# Notice of Creation of U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue
**AGENCY:**
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Amendment to Prior Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Iraqi Ministry of Trade have established the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue (Business Dialogue or Dialogue). This notice announces an amendment extending the deadline for applications for American representatives to join the U.S. section of the Dialogue.
**Dates:**
Applications must be received no later than December 28, 2006.
**Addresses:**
Please send requests for consideration to Ms. Susan Hamrock, Director, Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force, U.S. Department of Commerce, either by fax on 202-482-0980 or by mail to U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 3868, Washington, DC 20230.
**For Further Information Contact:**
Mr. Aaron Kleiner, Office of the Middle East, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2029-B, Washington, DC 20230. Phone: 202-482-2680.
**Supplementary Information:**
On October 30, 2006, the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce published a *Federal Register* notice soliciting applications from U.S. persons interested in serving as members of the U.S. Section of the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue. *See* 71 FR 63286. The International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce is amending the previous notice due to the level of interest in the Dialogue and to attract applicants from a more diverse geographic base, including applicants located in the Middle East. Applicants must meet the requirements put forward in the previous notice. *See* 71 FR 63286.
Dated: December 11, 2006.
Susan Hamrock,
Director, Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force.