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  • Ambassador James Jeffrey and Gudrun Jeffrey Görüşmek Üzere Türkiye!

    Ambassador James Jeffrey Says Farewell to Turkey - We know that Americans and Turks in 1783 and 1923 ended their struggles for independence and chose democracy as the form of government for their new nations. As a result, I believe Americans and Turks share a similar historic spirit. ...

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  • President Obama - Rose Garden President Obama Comments on Afghanistan

    President Obama: ..."I also urged the House leaders to pass the necessary funding to support our efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I know much has been written about this in recent days as a result of the substantial leak of documents from Afghanistan covering a period from 2004 to 2009."

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  • English Access Summer Camp Students- Kizilcahamam, Ankara English Access Summer Camp - Kizilcahamam, Ankara

    From July 4 to July 24, the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section hosted two summer camps for 105 students in the English Access Microscholarship Program. The summer camps took place at a nature camp facility operated by the Turkish Red Crescent in Çamkoru, a heavily forested district of Ankara province.

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Statement of National Security Advisor GEN James Jones

U.S. National Security Advisor’s statement on Afghanistan
The United States strongly condemns the disclosure of classified information by individuals and organizations which could put the lives of Americans and our partners at risk, and threaten our national security. Wikileaks made no effort to contact us about these documents – the United States government learned from news organizations that these..

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Statement By Secretary Clinton - Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence
The International Court of Justice today issued its advisory opinion and decisively agreed with the longstanding view of the United States that Kosovo’s declaration of independence is in accordance with international law. This is the view we set forth in the briefs we submitted to the Court and in the oral proceedings that it held last December....

Courtesy of Hurriyet online: Energy and Natural Resources Minister Yildiz and Eximbank Chairman Fred Hochberg

EXIM Bank Chairman Hochberg in Turkey
U.S. Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred P. Hochberg visited Turkey July 22-25 for meetings with key Turkish government and business leaders. In his meetings in Ankara and Istanbul, he stressed the importance of creating new channels of cooperation in renewable energy, aircraft, agribusiness and telecommunications.

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Increased Threat Levels Due to PKK and Terrorist Activities in Turkey
Embassy Ankara Warden Message (July 22) - There is an overall increase in violence and a continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout Turkey. The PKK, also known as the Kongra-Gel (KGK), terrorist group has recently threatened increased violent activity in urban areas in Turkey, and...

U.S. Foreign Relations Committee Testimony

U.S. Foreign Relations Committee Testimony
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, gave testimony before the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. Senate on July 20.