Washington, DC, USA (us.gov.krd) – Representative Bayan Sami Abul Rahman and Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, had a productive in-person meeting on Wednesday, June 23. 

The two discussed assisting the peshmerga, including financial, training and equipping, and the various security challenges facing Kurdistan. Both sides appreciated the U.S. Kurdistan partnership in the fight against ISIS.

Ms. Abdul Rahman thanked senator Inhofe for his steadfast support of Kurdistan, especially to the peshmerga forces. 

Prior to serving the people of Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Inhofe served in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Oklahoma House, and Senate, and as Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Senator Inhofe has visited Kurdistan Region on a few occasions, most recently in February 2020 when he led a congressional delegation to Erbil.