Aurora LLC Adds Near East Associate

Aurora Defense LLC announces Mr. Ali Gunertem as its Near East Associate. He serves concurrently as General Director of the ARI Foundation in Turkey.

Bethesda, MD-- Aurora Defense LLC, specializing in homeland defense consulting, is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Ali Gunertem as its Near East Associate. Concurrently, Mr. Gunertem serves as the General Director of United States operations for the ARI Foundation.

Thw ARI Foundation is an Istanbul-based non-profit organization, which consists of over 1000 selected professionals in business, politics, law, and science throughout Turkey.

Aurora Defense LLC, based in the Washington DC area, has representatives in Europe, Asia and the Near East. Among its directors and associates are Dr. Stephen D. Bryen, former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense and Director of the Defense Technology Security Administration, Mr. Howard Goldberg, formerly of DGA International,and Lt. General Charles May, former Vice Chief of the US Air Force.

For the past five years, Mr. Gunertem has been implementing the Foundations mandate to develop Turkey along the principles of liberal democracy, economic globalization, and regional leadership, through American private and government support.

Mr. Gunertem maintains working relationships with U.S.-based and Near Eastern companies, academic institutions, charitable foundations, NGOs, members of the Congress and Parliament, government agencies and military organizations, and media outlets.

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For Ari Foundation: www.ari-us.org