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New York State authorities return a group of stolen artifacts to Iraq

In the context of Iraq’s endeavor to recover its stolen archaeological treasures, and as a result of the efforts of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington DC with respect to following up and cooperating with the Office of the Attorney General in New York/ Antiquities Trafficking Unit, ...

Sun, Dec 18, 2022 Sun, Dec 18, 2022

H.E. Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein has arrived in Washington, D.C.

Washington DC, February 8, 2022 – H.E. Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein has arrived in Washington, D.C. this afternoon heading a high-level delegation to promote bilateral relationships between both countries...

Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, D.C.Wed, Feb 8, 2023 Wed, Feb 8, 2023

Successful meetings have been held by Iraqi delegation with US Department of the Treasury & State Department

Successful meetings have been held by Iraqi delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Dr. @Fuad_Hussein1 with US Department of the Treasury & State Department ...

Thu, Feb 9, 2023 Thu, Feb 9, 2023

Meeting of Iraqi High-level delegation with U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a number of companies

The head of Iraqi delegation DPM, FM H.E. Fuad Hussen said at the delegation’s meeting with US Chambre of Commerce and a veriety of prominent companies in Washington DC this Friday Feb.10.23 ...

Fri, Feb 10, 2023 Fri, Feb 10, 2023

Meeting of the Iraq envoy for climate with the Deputy US presidential envoy for climate

The envoy of the Republic of Iraq for the climate Dr. Ali Al-Lami met with Mr. Rick Duke, Assistant to the US Presidential Envoy for Climate Affairs, on 9/2/2023. During this meeting. Dr. Ali Al-Lami, displayed the environmental reality in Iraq and the effects of climate changes on the country, gave a detailed explanation of the challenges that Iraq suffers in this field ...

Sun, Feb 12, 2023 Sun, Feb 12, 2023

Climate Envoy of the Republic of Iraq hosted by the US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

The envoy of the Republic of Iraq for climate Dr. Ali Al-Lami visited the US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) on 10/2/2023, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., in the presence of representatives of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) ...

Sun, Feb 12, 2023 Sun, Feb 12, 2023

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq’s Meeting with the US Treasury Department and the Federal Bank in Washington, DC

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Al-Alaqq, met, on Friday, February 10th, 2023, with the US Treasury Department and the Federal Bank in Washington, DC.
The two parties expressed their willingness to work jointly to meet the challenges of working with the electronic platform for cash and money transfers, in addition to supporting the Bank's economic reform efforts and the US Treasury's readiness to provide the required support ...

Sun, Feb 12, 2023 Sun, Feb 12, 2023

Iraqi climate envoy meeting in the GEF Secretariat

The envoy of the Republic of Iraq for climate, Dr. Ali Al-Alami, met this morning 13/2/2024, experts of Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) at its headquarters in Washington, D.C ...

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 Mon, Feb 13, 2023

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Participate in Conversation at the Wilson Center in Washington DC

The Wilson Center's Middle East Program hosted Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Dr. Fuad Hussein, on February 13th, 2023, in Conversation with Ambassador James Jeffrey, Chair of the Middle East Program and former US Ambassador to Iraq. During the Conversation, the two parties discussed the Iraqi American relations and their prospects in supporting stability efforts in the Middle East ...

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 Mon, Feb 13, 2023

Talks session between Iraqi delegation and the delegation of the US Department of Energy

On 13/2/2023, the Iraqi delegation held a session of talks at the US Department of Energy building in Washington, DC, with a delegation led by Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, Mr. Andrew Light ...

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 Mon, Feb 13, 2023

DPM FM Meets with Staff of Iraqi Embassy in Washington DC

DPM FM Dr. Fuad Hussein met with the Embassy’s staff in Washington DC this morning and listened to their interventions & suggestions to develop their work as well as the difficulties they face, which requires his support ...

Tue, Feb 14, 2023 Tue, Feb 14, 2023

Joint Statement on the Iraq-U.S. Higher Coordinating Committee

The following statement was released by the governments of the Republic of Iraq and the governments of the United States of America

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The delegation of the Republic of Iraq, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, and the delegation of the United States, led by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, co-chaired a Higher Coordinating Committee (HCC), in accordance with the 2008 Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq (SFA). The delegations... Read more...

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

Meet the USGS expert

Iraqi climate envoy Dr. Ali Al-Lami, met on 2/14/2023, with the Iraqi-American expert, Dr. Saud Amer of the US Geological Survey (USGS) who specializes in remote sensing techniques for water resources in the Office of International Programs of the US Department of the Interior ...

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

Interview with an official at the US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Iraqi climate envoy Dr. Ali Al-Lami,held on 2/14/2023, a meeting with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) responsible for the climate file in the Middle East region, Dr. Alona Bachi. the envoy expressed his appreciation for the environment-related programs and projects funded by the agency in Iraq ...

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

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

Minister of Finance Visits Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington DC

During her visit to Washington DC at the invitation of the US State Department to attend the annual event of International Women of Courage Awards as she was one of the award’s winners last year 2022, H.E. Minister of Finance, Taif Sami ...

Thu, Mar 9, 2023 Thu, Mar 9, 2023

2,700-year-old stolen artifact found in Atlanta museum

ATLANTA - FBI agents discovered a 2,700-year-old artifact, which had been stolen from Iraq, has been in Atlanta for years.

FBI agents in Boston got a tip about an artifact that had been stolen from the Iraq Museum during the fall of Baghdad. The tip led them to the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the Emory University campus. ....

Fox 5 AtlantaFri, Mar 10, 2023 Fri, Mar 10, 2023

Iraqi Embassy in Washington DC Receives Two Artifacts of Iraq’s Treasured Heritage

The Iraqi Embassy in Washington DC received two valuable artifacts from US law enforcement agencies. The first artifact, a stunning work of art, was confiscated by the FBI in Boston ...

Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, D.C.Sat, Mar 11, 2023 Sat, Mar 11, 2023

International Illegal Trade of Smuggled Antiques Workshop

On Wednesday, March 8, the Embassy hosted a workshop under the title ‘‘International Illicit Trade in Smuggled Antiquities". It was organized in cooperation with the Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII) and discussed: illicit trafficking of smuggled antiquities from countries of Eastern Mediterranean and West Asia; discussing ways to reduce such crime which causes great damage to the cultural heritage of countries, through cooperation between competent authorities to follow up recovery of antiquities in countries whose antiquities are subject to smuggling, such as Iraq, Egypt, Yemen... Read more...

Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, D.C.Tue, Mar 14, 2023 Tue, Mar 14, 2023

Arrival of Consular Delegation in Leicester in MassachusettsArrival of Consular Delegation in Leicester in Massachusetts

With the aim of providing the best services to the Iraqi community members at the east coast of the United States and alleviating their suffering due to travel hardships to Washington DC to process their consular transactions, a consular delegation visited Leicester and worked for two days to complete citizens' transactions ...

Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, D.C.Sat, Mar 18, 2023 Sat, Mar 18, 2023