On 12 September afternoon arrived within a committee of five members directly to the Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation Hans Klemm, the US Ambassador in Romania. The Ambassador is Board member of the Romanian-American Foundation, which supports community foundations in Romania for many years. OSCF special programs and their results raised awareness of the Ambassador.
In the first part of the visit took place a meeting and discussion with board members and team members of OSCF. The Ambassador was interested how and why was established here the first community foundation from Romania. Then he met the Foundation’s strategic programs. Board members were asked about the economic sector of the city and region.
The ambassador said that the Embassy’s three priorities are: democracy, security and prosperity.
He appreciated the OSCF for their achievements.
After discussion OSCF organized a special Walking stick program for the committee. During this they visited the center of the city and provided an introduction to the city’s history. The walk ended at the playground in Central Park, where they visited the Fairytale house established by OSCF and the Barefoot in the Park project supported by OSCF.
