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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New York Congressman Eliot Engel speaking at the ceremony
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DAS for Europe and Eurasia, Philip Reeker says VOA'S Albanian Service has been vital news source to Albanians in the region
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Albanian Nobel prize laureat Dr. Ferid Murad speaking at the ceremony
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Former U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-Arizona) said the Voice of America remains critical, to report the news and “relate to the people of the region, that Americans care.”