19/10/2026
Beyond the Capital: Kochani, Vinica, and the connections shaping eastern part of 🇲🇰
Today, Chargé d’Affaires Nicole Varnes visited Kochani and Vinica to meet local leaders, young people, and businesses and discuss priorities first-hand.
She met with Mayor Vlatko Grozdanov and Mayor Mitko Kostadinovski, joined students at The Nest as they shared their vision for “Kochani 2035,” visited the U.S.-supported restoration of the Monument of Freedom, and toured U.S. company Amphenol, which employs hundreds of people in Kochani.
Each stop showed what our cooperation can build.
Local leadership. Youth. Heritage. Business.
Different stops, one shared goal: stronger connections between the United States and North Macedonia.