Krikor Der Hagopian, Director General of International Relations at the office of then Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Chia al-Soudani, during the 9th edition of the Sulaimani Forum in Iraqi Kurdistan, in April 2025. (Credit: Screenshot taken from the Facebook account of the Institute of Regional and International Studies)
He has not yet officially taken office. But Krikor Bakram Moses Der Hagopian could help reinvigorate the relationship between the United States and Iraq. Chosen to represent Baghdad in Washington, this almost 50-year-old Armenian Christian studied international relations in Denver, Colorado, reports the site al-Monitor. He has always maintained good relations with U.S. administrations, particularly as an adviser to former Iraqi President Barham Saleh and then to former Prime Minister Mohammad Chia al-Soudani. There is no reason for Washington to refuse giving its approval to his appointment, which could be approved before the scheduled visit by new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi after mid-July to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. US diplomacy in the Middle East How the Iran agreement reveals JD Vance's vision for the Middle...
He has not yet officially taken office. But Krikor Bakram Moses Der Hagopian could help reinvigorate the relationship between the United States and Iraq. Chosen to represent Baghdad in Washington, this almost 50-year-old Armenian Christian studied international relations in Denver, Colorado, reports the site al-Monitor. He has always maintained good relations with U.S. administrations, particularly as an adviser to former Iraqi President Barham Saleh and then to former Prime Minister Mohammad Chia al-Soudani. There is no reason for Washington to refuse giving its approval to his appointment, which could be approved before the scheduled visit by new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi after mid-July to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. US diplomacy in the Middle East How the Iran agreement reveals JD Vance's vision for the Middle...
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