Regional Development Agency Director – Center, Mrika Gashi also a member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo stayed in Washington DC and Minnesota as part of its annual Board visit. From meetings with US congressmen, it was concluded that strengthening economic cooperation with the United States of America, as well as increasing US investment in Kosovo, are essential to the stability of the region. Board Members used meetings in Washington with government and congressional representatives, including Senator Charles Grassley and legislator Eliot Engel, to familiarize them with the progress the country has made in an effort to attract more US investment to Kosovo.