Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States. Before her appointment as the representative to the U.S., she worked as a journalist for 17 years, including a job with the Financial Times in Britain and Japan. She began her public service career as the High Representative to the United Kingdom. Her work as a representative strengthens ties between Kurdistan and the United States, advocates for the KRG's position on a wide array of political, security, humanitarian, economic, and cultural matters, and promotes coordination and partnership.