28th Annual Conference on US-Turkish Relations

The American Turkish Council will convene for it’s 28th Annual Conference on US-Turkish Relations to bring together leaders from Turkey and the US at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center at the National Harbor, Washington, DC May 31-June, 2009. We will also be tweeting live at the event using the Twitter account @AmericanTurkish.

The theme of this year’s Conference is “U.S.-Turkey: Overcoming Challenges in an Era of Change.”

The conference is hosted by the Chairman of the Board of the American-Turkish Council, Lt. General Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.), and Chairman of the Turkish U.S. Business Council, Haluk Dinçer.

Key speakers include:

H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Senator John F. Kerry – Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

General İlker Başbuğ – Chief, Turkish General Staff

Admiral Mike Mullen – Chairman, U.S. Joint Staff

Murad Bayar – Undersecretary for Defense Industries, Ministry of Defense

Muhtar Kent – Chairman of the Board & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

Dr. Kemal Derviş – Vice President and Director, Global Economic and Dev, Brookings Institution

Ambassador Marc Grossman (Ret.) – Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group

You may register to attend the conference at .

Further information regarding the American-Turkish Council can be found at: https://www.uschamber.com/program/international-affairs/middle-east-and-turkey-affairs/us-turkey-business-council

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Thank you for your time and consideration.

Elizabeth Moothart

On the behalf of
The American Turkish Council