USIP Event | Fixing the Interior Ministry and Police in Iraq

USIP Public Event Date and Time Monday, April 7, 2008 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Note Location Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Georgia Conference Room, 2nd floor 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-3011

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, Invited Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq Andrew 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, 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.