07-F-0516_OpPlan_Sovereign_Iraq_ExSum_(1)_undated.pdf

Operation Plan Sovereign Iraq Executive Summary In early 2004, the Secretaries of State and Defense established an Interagency Transition Planning Team (ITPT), led by Ambassador Frank Ricciardone and Lieutenant General (Retired) Mick Kicklighter, to develop a transition plan for dissolving the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and establishing the US Mission in Iraq. For the past six months, DOS and DOD have collaborated in an unprecedented manner to facilitate this critical transition. Thei...