Balkan Leaders' Summit 2010
"Making Europe Whole: Completing the Balkans' Euro-Atlantic Integration"
Date: Wednesday, September 22nd
Time: 6pm
Location: Waldorf Astoria, Grand Ballroom
Program:
Registration – 6 pm – 7 pm
Dinner, Grand Ballroom – 7 pm
Keynote Address by Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
Remarks by Heads of Delegations
Concert by Balkan Chamber Orchestra
Mission of the Balkan Leaders' Summit - Through the Annual Balkan Leaders’ Summit, the Federation of Balkan American Associations hopes to achieve its mission of sharing the Balkan’s heritage of tolerance and understanding with the world leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Affairs Ministers, as well as business and religious leaders, journalists, artists, scholars, and professionals covering a spectrum of fields. The purpose of this program is to help in creating common goals and ideals in the Balkans. When we take into consideration the ethnic, religious and linguistic differences in the region, we can say that what we need is to create common goals and ideals. Cooperation and good-neighborly relations will be the guarantee of a compromise in the Balkans.
Some of the Distinguished Invitees Include:
H.E. Bamir Topi, President of Albania
H.E. Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania
H.E. Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium
H.E. Haris Silajdzic, President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
H.E. Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
H.E. Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia
H.E. Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia
H.E. Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece
H.E. George A. Papandreu, Prime Minister of Greece
H.E. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo
H.E. Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo
H.E. Gjorgje Ivanov, President of Macedonia
H.E. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Macedonia
H.E. Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro
H.E. Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro
H.E. Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
H.E. Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania
H.E. Boris Tadic, President of Serbia
H.E. Mirko Cvetkovic, Prime Minister of Serbia
H.E. Danilo Turk, President of Slovenia
H.E. Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia
H.E. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
H.E. Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America
H.E. Ilir Meta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania
H.E. Steven Vanackere, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
H.E. Sven Alkalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Nikolay Mladenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
H.E. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
H.E. Skender Hyseni, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo
H.E. Antonio Milosovski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia
H.E. Milan Roćen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
H.E. Teodor Baconschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
H.E. Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
H.E. Samuel Zbogar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia
H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
H.E. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America
H.E. Catherine Ashton, Vice President of the European Commission
H.E. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary General of the OIC
This is a VIP, invite only event. Feel free to take a look at the event flyer below:
Cover Page - http://db.tt/DYJcGB
Inside Pages - http://db.tt/G6pltL
Time: 6pm
Location: Waldorf Astoria, Grand Ballroom
Program:
Registration – 6 pm – 7 pm
Dinner, Grand Ballroom – 7 pm
Keynote Address by Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
Remarks by Heads of Delegations
Concert by Balkan Chamber Orchestra
Mission of the Balkan Leaders' Summit - Through the Annual Balkan Leaders’ Summit, the Federation of Balkan American Associations hopes to achieve its mission of sharing the Balkan’s heritage of tolerance and understanding with the world leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Affairs Ministers, as well as business and religious leaders, journalists, artists, scholars, and professionals covering a spectrum of fields. The purpose of this program is to help in creating common goals and ideals in the Balkans. When we take into consideration the ethnic, religious and linguistic differences in the region, we can say that what we need is to create common goals and ideals. Cooperation and good-neighborly relations will be the guarantee of a compromise in the Balkans.
Some of the Distinguished Invitees Include:
H.E. Bamir Topi, President of Albania
H.E. Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania
H.E. Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium
H.E. Haris Silajdzic, President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
H.E. Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
H.E. Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia
H.E. Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia
H.E. Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece
H.E. George A. Papandreu, Prime Minister of Greece
H.E. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo
H.E. Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo
H.E. Gjorgje Ivanov, President of Macedonia
H.E. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Macedonia
H.E. Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro
H.E. Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro
H.E. Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
H.E. Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania
H.E. Boris Tadic, President of Serbia
H.E. Mirko Cvetkovic, Prime Minister of Serbia
H.E. Danilo Turk, President of Slovenia
H.E. Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia
H.E. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
H.E. Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America
H.E. Ilir Meta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania
H.E. Steven Vanackere, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
H.E. Sven Alkalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Nikolay Mladenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
H.E. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
H.E. Skender Hyseni, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo
H.E. Antonio Milosovski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia
H.E. Milan Roćen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
H.E. Teodor Baconschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
H.E. Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
H.E. Samuel Zbogar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia
H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
H.E. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America
H.E. Catherine Ashton, Vice President of the European Commission
H.E. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary General of the OIC
This is a VIP, invite only event. Feel free to take a look at the event flyer below:
Cover Page - http://db.tt/DYJcGB
Inside Pages - http://db.tt/G6pltL
