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Kurdistan Mission in DC launches KRG’s first podcast – “Kurdistan in America”
Friday 14 February 2020

The KRG Representation in Washington has launched a new podcast aimed at exploring the rich relationship between the United States and the Kurdistan Region.

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Representative Abdul Rahman wraps up busy week of meetings with senior US Administration officials
Friday 14 February 2020

KRG Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met with senior US Administration leaders this week to discuss a range of humanitarian, security, and political issues.

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Representative Abdul Rahman attends National Prayer Breakfast
Friday 7 February 2020

KRG Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman attended the National Prayer Breakfast this year, joining American and international political and religious leaders at the event in Washington, DC.

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KRG envoy highlights security cooperation with members of Congress
Wednesday 29 January 2020

Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met with members of the House Armed Services Committee on January 29.

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Representative Abdul Rahman meets members of House Intel and Armed Services committees
Tuesday 28 January 2020

Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman traveled to Capitol Hill on January 28 to meet with members of critical Congressional committees.

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Representative Abdul Rahman visits US Department of Energy
Thursday 23 January 2020

Representative Abdul Rahman visited the US Department of Energy on January 23 to meet with Dr. Matthew Zais, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of International Affairs.

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Representative Abdul Rahman meets Senator Burr
Thursday 23 January 2020

Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met Senator Richard Burr on January 23 for a wide-ranging discussion on recent political and security developments in Kurdistan and the rest of Iraq.

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President Nechirvan Barzani and President Donald Trump discuss developments in Iraq and the region
Wednesday 22 January 2020

President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani and President of the United States Donald Trump held a meeting in which they discussed the situation in Iraq as well as Kurdistan Region's relations with the United States.

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Representative Abdul Rahman discusses security situation with senior Pentagon official
Thursday 9 January 2020

Acting US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Kathryn Wheelbarger welcomed KRG Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman for a meeting at the Pentagon.

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KRG-US sponsors Kurdish art exhibition at the Middle East Institute in Washington
Friday 6 December 2019

Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman spoke at the launch of the art exhibition “Speaking Across Mountains: Kurdish Artists in Dialogue” at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

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Minister Dizayee ends a productive week in Washington with senior US Administration meetings
Friday 22 November 2019

The Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Safeen Dizayee, rounded out a productive week in Washington with meetings with senior US officials at the White House and the departments of State, Energy, and Defense.

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US Institute of Peace screens "One Yazidi Family vs ISIS"
Thursday 21 November 2019

The US Institute of Peace hosted a screening of "One Yazidi Family vs ISIS", about a Yazidi family's story of survival in the face of genocide. The event was co-hosted by the KRG Representation in Washington and the Germany Embassy.

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Head of Foreign Relations meets with Kurdish community in Washington, DC area
Sunday 17 November 2019

Minister Safeen Dizayee, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, held a meeting with members of the Kurdish community in the Washington, DC area to brief them on the priorities of the Kurdistan Regional Government, protests in Iraq, the humanitarian crisis in Syria, and the role of the diaspora.

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Minister Dizayee meets with Chaldean, Yezidi and Kurdish community in Michigan
Saturday 16 November 2019

Minister Safeen Dizayee met with members of the Chaldean, Assyrian and Kurdish community in Michigan to update them on developments in Kurdistan Region and Iraq, as well to reiterate the KRG’s commitment to protecting and promoting religious freedom and peaceful coexistence.

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Economic conference in Erbil brings together business leaders and government officials
Tuesday 15 October 2019

A conference held in Erbil on October 14 brought together top KRG and federal government officials with leading American and Kurdistani business leaders to discuss peace and prosperity in the Kurdistan Region and the rest of Iraq.

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Minister Safeen Dizayee attends UN General Assembly
Friday 27 September 2019

A Kurdistan Regional Government delegation was in New York this week during the United Nations 74th General Assembly as part of the Iraqi delegation led by Iraqi President Dr. Barham Salih, to highlight the security, humanitarian and economic challenges.