Schweitzer building foreign policy cred Governors, Montana

While Tom Trancredo is busy running for President and making an ass out of himself, our man in Montana Brian Schweitzer is building his foreign policy credentials:

If US-Kyrgyz relations go sour, we’ll always have the bilateral Montana-Kyrgyzstan relationship.

"The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States came to compare Big Sky Country’s ranches and ski resorts, fly-fishing rivers and universities, to those in Kyrgyzstan. Although the two mountain landscapes are half a planet away, Montana and Kyrgyzstan have a wide-ranging network of connections dating back to the 1990s."

"'We would like to work in close relations with small businesses in Montana,' Sydykova said through interpreter Sharjan Tashtanbekova, one of the first Kyrgyz exchange students to the University of Montana. 'We’re trying to learn how Montana works at these industries.'”

I may be joking, but I'm only half joking. By the way, check out this pic of the Kyrgyz countryside. Seems a lot like a familiar place.

Emmett O'Connell | July 19, 2005 | Comment on This Post (0 so far) Permalink: Schweitzer building foreign policy cred Governors, Montana

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