diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/turn_context.py b/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/turn_context.py
index 6900b32a0..99d53996a 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/turn_context.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/turn_context.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+import re
 from copy import copy
 from typing import List, Callable, Union, Dict
-from botbuilder.schema import Activity, ConversationReference, ResourceResponse
+from botbuilder.schema import Activity, ConversationReference, Mention, ResourceResponse
 
 
 class TurnContext:
@@ -290,3 +291,44 @@ def apply_conversation_reference(
                 activity.reply_to_id = reference.activity_id
 
         return activity
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_reply_conversation_reference(
+        activity: Activity, reply: ResourceResponse
+    ) -> ConversationReference:
+        reference: ConversationReference = TurnContext.get_conversation_reference(
+            activity
+        )
+
+        # Update the reference with the new outgoing Activity's id.
+        reference.activity_id = reply.id
+
+        return reference
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def remove_recipient_mention(activity: Activity) -> str:
+        return TurnContext.remove_mention_text(activity, activity.recipient.id)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def remove_mention_text(activity: Activity, identifier: str) -> str:
+        mentions = TurnContext.get_mentions(activity)
+        for mention in mentions:
+            if mention.mentioned.id == identifier:
+                mention_name_match = re.match(
+                    r"<at(.*)>(.*?)<\/at>", mention.text, re.IGNORECASE
+                )
+                if mention_name_match:
+                    activity.text = re.sub(
+                        mention_name_match.groups()[1], "", activity.text
+                    )
+                    activity.text = re.sub(r"<at><\/at>", "", activity.text)
+        return activity.text
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_mentions(activity: Activity) -> List[Mention]:
+        result: List[Mention] = []
+        if activity.entities is not None:
+            for entity in activity.entities:
+                if entity.type.lower() == "mention":
+                    result.append(entity)
+        return result
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-core/tests/test_turn_context.py b/libraries/botbuilder-core/tests/test_turn_context.py
index bf1b0c758..8e7c6f407 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-core/tests/test_turn_context.py
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-core/tests/test_turn_context.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 from botbuilder.schema import (
     Activity,
     ChannelAccount,
-    ResourceResponse,
     ConversationAccount,
+    Mention,
+    ResourceResponse,
 )
 from botbuilder.core import BotAdapter, TurnContext
 
@@ -261,3 +262,39 @@ def test_apply_conversation_reference_when_is_incoming_is_true_should_not_prepar
         assert reply.conversation == ACTIVITY.conversation
         assert reply.service_url == ACTIVITY.service_url
         assert reply.channel_id == ACTIVITY.channel_id
+
+    async def test_should_get_conversation_reference_using_get_reply_conversation_reference(
+        self
+    ):
+        context = TurnContext(SimpleAdapter(), ACTIVITY)
+        reply = await context.send_activity("test")
+
+        assert reply.id, "reply has an id"
+
+        reference = TurnContext.get_reply_conversation_reference(
+            context.activity, reply
+        )
+
+        assert reference.activity_id, "reference has an activity id"
+        assert (
+            reference.activity_id == reply.id
+        ), "reference id matches outgoing reply id"
+
+    def test_should_remove_at_mention_from_activity(self):
+        activity = Activity(
+            type="message",
+            text="<at>TestOAuth619</at> test activity",
+            recipient=ChannelAccount(id="TestOAuth619"),
+            entities=[
+                Mention(
+                    type="mention",
+                    text="<at>TestOAuth619</at>",
+                    mentioned=ChannelAccount(name="Bot", id="TestOAuth619"),
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+        text = TurnContext.remove_recipient_mention(activity)
+
+        assert text, " test activity"
+        assert activity.text, " test activity"