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A reception held in Washington, D.C., by the Assembly of Turkic American Federations, gathering six major federations representing the thriving Turkic-American community in the US, was attended by seven senators and 53 congressmen among hundreds of well-wishers.
The reception was held on Wednesday at the Willard InterContinental Washington, bringing ambassadors, directors and representatives of Turkish, Turkic and Eurasian peoples together with members of the US Congress, legislative directors and legislative assistants for foreign policy. US senators Richard Lugar, Robert Casey, Frank Lautenberg, Jeff Bingaman, Roger Wicker, Mark Warner and Kay Hagen were present at the event.
Observers said that this many senators have never attended an event organized by Turks in the US before. Turkish Ambassador to the United States Namık Tan also attended the gala. The Turkish Parliament was represented by ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputies Vahit Kirişçi, Mehmet Şahin, Mustafa Ataş, Mehmet Ceylan, İbrahim Hasgür, Alev Dedegil, Hacı Hasan Sönmez and Mehmet Çerçi.
Officials from the assembly said nearly 700 guests attended the gala. Our president represented Raindrop Turkish House in the reception.
Raindrop Turkish House hosted distinguished guests from Leadership Houston for Passport to Turkey Program on Thursday April 29, 2010.
The program started with the tour of the Turquoise building. Our president had a welcoming speech and said that the mission of Raindrop Turkish House and the mission of this program perfectly matched.
We, as the Turkish community, hope that this passport program will be a start for new area of collaboration with the Houston Leadership Organization.
Consul General of Turkey Honorable Akil Oktem presented Turkey facts power point presentation.
The program continued with the reflections of Turkey Trip participant of Dr. Fena Garza, president of HCC.
History and Culture presentations were very enlightening.
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce presented business opportunities between Texas and Turkey.
Houston Folkdance group performance was amazing. Guests also had the opportunity to visit Houston Blue Mosque.
Leadership Houston guests enjoyed the delicious Turkish food with the live Turkish music.
The night was over by exchanging the appreciation certificates and the group photo in front of Turquoise building.
Assembly of Turkic American Federations will proudly present its opening Gala Reception on Wednesday May 12th, 2010 between 6:30 pm. and 09:00 pm. in the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in DC.
The assembly of Turkic American Federations is organized as a broader umbrella organization for federations and similar entities like Raindrop Turkish House.
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Raindrop Turkish House is an educational, charitable, social and cultural organization and now it operates in six states: Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The mission of Raindrop is to introduce Turkish culture into American society and cultivate friendship and promote the understanding of diverse cultures through its unique services to the community, through dialog and corporation.
Raindrop organizes annual Turkic Cultures and Children’s Festival, annual Turkish Language Olympiad and Intercultural Trips to Turkey. Raindrop contributes in colorful life of society by organizing, sponsoring, and hosting cultural and social events. Raindrop also offers educational services such as Turkish and English classes, Turkish Cuisine Cooking classes, music classes, seminars and international conferences. Raindrop also helps the needy through its charity organization Helping Hands. Raindrop organizes Breakfast & Morning conversations, which is a series of public conversations that draw together diverse minds to discuss critical issues and engage in cooperative social action.
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