Spotlight | Tajikistan, United States
Outgoing Ambassador Pommersheim brought the US closer to Tajikistan's security apparatus

US Ambassador Pommersheim (far left), at a meeting in Dushanbe between the head of the United States Central Command, General Michael Kurilla (third from left), and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon (far right), in June 2022.
US Ambassador Pommersheim (far left), at a meeting in Dushanbe between the head of the United States Central Command, General Michael Kurilla (third from left), and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon (far right), in June 2022. © U.S. Embassy Dushanbe/Twitter
On 2 December, the American embassy in Dushanbe announced the departure of the US Ambassador to Tajikistan, John Pommersheim. Since his nomination in January 2019, he has worked closely with President Emomali Rahmon, who took power 28 years ago, to strengthen cooperation with the country's military and intelligence agency. [...]
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