Mark Pekala, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, talks about the evolving Latvian armed forces mission in Afghanistan from intense combat, to training the Afghan armed forces, and determining what their role will be in Afghanistan post-2014.

Mark Pekala, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, talks about why he believes Latvia has the best pound-for-pound relationship with U.S.

Mark Pekala, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, talks about transforming the primary mission of the Northern Distribution Network, or NDN, from moving food, fuel and supplies to the troops in Afghanistan into a commercial network dubbed the 'New Silk Road by the Latvians stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific as a basis for future economic development, trade and investments.