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From: CA — Chairman's Assistant — From the Office of Dr. Jarecki Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:05 PM Subject: 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 =/div> It is our 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. EFTA_R1_01336573 EFTA02354542 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> • Th= conference was officially opened by the U.S. Counsel General in Erbil Pau= Sutphin • The =G and the KRG-MORE Minister Dr. Ali Saeed both provided opening remarks at=the conference in which they emphasized the importance of these academic g=therings in promoting educational exchanges and mutual understanding betwe=n the American and the Iraqi people ▪ Over 160 Iraqi scholars and university-reps are in a=tendance at the conference including: 100 SRF scholars, and 62 university-=eps from Iraq prime and the KRG • SRF scholars traveled from 12 countries=as well as from different cities in Iraq to attend the conference • 32 Iraqi u=iversities are participating in this conference including the following un=versities from Iraq prime: From Baghdad:&=bsp; <=I type="square"> • The Univer=ity of AI-Mustansiriyah-- the VP for Scientific Affairs is attending the c=nference • Bagh=ad Private College of Pharmacy--Dean of the College is attending the confe=ence <=i class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar=in-bottom- alt:auto;mso-list:13 level2 Ifo4">From Babylon: • The University of Babyl=n--Dean of College of Education is attending the conference • Future Private Universi=y--Dean is attending the conference is attending the confer=nce conference<=o:p> conference</=:p> Jim Miller III From the South: The University of Thi =ar--the President of the University is attending the The University of M=ssan--the Dean of Students Affairs is attending the • The University of Ba=rah-- the VP for Scientific Affairs is attending the conference<=o:p> From the North: </=i> • The University of Tikrit--the VP =or Scientific Affairs is attending the conference • The University of Mosul-- the VP =or Scientific Affairs is attending the conference Executive Director, Scholar Rescue Fund Institu=e of International Education (11E) 2 EFTA_R1_01336574 EFTA02354543 www.scholarrescuefund.org <http: www.sc o arresc=e nd.o : > The information contained in this message, and any attachment, is intended =nly for the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential, privileged or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to review, copy or distribute this message. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and delete this message. Thank you. 3 EFTA_R1_01336575 EFTA02354544