MEHMET ÖGÜTÇÜ
Principal Administrator, OECD/ IEA
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development/ International
Energy Agency,
Office of Non-Member Countries, Division of Asia-Pacific and Latin America
Paris, France
Education
- Ankara University, B.Sc. with first honours, International Economic Relations, 1983.
- British Central Office of Information, Certificate, "Public Information Techniques and Dealing with Economic Press", London, 1984.
- London School of Economics (London University), Master of Science, Economics, "Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Development Process", 1986.
- College d'Europe, Bruges (Belgium), Master of Arts in European Economics, "New European Political and Economic Architecture After the End of the Cold War", (subsequently, published as a Chatham House discussion paper, London), 1991.
- London School of Economics (London University), Phd (started 1995), Economics, "Integration of the Eurasian Countries into the World Economic System"
- Special OECD Training Courses, "Facing the Press", "How To Communicate Effectively", "Making Presentations", "How to Deal with Difficult People" and "Managing A Team", 1992-1995.
Positions Held
- Counsellor, Office of Prime Minister, Economic Information Services, Ankara, 1979-1983.
- NATO Research Fellow,directed a project "Defence Industries in the Alliance and its Southern Flank", Brussels, 1984.
- Country-Risk Analysts, Global Analysis System, London, in charge of Middle East, the Balkans and the Former Soviet Union, 1984-1986.
- Diplomatic Correspondent, Turkish Daily News, the only English language newspaper of Turkey, covering global economic and political issues, London, 1983-1986.
- Foreign Officer, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1986-1994.
- Department of Asia and Pacific Affairs (Desk Officer for China, India, Indonesia and Japan)
- Department of International Organisations (in charge of the U.N. Agencies, OECD and GATT)
- Turkish Embassy in Beijing, China (responsible for economic and political affairs)
- Turkish Permanent Delegation to the OECD, Paris, dealing with issues relating to development co-operation, environment, dynamic Asian non-Member countries and the former Soviet Union, as well as serving as a executive officer to the Ambassador.
- Lecturer (occasional), Bradford University, Department of International Relations, 1994- present, "East Asian Economic Miracle".
- " Administrator (till October 1996) and Principal Administrator (since then), OECD/IEA, Paris, responsible for analysis of, and co-operation programme with, the Asia-Pacific economies (particularly China, Vietnam and non-OECD economies of the APEC), since September 1994.
Selected Publications
- "The New Economic Superpower (China) and Turkey: Preparing for the 21st Century", a report prepared for the TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association), (Turkish) August 1995.
- "The West and Islam: Can Turkey Bridge the Gap?", October 1994, in The Futures, Cambridge.
- "The Eurasian Energy Prospects and Politics: The Need For A Longer Term Western Strategy", in The European Energy Charter, a book edited by Prof. T W Waelde, University of Dundee, 1996, London.
- "Foreign Investment in China's Energy Sector: Critical Policy Options and Opportunities", October 1995, a paper submitted to Reform and Restructuring in China, International Summit, Beijing, PRC.
- "Central Asian Oil and New Great Game", an editorial commentary in Yeni Yuzyil, (Turkish) 18 August 1994.
- "Vietnam: The New Economic Tiger of Asia?", in The Turkish Daily News, 26 September 1993.
- "Turkey's European Manifesto Prior to the Maastricht-II", in Milliyet, (Turkish) 13 October 1995.
- "Futurology and Forecasting into the 21st Century", 12 June 1995, in Milliyet, (Turkish) "Intellectual Perspective".
- "Asianisation of Asia: How Should the West Position Itself Towards the New Asian Reality?", May 1995, in The New Forum.
- "Centrality of Economic Diplomacy in Foreign Policy", in Yeni Yuzyil, 18 November 1995.
- "The Sun is Rising from Asia", 1-10 March 1996, a ten-part serial on the economic, security and political significance of the Asia-Pacific in the next century, in Milliyet.
- "Haydi, Asya"yi Yeniden Kesfetmeye -- Yeni Ekonomik Super Guc Cin"den Kapali Kutu Butan"a" (Let"s Rediscover Asia -- From the New Economic Superpower China to the Land-Locked Bhutan), a 300-page Milliyet book, which will be published in early 1997.
- "Turkey and China -- Preparing for the Next Century", in Perception, September 1996.
- "China"s Energy Requirements in the 21st Century -- Global Implications", a paper presented to the Asian Oil and Gas Conference, Singapore, 18-19 June 1997.
- Numerous articles contributed to daily newspapers, national and foreign alike, including the International Herald Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, the Futures, Milliyet, Yeni Yuzyil, Iktisat and Yeni Forum.
Others
Languages:
English (excellent), French (excellent), German (good) and Chinese (conversational)
Memberships:
World Future Society (Washington), Trans-European Policy Studies Association (Brussels), Strategic Studies Institute (Ankara), LSE (London), College d'Europe (Bruges) and Mulkiye Alumnis (Ankara), The New York Academy of Sciences (New York), AFEMOTI (Paris)
