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U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO VISIT ARMENIA
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11:41 am | June 05, 2009
Politics
Dr. Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian
Affairs, will travel to the South Caucasus next week, visiting
Armenia on June 9. The purpose of the visit is to discuss regional
and bilateral issues. During his visit, Dr. Gordon will meet with
government officials, civil society representatives, and other local
figures. Following his trip to Armenia, Dr. Gordon will visit Georgia
and Azerbaijan.
This is Dr. Gordon's first visit to the South Caucasus as Assistant
Secretary. He assumed office on May 15, 2009, replacing Daniel
Fried. Before joining the State Department, Dr. Gordon was a Senior
Fellow from 2000-2009 at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC,
where he focused on European and U.S. foreign policy issues. Prior to
joining Brookings, Dr. Gordon served as Director for European Affairs
at the National Security Council in the Clinton Administration.
A1+
11:41 am | June 05, 2009
Politics
Dr. Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian
Affairs, will travel to the South Caucasus next week, visiting
Armenia on June 9. The purpose of the visit is to discuss regional
and bilateral issues. During his visit, Dr. Gordon will meet with
government officials, civil society representatives, and other local
figures. Following his trip to Armenia, Dr. Gordon will visit Georgia
and Azerbaijan.
This is Dr. Gordon's first visit to the South Caucasus as Assistant
Secretary. He assumed office on May 15, 2009, replacing Daniel
Fried. Before joining the State Department, Dr. Gordon was a Senior
Fellow from 2000-2009 at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC,
where he focused on European and U.S. foreign policy issues. Prior to
joining Brookings, Dr. Gordon served as Director for European Affairs
at the National Security Council in the Clinton Administration.