WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Iraq’s parliament, Usama al-Nujaifi, will visit Washington next week to meet with senior Obama administration officials as Iraq seeks to fend off a surge in violence.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Nujaifi, one of most senior politicians from Iraq’s Sunni Muslim minority, would make the visit in response to an invitation made last fall by Vice President Joe Biden.
Nujaifi is expected to meet with senior officials from the White House and State Department, the official said.
