US reaffirms strategic partnership with Iraq
Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Washington
US Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad Joshua Harris on Tuesday pledged continued US support for Iraq’s sovereignty and security, as well as stronger economic ties with Washington, as he marked the end of his tenure in the country.
Harris said in a farewell video message broadcast by the US Embassy that the United States is looking to advance US interests and "promote shared priorities for a strong and mutually beneficial US-Iraq partnership.”
تشكّر بعثة الولايات المتحدة في العراق #القائم_بالاعمال هاريس على تفانيه وخدمته لتعزيز العلاقة الثنائية بين الولايات المتحدة والعراق.U.S. Mission Iraq thanks #CDA Harris for his dedication and service to advance the bilateral relationship. pic.twitter.com/DXYmtwPA9N
— U.S. Embassy Baghdad (@USEmbBaghdad) September 1, 2026
While describing the Iraq-US relationship as focused on defeating terrorism, Harris also pointed to efforts to build partnerships with Iraq’s private sector, drawing on US technology and innovation as Iraq works to develop a stable and prosperous future.
Harris, a career US diplomat, assumed his post in Baghdad on Sept. 2, 2025, succeeding Steven Fagin. He previously served as director for Iraq at the National Security Council, policy director for the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Tripoli and the Libya External Office in Tunis.
