Iraq
USIP has been working with Iraqis since early 2004. USIP's objectives in Iraq include:
- Support mediation and dialogue at the local, provincial, and national levels
- Strengthen cross-sectarian links
- Strenghten civil society and the education sector
- Promote tolerance and respect for human rights
- Help create compacts based on equitable sharing of power and resources
USIP has a field office in Baghdad. The Iraq program is a part of USIP's Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, directed by Daniel Serwer.
Highlights
Iraq: Positive Change in the Detention System
July 23, 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Elizabeth Detwiler
This USIPeace Briefing, summarizing remarks from a former commander for detainee operations in Iraq, discusses recent successes in improving the conditions of insurgent detainees in the country.
Robert Boorda Takes Lead of USIP Baghdad Operations
Rusty Barber Returns to Washington to Oversee Iraq Programs
July 9, 2008 | News Release
Robert Boorda, a former Navy lawyer, has replaced Rusty Barber as Chief of Party, Iraq in the U.S. Institute of Peace's (USIP) Baghdad office. Barber, a former Foreign Service Officer who served in the post for the last 15 months, has returned to Washington, DC to oversee all of USIP’s Iraq programs.
