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  • Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary Clinton Hosts Annual Iftar

    Ramadan teaches and reinforces values that are honored by millions and tens and hundreds of millions of people from other faiths and beliefs. So tonight, while we celebrate together, let us consider how we can build broader and deeper bonds of mutual understanding, mutual respect and cooperation among people of all fai

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  • U.S. Response to Pakistan Flooding, August 16 U.S. Response to Pakistan’s Flood Disaster

    The U.S. has pledged an additional $60 million in emergency aid to Pakistan today, raising the total to $150 million to help the South Asian nation cope with the worst floods in its history. In an address at the United Nations on August 19, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized the U.S. resolve to help...

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  • Turkish, Armenian Youth Team Up for Basketball US Basketball Diplomacy in Turkey

    In a bid to use basketball as bridge between cultures, SportsUnited hosted 24 high school students from Armenia and Turkey in a rare "cross border" sports camp in Izmir in August. The students, who ranged in age from 15 to 18, will travel to the United States in January where they will meet up with American students..

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Chargé d'affaires Doug Silliman

Charge d'Affaires Doug Silliman on the "Burn the Qu'ran Day"
We are deeply concerned about all deliberate attempts to offend members of any religious or ethnic group. We do not condone such acts of intolerance and disrespect, which are understandably offensive to Muslims and those who respect the beliefs of others. We also note that Americans of all faiths disagree with this initiative.

Admiral Mike Mullen

Visit of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mullen to Ankara
During his recent visit to Ankara, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, emphasized US-Turkey cooperation in a variety of areas. Regarding the US withdrawal from Iraq, Adm Mullen emphasized: "Though we certainly rely on Turkey’s infrastructure to move some equipment in and out of our area of operations...

President Obama Speaks to the Nation from the Oval Office

President Obama on Iraq
President Obama in a nationally televised speech discussed the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. “Only Iraqis can build a democracy within their borders. What America can do, and will do, is provide support for the Iraqi people as both a friend and partner,” he said.

Charge d’Affaires Douglas Silliman and Turkish Treasury Under Secretariat Acting Director General Ozgur Pahlivan

US-Turkey Work Together on Flood Control
To help control floods in Turkey, Charge d’Affaires Douglas Silliman and Turkish Treasury Under Secretariat Acting Director General Ozgur Pahlivan signed a $509,000 grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to the Turkish State Meteorological Service on September 3 in Ankara. The grant will focus on efforts...

From left: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House, 01 Sep 2010

President Obama Welcome Middle East Peace Talks
Upon taking office, I declared that America is a friend of each nation and every person who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that the United States was ready to lead in pursuit of that future. At the beginning of my administration, I stated that it was our policy to actively and aggressively seek a lasting peace between Israel and the...