President Masoud Barzani welcomed the largest ever American business delegation this week which was visiting Kurdistan to explore investment opportunities in the Kurdistan Region and to participate in the Erbil International Fair. The US-Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC) brought a 48-member delegation, representing 30 companies in diverse sectors, to meet with various KRG officials in Erbil […]
A new report jointly compiled by the Iraq Prime Minister’s Advisory Commission and the U.S. Agency for International Development warns that over dependence on oil revenues has the potential of creating significant economic and market distortions. According to the report, released at an October 4 conference in Baghdad’s Al-Rashid Hotel, rapid expansion of oil wealth, […]
On October 11, 2012, Ambassador Robert Stephen Beecroft (pictured) arrived in Baghdad and was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in a ceremony at the Embassy of the United States of America. He will present his credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President Talabani at the earliest opportunity. Ambassador […]
The U.S. Mission in Iraq is hosting an EducationUSA University Fair in Erbil, October 12 and 13, as part of its ongoing activities to promote educational and cultural exchange opportunities between the U.S. and Iraq. EducationUSA is funded by the U.S. Department of State and provides accurate and complete information – for free – to […]
On October 4, 2012, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Prime Minister’s Advisory Commission co-hosted an economic conference to discuss a new assessment report evaluating Iraq’s economic priorities. The report was released by USAID’s provincial economic growth project, Tijara, and was commissioned by the Prime […]
The USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program in cooperation with Iraq’s 12 microfinance institutions and Iraqi Microfinance Network will hold an Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders Conference at Hotel Rotana, Erbil, on October 23 and 24, 2012. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Iraqi Microfinance - The Path to Economic and Social Advancement”. The conference […]
By John Lee. On October 4, 2012, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iraq’s Council of Representatives (COR) to launch a joint program to improve access to the Iraqi legal system for vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. The signing ceremony was attended by […]
By John Lee. Pentagon press secretary George Little has said that the US Department of Defense will be able to fund the training of Iraqi security forces for the next 90 days, even though Congress did not include money for the program in its temporary budget resolution. He confirmed that $1.7 million will be used […]
The following is the full text of the speech given by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the G-8 on the subject of Arab Countries in Transition: Good morning. Let me start by thanking everyone for the contributions that you have already made to this partnership, and for your support of democracy in the […]
On September 25, the U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) of Iraq Ministries of Health and Planning supporting the KRG's efforts to improve primary health care, as called for under the U.S. - Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement. The […]
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hosted officials from Iraq's National Investment Commission, Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Planning, and several Provincial Investment Commissions on September 13 to discuss investment opportunities in the Iraqi housing and construction sectors with representatives of U.S. companies, who joined the meeting by videoconference from Washington, D.C. The meeting was part […]
By John Lee. The Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Political and Diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on September 2, in Baghdad. This meeting, held at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was co-chaired by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari […]
