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By Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot

December 21, 2016

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler III, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commander, and U.S. Ambassador Stephen Schwartz, U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, meet over lunch to discuss the current political and economic environment in Somalia Dec. 19, 2016. Such meetings improve the capability of U.S. and partner nations to create favorable conditions for the expansion of stable governance and economic development in Somalia.

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