Romania, Aug 26, 2005 – Romanian President Traian Basescu received yesterday the visit of Mr. Bruce Jackson (President of “Project on Transitional Democracies”). Jackson is undertaking a tour in the Balkan and the Black Sea region countries.
President Basescu praised the US civil society’s interest in supporting democracy within the Black Sea region and underlined that Romania is actively promoting all initiatives meant to attach this zone to Euro-Atlantic structures and values.
Basescu pointed out that Romania – both as a future EU Eastern border, and as a NATO member state – shows an utmost interest in strengthening all processes aimed to bring stability, encourage democracy in the region, and minimize asymmetric threats and risks, such as: frozen conflicts, illegal trafficking of persons, drugs and weapons.
Bruce Jackson encouraged Romania’s ongoing initiatives in promoting the Black Sea region issues on the EU and NATO agenda in order to facilitate a better understanding of the geopolitical framework in this particular part of the world.
Mr. Jackson said a Euro-Atlantic strategy would be necessary for better promoting democracy in the region and that Romania should be actively involved in this process.
Bruce Jackson is the founder and President of the “Project on Transitional Democracies”. The Project is a multi-year endeavor aimed at accelerating the pace of reform in post-1989 democracies and advancing the date for the integration of these democracies into the institutions of the Euro-Atlantic. From 1979 to 1990, Bruce Jackson served in the United States Army as a Military Intelligence Officer. From 1986 to 1990, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in a variety of policy positions pertaining to nuclear forces and arms control. Between 1993 and 2002, Mr. Jackson was Vice President for Strategy and Planning at Lockheed Martin Corporation. In 1996, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention where he served on the Platform Committee and the Platform’s subcommittee for National Security and Foreign Policy. During the 2000 Presidential Campaign, he was a delegate committed to Governor Bush and chaired the Foreign Policy Subcommittee of the Republican Platform Committee. Mr. Jackson is the President of the US Committee on NATO, a non-profit corporation formed in 1996 to promote the expansion of NATO and the strengthening of ties between the United States and Europe. During the 2002-2003, he served as the Chairman of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Project for the New American Century, a non-profit corporation involved in educating American opinion on foreign policy and national security.
Romania Report
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