In February 2009 , a Kuwaiti envoy made his country 's highest-level visit to Iraq since the invasion . Iraq has not had ambassador to Iraq since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 . That incursion led Kuwait to launch Operation Desert Storm , its first Iraq war . New ambassador is al-Maliki , U.S. says .
Iraq has not had ambassador to Iraq since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 . That incursion led Kuwait to launch Operation Desert Storm , its first Iraq war . New ambassador is al-Maliki , U.S. says .