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Ärende: Press Release (0705159) for Tue, 2007 May 15
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Statement by the President
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary May 15, 2007

Statement by the President

˙˙White House News


I have chosen Lieutenant General Douglas Lute to serve as Assistant to the
President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan.
General Lute is a tremendously accomplished military leader who understands
war and government and knows how to get things done. While serving at
Central Command, General Lute played an integral role in implementing
combat operation plans in Iraq and Afghanistan and gained a critical
understanding of the challenges we face in the Global War on Terror. He has
already earned the respect and trust of the officials with whom he will be
working in his new role.

In his new position, General Lute will be the full-time manager for the
implementation and execution of our strategies for Iraq and Afghanistan,
and will manage the interagency policy development process for these two
theaters, working closely with my National Security Advisor Steve Hadley,
members of my Cabinet, and me. Nothing is more important than getting
Admiral Fallon, General Petraeus, American commanders in Afghanistan, and
Ambassadors Crocker and Wood what they need, and Douglas Lute can make sure
that happens quickly and reliably.

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