Ambassador Munter Visits the University of Arts of Belgrade

March 28, 2008

Ambassador Munter, Dr. Milena Dragicevic-Sesic and Dr. Ruth Bereson

On March 26, U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter visited the University of Arts of Belgrade on the occasion of guest lectures by Dr. Ruth Bereson, Director of the Arts Management Program, University of Buffalo, State University of New York. Ambassador Munter gave opening remarks at a seminar on "Cultural Diplomacy," a seminar for graduate students and professionals in cultural management conducted by Dr. Bereson, who visited Belgrade on an Embassy sponsored U.S. Speaker program. Ambassador Munter emphasized the importance of cultural and educational exchanges between Serbia and the United States during politically turbulent times, while Dr. Milena Dragicevic-Sesic, Director of the Interdisciplinary Master Study Program in Cultural Policy and Management, talked about the significance of the American Cultural Center during the Communist era, and the numerous American artists and visual and performing arts presentations that have shaped minds and spirits of generations of Western-oriented Belgraders.