Over the past 40 years then U.S. Congressmen , through press statements , speeches in the Senate and the House of Representatives , as well as through official correspondence and diplomatic leaders and senior American and European , and other international but , have repeatedly made clear in the past and always continue to emphasize support of the U.S. Congress as well as state of Kosovo Albanian rights in general . This support continues today in the sixth anniversary of Independence , as noted in the recent letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State , John Kerry , by not less than 40 congressmen for Kosovo's integration into the Euro - Atlantic . Paper prepared by the Republican Party Congressman from Ohio State , Michael Turner and signed by 40 congressmen from both major U.S. parties - Republicans and Democrats - including Congressman Eliot Engel , as leading Democrat on the list of signatories of the letter to U.S. Secretary state , John Kerry .
In their letter addressed to U.S. top diplomat , members of Congress of the United States provide Mr. Kerry for their support to his efforts that in practice the high-level meeting of NATO which will be held in England , expansion of NATO membership to be a priority for the United States and the Alliance . They specifically call Mr. Kerry , who in the next meeting of NATO to support NATO membership of Montenegro and Macedonia . But , "Furthermore " Congressmen write , " We urge you to work with our NATO allies to ensure that Kosovo - which in February celebrates 6th anniversary of its independence and which is a strong advocate the United States - to join its neighbors as a member of the Partnership for Peace ( PfP ) and have defined a clear path towards eventual membership in the NATO alliance . "