Lewis Paul Bremer III is a retired American diplomat. He was the second de facto head of state of Iraq as leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, from May 2003 until June 2004.
Bremer in September 2003
Bremer in October 1983
Bremer signs over limited sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government on June 28, 2004
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (left), Bremer, and President Sheikh Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer following a ceremony celebrating the transfer of full governmental authority to the Iraqi Interim Government on June 28, 2004
Coalition Provisional Authority
The Coalition Provisional Authority was a transitional government of Iraq established following the invasion of the country on 19 March 2003 by U.S.-led Coalition forces. The invasion marked the fall of Ba'athist regime led by Saddam Hussein.
Paul Bremer (second from left) and four members of the Iraqi Governing Council; Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Ahmed Chalabi, Adnan Pachachi, and Adil Abdul-Mahdi. (Left to Right)
Iraq's Republican Palace in Baghdad under CPA occupation in August 2003.