After meeting with Trump, Iraq's PM says he received 'assurances' of 'accelerated' US support

By Michael Igoe // 21 March 2017

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi spoke in Washington, D.C., Monday, after a meeting with President Trump in the White House.

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Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.