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Dinner Honors Foreign Minister Kubis

On February 13 Slovak Ambassador and Mrs. Rastislav Kacer, in cooperation with FOS, hosted a small dinner at their residence honoring visiting Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis. Guests included Amb. Robert Beecroft of L3 Communications; Ricardo Pinos of The Boeing Corporation; Amb. Miroslav Jenca, Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister; Andrej Droba, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Slovak Embassy; and FOS Board Members: John Miller (Raytheon), Amb. Ted Russell, Scott Salmon (U.S. Steel), Julie Slavik, and Bill Tucker.

Minister Kubis briefed the dinner guests on the meetings he had with key members of Congress and administration officials while in Washington. He also met with officials from three U.S. presidential campaigns. The group had a lively and engaging discussion about the U.S. presidential election, visa reform, and the situation in the Balkans.

FOS is delighted to report that Minister Kubis accepted our invitation to give the 2008 FOS/AFOCR Freedom Lecture at the Woodrow Wilson Center in November 2008. Minister Kubis will join a list of distinguished previous speakers, including Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State; Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic; Ivan Miklos, former Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy; and Czech Deputy Prime Minister, Alexandr Vondra.