Mr. Osman Ertuğ (born 1949) served as the ''de facto''

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of the

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(TRNC) to the

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from 2002 to 2007, when he was succeeded by

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. As the TRNC is not recognized as sovereign, his title was officially that of ''Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Community in Washington DC''. Mr. Ertuğ served as the Representative of the TRNC in

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(''de facto'' Chief of Mission to the

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) before taking up his Washington DC posting. He is regarded by the TRNC

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as a very capable diplomat. Mr. Ertuğ is one of the framers of the TRNC's

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Living people Ambassadors of Northern Cyprus to the United States 1949 births {{europe-diplomat-stub