2008 PRT News
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January - March
Dispatch from Iraq: Winning the Peace
March 10, 2008 DS Special Agent Steve Fakan arrived in Iraq in April 2007, and has been embedded with a Marine Corps combat unit in Camp Fallujah as the leader of an Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team. During the past year, his team has trained, assisted, and advised Iraqi citizens on how to develop their nation’s capacity for growth and progress.
Rx for Iraq: American Engagement with Medical Community
March 10, 2008 Samawa, Iraq. U.S. Army doctor Colonel Thomas Dove made history March 4th as the first American physician to address his medical counterparts at Samawa Hospital in the capital city of Muthanna province.
Utica native helps rebuild Iraq
March 10, 2008 Utica, New York - Every time Mary Ann Penree of Deerfield reads an article about the war in Iraq, she thinks of her cousin Phyllis Powers. Powers, a Utica native, has been in Baghdad for more than a year serving as the director of the Office of Provincial Affairs.
Iraqi Women Form Backbone of Family
March 10, 2008 Hawr Rajab, Iraq – With violence appreciably down since Coalition Forces began a surge in operations a year ago, civil society is beginning to sprout with the help of women who have traditionally formed the backbone of their communities especially in troubled times.
Hosting Iraqis the Traditional Way
February 8, 2008 Al Toum, Iraq – local officials, farmers and Coalition Force members now have a welcoming place to meet with each other and discuss development issues thanks to the efforts of a U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) operating in Iraq’s southern Muthanna province.
Iraqi Journalists Gain Skills from U.S. Workshop
January 24, 2008 Dahuk City – Iraqi citizens will soon get a clearer view of the successes and challenges facing their nation thanks to an innovative training partnership between a leading Iraqi non-governmental organization (NGO) and a U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) aimed at upgrading the reporting skills of radio, TV and print journalists.
Iraqi, American Poetry Reading Bridges Cultural Divides
January 22, 2008 Baghdad -- The power of poetry to transcend politics and bridge cultural divides came alive January 15 at the First Annual Iraqi/American Poetry Reading, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in partnership with the Iraqi Tawasin Cultural Society.
Iraqi, American Poetry Reading Bridges Cultural Divides
January 22, 2008 Baghdad -- The power of poetry to transcend politics and bridge cultural divides came alive January 15 at the First Annual Iraqi/American Poetry Reading, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in partnership with the Iraqi Tawasin Cultural Society.
Highway Official leaving to Help Rebuild Iraq
January 22, 2008 Hutchinson, Kansas – Martin Miller had received job e-mails from the Federal Government over the past few years, but he never opened them. After all, he wasn’t looking for a job.
Mechanics Training for Iraqi Army Fuels Engine for Change
January 2, 2008 Baghdad – One hundred and eighty-nine smiling Iraqi Jundi (soldiers) received certificates for the successful completion of a rigorous 10-week mechanics course December 30 knowing they will now play an integral role as engines for change powering their Army.