On the 25th of April the Georgian Association co-hosted the
Advocacy Day for Central and East European Coalition (CEEC). The coalition
unites 18 Diaspora organizations, representing more than 20 million
Americans.
Sincerely,
Nino Aduashvili
Executive Director
Georgian Association in the United States
Click here to download the newsletter (PDF).
THE GEORGIAN ASSOCIATION IS A NONPARTISAN NATIONWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF GEORGIAN-AMERICANS AND FRIENDS OF GEORGIA THAT ADVOCATES FOR GEORGIA AND GEORGIAN ISSUES IN THE U.S. IT IS THE OLDEST ORGANIZATION IN THE US REPRESENTING THE GEORGIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
During the Advocacy Day the member organizations and
constituencies shared with the United States Congress and Administration the
issues of pressing priority for their communities and the countries of Central
and Eastern Europe. The issues included support to Open Door Policy of NATO,
Security in the region, Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, U.S.
Assistance, Visa Waiver Program, the establishment of a national Black Ribbon
Day to commemorate those who suffered under the ravages of the Soviet Communist
and Nazi regimes.
The Advocacy Day included briefings, meetings with the
members of the Congress and senior staff, and follow up meeting with the
National Security Staff at White House on April 26. The April 25 program started
with the meeting with the Georgian ambassador to the United States Mr. Temuri
Yakobashvili. Later six groups of the CEEC community representatives held more
than 25 meetings on Capitol Hill. The Georgian Association in the U.S. was
actively involved in organization of the Advocacy Day and was represented at the
meetings by Mamuka Tsereteli, the president of the association, Nino Japaridze,
Member of the Board, Ia Meurmishvili, Executive Director, Nino Aduashvili, Tia
Beritashvili Psarakis, Noel Brockett.
The major focus of the Georgian community representatives
included security guarantees for Georgia, support to open door policy of NATO,
maintaining US assistance to Georgia supporting democratic and economic
development. The next Advocacy Day for CEEC is planned for the Fall 2012. The
Georgian Association in the United States will make sure that the issues
important to the Georgian community are prominently covered in future advocacy
events as well.
Sincerely,
Nino Aduashvili
Executive Director
Georgian Association in the United States
Click here to download the newsletter (PDF).
THE GEORGIAN ASSOCIATION IS A NONPARTISAN NATIONWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF GEORGIAN-AMERICANS AND FRIENDS OF GEORGIA THAT ADVOCATES FOR GEORGIA AND GEORGIAN ISSUES IN THE U.S. IT IS THE OLDEST ORGANIZATION IN THE US REPRESENTING THE GEORGIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
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