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Ambassador Nomination: Douglas Silliman — From Kuwait to Iraq
Posted: 1:23 am ET On May 19, President Obama announced Douglas Silliman as his nominee for the next Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq. The WH released the following brief bio: Douglas Silliman, a...
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@StateDept Summer Rotation Brings New Faces to the U.S. Mission in Iraq
Posted: 2:48 am ET The 2016 summer rotation brought in new faces at the U.S. Mission in Iraq. On September 1, the U.S. ambassador designate Douglas Silliman arrived in Baghdad. As far as we can tell...
View ArticleMandatory Evacuation On For US Consulate General Basrah in Southern Iraq
In June last year, we blogged about the Tillerson State Department’s plan to close down the U.S. Consulate General in Basrah (see U.S. Consulate General #Basrah, Iraq: Six-Year Old Diplomatic Outpost...
View ArticleSources: Major Personnel Cuts Coming For U.S. Mission Iraq
Posted: 4:28 am EST Updated: 5:01 am EST It looks like US Mission Iraq is in for another big round of staff reduction. Sources indicate that staff cuts could be as much as a third. People reportedly...
View ArticleU.S. Senate Confirms Matthew Tueller as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
Confirmed by Voice Vote: Executive Calendar #185 Matthew Tueller to be Ambassador of the U.S. to the Republic of Iraq @StateDept — Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) May 16, 2019 While in Iraq, I...
View ArticleAmbassador Matthew Tueller Presents His Credentials in Baghdad
Help Fund the Blog | Diplopundit 2019 — 60-Day Campaign from June 5, 2019 – August 5, 2019 ______________________________________ New U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller arrived in Baghdad in...
View Article@StateDept FOIA: Trump’s January 2017 EO: Protecting the Nation From Foreign...
Help Fund the Blog | Diplopundit 2019 — 60-Day Campaign from June 5, 2019 – August 5, 2019 ______________________________________ On January 27, 2017, Trump issued an Executive Order that suspends...
View Article@StateDept Plans 28% Staff Reduction For US Mission Iraq By May 2020
Via CNN: The State Department plans to dramatically downsize the number of American personnel in Iraq, according to a memo sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and obtained by CNN. The...
View Article@StateDept Orders Evacuation of Designated USG Employees From US Embassy...
On March 26, the State Department updated its Iraq Travel Advisory, a Level 4 Do Not Travel to Iraq “due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, the Global Health Advisory, and Mission Iraq’s...
View ArticleUS Mission Iraq Gets One COVID-19 Case From DOS Chartered Flight Out of Dulles
We recently learned that an individual who arrived at US Mission Iraq on a charter flight from Dulles, VA on July 1st has tested positive of COVID-19 and has been in quarantine since arrival. We...
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