Congress has established a 12-member advisory committee that will be responsible for the assessment of the country’s defense strategy that covers force structure, missions, risks and force posture, Defense News reported Friday. The House and Senate armed services panels formed the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the U.S. …
Read More »White House Eyes Iraq Envoy Robert Stephen for Egypt Ambassador Post
The Obama administration is set to nominate Robert Stephen Beecroft, currently the U.S. envoy to Iraq, as ambassador in Egypt, Reuters reported Wednesday. Lesley Wroughton and Missy Ryan write that Beecroft would succeed Anne Patterson, who moved into her new role as a senior official on Middle East issues in …
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