Washington: Holiday Reception at the Embassy

22. Dec 2022.
Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Washington, Marko Đurić, organised a holiday reception for officials of the State Department, the White House, the Pentagon, Congress and other representatives of the United States administration.

Guests of honour included Gabriel Escobar, US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Congresswoman Claudia Tenny, Co-Chair of the Serbian Congressional Caucus, Spencer Boyer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, and Ambassador Philip Ricker, former acting US Assistant Secretary of State.

Ambassador Đurić addressed the audience, saying that the year 2022 will be remembered as the year in which, the relations between Serbia and the USA reached a completely new level in terms of substance, quality, and perspective, thanks to the joint efforts by both sides.

“We are saying farewell to another year of great cooperation, new partnerships and plans. In anticipation of the upcoming holidays, I want to thank you all for your sincere enthusiasm and commitment to preserving and improving Serbian-American relations, which, thanks to your and our dedicated work, have become an image of the exact vision our ancestors had 141 years ago”, Djuric said.

Held in the new building of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Washington, this event brought together representatives of American business associations and companies, as well as high-level officials of the American administration dealing with our country and region.