General David H. Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command Visits Lebanon

June 30, 2009

General David H. Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, visited Lebanon on June 30, 2009.  Accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Michele J. Sison, General Petraeus held meetings with President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister of the caretaker government Fouad Siniora, Minister of Defense Elias Murr, General Jean Kahwaji, the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, and Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri.  Discussions focused on U.S.-Lebanese security cooperation.

The U.S. Government has provided over $410 million in equipment and training assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces to help the LAF preserve security throughout all of Lebanon’s territory.