Hamid al-Bayati

Iraq Ambassador to the UN

Hamid al-Bayati appears in the following:

Iraq's U.N. Ambassador on the U.S. Troop Withdrawal

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Iraqi forces have taken formal control of Baghdad and other cities, following the withdrawal of American troops from urban areas. Iraqis have been celebrating the handover, some gathering in parks to party into the night. The Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has designated today as National Sovereignty Day. Joining The Takeaway now to discuss this milestone is the Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid al-Bayati.

"Everyone also is anticipating or being extremely careful of what is going to happen next. How are the terrorist, how are the extremist groups going to react to the withdraw of American forces?"
— Nazar Janabi, formerly of the Iraqi Minister of Defense, on the U.S. troop pullout in Iraq.

Click through for a transcript of the interview with Hamid al-Bayati.

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