,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl& submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,comm5d+ ,turki%   
,am]icans nationwide = _! ri*           
contributions to ! div]sity ( society1  
culture1 economy1 & civic life 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #bi1 
#aibc1 ! ,republic ( ,turkey 0 e/abli%$2
 ,:]eas ! vision>y lead] ( mod]n        
,turkey1 ,mu/afa ,kemal ,ataturk1 became
 ! ,turki% ,republic's fir/ ,presid5t2  
,:]eas1 on ,july #bd1 #aibc1 ! ,treaty (
 ,lausanne det]m9$ ! bord]s ( ! ,turki% 
,republic2 ,:]eas m ?an #ejj1jjj        
,am]icans ( ,turki% & ,turkic h]itage1  
:o immigrat$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z       
sci5ti/s1 eng9e]s & physicians s9ce     
#aiej1 & small bus9ess own]s & skill$   
labor s9ce #aihj1 reside 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas to repres5t !mselves     
nationally1 ,turki% ,am]icans h =m$     

civic in/itutions to promote _! hi/ory &
 culture2 ,:]eas to %>e ! ,turki%       
tradition ( g5]osity & hospitality & to 
contribute ri*ly to ,am]ican cultural   
div]sity1 education1 & integration1     
,turki% ,am]icans h ho/$ ,am]ican s*ool 
tea*]s on visits to ,turkey1 annual     
fe/ivals1 & educational & cultural      
speak] ev5ts across ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas    
,turki% ,am]icans are an important "p ( 
! fabric ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z evid5c$ by
 _! ri* contributions to ! arts1 sci5ce1
 academics1 law1 bus9ess & ! civic life 
( ?is c\ntry1 includ+ ! co-f\nd] (      
,atlantic ,records & ! ,new ,york       
,cosmos socc] team1 ,ahmet ,ertegun1 ^: 
jazz diplomacy & sports diplomacy help$ 
,am]icans embrace div]sity2 ,*airman ( !
 ,bo>d ( ,directors ( ! ,coca-,cola     
,company ,muht> ,k5t2 ,nobel ,prize     
,w9n] ,dr4 ,aziz ,sanc>2 co-f\nd]s (    
,si]ra ,nevada ,corporation & produc] ( 
! ,dream ,*as] ,spacecraft1 ,er5 &      
,fatih ,ozm52 f\nd] ( ,hittite ,micr[ave
 ,corporation ,yalc9 ,ayasli2 ,associate

 ,gr\p ,lead] ( ! ,massa*usetts         
,in/itute ( ,te*nology's ,l9coln        
,laboratory ,dr4 ,s]pil ,ayasli2        
television p]sonality ,dr4 ,mehmet ,oz2 
,presid5t & ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] (   
,key/one ,con/ruction & ,key/one ,realty
 ,gr\p & f\nd] ( ! ,indy #aa            
,indianapolis ,socc] ,team ,ersal       
,ozdemir2 music produc] ,arif ,m>d92    
,f$]al ,judge ,halil ,suleyman ,oz]d52  
,/ate ,judges ,jay ,k>ahan & ,ali       
,paksoy2 f\nd] & ,*ief ,executive ,(fic]
 ( ,natural ,foods ,s\rce ,murat ,guzel2
 f\nd] & ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] (      
,*obani ,yogurt ,hamdi ,ulukaya2 =m]    
,national ,football ,league play] ,tun* 
,ilk9 & ,national ,basketball           
,association play]s ,om] ,asik1 ,mehmet 
,okur1 ,ersan ,ilyasova1 ,hidayet       
,turkoglu1 & ,enes ,kant]2 & _m o!rs2 & 
,:]eas ,turki% ,am]icans s]ve z goodwill
 ambassadors promot+ great] und]/&+     
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,turkey by     
in=m+ ! p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ab\t _! ri* 
,turki% cultural h]itage & ! importance 

( ! /rategic p>tn]%ip to advance mutual 
int]e/s & %>$ values betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,turkey3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives comm5ds ,turki%
 ,am]icans nationwide = _! ri*          
contributions to ! div]sity ( society1  
culture1 economy1 & civic life 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates4