Routine Message: Annual Verification of the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
Event: Enroll in or update your information in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is conducting an annual verification of…
Travel Alert: Travel Advisory Update for Iraq – U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq
November 23, 2021 Travel Alert: Travel Advisory Update for Iraq Location: Iraq Event: The Department of State has updated the Travel Advisory for Iraq with information…
Baghdad Public Affairs Counselor Meets Students from Various Academic Institutions in Erbil
As part of International Education Week, U.S. Embassy Baghdad Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Daniel Ernst visited the American Corner Erbil and met with students…
Baghdad Public Affairs Counselor Visits Nahum Tomb and and Lalish Temple
Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Daniel Ernst visited Alqosh to see the completion of the renovations of the Nahum Tomb made possible with a $1…
Health Alert: Updated U.S. COVID-19 Travel Policy – U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq
November 3, 2021 Location: Worldwide Event: On October 25, President Biden announced the United States will adopt a global air travel policy. This policy prioritizes…
Acting PAO Discusses Opportunities of Partnership and Collaboration with UKH
Acting Public Affairs Officer Jason Gallian met with Rubar Dizayee Acting Director of University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH)’s Career Development Center. They discussed the possibility…
Acting CG Participates in Inauguration Ceremony of Hertz Rental Car in Erbil
Acting Consul General Chahrazed Sioud joined Cihan Group Chairman Yehya Bajgar to help inaugurate the latest Hertz Rental Car location in Erbil. The United States…
DAS Gavito and CG Palladino Announce Additional Funding for Cultural Renovations in Erbil
Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Gavito and Consul General Robert Palladino joined Erbil’s Governor, Umed Khoshnaw, to announce additional U.S. funding for further renovations of the…
Joint Statement on Iraq’s Early Elections
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the…
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Meeting with President Barham Saleh of Iraq
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with the President Barham Saleh of Iraq on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.
CG Palladino Discusses Areas of Cooperation with the Catholic University Erbil Leadership
Consul General Robert Palladino visited Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) and met with the Head of the Board of Trustees, Archbishop Warda, and senior administrators.…
PAO Meets Researchers from Kurdistan Conflict and Crisis Research Center (KCCRC)
Public Affairs Officer Gina Cabrera met with a group of researchers from Kurdistan Conflict and Crisis Research Center (KCCRC) to discuss their research in the…
CG Palladino Visits Erbil Polytechnic University
Consul General Robert Palladino visited Erbil Polytechnic University and met with President Dr. Kawa Sherwani and senior administrators. They discussed U.S. exchange programs, the university’s…
The United States Donates More Than 500,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Iraq
U.S. Embassy Baghdad For Immediate Release August 14, 2021 PRESS RELEASE U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew H. Tueller joined Iraqi Acting Minister of Health Hani…
Ambassador Matthew H. Tueller Visits Iraqi Kurdistan Region
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Matthew H. Tueller visited the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) on August 9-11. Ambassador Tueller, accompanied by Consul General Robert Palladino, met…
CG Palladino Visits Lalish Temple to Commemorate the Anniversary of the Yezidi Massacre
Consul General Robert Palladino visited Lalish Temple and met with Prince Hazim and the Yezidi leaders to express his condolences on the anniversary of the…
PAO Gina Cabrera Visits the American Corner Erbil
Public Affairs Officer Gina Cabrera visited the American Corner Erbil located within the library at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH). She and the university’s…
PAO Gina Cabrera Discusses Promoting Peaceful Coexistence Though Travel Journalism
Public Affairs Officer Gina Cabrera met with tourism journalist Wshyar Mohamed Amin to discuss his initiative to promote peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance by showcasing…
