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Representation in the United States

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US Embassy Baghdad announces funding to digitize the cultural collection at the Kurdish Heritage Institute
Wednesday 17 July 2019

The Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States is pleased at the recent decision by the US Embassy in Baghdad to fund the digitization of a large cultural heritage collection in Kurdistan Region.

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US Chamber visit to Erbil and signing of historic MoU with Kurdish counterparts exemplify economic recovery
Thursday 27 June 2019

A US Chamber of Commerce delegation led by US Chamber Vice President for the Middle East, Steve Lutes, visited Kurdistan this week to seek trade opportunities and meet local officials and businesses.

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Kurdish and American chambers of commerce sign agreement for further cooperation
Sunday 23 June 2019

The Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the United States Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding on June 23, 2019, committing their organizations to further cooperation.

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Representative Abdul Rahman visits Canadian Parliament for screening of documentary film about Yezidi family
Tuesday 18 June 2019

Canada’s Parliament screened the film “One Yezidi Family vs ISIS” on June 17 to a group of Members of Parliament and their staff.

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Representative Abdul Rahman travels to New York to meet UN diplomats and officials
Friday 14 June 2019

Representative Abdul Rahman traveled to New York this week to meet senior members of the United Nations diplomatic corps and UN officials.

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Mayor of Al Qosh visits Washington to raise awareness of status of Christians in Iraq
Friday 14 June 2019

Lara Yousif Zara, the Mayor of the Christian town of Al Qosh, departed Washington, DC on June 14 after a week-long visit to the capital city.

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Minister of Education meets Administration officials and members of Congress
Thursday 11 April 2019

Dr. Pishtiwan Sadiq, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Minister of Education and acting Minster of Endowment and Religious Affairs, is in Washington this week to meet with US administration officials and members of Congress.

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Mayor of Halabja visits Washington to commemorate 31 years since in the chemical bombing
Wednesday 27 March 2019

Ms. Nuxsha Nasih, the Mayor of Halabja, and Ms. Nasrin Mohammed, a survivor of the 1988 Halabja chemical bombing, visited Washington this month to speak at the KRG US Representation’s annual Halabja commemoration and to meet with US officials and organizations.

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KRG US Representation and Czech Mission co-host film about Yezidi genocide at UN
Wednesday 6 March 2019

The KRG Representation to the United States on Monday co-hosted the screening of a documentary film about the Yezidi genocide at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

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Head of DFR meets Deputy National Security Advisor at White House
Friday 1 March 2019

Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, met with Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Charles Kupperman, rounding out a week-long visit to Washington to meet with senior US Administration officials, members of Congress, and business leaders.

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Minister Mustafa continues outreach to Congress
Thursday 28 February 2019

Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations, and KRG Representative to the United States Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met with several Republican and Democratic members of Congress from key committees, as part of the Minister’s week-long visit to Washington.

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Head of Foreign Relations begins week-long visit to Washington
Monday 25 February 2019

Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, is in Washington this week to meet with senior US government officials and members of Congress to update them on a variety of issues of interest related to Kurdistan, Iraq and the United States.

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Film about Peshmerga deminer screened at George Washington University
Thursday 31 January 2019

Over 100 people joined a screening of the film The Deminer at George Washington University on January 31.