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The Embassy's Press Office explains and supports American foreign policy and promotes U.S. national interests through a wide range of information programs directed at Iraqi media. More specifically, the Press Office aims to:
- Explain and advocate U.S. policies in terms that are credible and meaningful in the Iraqi context.
- Bring the benefits of mutual understanding to Iraqi and American citizens and institutions by helping explain U.S. actions and policy in Iraq to Iraqi and other audiences through national media.
In one-on-one meetings, in conferences, background briefings, and through media materials, we address themes with our Iraqi counterparts that include:
- Economic security -- pursuing American trade interests, globalization of the economy, and free-market ideals;
- Democracy and human rights;
- U.S. society and its values;
- Global issues such as environmental protection, curbing international narcotics trafficking, and anti-terrorism;
- Political security -- working toward a peaceful world and interrelationships;
- Information and communication -- how technology is affecting the global dialogue through the Information Superhighway, and how ethical journalism plays a role in societies' democratic maturation.
The chief of this office serves as spokesperson for the U.S. diplomatic mission.
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