You are cordially invited to a public event:

Fixing the Interior Ministry and Police in Iraq [1]

Date: Monday, April 7, 2008

Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Special Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Georgia Conference Room, 2nd floor
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3011

Overview

In its September 6, 2007 report to Congress, the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq stated that Iraq's Interior Ministry was "dysfunctional and sectarian" and the National Police should be "disbanded and reorganized." The report was consistent with press reports that sectarian militias were in control of the Ministry and the National Police were engaged in sectarian violence.

How did this happen? What has happened following the report? A panel of experts will address these questions.

Speakers

Chief Charles Ramsey, Invited
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq

Chief John Timoney
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq

Andres Rathmell
Director UK Iraq MOI Reform Project, Libra Advisory Group

Matthew Sherman
Former Advisor to the Interior Minister, Iraq

Walter Redman
Department of State, Former Advisor, Iraq Interior Ministry

Robert Perito [2], Moderator
U.S. Institute of Peace

Media Inquiries

Please contact Ian Larsen (+1.202.429.3870) or Lauren Sucher (+1.202.429.3822) in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

RSVP

To RSVP, please send your name, affiliation, daytime phone number, and name of the event to Jasenka Jocic at jjocic@usip.org [3].