During Mr. Eken’s visit, Mr. Eken met with Minister of Industry and Commerce, José del Castillo Saviñó; Minister of Energy and Mining, Edgar Mejía; Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Mr. César Dargam.
During his visit; Mr. Eken attended a meeting with Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce and Importers Chamber in Costa Rica. As a DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) Chairman of Turkey-Central America and Caribbean Business Council, Mr. Eken & CCC has signed an MoU in order to deepen the business ties between Turkey & Costa Rica.
Mr. Eken attended the meeting with the Guatemala Export Agency and met with the Minister of Economy of Guatemala H.E. Ruben Morales Monroy during his visit. As a DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) Chairman of Turkey-Central America and Caribbean…
TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy accompanied President of FICAC, Aykut Eken to meetings during his visit to Washington, DC. Eken met with a staff member of the Subcommittee on Europe, Asia, and Emerging Threats of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Phil Kosnett, Director of Southern European Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; and Turkey Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY/1st).
On the 21st of November, 2015, Hon. Aykut Eken (Turkey) has been unanimously elected to the position of President, during the 11th World Congress of Consuls, “Bridging the World, held at the Conrad Bosphorus Istanbul.
Hon. Kostas Lefkaritis (Cyprus) has been unanimously elected to the position of Vice-President and the nine Members of the Executive Committees, who have been elected by the General Assembly, are:
Hon. S. Cohen (Monaco), L.-K. Sverstad, Norway, Hon. N.K. Margaropoulos (Greece), Hon. F. Piers (Belgium), Hon. M. Smole, Hon. A. Chowdhury (Slovenia), Hon. Dr. M.I. Baig (Pakistan), Hon. K.L. Ganju (India), Hon. T.A. Neves (Brazil).
FICAC President, Arnold Foote, honoured at the House of Lords.
FICAC (the World Federation of Consuls) agreed a statement of understanding with education charity CVQO at the House of Lords in London, during a meeting hosted by CVQO Chairman Lord Lingfield.
The statement between the two organisations formalised an agreement to identify opportunities in the territories represented by the members of FICAC to improve the lives of young people in those regions.
The beautiful and historic city of Istanbul, Turkey will be the venue of FICAC’s 11th World Congress of Consuls, and I want to take this opportunity to extend to you, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Consuls, a cordial invitation to attend our Congress scheduled for November 18th – 22nd, 2015.
The World Congress of Consuls 2015 will provide an excellent opportunity to develop relationships, strengthen their support networks and learn more about the many programs developed by FICAC internationally.
At the meeting held at the House of Lords on the kind invitation of Lord Lingfield, The Hon. Arnold Foote, President of the World Federation of Consuls discussed in detail the work of the Federation. Also present was Mr. Guy Horridge, Chief Executive Officer of CVQO and at that meeting Lord Lingfield congratulated the World Federation of Consuls on the excellent work being done internationally and honoured FICAC by offering to host a directors meeting of FICAC at the House of Lords.
The Government of Turkey and I are delighted that the 11th FICAC World Congress of Consuls will take place on November 18-22, 2015, in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, located on two continents, is the country’s economic, cultural and historical center and is a unique crossroads between east and west.
The theme of our conference “BRIDGING THE WORLD” appropriately reflects the global imperative to overcome the unprecedented political, social and economic challenges that all countries in the world, now face.
The 9th FICAC World Congress of Consuls that we carried out in Izmir left glorious memories in our minds and this year, we are glad that it will be held in one of the most beautiful cities of the world, in Istanbul, 18-22 November, 2015.
On the occasion of this event, I really want to thank all the FICAC administration staff and members, and especially our association administrative body member, Mr. Aykut Eken, who introduced and made us to love the FICAC.
