Chargé d'affaires Silliman Hosts Iftar Dinner with Business Organizations in Izmir
Chargé d'affaires Silliman Hosts Iftar Dinner with Business Organizations in Izmir
The U.S. Embassy Chargé d'affaires Douglas A. Silliman hosted an Iftar Dinner for the leaders of business organizations in Izmir on August 26. The Chairmen of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce, the Aegean Chamber of Industry, the Board of Aegean Industrialists and Businessmen Associations and the Turkish-American Businessmen Association attended the dinner. The group discussed ongoing business activities between Turkish and U.S. businesses in Izmir and the new Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) between Turkey and the U.S.
Christiaan DeLuigi, Izmir City Officer - Interview by Deniz Sipahi, Izmir Bureau Chief and Columnist of Hurriyet
The Izmir City Officer program helps the US Government remain connected with the great city of Izmir. The US Consular Agent in Izmir will continue to manage consular functions for the city’s American citizens. As City Officer, I will help maintain the Embassy’s political, cultural and economic relations with Izmir and its government. I will work very closely with our Consular Agent, Foreign Commercial Service Representative and American Corner on all activities in Izmir. ...more
A Day in the Village
While touring Turkey to celebrate “African American Days,” the Sharon Clark Quintet, Turkish jazz artist Melis Sokmen and American artist Leroy Campbell took time to visit the Afro-Turk village of Haskoy, located near Izmir, for an afternoon of sharing good food and great jazz. In this video segment, Sharon Clark and Melis Sokman perform a couple of jazz classics...
A Hero’s Welcome at Europe’s First Best Buy
As luck would have it, I picked the right guy. “I’m a hero”, he told me, “I’m trained to speak about all sections of the store”. A hero is exactly whom I needed to lead me through the hordes of people at the opening of Best Buy’s first European store. After cutting the ribbon and wading through an aisle of raucous employees, we arrived in the laptop section. I quickly spotted Ozan standing quietly next to a Toshiba. “How long have you worked for Best Buy?” I asked. “Three months”, he proudly said, “let me show you around!” ...more
