Ex-Director of CIA to lobby for Turkey

Former Central Intelligence Director (CIA) Porter Goss has registered to lobby for the Turkish government, through his new employer Dickstein Shapiro, according to forms filed with the Justice Department, The Intercept has reported.

The disclosure published on The Intercept shows the ex-CIA Director registration to advise Turkey on issues of counterterrorism; lobby members of Congress on "issues of importance to Turkey"; and notify Turkey of actions in Congress or the Executive Branch.

The disclosures has stated the following regarding the expectation from Goss: "a) Provide counsel in connection with the extension arid strengthening of the Turkish-American relationship in a number of key areas that are the subject of debate in Congress, including trade, energy security, counter-terrorism efforts and efforts to build regional stability in the broader Middle East and Europe; b) Educating Members of Confess and the Administration on issues of importance to Turkey; c) Notify Turkey of any action in Congress or the Executive Branch on issues of importance to Turkey; d) Preparing analyses of developments in Congress and the Executive Branch on issues of importance to Turkey."

Porter Goss, born in 1938, is an American politician, who has served as the Congressman from Southwest Florida for about 16 years. Most recently, Goss has served as the Director of Central Intelligence from September 2004 to April 2005. Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which was then newly signed, he bacame the first Director of the Central Intelligence, which he continued until May 2006.

There has not been any confirmation for the Goss' position from the Turkish government.