Turkey Struggles With Iraq, EU Issues Ambassador of Turkey Osman Faruk Logoglu by Larry Luxner Osman Faruk Logoglu is suddenly popular these days. As Turkeyís ambassador to the United States, Logoglu represents a NATO member country that has long been a U.S. ally but is now being squeezed in all directions as the Bush administration prepares for a possible war against Iraq. With the shadow of Saddam Hussein and his chemical, biological and possibly nuclear arsenal as a backdrop, Washington is pressuring Ankara to let it station as many as 80,000 combat troops along Turkeyís 250-mile border with Iraq and offering huge sums of money as compensation for the economic damage Turkey will likely suffer in the aftermath of another showdown with Baghdad....more... Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar Senator Seeks to Educate America About World Issues by John Shaw Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) is determined to help the American people better understand the complex array of opportunities, challenges and risks that now confront the nation....more.... Law Firms Help Embassies Through Tangle of Legal Matters by Larry Luxner Foley Hoag helps the Liberian government defend itself against lawsuits. Patton Boggs is instrumental, year after year, in getting most favored nation trade status for China. And Piper Rudnick advises the Embassy of Afghanistan on U.S. foreign policy issues crucial to that countryís interestsówithout charging the Afghans a dime. These three law firms are among the biggest and most influential in Washington, D.C., home to nearly 170 embassies and an estimated 17,500 lobbyists who try to sway the White House, Congress and an alphabet-soup of federal agencies on behalf of their various clients....more...

Come and join us for a unique affair of the diplomatic kind. moreÖ Join our e-list: Medical Section Culture Section Civil War in CÙte díIvoire May Destabilize West Africa by Larry Luxner Once considered West Africaís most prosperous nationó"a paradise by the sea that drew investors, tourists and retirees by the thousands," in the words of Ambassador Pascal D. KokoraóCÙte díIvoire is now being torn apart by a civil war that has killed hundreds of people, made thousands homeless and threatens to destabilize the entire region....more... GlobeTrade Shows Businesses How to Reach International Market by Sanjay Talwani For small or midsize companies trying to tap into global markets, the trip can be intimidating. But at a recent panel discussion and networking event held at the Jordanian Embassy, several hundred senior business executives, diplomats and others discussed a wide range of regional trends and trade opportunities. The event, a GoGlobal Executive Forum, is part of a strategy by GlobeTrade Network, a small Gaithersburg, Md.-based company with big hopes of promoting international business development for its clients and partners....more...