November 10, 2008
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Loretta Palmer
(801) 863-8361
Ambassador of Moldova, Nicolae Chirtoaca, will be speaking to students at Utah Valley University on Nov. 17 from 9 to 9:50 a.m. in Liberal Arts (LA) 219. He will be addressing the Moldovian perspective of the transition into democracy in Eastern Europe and the threats and challenges of security and peace building in Eurasia. The lecture is free and open to the public.
"Ambassador Chirtoaca has graciously agreed to share insights on his own country's transition to democracy," said Loretta Palmer, associate vice president of undergraduate research and international program at UVU. "There can be no better way to understand our global community's challenges than to discuss them with individuals, such as the ambassador, who live and work with these issues daily."
Chirtoaca became an Ambassador of Modolva to the United States in 2006. Chirtoaca previously served as director of the European Institute for Political Studies in Moldova, the Euro-Atlantic Center of Moldova and the Invisible College of Moldova. He has also served as senior state advisor to the prime minister, press secretary of the government, vice chairman of the Liberal Party and state advisor to the office of the President.
"As a multi-cultural educational community, UVU welcomes individuals such as the Ambassador of Moldova who offers us the opportunity to learn more of the rich ethnic history of this east European country whose traditions are centuries old," Palmer said.
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