Office of the Spokesperson
Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and Special Representative for Syria Ambassador James Jeffrey arrived in Baghdad, Iraq on December 5 for meetings with senior Iraqi officials to discuss our continued cooperation to ensure an enduring defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria and our ongoing stabilization efforts in areas liberated from ISIS. While in Iraq, Ambassador Jeffrey will also visit the Iraqi Kurdistan Region for meetings with regional leaders. In all of his meetings, Ambassador Jeffrey will emphasize our continued support to the Iraqi Security Forces and Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS and reaffirm the United States’ commitment to a strong, sovereign, and prosperous Iraq.