Keywords: Kartveli Airshow, Tbilisi. September 9, 2013 04.jpg en On September 9 2013 Ambassador Norland accompanied by a Pre-Election Delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy Human Rights and Labor Tom Melia and USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Paige Alexander attended an airshow to express appreciation for the contributions of émigré Georgian aircraft designer Alexander Kartveli to American military aircraft Alexander Kartveli well known for designing aircraft like the P-47 Thunderbolt and the A-10 Thunderbolt II which is still used by the U S Air Force today was at the forefront of U S -Georgia cooperation in providing international security During the airshow Ambassador Norland remarked that We are proud of our partnership with Georgia and hope our two countries can continue to work together with the same spirit of hard work innovation and partnership which Kartveli brought from Tbilisi to America 2013-09-10 21 12 10 https //www facebook com/media/set/ set a 10151793312592954 1073741911 55448127953 type 3 US Embassy Tbilisi Georgia Official Facebook page US Dept of State PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Kartveli Airshow 2013 |