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On May 20, 2015, Ambassador Faily participated in a roundtable discussion at NATO’s Norfolk, Virginia Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (ACT) headquarters.

Ambassador Faily joined a distinguished military base leadership consisting of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DSACT), the Chief of Staff (COS) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

NATO-ATC’s responsibilities include education, training and exercises; and these were discussed during the roundtable as they are of particular interest to Iraq and the fight to eradicate Daesh.

Ambassador Faily attended a Global Business Forum luncheon as the honorary guest to discuss foreign investment and the critical role of American businesses operating in Iraq.

Ambassador Faily joined the morning news program to discuss current conditions in Iraq after U.S. military withdrawl and also spoke about Iraq's upcoming elections.

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and the U.S.-GCC Corporate Cooperation Committee hosted a public affairs briefing on “Iraq Update – Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with His Excellency Lukman Faily."

Iraqi Ambassador to the United States Lukman Faily issued the following statement in memory of the September 11 attacks:

The Middle East Institute and the Conflict Management Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies welcomed Ambassador Lukman Faily, and Abbas Kadhim for a discussion about Iraq and its future.

Iraqi armed forces are fighting every day, Iraqi Ambassador to the United States Lukman Faily told CNN Friday.

"Every day we are having fighting in Anbar, and all other fronts that we have," Faily told CNN's "New Day" program. "The army is doing it, and the people of the Sunni tribes are all doing it together."

"We are all having this fight," said Faily. "This is our fight, and we need help, but this is our fight."

The Iraqi and Iranian delegations held in Tehran This day, Tuesday, an expanded meeting headed by His Excellency Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and the first vice-president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri.
The expanded meeting discussed the files included on the agenda, which dealt with developing the strengthening collaboration in various sectors between the two countries, ways of overcoming obstacles and solving problems that might hinder the progress of joint cooperation.

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient city, with art and cuneiform inscriptions providing a glimpse of a kingdom that flourished between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago.