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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.

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, March 1, 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.

Minister Mustafa continues outreach to Congress

Thursday, February 28, 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, February 25, 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.