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Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force

This site is maintained by the Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force (IIRTF) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The IIRTF assists companies pursuing reconstruction and other business opportunities in Iraq. [MORE]

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Constellation Networks Corporation (CNC) is a small Michigan based company providing global satellite services. They specialize in providing broadband access to regions without traditional technological infrastructure in place. CNC has entered the Iraq marketplace as a provider of services for voice, video, fax and broadband Internet. [MORE]

 

The remnants of Baghdad's Senek communications center that serviced 20,000 customers before the war.  The customers now enjoy restored service through the efforts of companies such as Constellation Networks Corp. Photo By Bill Evans.

 

The remnants of Baghdad's Senek communications center that serviced 20,000 customers before the war. The customers now enjoy restored service through the efforts of companies such as Constellation Networks Corp. Photo taken by Bill Evans

Iraqi Construction Sector Business Briefing

Ocotber 19, 2004, Arlington, Virginia

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is conducting an Iraqi construction sector business briefing on October 19, 2004. The briefing will provide businesses with an opportunity to hear from high-level Iraqi construction sector officials about the current and future projects in Iraq and the opportunities available for businesses. Please see the event flyer Download the Iraqi Construction Sector Briefing Announcement flyer in PDF format (PDF only) for more information and to register for the event.

Change in Licensing of Sensitive U.S. Exports and Reexports to Iraq

July 30, 2004

On July 30, the President signed an Executive Order terminating the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12722, revoking it and certain related Executive Orders. Among other things, the termination of the national emergency ends the Department of the Treasury's authority to maintain export controls pursuant to those Executive Orders. By virtue of this action, export licensing jurisdiction reverted from the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Also on July 30, 2004, BIS published a rule defining the new licensing policy and requirements for Iraq. For more information, please visit Treasury's OFAC website and Commerce's BIS website. You may also contact BIS' Office of Exporter Services, at tel. (202) 482-4811.

USDOC Iraq Private Sector Development Briefing

August 04, 2004, Washington, DC

On August 04, the U.S. Department of Commerce hosted an Iraq Private Sector Development briefing. The featured speaker was Michael Fleischer, who recently returned from his tour in Baghdad as Director of Private Sector Development for the former Coalition Provisional Authority. The video of Mr. Fleisher's presentation (83MB Windows Media format, Microsoft Windows Media Player Required) is available through this website.

 

(Note: If you experience difficulty with the video, please adjust the buffering option in Windows Media Player by clicking the "Tools" menu item, choosing "Options," clicking on the "Performance" tab and then set the "Network Buffering" to 5 seconds.)

Contracting Regulations Seminars

June 2004

The Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force, in collaboration with U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) and the U.S. Army, conducted a series of video conferences to help U.S. companies assess how the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) applies to their product/service in Iraq. A/S Lash made brief remarks at the start of each seminar followed by the keynote presentation by Mr. John Bellizan, Chief of the Contract Support Office with the Army's Project and Contracting Office (PCO). The video (59MB Windows Media format, Microsoft Windows Media Player Required) is available along with Mr. Bellizan's presentation Download the Contract Support Office presentation in PDF format (700KB PDF only).

 

(Note: If you experience difficulty with the video, please adjust the buffering option in Windows Media Player by clicking the "Tools" menu item, choosing "Options," clicking on the "Performance" tab and then set the "Network Buffering" to 5 seconds.)

Iraq Transitions to Full Sovereignty

June 28, 2004

Until Iraq has a new constitution, Iraq will be governed under the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) and the Annex to the TAL.

Note that Article 26 (A) of the TAL provides that laws in effect in Iraq on June 30, 2004, will remain in effect until rescinded or amended by the Iraqi Transitional Government which will be elected in winter 2004-5. These laws include the orders, memoranda, etc. issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and revised where necessary to take account of Iraqi sovereignty by CPA Order Number 100 Downlaod CPA Order Number 100 in PDF format (PDF only).

 

For other recent legal developments in Iraq, please view the "Legal Enviornment" on our web site.

 

For the latest information on Iraq's sovereignty, please visit the U.S. Embassy Web site for Iraq.

 

 




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Photo of Assistant Secretary Lash with Iraqi businessmen at the Iraqi Arab Alliance conference in Bahrain.
Assistant Secretary William Lash meets with Iraqi businessmen about reconstruction projects in Iraq at the Iraqi - Arab Alliance conference on Reconstruction, Trade and Investment in Iraq (March 2004, Manama, Bahrain).

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