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The Mayor of Irvine and Iraqi Consul General also spoke at the event, thanking the Iraqi community for their role in the Los Angeles area and called for tolerance during the holy month of Ramadan.

Iraq's new ambassador to the United States is optimistic about the future of Iraq. From the U.N. lifting decades-old sanctions to recent elections and oil production, Mr. Faily has good reason to be looking ahead.

BCIU hosted a series of business discussions in New York City with Appointed-Ambassador Faily and other top American companies, focusing on the financial and energy sectors.

Wyndham Hotel Group announces its entry into Iraq with hopes of attracting business and leisure travelers to its new hotel in Kurdistan.

Iraq's economic potential continues to grow. Citigroup says Iraq could be a $2 trillion economy by 2050 and Ambassador Faily has reiterated that increased investments in Iraq reflect a more positive era in U.S.-Iraq relations.

July 4, 2013 -- The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, DC congratulates the American people and government on the occasion of Independence Day and wishes the American people further progress and prosperity.

"Transactional, Transitional, Transformational: Changing the Paradigm on American and Iraqi Cooperation," was organized by the Iraqi Cultural Office and the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation Office to the U.S., with support from the U.S. Department of State.

Mr. Nabil Elaraby contacted Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to welcome Iraq's exit from Chapter VII sanctions and said he considers the decision an historical achievement.

Mr. Faily conveyed congratulations on behalf of the government and people of his country to the Iraqi pilots, who were trained in the United States, on their exceptional efforts to successfully pass the program.