Speaker Bios Fall 2013

Commercial Attaché in Seattle, Republic of Turkey

 

Recep Demir has served for two years as the Commercial Attaché for the Republic of

Turkey.

 

Previously, Mr. Demir was the Commercial Attaché at the Turkish Consulate in Los

Angeles, and before that he filled the same position at the Embassy of Turkey in

Islamabad, Pakistan. He was the Head of Section in Department of Research and

Assessment, Department of Commerce before being posted to Seattle in 2011.

 

Mr. Recip was born in 1967. He graduated from Middle East Technical University where

he studies Economics in 1990. He began working in 1992 at the Turkish Prime Ministry

Undersecretariat of Treasury and Foreign Trade. He earned an MA degree in Economics

at New York University in 1998.

 

 

DR. NADER NAZEMI

Professor, Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington Bothell

 

Nader Nazemi was born in Iran. He has been educated in Iran, England and the United

States. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Washington,

specializing in Middle East politics, politics of developing regions and international relations.

Currently he is founding faculty member in Political Science and History at Cascadia

Community College; he also lectures at the University of Washington Bothell. At Cascadia

he chairs the Global Education Committee which aims to enhance global awareness on

campus and in the greater community.