Sunday, June 26, 2011

Ambassador from Turkey: Who is Namik Tan?

"Ambassador from Turkey: Who is Namik Tan?
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Ambassador from Turkey: Who is Namik Tan?
Namik Tan has served as Turkey’s ambassador to the United States since February 2010.

Born in 1956 in Mardin, Tan graduated from the University of Ankara with a law degree.

He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982 and worked in the Department of Maritime Affairs. His first overseas posting took him to Moscow, Russia, where he was stationed from 1984-1987."

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