American-Turkish Council
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
- General James L. Jones: Chairman
- Howard Beasey: President and CEO[2]
- Eli K. Lovely: Director, Communications and Marketing
- Fatih Orhan: Director, Membership Development and Programs
- Kemal Çankaya: Director, Finance[3]
Board
Current ATC board members include:
- Richard Armitage[4]
- George Perlman of Lockheed Martin
- Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani[5][6]
- Elizabeth Avery of PepsiCo
- Özer Baysal of Pfizer
- Andy Button of Boeing
- Richard K. Douglas of General Electric
- Sherry Grandjean of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- John R. Miller of Raytheon
- 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
- American Turkish Friendship Association
- Assembly of Turkish American Associations
- Federation of Turkish American Associations
- Lobbying in the United States
- Turkish American
References
- ↑ http://www.defense.gov/Speeches/Speech.aspx?SpeechID=1683
- ↑ http://www.turkishny.com/english-news/5-english-news/170573-atc-board-elects-new-president-and-ceo#.VXv3VPntmko
- ↑ http://the-atc.org/wp/about/
- ↑ "American-Turkish Council | 33rd Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations". The-atc.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ http://www.ey.com/US/en/Services/Strategic-Growth-Markets/Strategic-Growth-Forum-Agenda-2013-EVTD-USDD-98SMD9
- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ten-more-families-commit-majority-of-wealth-to-philanthropy-300092318.html