Origin 1996 Minister of Defense Ante Kotromanović Ambassador to Croatia Kenneth Merten | Prime Minister Zoran Milanović Ambassador to U.S. Josko Paro | |
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Country President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | ||
The Minnesota–Croatia National Guard Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program. The partnership began in July 1996 and has progressed from small unit exchanges to deployments as Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLT) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The partnership continues to support overseas contingency operations; assist in the development of disaster preparedness and consequence management, and support the EUCOM Commander's Security Cooperation Objectives (military transformation, interoperability, civil-military operations, and regional military-to-military and civil security events).
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The events within the scope of the MNNG capabilities in the SPP will continue with emphasis on Crisis Response, building a Reserve Force, Support to Civilian Authorities with the intent to execute a responsible transition from Mil/Mil to Civ/Civ events. The MNNG is making a deliberate effort to partner Croatian Government leaders with Minnesota State Government entities for CIV/CIV engagements with the intent to facilitate planning fusion for CIV/CIV discussions on future trade relations with MN and Croatian international and domestic business leaders.
2013 Planned Events:
FY14 Proposed Events: