On the day Ivanov officially became president of his country , he sent a letter to the president of the United States Barack Obama in which he underlined North Macedonia 's aim to join NATO and EU and to find a " mutually acceptable solution " to the " name difference " with neighbouring Greece . He also thanked Obama for his words of support at the 2009 NATO Summit
2009 NATO Summit
2009 Strasbourg–Kehl summit
Gjorge Ivanov