Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: U.S. ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie met with Saddam in an emergency meeting on 25 July 1990 , where the Iraqi leader stated his intention to give negotiations only . .
Simplified: The U.S. ambassador to Iraq , April Glaspie , met with Saddam in a meeting on July 25 , where the Iraqi leader said he wanted to keep talks going .