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U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia talks collaboration during OPM-SANG visit

By Adriane ElliotMay 26, 2023

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1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ambassador Michael Ratney (right) , the newly sworn in United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG) May 21, 2023, touring OPM-SANG’s facilities and meeting personnel.

OPM-SANG Program Manager Col. Michael Trotter (left) and staff briefed the ambassador on the organization's unique foreign policy mission and 50-year history. Ratney discussed a collaborative relationship to support OPM-SANG’s role in the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States.

OPM-SANG is a U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) subordinate organization that provides advice and assistance in modernizing the Kingdom’s Ministry of the National Guard. USASAC executes the Army's security assistance and foreign military sales program. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ambassador Michael Ratney (far left), the newly sworn in United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG) May 21, 2023, touring OPM-SANG’s facilities and meeting personnel.

OPM-SANG Program Manager Col. Michael Trotter and staff briefed the ambassador on the organization's unique foreign policy mission and 50-year history. Ratney discussed a collaborative relationship to support OPM-SANG’s role in the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States.

OPM-SANG is a U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) subordinate organization that provides advice and assistance in modernizing the Kingdom’s Ministry of the National Guard. USASAC executes the Army's security assistance and foreign military sales program. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ambassador Michael Ratney, the newly sworn in United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG) May 21, 2023, touring OPM-SANG’s facilities and meeting personnel. OPM-SANG Program Manager Col. Michael Trotter and staff briefed the ambassador on the organization's unique foreign policy mission and 50-year history. Ratney discussed a collaborative relationship to support OPM-SANG’s role in the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States. OPM-SANG is a U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) subordinate organization that provides advice and assistance in modernizing the Kingdom’s Ministry of the National Guard. USASAC executes the Army's security assistance and foreign military sales program. PICTURED FROM LEFT: OPM-SANG's Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. Michael Behnkendorf, Program Manager Col. Michael J. Trotter, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney and OPM-SANG's Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Roberto Solorzano.
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ambassador Michael Ratney, the newly sworn in United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG) May 21, 2023, touring OPM-SANG’s facilities and meeting personnel.

OPM-SANG Program Manager Col. Michael Trotter and staff briefed the ambassador on the organization's unique foreign policy mission and 50-year history. Ratney discussed a collaborative relationship to support OPM-SANG’s role in the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States.

OPM-SANG is a U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) subordinate organization that provides advice and assistance in modernizing the Kingdom’s Ministry of the National Guard. USASAC executes the Army's security assistance and foreign military sales program.

PICTURED FROM LEFT: OPM-SANG's Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. Michael Behnkendorf, Program Manager Col. Michael J. Trotter, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney and OPM-SANG's Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Roberto Solorzano.
(Photo Credit: Courtesy photo) VIEW ORIGINAL

Ambassador Michael Ratney, the newly sworn in United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG) May 21, 2023, touring OPM-SANG’s facilities and meeting personnel.

OPM-SANG Program Manager Col. Michael Trotter and staff briefed the ambassador on the organization's unique foreign policy mission and 50-year history. Ratney discussed a collaborative relationship to support OPM-SANG’s role in the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States.

OPM-SANG is a U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) subordinate organization that provides advice and assistance in modernizing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of the National Guard. OPM-SANG is a vital component of U.S. foreign policy.

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