A delegation of US government officials, including the State Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary, Jen Gavito, National Security Council Director for Iraq and Syria, Zehra Bell, and U.S. Embassy Iraq Deputy Chief of Mission, Greg LoGerfo, visited the American University of Iraq-Baghdad, where they were received by AUIB President, Dr. Michael Mulnix, and members of university faculty and staff.
The delegation discussed with faculty members ways to empower women, the importance of this topic for female students, and securing for the latter basic resources that would allow them to participate, achieve success, and make impact in the scientific field. AUIB faculty praised the female students who joined the university in order to secure a better future and have a major role in building the new Iraq.