The US Ambassador in Bucharest: His mission is to help Romania get out of the crisis and to strengthen the Romanian-American partnership

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"Romania's history for the last two decades has been a remarkable one, changing from a Soviet satellite to one of our most loyal and trustworthy allies, from a paralysed market dominated by the state to the fastest emergent economy in Europe, before recession hit the world last year", Gitenstein declared.

he accentuated the Romanian-American partnership, noting that Romanians did not have an empty rhetoric, but spilt their blood alongside the American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We Americans believe in Shakespeare's words, that he who spills blood next t me is my brother", Gitenstein added.

His mission in Romania has as priorities the strengthening and consolidation of the partnership, helping Romanians come out of the recession through the development of co-lateral commerce and increasing investment, but also by helping these through a higher transparency, administrative reform and regulations. The American Ambassador addresses an explicit appreciation to Romania's President Basescu, a "courageous leader", who took a firm commitment in defending the right of minorities.

During the oath ceremony, Gitenstein brought homage to his family, namely to his grandparents who were born in Romania, in Iasi (North-Est) and Galati (East), and to his father, Seymour Gitenstein, who's 94 years old.

"The essential quality that i see in them, I see it also in all people that live now in Romania. Tough, resilient, determined people, who went through a lot and did not lose their sense of humour and lust for life", the American Ambassador concluded.