the need for service in me I did not choose the Foreign Service it chose me It has taken me to India Iraq Kuwait Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia twice and if confirmed to Mali A few months ago Secretary Blinken...
served to advance common values and the interests of the United States in Nigeria Guinea Somalia Kenya Iraq Saudi Arabia Ethiopia and Chad My late grandmother Doris Haynes a retired D C public school principal...
Thus when personnel of a United Nations operation are engaged as combatants like the conflict with Iraq in Desert Storm they are covered by the laws of armed conflict including the grave breaches provisions...
Assistance Force ISAF in Afghanistan and have pledged contributions for post conflict reconstruction of Iraq NATO enlargement is not a reaction to any single event or threat rather it is a strategic opportunity...have sufficiently mobile or appro priately trained forces for the current tasks in Afghanistan and Iraq a number of allies have an...
were killed in the attacks 6 2 Those bombings followed by the expedi 7 tionary diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan 8 demonstrated the need to prioritize the security of 9 United States posts and personnel...
international fora including NATO the European Union and the United Nations has forces deployed in Iraq Afghanistan and Kosovo is active in peacekeeping and stabilization operations and is one of the largest...
Alliance It has contributed to or otherwise supported NATO missions in Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq and Kosovo 2 Finnish membership in NATO would further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty...Alliance Sweden has contributed to or supported NATO missions in Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq Kosovo and Libya Sweden is a...
as well as on our own forces As Secretary Blinken has pointed out attacks by Iran backed militia in Iraq increased by 400 percent between 2019 and 2020 the years when maximum U S pressure was supposed to...They did not do as well in the elections as were expected The leadership in Iraq continues to hold on and make progress in Iraq How are those...
Denmark partners with the United States on many issues Denmark currently leads the NATO mission in Iraq and is a close global partner on security issues If confirmed I will work to ensure Denmark s commitment...
the 84 member Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS has made major strides against the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria and is now also focused on addressing ISIS threats in Africa and emanating from Afghanistan...