*Media Advisory* UANI Advisor LTG Barbero to Testify Congress on Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Media Advisory*UANI Advisory Board Member Lieutenant General Michael Barbero to Testify Before Congress on Future of the Iran Nuclear DealNew York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Advisory Board Member and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Barbero will testify before the Subcommittee on National Security of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday, April 5 at 2 PM. The hearing, "Assessing the Iran Deal," will examine the effectiveness of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in addition to reviewing Iran's continued aggression throughout the Middle East. Lieutenant General Barbero served as Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, where he led the Department of Defense's efforts to provide combat support to address threats such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs). He served nearly four years in Iraq over three tours and has served at all levels of the military throughout his decorated career, including infantry assignments, tactical assignments, lieutenant colonel, and lieutenant general. Lieutenant General Barbero will be available for interview following the hearing, and later this week. "Assessing the Iran Deal" Hearing Details: Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Time: 2:00pm Location: 2154 Rayburn HOB Media: This event is open to the press Invited witnesses:
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Retired) Advisory Board Member, United Against Nuclear Iran
President Institute for Science and International Security
Chief Executive Officer Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies Council on Foreign Relations
Senior Research Associate Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A full biography for LTG Barbero can be accessed here. Media interested in speaking with Lieutenant General Barbero please contact: [email protected]. About UANI UANI is an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, advocacy group founded in 2008 by Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, former CIA Director Jim Woolsey and Middle East Expert Ambassador Dennis Ross, that seeks to heighten awareness of the danger the Iranian regime poses to the world. ### |
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