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MONTPELIER, Vt. - Iraq's ambassador to the United States talked about the price of war. Then he offered thanks to the United States. In Vermont for a series of appearances, Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida'ie brought a message of gratitude and a plea for more U.S. investment in rebuilding his war-torn nation.
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By the way, we're looking forward to quick Senate confirmation. He's had his hearing. And of course, when I call him ''Ambassador,'' it's not Ambassador to Iraq-it's Ambassador- designee to Iraq-but Ambassador now in Pakistan. And the Senate needs to confirm him as quickly as possible so he can join General Petraeus and do the job.
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BAGHDAD -- The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it will name an ambassador to Baghdad in the coming days, the first Arab country to restore full diplomatic ties to Iraq since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. The announcement, made in Baghdad by the country's foreign minister, Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, follows strong U.S. pressure for Arab countries to play a bigger political role here to counter Iranian influence and promote reconciliation between Iraq's rival Sunni and Shiite communities.
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Iraq's ambassador toured Memphis institutions FedEx and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Tuesday and said it's time for American business to act like a superpower in his country. At one time we were talking about boots on the ground. Now we want suits on the ground," said Samir Shakir M. Sumaidaie, Iraq's top diplomat in the United States.
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FARMINGTON HILLS - About 300 peo- ple gathered in the Farmington Hills Manor last week as Iraq's ambassador to the U.S., Samir Sumaida'ie, keynoted a first annual fundraising gala for local charity For Victims of War and Poverty, founded by pharmacist Nidhal Garmo. The security of society is not achieved by the number of police or the number in the armed forces, or how well they are equipped," Sumaida'ie said at the event. "It is secured by the level of social responsibility the average citizen has. What Nidhal has been doing is an example of social responsibility. "I wish this endeavor and all similar endeavors real success," said Sumaida'ie, "because it represents the real hope for rebuilding our country."
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Hill to lead one of the top international studies programs in the world DENVER, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, has been chosen to lead the University of Denver's Josef Korbel (Joseph core-BELL) School of International Studies, one of the top international studies schools in the world founded in 1964 by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's father. Hill's appointment was announced today by DU Chancellor Robert Coombe.
