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  • Secretary Clinton at the Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society 2012 Summit - May 16, 2012 (Photo: U.S. Department of State)

    Strategic Dialogue With Civil Society

    Secretary Clinton (May 16): "And so as we see the explosion of civil society groups around the world, we want to support you. I think that in the United States, civil society does the work that touches on every part of our life."

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  • U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone

    Ambassador Ricciardone Remarks at DEIK

    U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone delivered remarks on the state of U.S.-Turkish commercial relations at the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey/Dış Ekonomik İlişkiler Kurulu (DEİK).

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  • President Barack Obama addresses the nation from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 1, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

    The Way Forward in Afghanistan

    President Obama (May 1): "Today, I signed a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries...."

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  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a press conference at the Istanbul Congress Center after the Second Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People (Photo: Aydan Yurdakul)

    Secretary Clinton's Visit to Turkey

    Secretary Clinton traveled to Istanbul, Turkey March 31-April 1 to attend the second meeting of the “Group of Friends of the Syrian People.”

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  • NATO foreign ministers at a roundtable meeting in Brussels - May 5, 2009(AP Image)
    Why NATO Matters to U.S. Security

    Assistant Secretary Gordon (May 14): "The Alliance is the mechanism through which the United States confronts diverse and difficult threats to our security together with like-minded states who share our fundamental values of democracy, human rights and rule of law." 

  • Scott Land and the Marionettes
    USA Puppetmaster, Scott Land Performs in Yalova and Çanakkale

    USA puppetmaster, Scott Land sponsored by the U.S. Mission in Turkey performed at several events during the 15th International Istanbul Puppet Festival which took place between May 3-13, 2012. Scott Land will also perform on Tuesday evening, May 15 at 19:00 in Raif Dinçkök Cultural Center, Yalova and on Saturday May 20 at 18:00 at Çanakkale's, Çağlar Kaynak Basketball Square.   Scott Land Marionettes Video »

  • Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria
    Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria

    The United States is pursuing every avenue to get humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria and is engaged in focused diplomatic efforts to secure full and unfettered access for humanitarian organizations to reach those in need. To help meet the growing humanitarian need, the United States is providing an additional $6.5 million in humanitarian assistance to support...  

  • İstanbul Modern Cinema takes a look at the reflections of street art in cinema.
    "Art After Dark" at Istanbul Modern

    Public Affairs is sponsoring film screenings at Istanbul Modern from May 24 to June 3 in affiliation with the upcoming exhibition “Fifty Years of Urban Walls: A Burhan Doğançay Retrospective,” a comprehensive retrospective of the New York-based Turkish artist Burhan Doğançay’s journey to document the walls he observed in diverse cities around the world throughout his 50-year artistic career.   Istanbul Modern »

  • U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone and Dr. Marie Ricciardone at the "Nordic Walking between the Continents" over the Bosphorous Bridge in Istanbul - May 6, 2012 (Photo: Sevil Sezen)
    Nordic Walking between the Continents

    On May 6, 2012, U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone and Dr. Marie Ricciardone, Consul General Scott Kilner and Mrs. Jan Kilner along with over 30 U.S. Consulate General Istanbul community members, joined the “Nordic Walking between the Continents” over the Bosphorus Bridge, organized by the Estonian Embassy, Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs, Governor and Mayor of Istanbul to mark Europe Day.  Photo Gallery »

  • U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone and Dr. Ricciardone with HGT team members.
    The Harlem Globetrotters Performed at Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul

    The Harlem Globetrotters, founded in 1926 in Chicago, are a mythic part of the childhood – and adulthood – of Americans. They performed at the Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul on May 5, 2012. U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone and Dr. Marie Ricciardone along with alumni of the U.S. government-sponsored student leaders program (SUSI) attended the event.   Video »

  • "New Yorker" Photography Exhibition in Istanbul May 8-June 8, 2012
    "New Yorker" Photography Exhibition in Istanbul May 8-June 8, 2012

    The theme of the exhibition, “Urban Citizenship” will be underlined by the concept of ‘being a New Yorker’ –which is unique to the city’s multicultural make up and the living conditions these attributes entail. Also included in the exhibition will be a panel about ‘Urban Citizenship’ with the participation scholars from New York.   Photo Gallery »

  • Left to right: U.S. Consul General Scott Kilner, Chairman of MUSIAD Nail Olpak, U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, President of MUSIAD Ömer Cihad Vardan, Chairman of Science & Technology Commission Nazım Özdemir
    Courtesy Visit to MÜSIAD

    U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone and U.S. Consul General Scott Kilner paid a courtesy visit to MÜSIAD (Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association) to congratulate the new Chairman Nail Olpak and the Board Members in Istanbul on May 4, 2012.  Photo Gallery »

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