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A new American ambassador to Bucharest

The new American ambassador to Bucharest Hans Klemm also presented his credentials to the Romanian president.

A new American ambassador to Bucharest

, 22.09.2015, 13:54

Several days after the new Romanian ambassador to Washington, George Cristian Maior, had presented his credentials, the new American ambassador to Bucharest Hans Klemm also presented his credentials to the Romanian president. Both Washington and Bucharest have expressed their mutual interest in extending political contacts in the future.



Almost 3 years after the end of the mandate of the previous American ambassador to Bucharest, Washington sent a new representative to Romania — Hans Klemm, a career diplomat with a vast experience within the US State Department. Klemm’s nomination had been confirmed by open vote on August 5th in the American Senate, after two weeks before he had been heard in the Foreign Policy Committee when he referred to Romania as a friend and partner of the USA, a country that is not vulnerable to the Russian propaganda.



Ambassador Klemm posted on his Facebook page a video message in which, speaking in Romanian, he said his interest in Romania had been sparked by his university professor, Matei Calinescu, the distinguished and deeply missed Romanian-born writer and literary critic. Hans Klemm went on to say that since then, he had been enchanted by Romania’s culture, language and history.



Hans Klemm: “Today we share a vision on a whole, free Europe, which is at peace. As Ambassador my goal will be to strengthen our security partnership, support your observance of the rule of law and fight against corruption, expand two-way trade and investment, and deepen the bonds between the people of America and Romania.”



His goals are the same as those of the previous American ambassadors to Bucharest who attached special importance to the observance of the rule of law. Actually, ahead of Hans Klemm’s arrival in Romania, the US embassy issued a press release according to which the US recognizes the important role of the independent institutions in a sound democracy governed by the rule of law, and that respecting and protecting their independence is the responsibility of all state institutions and players.



The American embassy underscored that the legal and rule of law institutions needed to carry out their activity independently and that the principle of fair trial and the Romanian legislation should be fully observed. Romania plays an important role in ensuring prosperity in southeastern Europe and can help the continent to diversify its energy sources and transport routes, the ambassador went on to say, adding that Romania, as a strategic partner of the US, had committed to implementing new reforms for economic development and creating new opportunities for the American exports and investments.

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