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    US Engagement in Somalia: A Comprehensive Approach with General Thomas Waldhauser and Ambassador Donald Yamamoto.

    US Engagement in Somalia: A Comprehensive Approach with General Thomas Waldhauser and Ambassador Donald Yamamoto.

    FromThe General and the Ambassador: A Conversation

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    US Engagement in Somalia: A Comprehensive Approach with General Thomas Waldhauser and Ambassador Donald Yamamoto.

    FromThe General and the Ambassador: A Conversation

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    Length:
    41 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 22, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Fighting Al-Shabaab, losing US soldiers, living in an Embassy bunker and managing the Trump Administration’s abrupt order to pull out US troops.  National War College classmates,  General Waldhauser (former Commander US AFRICOM) and Ambassador Yamamoto (US Ambassador to Somalia) describe how they partnered to 1)  build a new Somali national army to fight Al-Shabaab; 2) relieve massive poverty and famine; and 3) juggle clan divisions/clashes to create a new national government.  
    Released:
    Jun 22, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Unique conversations with senior US military leaders and US Ambassadors on their partnerships overseas to advance US national security. A project of the American Academy of Diplomacy in partnership with the Una Chapman Cox Foundation.