The US Embassy in Iraq officially opened January 5, 2009. It is the largest United States embassy in the world. The US had previously been using former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's old palace as its base of operations. Saddam's palace was relinquished to the Iraqi government as part of the Iraq security pact passed by the Iraqi Parliament in November, 2008.Reuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)
Embassy Mission and Services
The new embassy is a legal requirement now that the U.S. government has handed over certain essential functions to the Iraqi government as stated in the Iraq security pact. The Embassy will help to normalize relations between the US and Iraq, and will provide services to US citizens living in Iraq including marriages, passports and absentee voting.US Embassy in Iraq: Consular FAQs
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Official building inauguration attended by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Iraq President Jalal Talabani and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John NegroponteReuters: US opens new Iraq embassy, moves to normalise ties (January 5, 2009)
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