mˈɑːɹtɪn vˈæn bɹˈuːaɪnˌɛsən sˈɛd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ðætðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən kˈɜːdɪʃ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt wʌz "plˈeɪɪŋ ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˈoʊl ɪn pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈɑːbɪɪŋ ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌvðə kˈɜːdz".
Martin van Bruinessen said in 2000 that the Washington Kurdish Institute was "playing an important role in political lobbying on behalf of the Kurds".