Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations

Acceptences from the U.S. are Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General James Cartwright; Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John Kerry; Director, Division of International Finance of the Federal Reserve Board, Dr. Nathan Sheets; Chairman of the Board and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company, Muthar Kent; President of Bankers Association for Finance and Trade, Donna Alexander; Associate Director of the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), Dr. Kim Kroll; Senior Science Policy Advisor for the State Department, Dr. Alexander Dehgan; Vice President, Sales and Marketing Group & General Manager, Intel World Ahead Program, John Davies.

Invitations have also been extended to Vice President Joseph Biden; Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Taner Yildiz; Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.
The Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations is a forum for government and military officials, leaders of commerce and academia to discuss the issues and opportunities that bind the United States and Turkey. Meeting just weeks after President Obama’s highly successful visit to Turkey, Conference participants will discuss the expansion of joint-business opportunities for corporations in the United States, Turkey and the region; regional security issues; bi-lateral trade; energy security and development; the global recession and national recovery; and developments in Science, Technology and Research. Sectors and interests represented at the Conference include Agribusiness, Information Communication Technology, Defense, Pharmaceuticals, Banking & Finance, Trade, Construction, Energy and the European Union.

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