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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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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.

Economic conference in Erbil brings together business leaders and government officials

Tuesday, October 15, 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.

Minister Safeen Dizayee attends UN General Assembly

Friday, September 27, 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.

KRG-US hosts photo exhibition to commemorate fifth anniversary of ISIS’ genocide of Yezidis

Monday, August 5, 2019

KRG-US hosted a photo exhibition on August 5, 2019, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of ISIS’ attack on Shingal (Sinjar) and the subsequent genocide of Yezidis, Christians, and other minority groups of the Nineveh Plain.