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  • U.S. Soccer Champions visit Basrah

    U.S. Soccer Champions visit Basrah

    Two Olympic gold medalists in Women’s Soccer, Mary Harvey and Lorrie Fair, came to Basrah for a series of workshops with students from Basrah University's College of Physical Education and with girls from area schools in Al Ashar and Zubair.

  • Promoting American Business in Dhi Qar

    Promoting American Business in Dhi Qar

    Dhi Qar’s Provincial Council Chairman and other officials from the province visited the US Consulate on February 21. Consul General Bill Grant and other US officers advised the delegation on how to better attract American companies and investment to their province.

  • USAID funds Basrah soccer fields

    USAID funds Basrah soccer fields

    USAID Representative Garret Harries and other Consulate officers joined nearly 100 Iraqi youth in Ma’aqal neighborhood celebrating the completion of the soccer field under the USAID funded Community Action Program (CAP). This field is one of 8 others in Basrah city funded by the US government.

  • Visit to the Marshes

    Visit to the Marshes

    Public Affairs Officer Brent Maier speaks to a representative of the “Eden” NGO in Al-Hartha. Consulate officers toured the marshes in traditional wooden boats. Under Saddam Hussein the marshes were drained and their residents deprived of their livelihoods. Some of the marshes have now been restored.

  • Presidential Inauguration in Basrah’s American Corner

    Presidential Inauguration in Basrah’s American Corner

    The Consulate organized a gathering at Basrah University’s American Corner on January 22 to watch the inauguration ceremony for President Obama. Consul General Bill Grant and other Consulate officers joined key university faculty and students for the event.

  • Consulate staff attended the Iraq Oil, Gas, Logistics, Transportation Exhibition

    US Consulate staff attended the Iraq Oil, Gas, Logistics, Transportation Exhibition

    Minister of Transportation Hadi Al-Amiri was the keynote speaker on the panel: “Investment in Iraq Transport & Logistics Sector. Among the many companies exhibiting were Scania, DHL, Volvo, SKA, Air Charter Service, Inchscape Shipping, and Mack Trucks. The Kufan Group organized the exhibition and conference. This was the first major event held at Basrah Logistics City.

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