Assisant Secretary of State, Gordon recently visited Istanbul and the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Heybeliada Island. He met with Greek and Turkish officials and discussed the current state of affairs with local Turkish journalists.
1. Assistant Secretary Gordon with the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis at the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island.
2. Assistant Secretary Gordon with the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis at the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island.
3. Assistant Secretary Gordon with the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, and U.S. Consul General in Istanbul Scott F. Kilner at the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island.
4. Assistant Secretary Gordon tours the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island with the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis.
5. Assistant Secretary Gordon tours the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island with the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis.
6. Assistant Secretary Gordon and the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis are at one of the renovated classrooms in the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island.
7. Assistant Secretary Gordon and the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis are at one of the renovated classrooms in the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island.
8. Assistant Secretary Gordon with the Hagia Triada Monastery’s archpriest and Metropolitan of Bursa Elpidophoros Lambriniadis at the historical library in the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island.
9. Mayor of Uskudar Mustafa Kara (L) welcomes Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon and Ambassador Ricciardone to participate in Ramadan celebrations at the Uskudar Municipality Iskele Meydanı, Istanbul.
10. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon at Iftar Dinner in Uskudar, Istanbul
(L to R) Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon and Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone with Mayor of Uskudar Mustafa Kara prior to the iftar dinner at the Uskudar Municipality Iskele Meydanı, Istanbul.
11. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon at Iftar Dinner in Uskudar, Istanbul
(L to R): Rachel Gordon, Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon and Mayor of Uskudar Mustafa Kara are helping the municipality caterers to serve iftar meals at at the Uskudar Municipality Iskele Meydanı, Istanbul.
12. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon at Iftar Dinner in Uskudar, Istanbul
Rachel Gordon, Mayor of Uskudar Mustafa Kara, Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon, District Governor Süleyman Erdoğan, U.S. Ambassador Frank J. Ricciardone, U.S. Consul General Scott F. Kilner
13. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon at Iftar Dinner in Uskudar, Istanbul
(L to R): Consul General Istanbul Scott Kilner, Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, Rachel Gordon, Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon and Mayor of Uskudar Mustafa Kara are helping the municipality caterers to serve iftar meals at at the Uskudar Municipality Iskele Meydanı, Istanbul.
14. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon Visits Istanbul
Assistant Secretary Gordon with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone (R) and U.S. Consul General in Istanbul Scott F. Kilner (L) during the press roundtable with three Turkish journalists in Istanbul, Turkey.
15. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon Visits Istanbul
Assistant Secretary Gordon with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone (R) and U.S. Consul General in Istanbul Scott F. Kilner (L) during the press roundtable with three Turkish journalists in Istanbul, Turkey.