Tucked away behind modular concrete walls in a corner of a residential neighborhood, the U.S. consulate in Erbil is one of the most important manifestations of Washington’s special ties with Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region.
Unlike most consulates around the world, the mission handles the type of high-profile and sensitive political, security and economic portfolio typically reserved for full embassies, reflecting the region’s semi-autonomous status within Iraq and the geopolitical heft of the countries that surround it.
Plans are…
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