Foreign policy topic of lecture by Chicago Consul General of Turkey

The Chicago Consul General of Turkey, Fatih Yildiz, will discuss Turkey’s foreign policy and principles during a free lecture Thursday, October 11, 2:30 p.m., in room 2240 Kirkhof Center, Allendale Campus.

Born in 1971 in Ankara, Yildiz graduated from the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara in 1994. He joined the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1994, and headed the MFA’s Department of Human Resources. He held a diplomatic posting in Sarajevo, positions in Turkey’s delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and worked at the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C., prior to assuming his position as Consul General of Turkey in Chicago in September, 2010.

The lecture is open to students, faculty, staff and the community. The event is sponsored by Padnos International Center and the Department of History. For more information, contact Chad Lingwood, assistant professor of Middle East history at [email protected] or (616) 331-8697.