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Immediate Release

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, H.E. Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah

On August 22, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, H.E. Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah. Secretary Austin thanked Defense Minister Al-Sabah for helping to facilitate the transit of U.S. citizens and personnel from Afghanistan through Kuwait. 

The two leaders reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Kuwait defense partnership.