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DCM Meets with Ms. Mariah Mercer

The Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Mohammed Husham met with the Deputy Director of the Office of International Religious Freedom at US State Department Ms. Mariah Mercer, on August 2, and discussed bilateral cooperation in promoting freedom of belief and multireligionism in Iraq and the region. ...

Tue, Sep 12, 2023 Tue, Sep 12, 2023

Fire Alarm and Gas Detection System

Competitive Bid(Ministry of Oil)/Fire Alarm and Gas Detection System.

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

Commercial Attaché: Active Database of US Companies doing Business in Iraq

The Commercial Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, DC maintains an active database of U.S. companies.

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARAB - EUROPEAN SUMMIT

President Barham Salih received Mr. Alaa Mousa the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Iraq, at the Presidential Office in Baghdad, Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
His Excellency received an official invitation from his Egyptian counterpart His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to attend the Arab-European summit due to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh at the end of this month.
The President asked Ambassador Mousa to convey his greetings to his brother H.E. President el-Sisi, expressing his gratitude for this kind invitation.

Tue, Feb 5, 2019 Tue, Feb 5, 2019

Iraq honors policeman who stopped would-be suicide bomber

By Karim Kadim | AP May 26
BAGHDAD — Iraq has honored a police officer who stopped a would-be suicide bomber at a checkpoint in a northern Baghdad neighborhood this week.

Saad Ali Thabit’s brave act was caught on a closed-circuit camera on Wednesday in the Kadhimiyah neighborhood and has since gone viral, racking up hundreds of thousands of views on Thursday.

Thu, Jun 2, 2016 Thu, Jun 2, 2016

Republic of Iraq Issues $1 Billion Bond Guaranteed by US Government

BAGHDAD (Jan. 18, 2017) – The Republic of Iraq today completed the issuance of an $1 billion 5-year Guaranteed bond priced at the level of 27 basis points over 5-year US Treasury Notes with a coupon of 2.149 percent per year, payable semi-annually. The Notes benefit from a full faith and credit guarantee of the United States, acting through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Wed, Jan 18, 2017

His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs receives the US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and labor

His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Fuad Hussein, received today 15/2/2023, the acting assistance of the US Secretary of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and the Coordinator of Global Democratic Renewal, Erin Barclay, and her accompanying delegation ...

Wed, Feb 15, 2023 Wed, Feb 15, 2023

Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani Receives U.S. Congressman Mr. Seth Moulton

Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani welcomed U.S. Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton at the Prime Minister`s residence in Washington D.C.
The meeting focused on the bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States, with discussions on the Iraqi government`s intention to transition the relationship beyond security and military aspects to broader areas in economic, oil, cultural sectors, as well as in education and investment, in line with the Strategic Framework Agreement.

The meeting also commended the Iraqi government`s reform measures and approach in strengthening... Read more...

Thu, May 2, 2024 Thu, May 2, 2024

Foreign Ministry Official Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Al-Sahaf:

Upon the follow-up of Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein, and the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Kuwait, (6) tanks loaded with (150) tons of medical oxygen arrived to Iraq which is the second batch that Iraq purchased.

Mon, Jul 13, 2020

Foreign Minister al-Jaafari Meets with Secretary Kerry in Baghdad

Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and discussed efforts to counter the threat of ISIL by expanding military and intelligence cooperation between Iraq and the United States.

Wed, Sep 10, 2014

Investing in Iraq: Reconstruction and the Role of the Energy Sector

Investing in Iraq: Reconstruction and the Role of the Energy Sector

Opening remarks by:

Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council

A conversation with:

His Excellency Dr. Fareed Yasseen
Iraqi Ambassador to the United States

Majid Jafar
Chief Executive Officer
Crescent Petroleum

Ben Van Heuvelen
Editor in Chief
Iraq Oil Report

Moderated by:

Ellen Scholl
Deputy Director, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Wed, Apr 18, 2018 Wed, Apr 18, 2018

Announce for foreign Bids/North Refineries Company,One of the Iraqi formations of Ministry of Oil

Announce for foreign Bids/North Refineries Company,One of the Iraqi formations of Ministry of Oil

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

Ambassador Faily Visits American Technology Companies in Silicon Valley

Ambassador Faily visited headquarters of Google, Cisco, and Qualcomm as part of his business outreach initiative to promote the many investment opportunities and partnerships available between Iraq and the United States.

Thu, Sep 5, 2013

‏Al-Halboosi meets the US Secretary of State

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi met the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

‏At the beginning of the meeting, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed the Parliament Speaker and expressed his pleasure to meet him and to the development of relations and communication between Washington and Baghdad.

Thu, Mar 28, 2019 Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Ambassador Faily Discusses Developments in Iraq in a Twitter Q&A

The Ambassador answered questions about Iraq's domestic policies, US-Iraq relations, the global fight against Daesh and how the media shapes Iraq's public image.

Mon, Apr 13, 2015

The Embassy Hosts trainees in NDU Program

The Embassy hosted on August 15 a delegation of officers from the Iraqi army, Ministry of Interior, Counter-terrorism Service and the Peshmerga after they had completed a training course in the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA Centre) within the program of the National Defense University NDU. The trainees participated in sessions on national security, regional dialogue, security strategies and cyber warfare. ...

Sun, Sep 10, 2023 Sun, Sep 10, 2023

General Competitive Bid(Ministry of Oil/ South Refineries Company)-Spare parts for fired heater 1401B

General Competitive Bid(Ministry of Oil/ South Refineries Company)-Spare parts for fired heater 1401B

REQ NO :286/2016/E

http://www.src.gov.iq/en/tenders/118

Tue, Nov 28, 2017

Dozens of Iraqi Historical Artifacts Returned to the Embassy

45 artifacts were returned to the Iraqi Embassy in Washington by an American citizen, in an effort to give the items back to the Iraqi people.

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

THE PRESIDENT, MEETING WITH TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER, DISCUSSES THE RECENT EVENTS UNFOLDING IN THE REGION

Into the Presidential Palace in Baghdad today, holding a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, President Salih stressed the importance of continuous coordination and joint work which would avert Iraq and the region the conflicts and the war. We don't want our territory to be a staging post for any hostile action against any of our neighbors, or be as a battleground for a proxy-war, he added.

Thu, Jan 9, 2020 Thu, Jan 9, 2020

Statement by the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq to the United States regarding H.R. 1654

The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, to consider H.R. 1654, a bill to “authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government.”

Tue, Dec 8, 2015