WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his intent to nominate current US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iraq. The White House said in a statement that Romanowski is "a career member of the Senior Executive Service and currently serves as the US Ambassador to Kuwait." It added that "prior to this, she was the Department of State's Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism".
"During almost 40 years of service across various US government agencies, Romanowski has become expert on Middle East affairs," the statement noted. Romanowski joined the Department of State in 2003 to establish the Middle East Partnership Initiative Office and served as its first director, according to the statement. - KUNA