Iraq
President Obama Surprises Troops During Visit to Iraq
President Obama (Apr. 7): "Under enormous strain and under enormous sacrifice, through controversy and difficulty and politics, you've kept your eyes focused on just doing your job. And because of that, every mission that's been assigned--from getting rid of Saddam, to reducing violence, to stabilizing the country, to facilitating elections--you have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country. That is an extraordinary achievement, and for that you have the thanks of the American people." Full Text
Resettlement Benefits for Iraqi Refugees (Mar. 3)
Expanded Visa Services at Embassy Baghdad
Embassy Baghdad will begin processing immigrant visas on February 1, 2009. Immigrant visa applicants who had previously scheduled appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Ankara, or Cairo but were unable to travel to those appointments may now contact the National Visa Center at nvccongressional@state.gov or (603) 334-0700 to have their cases transferred from other immigrant visa processing posts and scheduled for interview in Baghdad. The National Visa Center will also begin routing and scheduling all immigrant visa cases for beneficiaries residing in Iraq for Baghdad.
The United States is pleased to announce new FY 2009 contributions of more than $141 million to help Iraqis who remain displaced as a result of the war. These contributions come in addition to the $9 million that the United States committed earlier this fiscal year, to total $150 million thus far in FY 2009. More
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