Latvian Parliamentary Secretary receives award for contribution to development of public administration

On 19 April in Washington, U.S., Eriks Zunda, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, received an award of the U.S.-Baltic Foundation underscoring Mr. Zunda's contribution to the development of public administration in Latvia.

As Parliamentary Secretary Zunda had also taken part in one of the local authority development projects organised by the U.S.-Baltic Foundation, he addressed the audience of the event in Washington on the subject of USBF exchange programmes. This year, a USBF award was also granted to President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia.

During the visit, Mr Zunda is to meet with U.S. Congressmen Daniel Lipinski and Joseph R. Pitts, in order to facilitate Latvia's accession to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, as well as to encourage parliamentary cooperation and to discuss topical bilateral economic issues.

Further information on the U.S.-Baltic Foundation : http://www.usbaltic.org/

 
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