"Journalists and government officials complained last week that the Bush administration has virtually abandoned its public affairs operation in Baghdad," PR Week reports. "Moroccan ambassador Margaret Tutwiler was sent to oversee the operation in April after major hostilities ended. But according to administration sources, she returned to Morocco within a month.
Department of Justice (DoJ) press secretary Mark Corallo arrived in May to handle day-to-day press duties, but stayed just a week after being told by Tutwiler there was no role for him." PR Week reports the U.S. government's public affairs office in Baghdad is barely functional, operating without reliable phones, enough computers, or much accurate information.