Desetak tisuća Hrvata koji žive u New Yorku i okolici šokirano je navodnim dogovorom Andreja Plenkovića i Ivana Vrdoljaka o HNS-ovom Borisu Blažekoviću kao budućem konzulu Republike Hrvatske u ovoj metropoli.
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-Pa zar smo mi Hrvati ovoga dijela Amerike stvarno zaslužili da nam se imenuje takvoga čovjeka da surađuje sa Hrvatima-Amerikancima među koje spadam i ja, jer imam dvojno američko-hrvatsko državljanstvo – pita se jedan od brojnih predstavnika američko-hrvatske zajednice u New Yorku.
Više od samog odnosa brojnih hrvatskih iseljenika, tamošnje Hrvate brine kako će na sve to reagirati Amerikanci. Kao primjer navode jednu od objava Borisa Blažekovića na društvenim mrežama vezanu sa zemlju koja bi trebala pozitivno odgovoriti na ovakav Plenković-Vrdoljakov prijedlog.
Desetak tisuća Hrvata koji žive u New Yorku i okolici šokirano je navodnim dogovorom Andreja Plenkovića i Ivana Vrdoljaka o HNS-ovom Borisu Blažekoviću kao budućem konzulu Republike Hrvatske u ovoj metropoli. Pokrenuta je peticija na change.org, uz popratno pismo Predsjedniku Vlade Plenkoviću, koje prenosimo u nastavku…
Say NO to the appointment of Boris Blazekovic for Croatian Consul General in New York
Dear Prime Minister Plenkovic,
We, Croatian Americans, are writing this petition because we are concerned about how the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reflects on our lives, careers, and business opportunities in the United States and on our relations with our ancestral homeland, Croatia.
For many years now we have been witnessing efforts to get closer and richer and more engaged relations between the Croatian diaspora in the US, the Republic of Croatia and Croatian businesses and institutions. It has been recognized many times that Americans of Croatian descent are a huge and impactful yet underutilized resource in US/Croatian relations. As you know many individuals in the US have opened important doors for Croatia in the US, have provided irreplaceable contacts between businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, and are permanently engaged in furthering these relations. We had many valuable interactions with professionals from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as the Government and Presidency of Croatia.
At the same time, however, we have more than once witnessed a lack of vision, strategic thinking, and in extreme cases a lack of professionalism. We are also witness to a situation where countries comparable or even smaller in size and geopolitical importance have outpaced Croatia in many bi-lateral fronts; from mundane but important treaties like a tax treaty (Slovenia) to one on one business agreements such a memorandum of understanding between the Serbian government and US tech giant Cisco. Or the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina which has been designated a beneficiary country under the United States Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. Meanwhile, Croatian diplomats were not present at important bilateral US/Croatian meetings or completely miss to address and counteract public events staged by competitors of the Republic of Croatia. We have this sinking feeling that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead of being ahead of the ball, and actively working on important issues for both communities are rather sitting passively and only reacting once the damage has been done.
We believe there are ways to start an effort in fixing this situation. And to that end we propose the following points of concern by the US diaspora. This approach might as well serve as a model for other Croatian communities around the world. Let’s start working towards these principles:
1) Mutual respect, we believe that diaspora organizations should have a voice in the diplomatic representatives pre-vetting process. The key staff should be professionals with a track record of interacting with the diaspora community and the host country. Without the backing of the diaspora community it will be hard to accomplish goals that make a difference.
2) Aligned views on open issues, should focus the limited resources and energy to the most impactful projects. Subsequently, these issues should have clear owners whose personal agendas are identified and egos or political affiliations set aside.
3) Professionalism and a distinguished track record of achieving key goals should be a minimum requirement for staff in key positions. These people make significant contributions and should be able to display leadership and professionalism in representing Croats and the interests of the Republic of Croatia.
In light of,
– past performance,
– of missed, but also of future opportunities,
– the lack of initiative, and the recent UN setback,
– and of a current nomination being floated for the key post in New York,
We respectfully ask you to seriously reconsider such a nomination. In addition, we also ask you to take this simple platform as the basis for building a future which will finally correct the gaps due to years of neglect. We have a new generation of Croats ready to take the helm. Let’s provide them with opportunities and give them responsibilities and resources to make them successful.
We are looking forward to this new journey which is long overdue. And we hope that the Ministry of Foreign affairs will cease its political activities and focus on the mission, which is to: stay ahead of Croatia’s future, work closely with partners, and keep an array of options for engaging detractors.
Peticiju možete potpisati ovdje: change.org
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