"The US Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, is on a diplomatic tour of Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti from January 24 to February 1. According to the Department of State, Landau's visit aims to promote President Donald Trump's priorities of "rebalancing trade, ensuring a positive business environment, and promoting security and peace." Landau has described the trip, his first to the region, as "one of the great privileges" of his job, which allows him to exchange ideas with world leaders."
"The trip is also coming on the back of a statement by Ambassador Tammy Bruce, Deputy Representative of the US to the United Nations (UN), referring to the Houthis as a "terrorist organization who, with the support of the Iranian regime, pose a continuing threat to regional stability and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways." Some analysts believe this trip to the Red Sea region could be part of America's push for dominance in the geopolitical competition for global influence."
Christopher Landau is on a diplomatic tour of Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti from January 24 to February 1 to advance priorities of rebalancing trade, ensuring a positive business environment, and promoting security and peace. The visit is Landau's first to the region and provides opportunities to exchange ideas with regional leaders. Three of the four countries visited are part of a US-led multinational naval force in the Red Sea defending against Houthi attacks, and the US maintains a robust military presence to deter such attacks. A US UN deputy representative described the Houthis as a terrorist organization supported by Iran that threatens regional stability and freedom of navigation. Observers view the tour as underscoring the Red Sea and East Africa as a connected strategic theater in broader geopolitical competition.
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