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Kurdistan Regional Government Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Newroz Video Message from KRG Representation in USA 1 message Kurdistan Regional Government - USA <[email protected]> Sun, Mar 21,2021 at 1:28 PM Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States Washington D.C. Newroz Video Message from KRG Representation in USA Every year we look forward to celebrating Newroz, the Kurdish new year, and the arrival of spring on March 21st. Through gatherings with family, friends, and community, we also celebrate our people's liberation from tyranny and demonstrate support for the Kurdish cause. Regrettably, this year, we had to celebrate Newroz far away from each other due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, on March 5th, we invited you to submit a short video Newroz message of yourself or with your loved ones, answering the question: what does Newroz mean to you or remind you of? The answer is in this video. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM piroa ©e 9fa^/?y Aft jro/ Sign Up for KRG Updates Share the Podcast Follow us Share Tweet Share oo NOTIFICATION: The Kurdistan Regional Government Liaison Office - U.S.A. is registered as an agent of the Kurdistan Regional Government under 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq. | 1532 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Constant Contact ©Try email marketing for free today! Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Reminder: KRG-US March 2021 newsletter 1 message Kurdistan Regional Government - USA <[email protected]> Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 6:13 PM Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States Washington D.C. Welcome to our March 2021 Newsletter Later she helped mobilize the French government to intervene in defense of the Kurds who were fleeing Saddam Hussein’s forces in March 1991 after an uprising against the dictatorship. Her efforts, in parallel with those of others in London and Washington, led to a military-humanitarian operation that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Kurds k who feared Saddam Hussein would use chemical weapons against them. s v a In fact, this April, we will be marking the 30th anniversary of that intervention, March is always a month of poignant and known as Operation Provide Comfort, notable events for the people of Kurdistan, which was soon followed by the and this past month was all the more establishment of the no-fly-zone over remarkable. Kurdistan. In many ways, the existence today of a stable, tolerant, and free Besides the various anniversaries, Kurdistan Region in Iraq is a direct including the birth and death of the consequence of the humanitarian action by legendary leader Mustafa Barzani, the the United States, France, and Britain. anniversary of the genocide in Halabja, and Newroz the 21st, this year, the month of There will be events hosted in Erbil, March heralded two significant visits and Washington, London, and Paris to mark the tough negotiations over the Iraqi federal anniversary of this extraordinary budget, which was finally passed by the intervention in April and later this year. Iraqi Parliament today. Now, to the closely watched debates and First, the visit of Pope Francis to Iraq and arguments over the Iraqi federal budget. Kurdistan Region, which took place in early Months of negotiations, led on the KRG March. The historic visit took place in the side by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad middle of the pandemic and various Talabani, resulted in a draft law that security concerns. His Holiness described it recognized positions important to Baghdad as a pilgrimage of peace and called for ‘the and Erbil and achieved a reasonable weapons to be silenced’. compromise. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM The visit was very much needed and a Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today said, unifying moment for all the people of Iraq. This is a milestone moment for the KRG, His trip included meetings with Kurdish from which we can start to recover from an leaders in Erbil and a mass held at Franso era of unparalleled economic challenges. I Hariri Stadium with 10,000 worshippers. thank the KRG negotiating team for their We hope that all sides will build on Pope persistence through many months of hard Francis’s message of peace and fraternity work. I also thank Kurdish blocs in the and that we may have many more unifying federal Parliament for their efforts. This law moments ahead. was an accommodation and a necessary one for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. The other significant visit this month was that of President Nechirvan Barzani to We did not get everything we wanted, but Paris to meet with France’s President the law is consistent with key principles of Emmanuel Macron, where President the constitution from which we have not Macron reiterated his readiness to help wavered.’ Iraq achieve political and economic stability. You can read about these and other events and meetings in our newsletter below. France is a key player in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and has had a strong relationship with Kurdistan since the 1980s when France’s First Lady, Danielle Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman Mitterrand, played an active role in the Representative to the United States formation of the Kurdish Institute in Paris. Kurdistan Regional Government Light Bayan Rahman Q KRG Representative meets with Kurdistan office and Congressman Department of Energy Acting Assistant Cooper discuss security affairs and Secretary Nashville’s Kurdish community Representative Bayan Sami Abdul The Kurdistan Regional Government Rahman, on Tuesday, March 24, had a Representation in the United States on virtual meeting with Andrew Light, the March 23 met with Congressman Jim Department of Energy’s Principal... Cooper, whose district in Nashville... Read more Read more tMI lillfnJ WM 1 M'■f U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM KRG Representative joins Iraq and US Kurdistan envoy meets with State ambassadors at USIP online event on Department’s Acting Director of Iraq Iraq Desk Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, on March 23, took part in an Rahman, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, met online event hosted by the United States virtually with Ian Hopper, the Acting Institute of Peace examining US-lraq... Director of the Iraq Desk at the US... Read more Read more Hi III Iff KRG US Representation hosts online KRG Mission continues advocacy in the commemoration of Halabja genocide US Congress The Kurdistan Regional Government The Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States hosted Representation in the United States a virtual commemoration of the genocide in continued its advocacy in Congress this Halabja in 1988, which killed 5,000... week and met with several members... Read more Read more United States Institute of Peace Making Peace Possible KRG Representative briefs the US Representative Abdul Rahman Commission on International Religious congratulates USIP President Grande on Freedom her new post Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, on Monday, March 15, briefed the Rahman, on Friday, March 12, met with US Commission on International Religious Lise Grande, the recently appointed Freedom in a virtual meeting... President of the US Institute of Peace... Read more Read more Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM **•» I I KRG envoy discusses humanitarian and KRG Representative and Armenian economic issues with USAID and State Ambassador affirm historic bond Department officials between their peoples Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, on Thursday, March 11, met with Rahman on Tuesday, March 9, had a officials at the US Agency for International virtual meeting with Varuzhan Nersesyan, Development (USAID) and the... Armenia’s Ambassador to the... Read more Read more Representative Abdul Rahman and KRG envoy meets chairman of the US Congressman Stewart discuss security House of Representatives’ armed situation services committee Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met with Congressman Chris Rahman on Thursday, March 18, met with Stewart (Republican, Utah) last week to Congressman Adam Smith, Chairman of update him on recent security... the House Armed Services Committee. Read more Read more Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:57 AM Season 2 Episode 3 - Interview with Sherri KrahamTalabany MARCH 26,2021 KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION IN THE UNITED STATES SEASON: 2 EPISODE: 3 Kurdistan in America KURDISTAN th Sherri Kraham Talaban IN o AMERICA 00:13 I 27:16 This month, the Kurdistan in America podcast is honored to have Sherri Kraham Talabany as its guest. When Mrs. Kraham Talabany first heard about Kurdistan as an American university student, little did she realize that her life would be inexorably tied to the people of that land. Mrs. Kraham went on to work for the US government, which included working on Kurdistan and Iraq, and she married Qubad Talabani, who is today the KRG's Deputy Prime Minister.
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