Media inquiries and RSVPs should be directed to Gail Porter (301-367-7385, gail.porter@nist.gov) or Michael Newman (301-975-3025, michael.newman@nist.gov) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The purpose the meeting is to recognize and reinforce the tremendous progress that the Republic of Iraq has made and to discuss ways in which Members can continue to support Iraq’s government and people.

Expected attendees include:
Vice President Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense
Jack Lew, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (via videoconference)
Tom Donilon, National Security Advisor
James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
John Brennan, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor
Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor
Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Leon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Rajiv Shah, Administrator, USAID
Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (via videoconference)
General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (via videoconference)
Ambassador Cameron Munter, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (via videoconference)
General James Mattis, Commander, U.S. Central Command
General David Petraeus, Commander, NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (via videoconference)
Doug Lute, Coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan
John Tien, Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan