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Secretary Locke and Ambassador Kirk Welcome New Strategic Framework with Turkey

Washington (Dec. 7)—Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk inaugurated a new process of engagement with the government of Turkey on economic and trade issues. The new policy structure, to be known formally as the “Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation” (Framework), was unveiled on the occasion of the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House. (More)