TIRANA, Aug 31 /ATA/- The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday named the Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Palmer as the special representative for the Western Balkans.
“In this role, Palmer will lead U.S. efforts to strengthen diplomatic engagement in support of peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and focus on integration of the Western Balkan countries into Western institutions,” the State Department said in a statement.
The State Department announced that the U.S. Special Representative Matthew Palmer is set to travel to Slovenia beginning on September 1 to attend the Bled Strategic Forum.
Palmer will also head the U.S. delegation at the Quint Balkan Directors meeting in Brussels and attend meetings in Vienna and Podgorica, Montenegro, on September 4-10.
Palmer will continue to serve as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, a position he has held since 2018. Previously, he was director of the Office of South Central Europe.
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