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December 19, 1983: Rumsfeld Visits Middle East to Deepen US Diplomatic Relations with Iraq

1983-12-19

President Reagan dispatches US envoy to the Middle East, Donald Rumsfeld, to convey the administration’s intention to “resume [US] diplomatic relations with Iraq” (see December 20, 1983). [American Gulf War Veterans Association, 9/10/2001; Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 9/24/2002]