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Ambassador Kim welcomed U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley to Albania this week. Congressman Quigley represents the 5th District of Illinois and traveled to Tirana on August 18-19 where he met with Ambassador Kim, Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi, Chief of Defense Begaj and visited the Kucova Air Base. Kucova Air Base will receive over $58 million in NATO funding to modernize the base to support NATO air transport, logistics, air policing, and training.