World Partnerships -- Seasons of Diplomacy Dinner -- Meeting with Macedonian Judge

I was delighted to attend the World Partnerships Seasons of Diplomacy dinner in St. Petersburg back in April.  This was a part of  their hosting 80 leaders from 58 countries on behalf of a US Department of State Special Initiative: Towards a More Safe and Secure World.

In addition to supporting World Partnerships, I was there to meet a judge from Macedonia -- Judge Krstikjeska of the Primary Court in Skopje. We had an engaging conversation over dinner. I am looking forward to visiting her at the courthouse on my next trip to Skopje.

It was a pleasure to meet Charlotte Titus, the Chief of the Europe and Eurasia Branch of the Office of International Visitors, who spoke at the dinner as well.

During the welcome reception before the dinner, we heard a presentation from one of the founders of the American Freedom Distillery and its Horse Soldier Bourbon. Wow! These are the famous soldiers who responded to the call after 9/11. If you don't already know their story, click on the link below to learn more.

For more about World Partnerships, see http://www.worldpartnerships.org/about.html

For more about the American Freedom Distillery, see https://www.americanfreedomdistillery.com/

And the 12 Strong movie trailer -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Denciie5oA

with Judge Krstikjeska

at the registration -- with Gary Springer, of World Partnerships, along with Judge Krstikjeska and a police officer from Scotland

 

with Mary Ellen Upton of World Partnerships

the Chief of the Europe and Eurasia Branch of the Office of International Visitors, Charlotte Titus

I appreciate all that Gary and Mary Ellen do at World Partnerships to bring international visitors to St Pete (photo of one of the centerpieces)

with one of the founders of the American Freedom Distillery -- wonderful to hear about the Horse Soldiers -- and about the bourbon. If you don't already know their amazing story - please check out the link above - as well as the trailer to the movie about them and their mission, 12 Strong. I very much enjoyed the bourbon. Need to go buy a bottle of the Horse Soldier!

the molds for the bottles are made from steel from the World Trade Center