Temporary Organization To Facilitate a Strategic Partnership With the Republic of Iraq
Headline: Creates Temporary Iraq Strategic Partnership Office in State Department
What it does: The order directs agencies to work with a new State Department office to transition to a strategic partnership with Iraq and finish remaining reconstruction and rule-of-law tasks.
- Transfers personnel, assets, liabilities, and records from the Iraq Transition Assistance Office.
- Coordinates the drawdown of Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq.
- Completes oversight and reporting for Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund monies.
Summary
This order creates a temporary Iraq Strategic Partnership Office inside the Department of State to support U.S. agencies in transitioning to a strategic partnership with Iraq and to maintain a diplomatic presence.
The office will coordinate the drawdown of Provincial Reconstruction Teams, support rule-of-law and police development work, and complete oversight and reporting for Iraq relief and reconstruction funds. It will assume remaining functions, personnel, and records from the Iraq Transition Assistance Office.
A Director chosen by the Secretary of State will lead the office, which ends when the law allows or if the Secretary ends it sooner.
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