US ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO VISIT ARMENIA ON JUNE 9

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.06.2009 11:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 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.