American insiders in Baghdad say the relationship between the top U.S. commander there, Gen. Raymond Odierno, and the top civilian official there, Amb...
Huffington Post | Posted 08.12.2009 | World
(AP) WASHINGTON - U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill was among a group of American personnel who were uninjured when an explosive device detonat...
AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Barack Obama's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite fierce opposition fr...
Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 05.10.2009 | World
From an undisclosed location somewhere in the Middle East... I am writing most of this entry from the backseat of a helicopter bound to Mosul from Baghdad.
AP | MATTHEW LEE and DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A Senate confirmation vote on President Barack Obama's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq will likely be delayed due obj...
National Journal | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics
President Obama's nomination of Christopher Hill to be ambassador to Iraq has prompted fierce criticism from a handful of senior Republican senators i...
Washington Times | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics
Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas threatened Thursday to take advantage of a Senate rule to block the confirmation of Christopher Hill as U.S. ambassador t...
CNN Political Ticker | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics
Sen. John McCain will meet early next week with Chris Hill, President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador to Iraq who McCain has questioned because...
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama dug in his heels Friday in support of Christopher Hill to become the nation's top diplomat in Iraq, as Repub...
The Cable | Posted 03.26.2009 | World
As the recent Gen. Anthony Zinni case demonstrates, behind the scenes and mostly under the radar, the Obama administration is busy slotting U.S. ambas...
AP/Washington Post | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Christopher Hill, the Bush administration's lead negotiator with North Korea, is the leading candidate to become the next U.S. Amba...
Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics
Chris Hill has been named as the next ambassador to Iraq and will oversee a crucial moment for the nascent democracy, following provincial elections t...
Steve Clemons | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
Rumors have been kicking around that this might be happening, but no administration officials would confirm until yesterday that this was finally decided.
Foreign Policy | Tom Ricks | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics