Scott, Google Answers team said I could ask you   a particular
question because I felt you had been so helpful with my previous
question and that you deserved another go. The question now is , using
the contact information you found on the US Office of Humanitarian
Assistance and Reconstruction in Iraq , could  you find out if there
are any employment  or contracting opportunites there ? I do not mean
building or engineering contracts or things like that  , but
consulting on democratic  and judicial structures , the law,
administrative arrangements or anything in the government  or
administraive sectors , involving working in Iraq and available to
non-USA personnel. If you find anything, perhaps you could  also send
the contact details that you kindly found on the previous
occasion.Thank you.

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 13 Apr 2003 20:31 PDT

Hello holmsglen,

In a briefing on the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian
Assistance (ORHA), a senior defense official indicated that the office
was hiring free Iraqis from some European countries.

"Backgrounder on Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in
Post-War" (March 11, 2003)
DefenseLINK [U.S. Department of Defense]
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/t03122003_t0311bgd.html

In earlier testimony on ORHA, an Under-Secretary of Defense stated
that ORHA "will reach out also to the counterpart offices in the
governments of coalition countries, and, in coordination with the
President’s Special Envoy to the Free Iraqis, to the various Free
Iraqi groups."

"Testimony of Douglas J. Feith Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
before the Committee on Foreign Relations U.S. Senate" (February 11,
2003)
DefenseLINK
http://www.defenselink.mil/policy/speech/feb_11_03.html

Accordingly, it appears that the primary non-United-States personnel
involved in ORHA will be Iraqis outside the United States. 
Conceivably, the governments of other countries in the U.S.-led
coalition might be contracting with non-Iraqi individuals or
organizations for consulting or administrative opportunties.

Would you like the contact information for OHRA that I had found
previously, so that you personally can find out more about any
potential opportunities?  (After all, if you are hoping to work for
them, you might as well make some contacts.)  Or, in light of the
information I have provided, perhaps you might not wish to continue. 
It's up to you.

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Clarification of Question by holmsglen-ga on 13 Apr 2003 21:38 PDT

Scott,

Cool . That is all useful .

I would also appreciate the contact information you located .

Regards,

Holmsglen-ga.

Hello holmsglen-ga,

Several news reports about the Office of Reconstruction and
Humanitarian
Assistance (ORHA) note that it is located at the Hilton resort in
Kuwait.  Reports from a few days ago indicate that much of the staff
is still at the Hilton, though some are moving into Iraq.

"From Kuwait, a Retired General Plans a New Iraq", by Michael Dobbs
(April 11, 2003)
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5656-2003Apr10.html

"Debate heats up over the rebuilding of Iraq", by Marcella Bombardieri
(4/10/2003)
The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/100/nation/Debate_heats_up_over_the_rebuilding_of_Iraq+.shtml

"Opposition seeks swift action to create government", by Sharon Behn
and Nicholas Kralev
The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030410-10600448.htm

"U.S. Postwar Plans Under Scrutiny" (April 6, 2003)
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/11/iraq/main548827.shtml

"Officials Mull Post-Saddam Iraq", by The Associated Press (April 5,
2003)
ABC News
http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030405_104.html

Hilton has only one property in Kuwait; here are the contact details
for the resort:

"Welcome to Hilton Kuwait Resort"
Hilton
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=K4TEWRLWWGAX3J31AORMISQ?ctyhocn=KWIHIHI

The Coalition Press Information Center (CPIC) is located at this
hotel.

"In the Army (USDOGSO) it's gobbledygook (GDG)", by Paul Reid (April
9, 2003)
The Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/content/auto/epaper/editions/wednesday/accent_e339a276041802da0005.html

"Press Briefing for Arabic Regional Media - US Agency for
International Development (USAID) - Humanitarian Assistance Overview"
(March 30, 2003)
USAID
http://www.usaid.gov/press/spe_test/speeches/2003/sp030330.html

The CPIC is part of the Combined Forces Land Component Command. 
Contact information is available from a military web page,
specifically for
"COMBINED FORCES LAND COMPONENT COMMANDER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, KUWAIT
CFLCC/PA CPIC".

Google cache of "On The Brink: Reporters gather in Kuwait to wait for
the news", by Tara Copp (March 9, 2003)
Abilene Reporter-News
http://216.239.57.100/search?q=cache:MaYgSW_uZKEC:www.reporter-news.com/abil/op_columns/article/0,1874,ABIL_7981_1798198,00.html

"Media Ready Room - SWA Operations Center" [bottom left of page; click
on "Capt. Dave Connolly" for e-mail address]
Air Force Link [United States Air Force]
http://www.af.mil/SWA_Presskit/

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used, individually and in combinations, on Google and
Google News:

"office of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance"
orha
"jay garner"
hilton
kuwait
"coalition press information center"
cpic
site:gov
site:mil

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Request for Answer Clarification by holmsglen-ga on 20 May 2003 04:08 PDT

Still waiting the contact information on ORHA that  justaskscott-ga
located. I appreciate the effort he went to and I wonder whether there
has been some misunderstanding , as the information has not  arrived
as yet.

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 20 May 2003 09:33 PDT

The answer on this page is the contact information that I located.  I
posted the information on April 13, as indicated at the top of the
answer.

If you are now looking to get the newest contact information, you
should probably post a new, separate question.  I had researched the
contact information at a time when the operation was based in Kuwait. 
But more than five weeks later, the contacts are probably now based in
Iraq.