"Rice points to Turkish-US strategic partnership
Following the approval of the Senate, Ross Wilson, appointed by President George W. Bush as the new US ambassador to Ankara, yesterday took his oath of office in a ceremony at the State Department. Former US Ambassadors to Ankara Robert Pearson, Mark Parris and Marc Grossman, as well as Turkey’s current Ambassador to Washington Faruk Lologlu, were present at the gathering. Speaking before the ceremony, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Turkey was a country that carries critical importance for the US, adding that for that reason, Washington appointed its most experienced diplomats there. "
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