EDITOR’S NOTE (George Gialtouridis): To this very important research by Fanoula Argyrou, we also need to note that Durakoglu started her career in Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2008.  Clinton lost in the primaries to Obama and then became Obama’s Secretary of State. Ms. Durakoglu is fluent in Turkish and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Europe. Prior to working in the US House of Representatives, she served on the advance team of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for President in 2008.  Naz Durakoglu | Center for a New American Security (en-US) (cnas.org)

After the 2008 elections Durakoglu served in the Obama administration as the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, yes under Hillary.
During the four years of Trump’s presidency when the democrats did not control the State Dept. Durakoglu was the Senior National Security Advisor to Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and the minority staff director of the U.S. Senate’s NATO Observer Group. She also directed all hearings, executive branch nominations, and legislation related to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation where Senator Shaheen serves as the Ranking Member.
Below the report by Fanoula Argyrou in English and Greek

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These are not two but three: Naz Durakoğlu, Özge Güzelsu and Didem Nişancı

The news that “two Turkish-Americans” help “in shaping US foreign policy, as the White House characteristically justified, justifying its decision to appoint them to key positions in the State Department, was promoted by the Greek website www.newsbreak.gr. These are Naz Durakoğlu and .zge Güzelsu. According to the report, they have close relations with Turkey, and coordinate with President Biden’s close associate Amos Hochstein the State Department energy policy and with their many years of experience in Congress are behind the cancellation of the EastMed pipeline.

The whole affair was brought to light by two Greek-American senators, Gus M. Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis. The letter of the Greek-American senators dated. February 18, 2022 to Naz Durakoğlu, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Washington, and related news, at the following links.

But the “successful” Turkish-Americans in President Biden’s administration are not two but three:

Naz Durakoğlu was appointed in January 2021 as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, the highest position ever given to a Turkish-American in the recent history of the US State Department. Naz Durakoğlu speaks fluent Turkish, holds a BA from Rutgers University and an MA from Naval War College. But before returning to the State Department, according to the Turkish-American website (link below) he was a senior adviser to the National Security, and managed the activities of the Senate (Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation … NATO). Prior to serving as a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, she also served in the Obama Administration as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, from 2015 to 2017. She began her career in the U.S. House of Representatives where she held various positions, including as Legislative Director to Congressman Bill Keating and Subcommittee Staff Director on the Foreign Affairs Committee ».

https://i-epikaira.blogspot.com/2022/02/hurriyet-three-turkish-women-to-serve.html

Özge Güzelsu as General Counsel (Legislation) of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and Didem Nişancı, Chief of Staff, Department of Treasury.

https://turkofamerica.com/index.php/people/women/item/5077-turkish-american-lawyer-oezge-guezelsu-was-appointed-as-deputy-general-counsel-legislation-of-the-us- secretary-of-defense

 

Özge Güzelsu (fourth from left) with other members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Forces (Credit: National Journal)

https://turkofamerica.com/index.php/others/life-style/item/5081-durakoglu-becomes-the-principal-deputy-assistant-secretary-at-state-department

Durakoglu becomes the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at State Department (turkofamerica.com)

In 2010 – Michael McMahon

But let’s go even further for the higher. The fact that Naz Durakoğlu reached so high in the State Department did not fall from the sky overnight! This lady has been working for Turkish interests for years. In 2010 e.g. she also worked for Democratic nominee Michael McMahon as his “legislative assistant.” McMahon had voted against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and had received contributions to his election campaign from Turkish interests, as revealed at the time by the Greek-American organization, CYPRUS ACTION NETWORK OF AMERICA, in collaboration with the United Nations with the Armenian organization ANCA. And they had launched their own campaign to inform the expatriates, calling on them not to vote for McMahon.

McManon then lost the election thanks to the activities of CANA and ANCA. But it is worth remembering that Michael McMahon was also supported by our expatriates, and there are photos … Ignoring and disregarding the honest and genuine patriot, Nikos Taneris who fought until the end of his short life on a non-profit basis. For Greek ideals, homeland, religion and liberation of our Cyprus. Why; Simply because he was against the British-Turkish bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and did not accept to join the bi-zonal expatriate leader established in the USA …

As part of their enlightenment campaign, CANA and ANCA also released a list of Michael McMahon’s contacts with Naz Durakoğlu in relation to Turkish and Azerbaijani elements.

I am copying below some of Naz Durakoğlu’s contacts below that notice.

I close, however, with a note and a question.

1) Although the Bilirakis / Malliotakis letter does not mention this, the Biden administration appointed the “duo” Naz Durakoğlu and Amos Hochstein as head of the Eastern Mediterranean energy strategy, apparently because they intended to leave EastMed and retaliate. Israel and Cyprus through Turkey, as recorded in 2015 by the famous “Biden map”.

2) The big question that arises effortlessly now and that concerns all of us who are involved in politics in America is: How come while they saw Hochstein, they did not see this lady, to go through so many important positions, to reach so high , to know her, to see her, and for no one to speak for years?

Fanoula Argyrou,

Researcher / journalist, London 21.2.2022

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Οι υψηλόβαθμές  τουρκο-αμερικανίδες  που «διαμορφώνουν» την αμερικανική πολιτική

Αυτές δεν είναι δύο αλλά τρείς:  Naz Durakoğlu,  η  Özge Güzelsu και η  Didem Nisanci

Αυτές δεν είναι δύο αλλά τρείς: Naz Durakoğlu, η Özge Güzelsu και η Didem Nişancı

Την είδηση ότι «δύο τουρκο-αμερικανίδες «βοηθούν» στη διαμόρφωση της εξωτερικής πολιτικής των ΗΠΑ, όπως χαρακτηριστικά διεμήνυε ο Λευκός Οίκος δικαιολογώντας την απόφαση του να τις διορίσει σε νευραλγικές θέσεις του State Department» πρόβαλε η ελληνική ιστοσελίδα www.newsbreak.gr. Αυτές είναι η Naz Durakoğlu και η Özge Güzelsu. Σύμφωνα με το δημοσίευμα διατηρούν στενές σχέσεις με την Τουρκία, και συντονίζουν με τον στενό συνεργάτη του Προέδρου Biden , Amos Hochstein την ενεργειακή πολιτική του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ και με την πολυετή πείρα τους στο Κογκρέσο βρίσκονται πίσω από την ακύρωση του αγωγού EastMed.
Την όλη υπόθεση έφεραν στο φώς δύο ελληνο-αμερικανικοί γερουσιαστές ο Gus M. Bilirakis και η Nicole Malliotakis. Η επιστολή των ελληνοαμερικανών γερουσιαστών ημερ. Φεβρουάριος 18, 2022 προς την Naz Durakoğlu, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Washington, και τα σχετικά ειδησεογραφικά, στους συνδέσμους που ακολουθούν.
Όμως, οι «επιτυχημένες» τουρκο-αμερικανίδες στην Διοίκηση του Προέδρου Biden δεν είναι δύο αλλά τρείς:
H Naz Durakoğlu διορίστηκε τον Ιανουάριο του 2021 ως Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, την υψηλότερη θέση που έδωσαν ποτέ σε τουρκο-αμερικανίδα στην πρόσφατη ιστορία του Αμερικανικού Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ. Η Naz Durakoğlu ομιλεί άπταιστα την τουρκική γλώσσα, κατέχει Β.Α από το Rutgers University και Μ.Α από το Naval War College. Όμως πριν επιστρέψει στο Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ, σύμφωνα με την τουρκο-αμερικανική ιστοσελίδα (σύνδεσμος ακολουθεί) βρισκόταν ως ανώτερη σύμβουλος στο National Security, και διαχειριζόταν δραστηριότητες της Γερουσίας (Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation…ΝΑΤΟ). Πιο  πριν διετέλεσε senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, επίσης υπηρέτησε στην Διοίκηση Ομπάμα ως «Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, from 2015 to 2017. She began her career in the U.S. House of Representatives where she held various positions, including as Legislative Director to Congressman Bill Keating and Subcommittee Staff Director on the Foreign Affairs Committee».
Η Özge Güzelsu στη θέση της General Counsel (Legislation) of the U.S. Secretary of Defense (Υπ. Άμυνας) και η Didem Nişancı, Chief of Staff, Department of Treasury (Υπ. Οικονομικών).
Η Özge Güzelsu (τέταρτη από αριστερά ) με άλλα μέλη των της Γερουσίας της Επιτροπής των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων (Credit: National Journal)
Το 2010 – Michael McMahon
Όμως, ας πάμε ακόμα πιο πίσω για την υψηλότερη. Το ότι η Naz Durakoğlu έφθασε τόσο ψηλά στο Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ, δεν έπεσε από τον ουρανό σε μια νύχτα! Η εν λόγω κυρία έχει χρόνια που εργάζεται υπέρ των τουρκικών συμφερόντων. To 2010 π.χ. εργαζόταν και για τον Δημοκρατικό υποψήφιο Michael McMahon ως η «legislative assistant» του. Ο ΜcMahon είχε ψηφίσει εναντίον της αναγνώρισης της Αρμενικής Γενοκτονίας, και είχε δεχθεί συνεισφορές στην προεκλογική του εκστρατεία από τουρκικά συμφέροντα, όπως είχαν αποκαλύψει τότε, η ελληνο-αμερικανική οργάνωση, CYPRUS ACTION NETWORK OF AMERICA, με τον μ. αγωνιστή Νίκο Τανέρη, σε συνεργασία με την αρμενική οργάνωση ANCA. Και είχαν προβεί σε δική τους εκστρατεία για ενημέρωση των ομογενών καλώντας τους να μην ψηφίσουν τον ΜcMahon.
Ο McManon τότε έχασε τις εκλογές χάρη στις δραστηριότητες της CANA και της ANCA. Όμως αξίζει να υπενθυμίσουμε ότι τον Michael McMahon είχαν υποστηρίξει και δικοί μας ομογενείς, και υπάρχουν φωτογραφίες… Αγνοώντας και παραγνωρίζοντας τον τίμιο και γνήσιο πατριώτη, Νίκο Τανέρη που αγωνίστηκε μέχρι το τέλος της σύντομης ζωής του αφιλοκερδώς. Για ελληνικά ιδανικά, πατρίδα, θρησκεία και απελευθέρωση της Κύπρου μας. Γιατί; Απλά γιατί ήταν εναντίον της βρετανο-τουρκικής δι-κοινοτικής, δι-ζωνικής ομοσπονδίας και δεν δέχθηκε να ενταχθεί στο διζωνικό ομογενειακό ηγετικό κατεστημένο στις ΗΠΑ…
Η CANA και η ANCA στα πλαίσια της διαφωτιστικής των εκστρατείας είχαν κοινοποιήσει και ένα κατάλογο από τις επαφές του Michael McMahon με την Naz Durakoğlu σε σχέση με τουρκικά στοιχεία και εκείνα του Αζερμπαϊτζάν.
Αντιγράφω πιο κάτω από την κοινοποίησή εκείνη ορισμένες αναφορές για επαφές της Naz Durakoğlu.
Κλείνω, όμως με μια επισήμανση και μια ερώτηση.
1) Παρόλο που η επιστολή Bilirakis/Malliotakis δεν το αναφέρει, η Διοίκηση Biden διόρισε το «δίδυμο» Naz Durakoğlu και Amos Hochstein επικεφαλής της ενεργειακής στρατηγικής για την Ανατολική Μεσόγειο προφανώς γιατί σκόπευαν να εγκαταλείψουν τον EastMed και να αναδρομολογήσουν τον αγωγό του φυσικού αερίου από Ισραήλ και Κύπρο μέσω Τουρκίας, όπως κατέγραψε από το 2015 ο περιβόητος «χάρτης Biden».
2) Το μεγάλο ερώτημα που αβίαστα ανακύπτει πλέον και που αφορά όλους τους δικούς μας που είναι αναμεμειγμένοι με τα πολιτικά στην Αμερική είναι: Πως γίνεται ενώ έβλεπαν τον Hochstein, δεν έβλεπαν την κυρία αυτή, να περνά από τόσες σημαντικές θέσεις, να φθάνει τόσο ψηλά, να την γνωρίζουν, να την βλέπουν, και να μην μιλά εδώ και χρόνια κανένας;
Φανούλα Αργυρού, 
 
Ερευνήτρια/δημοσιογράφος, Λονδίνο 21.2.2022
«CONTACTS WITH TURKISH OR AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN AGENTS:
4/29/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Rep. Mike McMahon and Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
5/11/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC emailed and spoke with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
5/12/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC emailed Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
6/15/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC teleconferenced Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
7/14/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
8/4/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
8/6/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
9/10/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC emailed Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
9/22/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC teleconferenced Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
10/5/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assisstant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
10/11/2009 – Janice O’Connell of the Gephardt Group Government Affairs, LLC emailed Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding signing of Armenia Turkey normalization protocols.
10/19/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC teleconferenced Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assisstant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
10/29/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC emailed Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assisstant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
11/6/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
11/20/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US Turkish relations.
12/2/2009 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US Turkish relations.
1/21/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC emailed Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US Turkish relations.
2/9/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC teleconferenced Naz Durakoglu regarding US-Turkish relations.
2/22/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) and Chris McCannell (Chief of Staff) regarding US-Turkish relations.
2/25/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Rep. Mike McMahon regarding US-Turkish relations.
3/2/2010 – Richard Gephardt of the Gephardt Group Government Affairs, LLC phoned Rep. Mike McMahon regarding H.Res.252.
3/3/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
3/3/2010 – Robert Mangas of the Dickstein Shapiro, LLP met with Naz Durakoglu US-Turkish relations.
3/4/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC emailed Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.
3/10/2010 – Lydia Borland of the Caspian Group LLC met with Naz Durakoglu (Legislative Assistant) regarding US-Turkish relations.»

Πηγή: i-epikaira.blogspot.com

4 COMMENTS

  1. So where is the “powerful Greek lobby” . Democrats like Manatos and Karloutsos and all the Democrat Greek oligarchs like Meheil, Psaros, and Tsakopoulos and his daughter ?

    It’s all a bad joke. The archdiocese, the powerful Greek lobby, and all the actors in the silliest of dramas.

    None have provided leadership, inspiration, or anything positive. They just keep heaping more bills on the table for their serfs (us) to pay.

  2. The stupid lackey Greeks fail to remember Henry Kissinger’s words:

    “To be an enemy of the US is dangerous: to be an ally is fatal.”

  3. Thanks American – indeed as you said,
    Home boy Karloutsos & his lefty Greek lobby have not provided leadership,
    they just keep blood sucking the faithful dry while contaminating God’s house with sexual deviants posing as priests.

    Imagine, Fr. George Passias was defrocked years ago in doing far less to embarrass the GOA than home boy Karloutsos – aka
    Prince of Darkness…
    but something tells me it’s just matter of time,
    that dog & pony show will crack

  4. No words can describe the harm inflicted on not just our community-but people suffering worldwide by decisions based on $$ and not on humanity and common sense. A mercenary group of darkness —who’ll never see the light as we have!

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