THE ROYAL COUPLE VISIT WASHINGTON D.C.

Belgrade, 3 June 2009 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine will visit Washington D.C. from 4-6 June as guests of Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder of the Suzan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. The Royal Couple will attend numerous events, including dinner with Vice President Joe Biden of the United States.

On arrival Thursday 4 June Their Royal Highnesses will meet with the Serbian Ambassador to the United States, HE Mr. Vladimir Petrovic. After that Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine will attend a special dinner organized in their honour by Ambassador Nancy Brinker at the Café Milano.

On Friday 5 June Their Royal Highnesses will visit Komen Washington DC Headquarters where they will attend a Global Survivors breakfast. After that the Royal Couple will participate in the Race Day Walk Through.

In the evening hours Their Royal Highnesses will attend a barbeque in the Residence of Vice President Biden together with his family and many distinguished people of Washington. Earlier on Their Royal Highnesses will meet privately with Vice President Joe Biden and Dr Jill Biden Ph.D.

On Saturday 6 June the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will take place in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine, Vice President Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, Ambassador Nancy Brinker, her son Eric Brinker and many others. Teams from 61 federal agencies, 31 congressional offices, and 50 embassies have signed up for the race where walkers and runners traditionally wear pink. "Forget about red state vs. blue state, for a day at least, this is about the state of pink,".

The event is being held to raise funds to fight breast cancer is to expand past United Sates shores to several other countries, including Italy, Germany, and Egypt.

Ambassador Brinker visited Belgrade 11-15 May as a guest of Their Royal Highnesses and met with H.E. Prof. Dr. Tomica Milosavljevic, Minister of Health of Serbia, and Dr Nevena Karanovic, State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and discussed cooperation between Serbian health institutions and “Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation” in fighting this terrible disease.