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…
CG Palladino Meets Yezidi Activist Murad Ismail
Consul General Robert Palladino met with Yezidi advocate Murad Ismael to hear his concerns regarding the Yezidi community. The Consul General expressed his sympathy for…
Ambassador Tueller Speaks at Seventh Annual Commemoration of the Yezidi Genocide
In an event hosted by Yazda and the Zovighian Partnership in honor of the seventh annual commemoration of the Yezidi Genocide, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq…
USAID Supports the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of Religious and Ethnic Minority Communities in...
A two-year project to digitize cultural records and build the capacity of local teams to preserve, protect, and uphold Christian and Yezidi heritage in Iraq.…
USAID Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Capacity in Sulaymaniya
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today delivered three refrigeration trucks to bolster the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sulaymaniya. These…
USAID Announces Support to Syriac Heritage Museum to Preserve Cultural Heritage
The United States today announced a new program to provide assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Syriac Heritage Museum, to…
