Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Wilson, I bring you greetings from the great state of Texas, and specifically from the 32nd congressional district, which is ably represented by Colin Allred. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. My name is Andrew Exum, and from May of 2015 until January of 2017, I served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East Policy. I had previously served in the Pentagon’s Middle East policy shop from 2012 until 2013, and I began my career as an Army officer, leading both light infantry and special operations units deployed to the Middle East.

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中俄在中东的影响

主席先生，高级议员威尔逊，我带给您来自伟大的德克萨斯州的问候，特别是来自由科林·奥尔雷德（Colin Allred）代表的第 32 届国会选区的问候。感谢您今天有机会在您的委员会作证。我叫 Andrew Exum，从 2015 年 5 月到 2017 年 1 月，我担任负责中东政策的副助理国防部长。2012 年至 2013 年，我曾在五角大楼的中东政策部门任职，我的职业生涯始于一名陆军军官，领导部署到中东的轻步兵和特种作战部队。