Texas Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce

Governor Jindal's Inaugural Ball played out the Renaissance Hotel, and for him, tonight was the night.

"My second toast tonight is to the great people of the great state of Louisiana," said the Governor.         

The Renaissance Hotel opened it's doors tonight for the Governor and first lady of Lousiana. And with dancing, great food, and a packed house, it was hard not to have a good time. But the Governor also said there was a strange coincidence between him and the LSU Tigers.

"Every single time I run for Governor, they get their National Championship."

But that was just one of a few things the Governor talked about. Jindal's main point tonight was to outline the hard work of the last four years.

"We showed the world that indeed, Louisiana is the greatest state in the greatest country in the history of the world."

Balkan Leaders Summit organized by TUSKON, and FEBA brought together the prime ministers of six Balkan countries, including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in New York City on September 22. TUSKON president spoke at the Balkan Leaders Summit and emphasized the importance of economic ties among Balkan Countries. 

At the meeting, other participating leaders in addition to Erdoğan were Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Bosnia and Herzegovina Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. The events, including symposiums and seminars, were held at one of the largest fair complexes in New York, the Javits Center, for university students of Balkan heritage in the US. Nearly 2,000 people were in attendance at the meeting, titled “A Vision for Common Future,” including Turks living in the US. TUSKON President Rizanur Meral gave a speech at the meeting praising the strong ties between Turkey and the Balkans while also encouraging American businessmen to cooperate with Turkish businessmen in the region. 

Prime Minister Erdoğan repeated a much-debated call on families to have at least three children at a gathering attended by Balkan leaders, saying the Balkan countries should turn into Europe’s “young and dynamic power” of Europe at the meeting.

Corpus Christi Mayor Joe Adame and his delegation  were hosted by TTACC in Houston . Firstly Corpus Christi Mayor Joe Adame and his delegation Deputy Director Business Development Ruben C. Medina, Executive Vice President of Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation John Plotnik ,SIOR,CEcD, meet at the breakfast invited by Consul General of Republic of Turkey is Mr. Cemalettin Aydin. Commercial Attache of the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey Ms. Deniz Senyurt also attends to the breakfast. Later Mayor Adame gathers with some Turkish businessmen at the Turquoise Center for lunch. Mayor Adame and his delegation were informed about business relations between Turkey and The United States of America by Commercial Attache of Republic of Turkey Ms. Senyurt and Turkish American Chamber of Commerce (TTACC) President Mr. Celil Yaka.

Along with delegations visiting Missouri and North Carolina, a TUSKON delegation headed by President Rizanur Meral visited Little Rock and North Little
Rock( Arkansas) and Houston (Texas)
. 

The delegation was received by Turkey's Consulate General in Houston, Cemalattin Aydin in Houston where they met with Turkish and American businessmen. 

During their visit in Arkansas, the delegation met with Governor Dale Beebe, Secretary of State Mark Martin, North Little Rock Mayor Patrick H. Hays and World Trade Center Executive Director Dan Hendrix. 

The delegation also attended a briefing by Arkansas Economic Development Council on Arkansas economy and possible trade opportunities with Turkey. Speaking at the luncheon given after the briefing President Meral and Consulate General Aydin informed the audience of the recent economic developments in Turkey and talked about economic opportunities between Arkansas and Turkey.

Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis was in Turkey last August where he also visited TUSKON which partner organization  of TTACC. TUSKON Vice President Ismail H. Kisacik and Omer Faruk Eksi, head of Construction Committee of MARIFED, a TUSKON member federation, met with the Senator at TUSKON headquarters in Istanbul and discussed the business opportunities between the State of Texas and Turkey.