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American leaders who "touched" the Albanian land over the years!

2024-02-15 13:07:40Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
American leaders who "touched" the Albanian land over the years!
Antony Blinken

In 33 years of democracy, Albania has hosted an American President and 5 Secretaries of State. For all the visits, there was a specific reason.

The first such senior US official to touch our soil was James Baker in 1991.

The country was experiencing the first months of democracy, and the Albanian people gave the Secretary a strong message of final separation from communism, welcoming Baker with an extraordinary rally where the pro-American approach was displayed, which, since then, has not wavered. never again.

In 2000, Madaleine Albright came to Albania, shortly after the Kosovo War, where America had shown great love for the nation, and where Albania had done a lot to help the brothers expelled from Kosovo.

A quarter of a century ago, America was clear about what strategic alliance it wanted to build with our country.

In that visit, Albright announced America's vision to see Albania leading the bright future of Southeast Europe.

Furthermore, Fatos Nano hosted Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2003 . His arrival was accompanied by the signing of the Adriatic Charter, where Albania, Croatia and Macedonia entered the anteroom of NATO.

The images of 2012 are fresh in the public memory, when the other Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, gave a speech in the Parliament of Albania .

Our country had agreed to host the Iranian mujahedin at America's request, while the USA itself was clear about what else they expected from Albania: the fight against crime and corruption.

The last secretary of state was hosted by Edi Rama in 2016. John Kerry reaffirmed that Washington wanted the Western Balkans out of other influences, and his visit also coincided with the accommodation of another 2,500 Iranian dissidents, who were accepted in Manza, for saved by official Tehran.

Antony Blinke is the 6th Secretary of State in Tirana, but Albania has also hosted an American President.

June 10, 2007 remains a historic day of the relationship between the two countries, when George Bush reserved a great state and popular hospitality.

Shortly after this visit, Albania joined NATO and later, visas were liberalized for the country in the Schengen area. The last important American in Albania was former President Bill Clinton , last summer.

His visit was private and not state, but his figure continues to have the same influence among Albanians, precisely because of his direct role in the Kosovo war.


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