News & Announcements

The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington held an evening reception for a group of Iraqi and foreign professors and researchers who participated in the TARII Conference, a conference in which the embassy participated and discussed over two days (3-4 November) the various pieces of research regarding Iraq's history and its present culture. During the reception, Professor Peter Wynne, President of TARII, was recognized for his efforts in promoting academic cooperation between research institutions and researchers from Iraq and the United States.

The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq, in cooperation with the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities, and the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF), will hold an art exhibition for children (6-12) years old, on Saturday June 8,2024 (3:00 -6:00 pm) at the Embassy.
Please send two paintings for your child (40 x 50 cm), including the child’s name, age, and phone number, to the address of the Embassy (1801 P Street, NW, Washington DC, 20036), no later than Monday, May 27,2024.
The Embassy will select (30) child to participate in the exhibition.

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.

President Salih congratulated today Iraqi police forces and all its formations, commanders, officers and soldiers, on the occasion of the anniversary of founding.
The following is the text of congratulations:

General Competitive Bid(Ministry of Oil/ South Refineries Company)-Fire Alarm and Gas Detection System

REQ NO : 411/2017/E PRICE : 200.000 IQD CLOSING DATE : 6/3/2018
http://www.src.gov.iq/en/tenders/134

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah met with the Democratic representative from Massachusetts Moulton, and co-chair of the Iraq Support Group in the US Congress. Common issues and bilateral relations between both countries were discussed, and representative Moulton expressed his desire to visit Iraq.

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.”

Dr. Sami Al- Araji, NIC Chairman signed on the 13th of Feb.17 the affiliation of Iraq to the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (for the year 2014) at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Iraq is the second Arab country that affiliates to the convention preceded by 18 international members.

Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met today, Thursday, with a group of the Iraqi community in Houston, Texas, during his official visit to the United States. He listened to their living conditions and proposals which all aim to serve their home country.
In his remarks, Prime Minister Al-Sudani emphasized the government`s commitment to connecting with the Iraqi communities everywhere, highlighting their essential skills and capacities needed across all sectors. He announced the upcoming establishment of an expatriates` department linked directly to the Prime Minister’s Office to... Read more...