US Ambassador’s NYE message: ‘Americans and Georgians showed that we can, will stand together no matter the challenges’

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan, along with former US ambassadors and the embassy staff has sent a New Year’s Eve greeting for Georgians in which she said that during the pandemic Americans and Georgians showed that ‘we can and will stand together no matter the challenges.’ 

• Degnan officially assumes her duties as new US ambassador to Georgia

This has been a difficult year for so many around the world with a lot of uncertainty, change, and far too many losses. Time like this reminds us how precious our family, friends, and colleagues are and how much we cheer the time we spend together. The challenges of 2020 did not prevent us from finding new ways to continue our important work in Georgia. I’m so impressed with how much we have been able to accomplish working together. COVID-19 will not keep us down,” Degnan said. 

• US Ambassador Degnan sums up her first three months in Georgia: coronavirus, occupation, elections in focus

Degnan stated that ‘all this good work’ has caught the eye of diplomats who served in Georgia in the past and they sent her emails, messages and videos ‘to reminisce about their wonderful friends and memories of Georgia.’