BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

12/12/2007

U.S. Ambassador To Belarus Receives Diplomacy For Freedom Award

The U.S. State Department on December 10 presented U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart with the 2007 Diplomacy for Freedom Award, it announced on its website. "Ambassador Stewart inspired her entire embassy to provide encouragement to embattled defenders of freedom," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, adding that the "Belarus regime has stepped up persecution of the opposition and ordinary citizens pressing peacefully for change." Stewart "has ensured that U.S. assistance is targeted to democracy initiatives, and she has found innovative ways to bring the message of U.S. support for freedom directly to the people of Belarus," Rice said in presenting the award. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/12/3-cee/cee-121207.asp