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Embassy of the United States of America, Kuwait About the EmbassyAmerican Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesResources Embassy Highlights New American Ambassador Arrives in Kuwait New U.S. Ambassador Deborah K. Jones arrived in Kuwait on April 19. The following day, April 20, she presented a copy of her diplomatic credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At a future date the newly installed Ambassador will meet His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to formally present her diplomatic credentials. Ambassador Jones is the fifteenth United States Ambassador to the State of Kuwait since independence in 1961... more Latest Headlines From the Embassy Digital Video Conference with Ambassador Greg Schulte On April 9th, the American Corner at Kuwait University held a digital video conference with Ambassador Greg Schulte, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations in Vienna. The topic focused on Iran’s nuclear capability and the potential threat it poses toward the region, as well as the history of U.S. diplomatic efforts to deal with the problem. More than seventy students from two political science classes attended in addition to their professors. Also in attendance was the Counselor for Public Affairs of the American Embassy, John F. Berry, and the Embassy’s Information Research Center Director May Katkhuda. TESTIMONY OF AMBASSADOR RYAN C. CROCKER AND GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE There has been substantial progress in Iraq over the past seven months, though immense challenges remain and gains have been both uneven and frustratingly slow, says U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. "Sustaining that progress will require continuing U.S. resolve and commitment. What has been achieved is substantial, but it is also reversible," Crocker says. Crocker and General David Petraeus, who commands the U.S.-led coalition forces in I...