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AFRICOM was built specifically with a leadership
role for diplomacy, with my role being the deputy

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of the commander for civil military engagement,
being a senior foreign service officer,

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former ambassador. The point that we are trying
to continue to advance building on that legacy,

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and also, to take our lead from the Biden-Harris
Administration, is putting diplomacy first in

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all the activities that we're trying to
do on the continent with our partners.