Channel 4 News - Iraq hostages
Foreign Secretary David Miliband was
interviewed by Channel 4
News on 22 June 2009 about the UK hostages taken in Baghdad in May 2007.
Series of statements issued by Foreign office on British hostages taken in Iraq
Iraq inquiry
Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered a statement to the House of Commons announcing an independent inquiry into the conflict in Iraq. Foreign Secretary David Miliband also made clear that the Iraq Inquiry will be 'comprehensive and independent'.
UK in Iraq
Christopher Prentice
was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iraq in September 2007.
Christopher joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1977 after graduating from Oxford with a first class Honours degree in Classics.
British Embassy in Baghdad is the focal point of the British presence in Iraq. Its objectives are to develop close ties with the Iraqi Government and assist the Government and the Iraqi people with the process of reconstruction after the Saddam era.
UK in Iraq
The UK is committed to the development of the new Iraq.
UK in Iraq website
Welcome to the official website of British Embassy in Iraq. The role of Britain in Iraq ranges from providing Consular services to British nationals including issuing UK passports . For Visa enquiries, browse through our visa channel .
Update on immigration changes
The UK government is implementing a number of important changes to the immigration system this week. Click here for further details.
LATEST NEWS
Future of Iraq after American troops withdraw
1 July 2009
Future of Iraq after American troops withdraw – Christopher Prentice; The Today Programme BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 30th June 2009 0818
Bodies of Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell repatriated earlier today
25 June 2009
The bodies of Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell, the British hostages murdered in Iraq, were repatriated earlier today. The families have asked for privacy and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
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