DGA and FEBA to Host 2009 Annual Balkan Leaders Reception
On Wednesday, September 23rd, Division of Global Affairs will co-host the 2009 Annual Balkan Leaders Reception “Challenge of the Third Millennium: Lasting Peace and Prosperity in the Balkans” with the Federation of Balkan American Associations (FEBA). The event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The list of esteemed invitees includes presidents, prime ministers, and foreign ministers of Balkan countries. Steven J. Diner, Chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark, will join Aras Konjhodzic, President of FEBA, to offer welcoming remarks. Following presentations by honorary guests, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will give the Keynote Address. The event is part an effort to develop common goals and ideals toward sustainable peace and prosperity as well as harmonious inter-ethnic relations.
