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Deputy Assistant Secretary of War Michael DiMino Travels to Bahrain for the 22nd Manama Dialogue

  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of War Michael P. DiMino IV attended the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Manama Dialogue in Bahrain from October 29-31.
  • DiMino participated in a panel discussion with counterparts from France, Egypt, Bahrain, & the United Nations to emphasize increased air & missile defense capabilities & regional integration.
  • Meetings were held with senior officials from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraqi Kurdistan, & the Gulf Cooperation Council to align with President Trump's vision for "commerce, not chaos."
  • Discussions focused on the National Defense Strategy & empowering regional partners to assume security leadership.
  • DiMino met with Bahraini officials Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa & National Security Advisor Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa to review U.S.-Bahrain defense cooperation & opportunities for defense industrial innovation.