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Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Ambassadress Gina Winstanley

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah welcomed on August 24 Ambassadress Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, President of the Middle East Policy Council, along with her colleagues Jasmine Zaki and Bassima Alghussein as they visited the Embassy to congratulate H.E. on his new position in the USA and shared with him the goals and work of the Council. ...

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

Amb. Al khirullah Receives Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Ambassador Nazar Al khirullah welcomed Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha at the Embassy on August 22 to congratulate the pediatrician, professor and author on her heroism in uncovering the Flint water crisis and on her book named by the New York Times as one of the 100 most notable books of the year.

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

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Dr. Paul Salem

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah welcomed Dr. Paul Salem, President and CEO of the Middle East Institute in Washington DC at the embassy on August 28 where they discussed the Institute's deep history and prominent role in Middle Eastern studies. They expressed their desire for continued and future cooperation along with the embassy's participation in various programs and activities hosted by the Institute. ...

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

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Emir of Yazidis in Washington DC

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah welcomed the Emir of Yazidis at the Embassy during his visit to Washington DC; they explored opportunities to enhance cooperation with the Embassy and expand support opportunities to the Yazidi community residing in USA. The Ambassador expressed his great interest in providing facilities and support for the Yazidi community members. ….

Mon, Sep 11, 2023 Mon, Sep 11, 2023

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Iraqi Assyrian Community in US

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah received representatives of the Iraqi Assyrian community in US on behalf of active Assyrian Organizations at the Embassy’s headquarters on June 9. They discussed common issues, enhancing communication with the community and referring their demands to the competent Iraqi authorities. ...

Wed, Aug 16, 2023 Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Iraq’s KRG Representative in Washington DC

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah welcomed Iraq’s KRG Representative in Washington DC Mrs. Bayan Abdul Rahman in his office as she congratulated H.E. on embarking his duties as the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to The United States of America.

Wed, Aug 16, 2023 Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Mr. Stephen Hadley

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah received the former US Deputy National Security Advisor, Mr. Stephen Hadley at the Embassy building as they discussed the prospects for the future of bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States of America as well as issues of common interest in the region and the world.

Wed, Sep 27, 2023 Wed, Sep 27, 2023

Amb. Al Khirullah receives Mrs. Victoria Taylor

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah received Mrs. Victoria Taylor on July 27 and congratulated her on assuming position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; exchanged views on bilateral cooperation & regional & international situations.

Sat, Sep 9, 2023 Sat, Sep 9, 2023

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Al-Kashmiri

Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Al-Kashmiri, the representative of the Supreme Religious Reference (Marjaeya) in North America visited the Embassy on August 21 to congratulate Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah on the assumption of his duties as Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the USA.

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

Amb. Al Khirullah Receives Two Representatives of Merck Health Services Company

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah met with Denise Onsell and Aisling Kiernan, two representatives of the American Merck Health Services Company, which recently signed an MOU with the Iraqi Ministry of Health. They discussed ways to enhance cooperation in health domain and reduce medicines that do not stick to international standards and of unreliable origins.

Mon, Sep 11, 2023 Mon, Sep 11, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Attends Reception held by US Chamber of Commerce

On the evening of July 17, Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah attended a reception held by the US Chamber of Commerce in honor of H.E. in his capacity as Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the USA ...

Thu, Sep 7, 2023 Thu, Sep 7, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Consultant Scott Taylor

Ambassador Al Khirullah met with the founder of Taylor Global Strategies TGS, the consultant Scott Taylor at the Embassy’s headquarters on June 24 and reviewed the government’s orientation to enhance economic opportunities and investments before the international companies, including the American ones to enter the local market of Iraq with a view to exchange expertise and raise the development level in our country. ...

Wed, Aug 16, 2023 Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Delegation of US Chamber of Commerce

On August 9, Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah briefed Steve Lutes, Vice President of Middle East Affairs at US Chamber of Commerce & his accompanying delegation of the Center for International Private Enterprise CIPE with a description on private business sector in Iraq & the Iraqi government’s steps in building business environment that is attractive to foreign investment. ...

Sat, Sep 9, 2023 Sat, Sep 9, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Geoffrey Pyatt

Ambassador Al Khirullah held constructive meeting with @AsstSecENR Geoffrey Pyatt @StateDept on July 20 as they discussed: upgrading partnership in energy sector between ; Iraqi gov priorities to increase production capacity; energy independence; benefiting from US technology in renewable energy; boosting partnership & exchanging visits & expertise between both countries.

Thu, Sep 7, 2023 Thu, Sep 7, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Honar Issa

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah met with Honar Issa, Provost of the American University in Kurdistan in Iraq during the latter’s presence in Washington DC on July 3. The two sides engaged in educational discussion touching upon the strategic framework agreement SFA and the principles of education quality assurance to academic institutions. ...

Wed, Aug 16, 2023 Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Major General Yahya Rasool

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah met with Major General Yahya Rasool, the official spokesman of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, at the Embassy on July 14 during the latter’s visit to Washington DC to attend meetings of the Contact Group of the global Coalition to Defeat Terrorist Daesh “ISIS”, and exchanged views on promoting counterterrorism. ...

Thu, Aug 17, 2023 Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Member of US House Rich McCormick

On July 26, Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah discussed with member of House of Representatives, Republican Rich McCormick, member of both committees, Foreign Affairs & Armed Forces, a set of bilateral issues regarding political, economic and security relations, according to Strategic Framework Agreement SFA & partnership between both countries.

Sat, Sep 9, 2023 Sat, Sep 9, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Meets with Ms. Barbara Leaf

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah met with Ms. Barbara Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, at the State Department headquarters on July 14 when they discussed several topics to explore prospects for developing political, economic and cultural relations between both countries; supporting building of confidence; strengthening economic partnerships; and boosting cooperation in various domains. Amb. Al Khirullah explained priorities of the Iraqi government regarding associated gas investment projects and partnerships with countries to achieve self-sufficiency for Iraq in... Read more...

Thu, Aug 17, 2023 Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Receives David Hammoud

Ambassador Nazar Al Khirullah received in his office on August 1 Mr. David Hammoud, President of the National US-Arab-Chamber of Commerce, and highlighted the importance of strengthening economic and trade relations between both countries as well as creating partnerships between Iraqi and American private sectors ...

Sat, Sep 9, 2023 Sat, Sep 9, 2023

Ambassador Al Khirullah Receives Mr. Safeen Dizayee

The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations in KRG of Iraq Safeen Dizayee congratulated Ambassador Al Khirullah on the assumption of his new position as he paid a visit to the Embassy on July 17. ...

Sun, Aug 20, 2023 Sun, Aug 20, 2023