AUCA students had a class with the U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic

November 23, 2018

On Monday, November 19, Donald Lu, the U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic was invited as a guest lecturer to have a class on US Policy in the Region.

More than 30 students came to listen to the Ambassador. They were impressed with the openness of Mr.Lu. While the ambassador was pleasantly surprised with the education and language level of AUCA students. During the Q&A students were very active.

“It was so great to come back to AUCA after twelve years, and meet so bright young people. This is the first time I am in a new building. I remember very well the old building and I miss it, but this is so much better. What a great environment to study, to get to know other students from all over this region. It is a fantastic place”, says Donald Lu.

The U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Donald Lu, was sworn in on September 18, 2018. Prior to this assignment, Ambassador Lu was the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Albania. His overseas postings include Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. He also served for a year as Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan. Ambassador Lu worked on the Ebola crisis in West Africa as Deputy Coordinator for Ebola Response in the State Department.