"Former US Ambassador to Ankara: The US needs an Ataturk
Speaking in Washington, DC at the Institute for Near Eastern Policy at a conference on Turkish leaders, former US Ambassador to Ankara, Eric Edelman, said that the US 'had a need for leaders like Ataturk, Inonu, and Ozal.' Edelman was US ambassador to Turkey between 2003-2005, and returned to the US capital to take up a position as assistant to the Defense Secretary. "
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