Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim at the Durres Fortress Restoration Project Unveiling

Minister Margariti, Ambassador Hastad, Elena and the Cultural Heritage without Borders team, construction engineers and workers, community members, honored guests, good evening. On the way to Durres earlier this afternoon I was thinking about my first visit to this ancient city shortly upon my arrival in Albania as U.S. Ambassador. I wanted to meet with …

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By | 30 June, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Ambassador's Fund, Art & Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Albania

Remarks by Ambassador Yuri Kim at the AFCP Signing Ceremony

Minister Margariti, honored guests, good morning and thank you for joining us. Today, we mark the start of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Project to restore cultural sites damaged by the November 26th earthquake in Krujë, Durrës, and Prezë. Since its creation in 2001, the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation has provided financial …

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By | 23 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Ambassador's Fund, Art & Culture, Europe & Eurasia, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Albania

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