Ambassador Victoria Nuland to give presentation about “year of Balkan opportunity”

November 8, 2007

An interagency U.S. Government delegation headed by Ambassador Victoria Nuland, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is visiting Macedonia on November 8 for consultations with top state officials and members of Parliament on Macedonia's progress in meeting the standards outlined in its NATO Membership Action Plan and other topics of bilateral significance. 

During the visit Ambassador Nuland will speak about the “Year of Balkan Opportunity,” at an event organized by the Macedonian American Alumni Association (MAAA).  The event will be held from 17:15 to 18:15, on Thursday, November 8, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Skopje.  Invitees include government officials, foreign diplomats, members of civil society, university students and the media. 

Media representatives who wish to cover the event should arrive no later than 17:00 at the back entrance of the Faculty and present their press IDs. For more information please call the U.S. Embassy Office of Public Affairs on tel.: 3116 180 ext. 2150 or 2126.