American-Turkish Council

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers the keynote address at the 31st American Turkish Council Conference Dinner in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2012[1]

The American-Turkish Council (ATC) is a business association dedicated to enhancing the promotion of US-Turkish commercial, defense, technology, and cultural relations. Its diverse membership includes Fortune 500s, multinationals, U.S. and Turkish companies, non-profit organizations, and individuals with an interest in U.S.-Turkish relations. Guided by member interests, the ATC strives to enhance growing ties between the U.S. and Turkey by increasing investment and trade through high level government relations, effective commercial engagement, and bilateral cultural education.

Personnel

Board

Current ATC board members include:

  1. Richard Armitage[4]
  2. George Perlman of Lockheed Martin
  3. Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani[5][6]
  4. Elizabeth Avery of PepsiCo
  5. Özer Baysal of Pfizer
  6. Andy Button of Boeing
  7. Richard K. Douglas of General Electric
  8. Sherry Grandjean of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
  9. John R. Miller of Raytheon
  10. Selig A. Taubenblatt of Bechtel

ATC's advisory board also includes representatives of a number of defense, pharmaceutical, consulting, and technology firms, including BAE Systems and Motorola.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.defense.gov/Speeches/Speech.aspx?SpeechID=1683
  2. ↑ http://www.turkishny.com/english-news/5-english-news/170573-atc-board-elects-new-president-and-ceo#.VXv3VPntmko
  3. ↑ http://the-atc.org/wp/about/
  4. ↑ "American-Turkish Council | 33rd Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations". The-atc.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  5. ↑ http://www.ey.com/US/en/Services/Strategic-Growth-Markets/Strategic-Growth-Forum-Agenda-2013-EVTD-USDD-98SMD9
  6. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ten-more-families-commit-majority-of-wealth-to-philanthropy-300092318.html

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