April 2009: Quarterly Report To Congress


The Changing Face of Iraq Reconstruction

Ambassador Christopher Hill has been confi rmed as the new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, assuming leadership of diplomacy, development, and continuing reconstruction eff orts. He arrives in Baghdad to take on a variety of signifi cant challenges, including:

  • Reconciling Kurdish-Arab divisions, which are worsening, particularly with regard to Kirkuk
  • helping Iraq fi ght the problem of corruption in national and local governments, which prime Minister al-Maliki has acknowledged as serious and significant
  • adapting the reconstruction mission to a changing U.S. security posture, which will affect the U.S civilian presence, particularly the Provincial Reconstruction Teams
  • assisting Iraq in responding to its faltering GDP, which has been constricted by the collapse in world oil prices

Notwithstanding these daunting challenges, Ambassador Hill inherits an Iraq more stable and prosperous than the country his three preceding Chiefs of Mission encountered. Th e security environment is generally safer now than at any time since the 2003 invasion, the GOI recently approved its largest budget in six years, and the January 31 provincial elections were a success.

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Introduction

SIGIR Summary of Performance        

Iraq Reconstruction Funding

GOI Fiscal and Monetary Reserves Summary of U.S. Reconstruction Funding Accounts U.S. Appropriated Funds U.S. Appropriated Funds (Part 2) IRRF 2 Allocations
Major Ongoing IRRF Reconstruction Projects Status of ISFF Allocations, as of 3/31/2009 Largest Spend-plan Increases for ISFF 2008 Fiscal-year Funds, as of 12/31/2008 Largest Spend-plan Decreases for ISFF 2008 Fiscal-year Funds, as of 12/31/2008 Status of ESF by Program Funding
ESF Distribution by Fiscal Year Major Ongoing ESF Reconstruction Projects Major Ongoing CERP Reconstruction Project Activities SIGIR Reconstruction Areas and Sectors Security Forces Protecting Iraq
SOI Registration and Transfer Complete U.S. Support of Security and Justice 2009 MNSTC-I Support for the MOI Quarterly Change in Eligible Amnesty Law Cases, 2/27/2008-1/15/2009 INL-funded Prison Construction
GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Oil GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Electricity Ongoing U.S. Substation Projects GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Water Resources GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works
GRD Projects in the Water Sector GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Transportation GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Communications Ongoing ESF Governance Programs Current Tatweer Training Courses
U.S. Projects in Health Care GOI Allocations to the Ministry of Health Ongoing Projects in the Education Sector Iraq's Remaining Estimated Debt
Task Force To Improve Business and Stability Operations Efforts with Private Banks        

Reconstruction By Province

Number of Seats and Candidates, By province Percentage of Winning Candidates, by Ethnoreligious Group Selected Comparisons of Iraq's Provinces Selected Comparisons of Iraq's Provinces (Continued)  

SIGIR Oversight

SIGIR Audit Products since 1/30/2009 Seven Projects Assessed This Quarter Imagery Assessed Supporting Project Assessments Debarment List Convictions
Convictions (Continued) Summary of SIGIR Hotline Cases, as of 3/31/2009      

Other Agency Oversight

Recently Completed Oversight Reports of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009 Recently Completed Oversight Reports of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009 (Continued) Ongoing Oversight Activities of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009 Ongoing Oversight Activities of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009 (Continued) Ongoing Oversight Activities of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009
Ongoing Oversight Activities of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009 (Continued) Ongoing Oversight Activities of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009 (Continued) Ongoing Oversight Activities of Other U.S. Agencies, as of 3/31/2009    
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