Subscribe to receive email updatesIraq Strategic Partnership Office (ISPO) was established by Executive Order 13541 to perform the specific project of supporting executive departments and agencies in facilitating the strategic partnership between the U.S. Government and the Republic of Iraq, in further securing and stabilizing the country and in continuing an effective diplomatic presence in Iraq. ISPO operates under the direction of the Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Baghdad. The incumbent of this position is subject to temporary overseas deployment.