Luncheon with the District Directors of US Congressional Leaders of Houston Area!

Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians brought together the District Directors of the US Congressional Leaders of Houston Area together with the leaders and representatives of the Turkish, Azeri, Bosnian, Albanian, Kazak, and Turkmen American Communities as well as the Texas Turkish American Chamber.

Turquoise Council tour was given to each District Director. Then open buffet lunch was served. After a brief presentation and introduction about the Turquoise Council, each community representative gave briefings about the historical facts of their countries, communities US nationwide, Texas statewide and in the Greater Houston Area.

The goal was to become informative and educational as well as to start a lasting friendship with those offices.

So the participants from each office found the tour of the Turquoise Center and the presentations very informative, educational and enlightening adding that they learned quiet a lot.

Those Congressional Leaders who were represented at this luncheon are:

Congressman Al Green, TX-9th District
Congressman John Culberson, TX-7th District
Congressman Gene Green, TX-29TH District
Congressman Ted Poe, TX-2nd District
Congressman Pete Olson, TX-22nd District
Congressman Kevin Brady, TX-8th District
Congressman Michael McCaul, TX-10th District

The idea of making this gathering annual was great. We all agreed to get together again soon in order to further the relations.

Thanks to Mehmet Okumus, President of the Turkish House, Ismail Ahmedov, Director of Azerbaijani American Cultural Alliance, Kemal Budak for the Bosnian Cultural Center, Dr. Indrit Hoxha for the Albanian Community, Arman for the Kazak Community, Murat Hydrov for the Turkmen Cultural and Educational Foundation, and Ali Ciftci for the Texas Turkish American Chamber for their time, cooperation and briefings.