US Ambassador highlights Georgian people’s “determination” to establish “prosperous, stable democracy”

United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan on Wednesday said the US had been one of Georgia’s most “steadfast supporters” in the effort to help establish “stable democracy” over the past 30 years.

In her remarks at the exhibition Georgia and the United States. History of Diplomatic Relations in Tbilisi, Degnan noted the country’s citizens had remained “steadfast” in their determination to establish a “prosperous, stable democracy” since regaining independence three decades ago.

The United States over the past 30 years, and really longer than that, has been one of Georgia’s most steadfast supporters in this effort to help establish what the Georgian people have made clear: to have their own stable [...] democracy. We are very proud of that, to have been a partner in that. This exhibition here today developed by the National Archives reflects the last 30 years of our partnership in that effort”, Degnan said.

“There are photos of our soldiers training together. There are photos of our leaders working together for Georgia’s democratic future and economic prosperity. There are photos of the people of Georgia and the United States building that friendship that has accomplished so much over the last 30 years”, she continued. 

Degnan also stressed she was looking forward to the projects “we are going to do together, the United States and Georgia in the years to come”.