Turkish Foreign Policy

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Date/Time:Friday, 04 Mar 2011 at 7:00 pm
Location:Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
Categories:Diversity Lectures
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Fatih Yildiz is the Consul General of Turkey in Chicago, a position to which he was appointed in September 2010. His diplomatic career has included service as First Secretary and Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C.; with the Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; and at the Turkish Embassy in Sarajevo.

Yildiz joined the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994 as Deputy Directorate for Balkan Affairs. He has also held positions in the Cabinet of the Undersecretary and, most recently, as director of the Department of Human Resources. He earned his degree in International Relations from Middle East Technical University in Ankara.