On May 8, 2008, R. Nicholar Burns, the former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs gave a speech on “The Future of the U.S.-Turkish Relationship”. The event was moderated by Daniel Benjamin, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on the United States and Europe of The Brookings Institution. - See more at: http://ipc.sabanciuniv.edu/en/event/the-4th-sakip-sabanci-lecture/#sthash.TRKoZ9r3.dpuf