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Bordallo returns from CODEL in the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo recently returned from a congressional delegation to Qatar, Afghanistan, and Jordan. The CODEL, led by Rep. Rob Wittman of Virginia, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, met with key government officials and military leaders to discuss matters regarding U.S. operations against ISIL and counter-terrorism initiatives in the Middle East. The celegation also included Reps. Dave Loebsack of Iowa, Mike Coffman of Colorado, Bill Flores of Texas, and Reid Ribble of Wisconsin.
Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo and members of a congressional delegation meet with Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah, during a visit to Afganistan. From left, Rep. Reid Ribble (WI-08), Rep. Dave Loebsack (IA-02), Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01), Abdullah, Bordallo, Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-06), Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17), and embassy staff. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
In Afghanistan, the delegation met with President Ashraf Ghani and chief executive officer Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the bilateral security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan, which recently passed the Afghan National Assembly’s House of the People. The delegation also met with U.S. servicemembers stationed in Qatar and had an audience with King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan.
“I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Afghan President Ghani and CEO Abdullah to discuss the bilateral security agreement that recently passed Afghanistan’s National Assembly’s lower house,” said Bordallo. “Our delegation was the first from the U.S. House of Representatives to meet with Afghanistan’s new leaders following elections earlier this year. This [congressional delegation] also gave us an opportunity to see firsthand and discuss directly with our military leaders on the ground the progress being made to combat ISIL. I thank Chairman Wittman for organizing this [delegation], and I look forward to working with him my colleagues on HASC to support our military operations in the Middle East and around the world.”
