Lukman Faily was the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States in 2013-2016. He also served as Iraq's Ambassador to Japan from 2010-2013. He has more than 30 years of experience in community work and activism among the UK Iraqi diaspora.
Since the regime change following the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule in 2003, the Iraqi state has not been able to meet many of its citizens’ needs, writes Lukman Faily.
