Ambassador Speckhard
Ambassador Speckhard
days fill looking positions takes
It takes us 60 to 90 days to fill positions like that ... we're looking for real expertise.
debt domestic gross highest iraq product remember result share support today useful written
It's useful to remember where we were in 2003 with liberation. In 2003, Iraq had the highest debt ... as a share of gross domestic product in the world. And today about two-thirds of that debt has been written off as a result of the support by the international community.
capacity improve operation program projects support technical training trying
We have a program where we're trying to improve training for the operation and maintenance of all of our projects and the ministries technical capacity to support these projects.