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 Kuwait since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 . That incursion led U.S. to launch Operation Desert Storm , its first Iraq war . New ambassador is Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Ulum , Iraq says .