Wed May 13, 2009 at 10:15:00 AM EDT
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Congressman Rush Holt joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting foreign leaders, military leaders, and troops (including NJ National Guardsmen and women in Iraq) in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq on a trip that began last Thursday and saw them return home last night:Yesterday morning in London, Pelosi and Holt met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss the international economic crisis, climate change, trade and the United Kingdom's participation in the multinational force in Afghanistan.
This weekend, Pelosi and Holt also met with King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan, the Emir and Sheikha of Jordan, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, among other leaders. Along with al-Maliki, they also met with with Parliament Speaker Ayad al-Samarai in what was his first meeting with an American official: During these meetings, the delegation discussed key remaining challenges faced by the government of Iraq, including:
rooting out wide-spread corruption that is impeding reconstruction and the delivery of services to the Iraqi people;
providing security to all Iraqi citizens;
resolving the border conflict between the Kurds and Iraqis; and
building a strong Iraqi intelligence capability
We're working to schedule a date with the Congressman on the radio show in the near future, so we'll be sure to discuss this trip among other topics. |
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