Dear Roland Dahlman, Thank you for your letter. The Asian tsunami, the worst natural disaster in modern times, of course affect us deeply. The endless suffering and the enormous loss of lives it has created for the people struck is hard to fathom.

he President in his address said: In order for the Federation to fulfill the mandate given at the World Congress of Consuls in Izmir Turkey, by our members, I have reviewed all operations and structure and now

I would like to thank you on behalf of the FICAC Board of Directors for your participation to FICAC Gold Star Award Ceremony. This ceremony has been initiated by our President, Honourable Arnold Foote, to present the FICAC Gold Star Award to the President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr. Abdullah Gul.