Davis starts Kurdish-American Caucus
DC Notebook
Chattanooga Times-Free Press
June 1, 2008

Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn., last week co-founded the Congressional Kurdish-American Caucus with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq.

"I was honored that Prime Minister Barzani visited the Capitol," Rep. Davis said. "I hope that this will stand as a symbol of continued friendship and cooperation between the United States and Iraq's Kurdish people in our effort to bring peace and stability to a federated Iraq."

Rep. Davis led a congressional delegation to the Middle East earlier this year that included a tour of the Kurdish-controlled regiona in northern Iraq.

More than 9,000 Kurds live in Tennessee, his office said.