2.  Key questions  Stages of Partnership  Basic Fields of Bilateral Relationship  Implementation Mechanism of Bilateral Cooperation  Future Outcomes of Strategic Partnership

6. Russia is the greatest threat to the U.S., says Joint Chiefs Chairman nominee Gen. Joseph Dunford.

7.  Common Threat  Regional Context  Energy Security  Fighting against Terrorism  Combating against Proliferation of WMD  Participating in Peace Operations

8. Signing Process of BIT, 1995

9. President Bush's 2005 address to more than 100,000 Georgians at Freedom Square

10. Signing Process of the U.S. – Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, 2009

11. Vice President Joe Biden’s Visit, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2009

12. Secretary Clinton's Travel to Georgia to Chair the Strategic Partnership Commission, 2012

13. President Obama visiting a Georgian soldier, Alexandre Tugushi, who was wounded in Afghanistan.

16. Defense and Security Cooperation Economic, Trade and Energy Cooperation

17. Strengthening Democracy Increasing People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges

18.  Increasing interoperability and coordination of capabilities between NATO and Georgia;  Expanding the scope of ongoing defense and security cooperation programs;  Combating against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and dangerous technologies;  Fighting against terrorism;  Building on the existing cooperation among respective agencies of defense and armed forces.

19.  Enhancing Bilateral Investment Treaty;  Exploring the possibility of a Free-Trade Agreement;  Financial stabilization of Georgia;  Examining opportunities for increasing Georgia’s energy production.

20.  Increasing judicial independence;  Strengthening the rule of law;  Providing access to objective news and information;  Promoting good governance;  Fighting against common transnational criminal threats;  Increasing political pluralism.

21.  Increasing contact between the people of the United States and Georgia;  Promoting further cultural and social exchanges and activities;  Providing educational and professional programs.

22. Defense and Security Working Group Economic, Trade, and Energy Working Group Democracy and Governance Working Group People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges Working Group

23. Successfully finalizing Georgia’s integration process in the Euro-Atlantic Community Finalizing Georgia’s state- building process based on democratic values Enhancing joint counterterrorist measures Making valuable contribution in the process of decreasing/eliminating Russia’s influence in the region Eventually