We are working around the clock with the Iraqi authorities and foreign missions to win the release of all the hostages.

Our focus (in Iraq) has been on national unity government formation.

The decisions about the choice of the prime minister are entirely up to the Iraqis. This will be an Iraqi decision.

There are 1 billion women, worldwide, between the ages of 20 and 40. This project enables a global dialogue among this dynamic group of women poised to pick up the reins of world leadership, And global domination!

The Iraqis will choose who will be their next prime minister. The United States continues to urge the Iraqis to form a government of national unity with strong leadership.

We felt it was important to give a platform to young women in their 20s and 30s, to raise their voices and inspire them to leadership. It's really their world.