On May 22, Ambassador Wilson and the Commander of the US Office of Defense Cooperation in Turkey, Brigadier General Peter Sutton, officially opened the US Pavilion at Turkey’s IDEF 2007. The annual IDEF attracts defense technology firms from around the world to Ankara and this year the US pavilion featured exhibits and representatives from over 15 US firms, including ITT, Boeing and Pratt/Whitney. After the opening ceremony, the Ambassador toured the exhibit and tried his skill at a Joint Strike Fighter simulator designed by Lockheed Martin
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