President Barzani received Ms. Gwendolyn (Wendy) Green, the US Consul General in Erbil. President Barzani described the resumption of the activities of the US Consulate in the Kurdistan Region as a positive step toward further expanding bilateral relations in various fields. The US Consul General, for her part, stated that her country considers itself the main supporter of the people of Kurdistan and holds President Barzani’s position in particularly high regard.
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, President Masoud Barzani received Ms. Gwendolyn (Wendy) Green, the US Consul General in Erbil, in Pirmam. During the meeting, the US Consul General expressed her pleasure at beginning her work as her country’s consul general in the Kurdistan Region and stressed that she would continue her efforts to develop relations between the Kurdistan Region and the United States. She also noted that her country considers itself the main supporter of the people of Kurdistan, holds President Barzani’s position in Iraq and the region in particularly high regard, and expressed hope that the Kurdistan Region would, as in the past, continue to play its role in strengthening regional stability.
President Barzani, in turn, warmly welcomed the US consul and thanked the United States for supporting and assisting the Kurdistan Region in the war against ISIS terrorists. President Barzani described the resumption of the US Consulate’s activities in the Kurdistan Region as a positive step toward further developing bilateral relations in various fields.
The meeting also included an exchange of views on the situation in the region, and both sides stressed the need to establish peace and stability in the region.
