Today U.S. Ambassador Designate, John Tefft, presented his credentials to President Mikhail Saakashvili in the President's Office at the State Chancellery. Mr. Tefft made his welcoming speech in Georgian: "I would like to express my deep respect towards you and the entire Georgian society. My wife and me are extremely happy to have arrived to Georgia. I am proud to be a representative of President George Bush and the American people to Georgia".

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