Arnold Foote, the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) today salutes you as it acknowledges your achievements and contributions to the development of FICAC in particular, and your work towards the advancement of Consuls in general.

I wish to express my sincere greetings to the participants of the 9^th World Congress of Consuls, and extend a warm welcome to those participants coming from abroad.

Rosendo Álvarez III Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia

Dean, Consular Corps Accredited in the Dominican Republic Chairman, Caribbean Regional Committee

Dear Friends: On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, it is a great pleasure to send my warmest greetings to all those gathered for the 9^th triennial World Congress of Consuls in Izmir, Turkey.

The 9^th World Congress of Consuls of November 2009 will long be remembered for two distinguishing features. The first is the location, the second is the theme.

I have received your kind invitation for the 9th World Congress of Consuls to be held on November 16 – 17, 2009 by the International Federation of Consular Associations (FICAC Federation Internationle des Corps et Associations Consulaires).

Welcome to 9th World Congress of FICAC, International Federation of Consular Association.

In the congress held in Kingston three years ago, we had dreamed to host this estimable community in our country… It make us happy and bring honor to us to see our dream came true and to conduce to such an important meeting in Izmir and honored to us.

It gives me an immense pleasure seeing most of the members of Ficac all together in Izmir.

I stand before you today, proud and happy and so privileged to be part of the 9th World Congress of Consuls being held here in Izmir, the most beautiful city in the Republic of Turkey.

Every day, brooklyn is enriched by the contributions of turkish-americans in every field of endeavor and every walk of life. We’ve got turkish mosques and so many businesses owned by turks – in construction, retail, design, food and grocery, you name it!