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September 9, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - Ambassador Jerry Lanier, U.S. ambassador to Uganda, and his wife, Catherine, look on as General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, presents Lanier with the Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award, September 8, 2009. The award, signed by Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recognized Lanier's service as foreign policy advisor to the command from November 2007 to August 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Herman)