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12 February 2003

Text: "Free Iraqis" to Discuss Local Government

(Discussions part of State Department's Future of Iraq Project) (300)
The State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will host 15
"Free Iraqis" February 12-13 to discuss local government issues in
Iraq, according to a February 12 press notice.
The discussions are part of the State Department's Future of Iraq
Project Working Group on Local Government.
According to the press notice, the 15 participants will discuss the
"separation of local, regional, and central government powers, local
governmental accountability, and how private institutions, community
organizers, and businesses can work with local governments to provide
more effective services to the Iraqi people."
Following is the text of the State Department press notice on the
Future of Iraq Project Working Group on Economy and Infrastructure:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman 
February 12, 2003
NOTICE TO THE PRESS
Future of Iraq, Local Government Working Group Meeting
The second session of the Future of Iraq project working group on
Local Government will convene on February 12-13, 2003 in Washington,
DC.
At this session, about 15 free Iraqis will continue to discuss issues
relating to local government in Iraq, including separation of local,
regional, and central government powers, local governmental
accountability, and how private institutions, community organizers,
and businesses can work with local governments to provide more
effective services to the Iraqi people.
For further information regarding the Future of Iraq project, please
contact Gregg Sullivan, Deputy Director for Press Affairs, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, at 202-647-5150.
All Future of Iraq working groups are closed to the press. However, if
you are interested in interviewing those of the Iraqi participants at
the conclusion of the session, please contact David Staples, Public
Affairs Officer, Future of Iraq, at 202-312-9836 or 202-374-1216.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)