Presidents, diplomats, Balkan officials and members of the U.S. Congress paid an emotional tribute to the Voice of America’s Albanian Service Tuesday, as the service marked the 70th anniversary of its first broadcast in 1943.
VOA Albanian Service Marks 70th Anniversary
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Former VOA's Europe Division Director Frank Shkreli (left) and former Service members Gjon Kadeli and Idriz Lamaj at the ceremony
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IBB Director Dick Lobo, VOA's Eurasia Division Director Elez Biberaj, VOA's Director David Ensor, DAS Philip Reeker, former senator Dennis DeConicini and former US Ambassador in Tirana William Ryerson (left to right)
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IBB Director Dick Lobo, and Deputy IBB Director Jeff Trimble
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VOA's Eurasia Division Director Elez Biberaj speaking at the ceremony