The Kokkalis Program invites you to these final two events of the semester:


Thursday, May 8
2:15 p.m.
The Road from the USSR to EU and NATO Membership: Latvia's Success Story
H.E. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former president of Latvia and visiting fellow, Harvard Institute of Politics
Garden Room
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way
Cambridge, MA

As president of the Republic of Latvia from 1999-2007, Vaira Vike-Freiberga was the first woman to hold the post and played a leading role in achieving Latvia’s membership in NATO and the European Union.


Friday, May 9

12:00 p.m.

Bulgaria's Foreign Policy in the Region and Beyond

The Honorable Nadezhda Mihaylova, member of Parliament and former Foreign Minister, Bulgaria
Taubman 301, Taubman Building
John F. Kennedy School of Government

Cambridge, MA

***Lunch will be provided. Seating is limited; please e-mail ilyana_sawka@ksg.harvard.edu by Thursday, May 8, if you are interested in attending.***


>From 1997-2001, Nadezhda Mihaylova served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. She is currently serving her third consecutive term as a member of Parliament, and is an active member of several parliamentary groups, including the Foreign and European Affairs Committees.


For more information about these events, please visit: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/kokkalis/events.html

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