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CA – Chairman's Assistant – From the Office of Dr. Jarecki
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:05 PM
FW: Update from IIE-SRF in Erbil, Iraq

From: Willcox, Sarah [=ailto Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 3:40 PM<=r>To: A Goodman; Miller, Jim Cc: Mark Angelson ; Dr. Henry Jarecki; D Kaisth; CA — Chairman's Assistant — =rom the Office of Dr. Jarecki; Al-Soze, a a; len eau, e este; Arici, Ja=et; Rosen, Jessica Subject: RE: Update from IIE-SRF in Erbil, Ir=q

Congratulations to eve=yone. It sounds incredible. Wish we all could be flies on the wall. =ooking forward to hearing all about it.

From: Goodm=n, Allan

Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 3:35 PM

To: M=Iler, Jim

Cc: Mark Angelson Dr. Henry Jarecki

<mailtca Al-Soze, Nada; Riendeau, Celeste; Arid, Janet; Rosen, Jessica Subj=ct: Re: Update from IIE-SRF in Erbil, Iraq

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It isour best yet especially in terms of scholar engagement. <=r>Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 26, 2013, at 9:27 PM, "Miller, J=m wro=e:

Dear Mark, =ear Henry,

As you know, this week the IIE-SRF Iraq Project is holding its=11th training conference- the 5th in Iraq.

Allan is=with the team and provided a keynote today, and he had an interview with t=e press.

The IIE-SRF Iraq team (Nada, Celeste, Janet, Jessica, and Celine= have done yet another astounding job organizing this major event. Other I=E Divisions are involved as well.

Nada provided this update:<=o:p>

- Conference opened by U.S. Consul General in Erbil, Paul Sutphin.
- Opening remarks also given by KRG-MOHE Minister Dr. Ali Saeed.
- Emphasis on promoting educational exchanges and mutual understanding between American and Iraqi people.
- Attendance: >160 Iraqi scholars and university reps (including 100 SRF scholars and 62 university reps from Iraq proper and the KRG).
- SRF scholars traveled from 12 countries and multiple Iraqi cities.
- 32 Iraqi universities participating. Listed attendees by region:
  - From Baghdad:
    - University of Al-Mustansiriyah — VP for Scientific Affairs attending
    - Baghdad Private College of Pharmacy — Dean attending
  - From Babylon:
    - University of Babylon — Dean, College of Education attending
    - Future Private University — Dean attending
  - From the South:
    - University of Thiqar — President attending
    - University of Misan — Dean of Student Affairs attending
    - University of Basrah — VP for Scientific Affairs attending
  - From the North:
    - University of Tikrit — VP for Scientific Affairs attending
    - University of Mosul — VP for Scientific Affairs attending
- Jim Miller III — Executive Director, Scholar Rescue Fund.

Executive Director, Scholar Rescue Fund
Institu=e of International Education (IIE)

www.scholarrescuefund.org

<http://www.scholarresc=efund.org/>

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