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Parris speaks about American-Turkish relations

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey Mark R. Parris addressed a crowd of University and community members last night in Minor Hall.

Parris, who served as ambassador to Turkey from 1997 to 2000, visited yesterday for a forum at the Miller Center for Public Affairs to discuss the topic of "Turkey, America and the World After September 11."

Parris' stay for the Minor Hall talk was

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