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Acknowledgments
This book is not a product of the author alone. It received intellectual and moral
support from many people. First and foremost, my deepest appreciation goes to
Ambassador (rt) Richard Kauzlarich, my mentor at the Schar School of Policy and
Government at George Mason University, for inspiring and supporting me with his
priceless words of encouragement.
I would also like to express my gratitude to my institutional directors, who provided me with the permission and support for my graduate education. I owe special
thanks to Ambassador Matthew Bryza, for his comments, patience, and guidance
during the topic selection phase of my research. I also wish to express my gratitude
to all who helped me in more ways than they can imagine. I am grateful to Dr. Ed
Chaw, who shared with me his ideas about my book. Special thanks to Dr. Houshyar
Eimani Kalehsar, Dr. Masoud Imani Kalesar, Dr. Mehdi Solhi, Dr. Sayyad Sadri
Alibabalu, Dr. Saeed Bagheri, Mehmet Öğütçü, Necdet Pamir, Dr. Fereydoun
Barkeshli, Mo Dialami, and Dr. Nihal Akdere for encouraging and guiding me during the writing and publishing stages of my book.
I would also like to express my gratitude to Bedrettin Dalan, Dr. Baris Dalan, Dr.
Burak Dalan, Professor Ilyas Dogan, Dr. Bahadir Bumin Ozarslan, Professor
Abdullah Temizkan, Dr. Metin Arikan, and Kenan Dogan for their support during
my MA and Ph.D. studies and specifically for the scholarship provided for my MA
studies at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. The MA scholarship shaped my
future academic and professional career as an energy diplomacy and energy security
analyst.
This study would not have been viable without their penetrating insights and
intellectual feedback on a highly sophisticated array of factors that affected energy
policymaking in the world energy market and US energy diplomacy. Lastly, I am
eternally grateful to my brothers and sisters for instilling in me the values of intellectual pursuit and for my early training in intellectual debate. Thanks to all my
friends for their understanding and support throughout.
Acknowledgments
This book is not a product of the author alone. It received intellectual and moral
support from many people. First and foremost, my deepest appreciation goes to
Ambassador (rt) Richard Kauzlarich, my mentor at the Schar School of Policy and
Government at George Mason University, for inspiring and supporting me with his
priceless words of encouragement.
I would also like to express my gratitude to my institutional directors, who provided me with the permission and support for my graduate education. I owe special
thanks to Ambassador Matthew Bryza, for his comments, patience, and guidance
during the topic selection phase of my research. I also wish to express my gratitude
to all who helped me in more ways than they can imagine. I am grateful to Dr. Ed
Chaw, who shared with me his ideas about my book. Special thanks to Dr. Houshyar
Eimani Kalehsar, Dr. Masoud Imani Kalesar, Dr. Mehdi Solhi, Dr. Sayyad Sadri
Alibabalu, Dr. Saeed Bagheri, Mehmet Öğütçü, Necdet Pamir, Dr. Fereydoun
Barkeshli, Mo Dialami, and Dr. Nihal Akdere for encouraging and guiding me during the writing and publishing stages of my book.
I would also like to express my gratitude to Bedrettin Dalan, Dr. Baris Dalan, Dr.
Burak Dalan, Professor Ilyas Dogan, Dr. Bahadir Bumin Ozarslan, Professor
Abdullah Temizkan, Dr. Metin Arikan, and Kenan Dogan for their support during
my MA and Ph.D. studies and specifically for the scholarship provided for my MA
studies at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. The MA scholarship shaped my
future academic and professional career as an energy diplomacy and energy security
analyst.
This study would not have been viable without their penetrating insights and
intellectual feedback on a highly sophisticated array of factors that affected energy
policymaking in the world energy market and US energy diplomacy. Lastly, I am
eternally grateful to my brothers and sisters for instilling in me the values of intellectual pursuit and for my early training in intellectual debate. Thanks to all my
friends for their understanding and support throughout.