Westminster Debate ‘US-Turkey Relations and the Failed Coup Attempt’
The Centre for Turkey Studies is delighted to invite you to a public forum with former US Ambassador to Turkey James F. Jeffrey.
The event will take place in the House of Commons’ Committee Room 5 on 9th October, from 7pm to 9pm.
Turkey is a key US ally in the Middle East but relations have become increasingly strained between the two nations in recent years, especially since the failed coup attempt of July 2016. Interests have partly diverged due to the Syrian conflict, with the US backing the same Syrian Kurdish forces that Turkey views as an extension of the insurgent Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Over the last year, Turkey has looked to the US to extradite the cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the government blames for the coup attempt, while in recent months there have been hopes for a reset in relations with the US having changed administrations. As an experienced diplomat and expert in the region, James F. Jeffrey will analyse the situation and give his thoughts on the various ongoing issues that form the complex US-Turkey relationship.
This forum will kindly be hosted by Virendra Sharma MP (Ealing Southall).
Please click below to register. We look forward to welcoming you to this event.
Speaker biography
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey retired from the Foreign Service with the rank of Career Ambassador in June 2012. At present he is the Philip Solondz distinguished visiting fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a Visiting Instructor at George Washington University, consultant, and member of the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Policy Board.
Ambassador Jeffrey has held a series of senior posts in Washington, D.C., and abroad. Prior to his service as Ambassador in Ankara (2008-2010), and Baghdad (2010-2012), he served as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor in the George W, Bush Administration. Earlier he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State, where his responsibilities included leading the Iran policy team and coordinating public diplomacy.
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