Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

Munter, former U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade in the period from 2007 to 2009, assessed in an interview with the Voice of America that deviating from Western values could, as he pointed out, "drive Serbia and its citizens into oblivion".

Molly Montgomery is the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the US Department of State.

Montgomery has served in Sarajevo, Riga, Kabul and Dubai, while at the State Department she served in the Office of Eastern European Affairs and the Executive Secretariat.

US Acting Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs Philip T. Reeker began Sunday a visit to Greece and North Macedonia, which will last until Saturday, the State Department has announced.

Reeker, a career diplomat, was Ambassador to Skopje (2008-11) and served one more tour of duty there.

The full State Department announcement follows:

When it takes effect on February 15, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell's resignation will create a significant vacancy at the US Department of State. He is responsible for America's relations with 50 countries in Europe and Eurasia, and with NATO, the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, will reportedly resign from his position next month, according to the Washington Post.

Mitchell cited personal and professional reasons the resignation letter he submitted to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the paper said.

Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, will reportedly resign from his position next month, according to the Washington Post.

Mitchell cited personal and professional reasons the resignation letter he submitted to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the paper said.

Turkey is "indispensable" for the United States, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell told Kathimerini on Dec. 15 in Washington, a day after a U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue meeting.

Cyprus and the United States have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the area of security, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry of the Mediterranean island, which said that the two sides have signed a so-called "Statement of Intent" on security issues.

Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is visiting Washington for a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, Christodoulides will meet with Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell.

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell told Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday that Washington is "constructing a long-term strategy to bolster the US presence in the Eastern Mediterranean."