President Klaus Iohannis met in Washington D.C. with members of the Romanian community in the U.S. and thanked them for their involvement in developing the strategic partnership between Romania and the United States.
"You are respected members of your community, well integrated, bringing a substantial contribution to the American economy. Through everything you achieve every day, at a personal level, you strengthen the ties between Romania and the United States and you contribute, directly or indirectly, to our partnership," stated the President.
The Head of State also highlighted the importance of the Romanian community in the U.S. in Romania's development.
"By living in the United States, you have succeeded in an extremely competitive society, which - just as I wish for Romania - has developed a success culture based on performance, hard work, talent, honesty and, most importantly, integrity. (...) You, the Romanians of the Diaspora, our elite, you can be a catalyst for Romania's development. At the same time, it is only natural for Romania to protect you and promote your rights and interests. I have said before but I repeat it every time I get the chance: the best way the state can acknowledge the contributions of the Romanians abroad is to place itself at their service," affirmed the Head of State.
Iohannis also pointed out the necessity of a long-term integrative view occasioned by the Great Union's centenary, encouraging, at the same time, the members of the Romanian community in the U.S. not to lose their identity and their language.
"The celebration of 100 years from the Great Union represents a good opportunity to acknowledge that today, more than ever, we, Romanians at home or here, we need a long-term integrative view, not a limited one, not for momentary political interests (...) I encourage you to make all the possible efforts to preserve the Romanian language, the main symbol of our identity - which, at least in the diaspora, can easily be lost. Consequently, it is important to identify the most efficient learning methods of the Romanian language for children born abroad of Romanian parents," stressed the President.
President Klaus Iohannis participated on Wednesday at a meeting with members of the Romanian community in Washington D.C., organised by the Romanian Embassy in the U.S. capital city.
Earlier that day, the Head of State participated in Washington, D.C at the debate entitled "20 Years After - The Relevance of the Romanian - U.S. Strategic Partnership in the Current International and Security Context", dedicated to the two-decade anniversary from the conclusion of the bilateral strategic partnership, hosted by the Heritage Foundation.
At the meeting with the Romanian community members also participated the Romanian President's wife, Carmen Iohannis, USA Ambassador in Bucharest Hans G. Klemm, former U.S. Ambassador in Bucharest Mark Gitenstein, presidential advisors Dan-Andrei Muraru and Bogdan Aurescu as well as the Head of the Romanian Intelligence Services, Eduard Hellvig.
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