For at gøre kontakten med de irakiske myndighedernemmere åbnede Europa-Kommissionen en delegation i Irak i 2005 og udnævnte sin første delegationsleder/ambassadør i juli 2006.
In order to facilitate contacts with the Iraqi authorities,the European Commission opened a Delegation in Iraq in 2005 and appointed its first Head of Delegation/Ambassador in July 2006.