Klaus receives outgoing US ambassador

Czech President Václav Klaus received US ambassador Richard Graber at Lány Chateau on Friday in connection with the end of his diplomatic mission in the Czech Republic. Mr Graber, who has been the US ambassador to Prague since October 2006, said on Friday he considered the lifting of US visa requirements for Czechs as the biggest achievement during his posting. A day earlier, he expressed the conviction that another project, the deployment of a US missile radar base on Czech soil, would be completed, as well as the hope that Czech lawmakers would approve the extension of Czech military units in Afghanistan. Mr Graber steps down as US ambassador on January 20.

Author: Jan Velinger