OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PEACEKEEPING AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ESTABLISHED
The Secretary of Defense has announced the consolidation of
the offices of peacekeeping and humanitarian and refugee affairs
under the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Peacekeeping
and Humanitarian Assistance. The consolidated office will serve
under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and
Requirements.
The new Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance, established in
accordance with the Congressionally mandated reduction in size of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, will be headed by Ms.
Sarah B. Sewall. Ms. Sewall has been serving as the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Peacekeeping and Peace
Enforcement Policy. Under the consolidation, Ms. Sewall's office
will have the combined responsibility for both peacekeeping and
humanitarian assistance.
This consolidation enables the Secretary of Defense to
support better the President's policies and direction in the
Defense Department's dealing with foreign disaster relief and
humanitarian relief activities, including emergencies, dealing
with non-governmental organizations, excess defense property
program, and the Department's program for space available
transportation of humanitarian relief supplies.
The humanitarian demining function and anti-personnel
landmine policy that was included in the Humanitarian and
Refugees Affairs office will remain in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-
Intensity Conflict. Disaster relief and humanitarian assistance
programs have been moved into the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements.
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