Ali Haydar Görk

Ali Haydar Görk (26 October 1905 in Istanbul – 23 March 1966) was a Turkish diplomat and the ambassador of Turkey to the United States.

Biography

He graduated from Robert College in 1926. He finished a study programme at Sciences Po in economics and finance in Paris in 1928.[1]

His career started on 7 April 1929 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held various positions in diplomatic missions in Moscow, Rome, Tokyo, Warsaw, Madrid, Paris, Washington D.C., as well as the headquarters in Ankara.[2] He was the ambassador of Turkey to the United States from 31 May 1955 until 19 April 1957.[3]

After these assignments, he retired on 4 March 1961.[1]

He died on 23 March 1966 in a car accident while traveling from Ankara to Istanbul.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Haydar Görk: Kamu Yöneticisi, Müsteşar, Diplomat". Biyografya.com. 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Relations, United States Congress Senate Committee on Foreign (1960). Mutual Security Act of 1960: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 3058 ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 642.
  3. ^ Appropriations, United States Congress Senate Committee on (1960). Departments of State, Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 1961: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 11666, Making Appropriations for the Departments of State, and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1961. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 950.
  4. ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 2023-05-21.


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