Al-Maliki, party of 8

Published June 17, 2008 4:00am ET



AP

When the prime minister of Iraq goes out for dinner in D.C., does he reserve under his own name? No he doesn’t.

Nouri al-Maliki dined at Il Mulino New York on Vermont Avenue Northwest on Sunday night, and a restaurant spokesman was quick to point out that the reservation was made under another name.

Also among the party of eight: Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador. A 16-person entourage of security and other aides oversaw the three-hour dinner. The group dined on veal chops, lamb chops, osso bucco — and, being Muslim — no wine.