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Thursday, June 23, 2011
11:00 am: Registration Opens
1:30 pm: Buses Depart J.W. Marriott Hotel for Congress
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Congressional Advocacy
5:15 pm: Buses Depart Congress for Hotel
6:30 pm: Buses Depart J.W. Marriott Hotel for Embassy
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Welcome Reception at Macedonian Embassy (invitation only)
Remarks by:
Ambassador Ljubica Z. Acevska, Honorary Chair
Stojan Nikolov, Chairman of UMD Board of Directors
Congresswoman Candice Miller
Consul General of Macedonia to Chicago Jovica Palashevski
UMD International Freedom Award Presentations to
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Joseph Lieberman
9:00 pm: Buses Depart Embassy for J.W. Marriott Hotel
Friday June 24, 2011
8:00 am: Registration Opens
9:00 am – 9:30 am: Introduction and Morning Keynote
Remarks by:
Ambassador Ljubica Z. Acevska, Honorary Chair
Metodija A. Koloski, UMD President
Keynote Address:
Thomas Countryman, State Department
9:45 am – 11:30 am: Panel: Assessing Macedonia’s Progress – 20 Years after Independence
Introductory Remarks
The Honorable Earl Pomeroy, Former Congressman (D-North Dakota)
Panelists
The Honorable Mary Catherine (M.C.) Andrews
Senior Consultant on Foreign Policy and Trade, Vianovo
Robert Benjamin
Regional Director, Central and Eastern Europe Programs
National Democratic Institute
Robert A. Hand
Policy Advisor, U.S. Helsinki Commission
Sally McNamara
Senior Policy Analyst in European Affairs, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
The Heritage Foundation
Viktor Mizo
Chief Executive Officer, InvestMacedonia
11:45 pm – 1:30 pm: Luncheon: U.S.-Macedonia Strategic Partnership and Cooperation
UMD International Freedom Award Posthumous Presentation to
The Honorable Lawrence S. Eagleburger, 62nd Secretary of State of the United States
(member of family invited to accept Award)
UMD Macedonia Friendship Award Presentations to
Major General Michael D. Dubie
Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
Jason Miko
Producer, A Name is A Name
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Panel: Reforms in the Macedonian Judiciary System
Moderated by
Steven Grimberg
Panelists
Marcus Busch, Trial Attorney, Office of International Affairs, Department of Justice
Thomas H. Peebles
Regional Director, Central and Eastern Europe
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, Department of Justice
The Honorable Richard G. Stearns
Judge, United States District Court District of Massachusetts
Tea Trumbic
Private Sector Development Specialist
Doing Business Project, World Bank
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: Panel: Generation M – The Future of Young Macedonians
Panelists:
Ananija Andrew Ananievski, Youth Representative, U.N. Youth Association
Emil Gjorgov, Chief Academic Officer, University American College, Skopje
Anthony Naumoff, Study Abroad Coordinator, University American College, Skopje
Aditi Ramchandani, Director of Special Events, Network of South Asian Professionals in D.C.
Beril Unver, Project Manager, Turkish Coalition of America
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Briefing with State Department Officials
Remarks by:
Sarah Hutchinson, Albania Desk Officer
Sammie Smith, Macedonia Desk Officer
Chris Snipes, Greece Desk Officer
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: UMD President’s Welcome Cocktail Reception
8:00 pm – 12:30 am: Experience Macedonia – The Pearl of the Balkans!
Performers:
Aleksandrija Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
Kardelen Turkish Dance Ensemble
Tanec Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
Artist Exhibits:
Irena Gapkovska
Blagojce Stojanovski
Emcee: Elizabeth Naumovski
Saturday, June 25, 2011
8:00 am: Registration Opens
8:30 am – 10:00 am: UMD Annual Meeting/Board Election
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Panel: Recollection of Memories
Panelists:
Victor Bivell
Ivan Trposki
12:00 am – 1:30 pm: Lunch: UMD Board of Directors/UMD Regional Representatives (invitation only)
11:30 am – 5:00 pm: Lunch on Your Own/Tour DC With Fellow Macedonians
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Pre-Gala Reception Hosted by UMD Council
7:30 pm – 12:30 am: UMD Annual Gala in Celebration of Macedonia’s 20 Years of Independence
Remarks by:
Ambassador Ljubica Z. Acevska, Honorary Chair
Ambassador Dr. Zoran Jolevski
Metodija A. Koloski, UMD President
Mark Mitskovski, UMD Council
UMD Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation to
George Atanasoski
UMD Macedonia Friendship Award Presentations to
Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, first U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia
Professor Victor A. Friedman, University of Chicago
The Honorable Philip T. Reeker, current U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia
(accepted by his wife Mrs. Solveig Reeker)
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