By Edith M. Lederer

 

WASHINGTON, 29 August. - (ANA) - The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visa of a former Iraqi finance minister who was honoured in 2022 with an “International Women of Courage” award by the State Department.

 

The department said Friday it had revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi, who served as Iraq’s finance minister from 2022 until July and earlier this month when she was implicated by Iraqi authorities in a possible corruption scheme.

 

The department said her visa was revoked after the FBI added her to its “terrorism watchlist.” It was not clear why she had been added to the watchlist but officials said she had left the United States before her visa was revoked.  - (ANA) -

 

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