Online Press Briefing with General Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command

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Online Press Briefing with General Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command

This is an AUDIO-ONLY Zoom press briefing

By The Brussels Regional Media Hub

Date and time

Tuesday, July 26, 2022 · 7 - 7:30am PDT

Location

Online

About this event

EVENT:

Please join us on Tuesday, July 26 for an online press briefing with General Stephen J. Townsend, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM). General Townsend will discuss his three years as commander, including the priorities, highlights, and challenges he has faced. He will then take questions from participating journalists.

The briefing is on-the-record and will be conducted in English, with Arabic and French interpretation provided. URL and Dial-in info will be provided upon rsvp.

BIO:

General Stephen J. Townsend

Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army

Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Army, became the 5th commander of U.S. Africa Command in July 2019.

General Townsend’s previous assignment was commanding U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command where he oversaw all recruitment, training, and education for the U.S. Army.

From Griffin, Georgia, General Townsend was commissioned as a U.S. Army infantry officer upon graduation from North Georgia College in 1982. He has led and commanded troops at every echelon from rifle platoon to infantry division and U.S. Army corps as well as two combined/joint task forces.

General Townsend holds two master’s degrees and military qualifications and awards appropriate to his service as a career infantry officer.

His full bio can be found here .

LOGISTICS:

  • Participants should join the briefing 10 minutes early.
  • General Townsend will give opening remarks and then the question-and-answer session will begin.
  • If you join via the Zoom application or URL, you may submit your questions by clicking on the “questions and answers” tab and typing in your question. If you join telephonically, you can enter the questions queue by pressing “*” and “9” at any time. Questions may be also submitted in advance via the Eventbrite RSVP page or via e-mail to TheBrusselsHub@state.gov
  • Participants using the Zoom app or URL can “up-vote” one another’s questions in the “questions and answers” tab by clicking the “like” button to the right of that question.
  • If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email TheBrusselsHub@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues.

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