Skopje, 5 August 2022 (MIA) – The United States Senate has confirmed the appointment of Angela Price Aggeler as the new US Ambassador to North Macedonia, reads the latest tweet by the US Senate. Angela Price Aggeler is to replace Kate Mary Byrnes, who has served as the United States Ambassador to North Macedonia since July 2019. Angela Price Aggeler, nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia, told last week’s hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that she would work with interagency partners to help the country develop a national strategy that holds corrupt actors accountable. “The United States and North Macedonia have many shared priorities, including fighting corruption, improving the rule of law, and strengthening good governance. If confirmed, I will encourage judicial reforms and urge the institutions of North Macedonia to promote transparency, investigate allegations of abuse, and decisively counter corruption to bolster public confidence in governance. I will work with interagency partners to help North Macedonia develop a national strategy that effectively holds corrupt actors accountable. If confirmed, I will work to support North Macedonia’s economic future through policies to bolster its investment climate, strengthen infrastructure, improve energy diversity and security, and build resilience to malign external influence, including from Russia and China,” said Price Aggeler. She also reaffirmed the United States’ support to North Macedonia’s longstanding goal of EU accession. “We stand firmly behind the EU enlargement process because it has advanced democratic development and promoted peace, stability, and prosperity on the European continent, building stronger strategic partners for the United States. North Macedonia has overcome difficult challenges and made tough choices to take historic steps forward on its accession path. If confirmed, I will build on these successes to secure the EU accession path of North Macedonia,” said Price Aggeler. According to her, the US and North Macedonia must continue to work closely in responding to the threats posed to our security and the international order, most immediately Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The urgency of this moment underscores the importance of deeper political, economic, cultural, security cooperation, and people-to-people ties with North Macedonia and other Western Balkan countries as they work to realize their strategic goals of Western integration,” Price Aggeler said. Angela Price Aggeler, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Aggeler has already spent some time of her career in Skopje, where she worked as a public affairs officer at the US Embassy.