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Colleen Graffy, left, visited Pridnestrovie Tuesday to answer questions from local journalists (file photo: US Embassy)

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Colleen Graffy, left, visited Pridnestrovie Tuesday to answer questions from local journalists (file photo: US Embassy)
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US charm tour to Tiraspol fails to impress locals
Initial local reaction was mixed to a charm offensive by the US State Department. Public diplomacy officer Colleen Graffy visited Tiraspol to promote America's vision for the region. At the same time, she refused to consider recent democratic advances and the right of half a million people to choose their future. [more]

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<h1>Colleen Graffy, left, visited Pridnestrovie Tuesday to answer questions from local journalists (file photo: US Embassy)</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Colleen Graffy, left, visited Pridnestrovie Tuesday to answer questions from local journalists (file photo: US Embassy)</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>