Erbil, Kurdistan
Region (Iraq), November 1, -– Kurdistan President
Massoud Barzani met on Tuesday night the U.S.
National Security Advisor Steve Hadley who arrived
in Erbil on a surprise visit, a government source
said on Wednesday.
Hadley was received at Erbil International airport
last night by Kurdistan's Prime Minister Nechirvan
Barzani, the source said.
Hadley later went to Salah Eddin resort to meet
Barzani away from the media.
The Kurdish authorities did not announce Hadley's
visit to the autonomous Kurdistan region.
Hadley has arrived in Iraq on Monday on a previously
unannounced visit. |
Steve Hadley, U.S. National Security Advisor |
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Biography of Stephen Hadley, Assistant to the
President For National Security Affairs
Stephen J. Hadley was sworn in as Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs (commonly
referred to as the National Security Advisor) on
January 26, 2005. During President George W. Bush's
first term, Mr. Hadley served as the Assistant to
the President and Deputy National Security Advisor.
Mr. Hadley served as a senior foreign and defense
policy advisor to then-Governor Bush during the 2000
Presidential Campaign and worked in the Bush-Cheney
Transition on the National Security Council.
Previous to this position, he was a partner in the
Washington, D.C. law firm of Shea & Gardner and a
principal in The Scowcroft Group, Inc., an
international consulting firm.
Mr. Hadley served as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Policy from
1989-1993. In that position, he had responsibility
for defense policy toward NATO and Western Europe,
on nuclear weapons and ballistic missile defense,
and arms control. He also participated in policy
issues involving export control and the use of
space.
Mr. Hadley served as Secretary of Defense Cheney's
representative in talks led by Secretary of State
Baker that resulted in the START I and START II
Treaties.
Mr. Hadley has been a member of the Department of
Defense Policy Board, the National Security Advisory
Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence, and
the Board of Trustees of Analytical Services, Inc.
("ANSER").
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