For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 9, 2006

President Bush Announces Delegation to Ankara, Turkey to Attend Funeral of His Excellency Bulent Ecevit

President Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Ankara, Turkey to attend the Funeral of His Excellency Bulent Ecevit, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey on November 11, 2006.

The Honorable Jeffrey Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation are:

The Honorable Ross Wilson, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey

The Honorable W. Robert Pearson, former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey

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