This year, we in the United States Embassy in Tbilisi are celebrating 30 years of our diplomatic relations, partnership, and friendship with Georgia. We have ambitious plans to celebrate the full range of our partnership throughout the year. Today, I’d like to look back to the start of our relationship and reflect on why the United States cares so much about Georgia. Thirty years ago, Georgia regained its independence after nearly 200 years of domination from Moscow. During these often-difficult years, the people of Georgia have persevered and overcome many hardships to establish Georgia as a modern and democratic state,This year, we in the United States Embassy in Tbilisi are celebrating 30 years of our diplomatic relations, partnership, and friendship with Georgia. We have ambitious plans to celebrate the full range of our partnership throughout the year. Today, I’d like to look back to the start of our relationship and reflect on why the ► The FINANCIAL America