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A few days
before Ankara Reunion 2000, John Sullivan 74, just happen to have lunch
with a friend of his who is the political attaché at the Turkish
Embassy in Washington, D.C. He mentioned the upcoming reunion and AnkaraReunion.com.
The word was passed on to the ambassador. After viewing the information
about the reunion on the Web site, the ambassador decided the Turkish
government needed a representative at the reunion. Several phone calls
from Washington, D.C., to Houston and Dallas, Texas produced the keynote
speaker for the Saturday night dinner, Turkish Vice Consul Tuncay Babali.
The Vice Consul discussed the importance of the relationship
between Turkey and the United States during his speech. He also challenged
Ankara Reunion to have their next reunion in Ankara. For this suggestion,
he received a five-minute standing ovation.
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Tuncay Babali delivering his speech at
the dinner Saturday night. |
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Vice Consul Babali receiving his Ankara
Reunion Whirling Dervish t-shirt. |
| Turkish Consulate General Letter |
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