SEATTLE SEATTLE, Oct 19 (Hina) - Prior to the opening of Croatia's honorary consulate in Seattle, scheduled for Saturday, Croatian Ambassador to the United State Ivan Grdesic on Friday evening held a reception for the diplomatic corps
in this biggest city of the US Federal State of Washington on the Pacific coast.
SEATTLE, Oct 19 (Hina) - Prior to the opening of Croatia's honorary
consulate in Seattle, scheduled for Saturday, Croatian Ambassador
to the United State Ivan Grdesic on Friday evening held a reception
for the diplomatic corps in this biggest city of the US Federal
State of Washington on the Pacific coast. #L#
Present at the party were representatives of the state, federal and
city authorities. A Democrat congressman, Jim McDerrmott, a former
senator, Slade Gorton, the state secretary of the Federal State of
Washington, Sam Reed, a city official, Keith Orton, and the head of
the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK), Nadan Vidosevic, were among
the guests.
Ambassador Grdesic invited the guests to attend Saturday's
ceremony of the opening of the Croatian honorary consulate which
should help enhance economic and other relations between his
country and the United States.
Earlier on Saturday, the presentation of the Croatian economic
possibilities was held in Seattle. Representatives of the
management of Boeing and Microsoft, the companies whose
headquarters are in this American city, and local business people
and bankers attended it.
(hina) ms