US embassy in Turkey cancels event due to federal shutdown
ANKARA
The U.S. Embassy in Ankara has canceled a reception set to be hosted by Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone on Oct. 8 because of the federal shutdown in the United States.
Officials have sent emails to invitees informing them that “because of the budget negotiations ongoing in the U.S. government, all social activities [have been] temporarily suspended.”
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