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U.S. ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill.
Monday, Jul. 13, 2009

Open quoteThere was a bang, and we went through a thick cloud of smoke. We are all fine.Close quote

  • CHRISTOPHER HILL,
  • U.S. ambassador to Iraq, after his convoy survived a roadside bomb in Nasiriya in what may be the first direct attack on a U.S. ambassador since the war began in 2003
Photo: Thaier al-Sudani / REUTERS | Source: NEW YORK TIMES