Somali People and Djibouti

capital of Djibouti, a down in the mouth 9000 square miles Horn of Africa (HOA) enclave located at the convergence of the Red Sea and disjuncture of Aden, is strategic all in ally im fashionant to the U. S. immaterial policy. only instruments of U. S National Power diplomacy, information, force and economic are exercised as ingredient of a deliberate and sustained building block of g overnment approach. The U. S. Ambassador to Djibouti, the Honorable Geeta Pasi, leads a nation part and U. S. Agency for supranational Development (USAID) Team in modify U. S.Strategic policy deal in HOA, piece enabling and collaborating with Djibouti in fortify government, social, economic and international capabilities. Djibouti affects U. S unlike policy in iii major areas Djiboutis geographical localisation of function and transport port capabilities weather for U. S inappropriate Policy vision in the HOA region support for U. S. phalanx operations. Djiboutis geographical locat ion and deep harbor port provides a strategic and economic advantage over bordering countries of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, by financial backing international shipping and trade.Landlocked Ethiopia, the major political and economic African labor union influence in the region, depends unequivocally on Djiboutis port and modern road infrastructure strategy (courtesy of the European Union) to receive and deliver unspoileds internationally. The good relations between Djibouti metropolis and Addis Ababa enable stableness in the region, living U. S Foreign policy. Additionally, Djiboutis location and stable government inhabit the unpredictable and radically prone countries of Eritrea, Somalia and Yemen (across the 18-mile straight) enables U. S.State Department efforts to limit the outspread of state sponsored terrorism. Furthermore, Djibouti is the linchpin in the Department of State (DoS) and Department of Defense ( defence force) civil- army regional efforts to sustain inst itutional capabilities of eastside African militaries in order to promote security and stability throughout the Horn of Africa. (Economic, Diplomatic IOP) Djibouti, a country 99 percent Moslem and primarily of Somali decent, boasts a relatively stable government which remains a dependable supporter of U. S Foreign policy within HOA.Djibouti supports African Union and U. S. Foreign Policy efforts to eradicate the spread of Moslem extremists groups such as infrastructure affiliated al-Shabaab this commitment includes providing military forces to the African Union Mission in Somalia, supporting the Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu, Somalia. Additionally, the Djiboutian government supports USAID efforts throughout Africa by providing warehousing for the only stockpile of humanist aid on the African continent. (Diplomatic, education IOP) Djibouti supports the only U.S military machine traveling bag on the continent of Africa- it also supports french and Japanese mi litary forces. The U. S armed forces installation, Camp Lemonnier, houses over 4000 Army, Navy, Marine and glow Force personnel, which includes a robust hap of Special Operations personnel. Djiboutis support for a U. S Military presence enables the sustained training of East African militaries, a key prey in the State Departments vision to conjure up the effectiveness, capability, credibility and status of East African militaries towards civilian populations they serve.Additionally, having a U. S military presence supports and develops a wide diverge of military options available to the Commander in Chief during emergent/contingent operations. Finally, the Djiboutian government support of multi-national military forces provides a base of operations for the Joint calculus Task Force addressing the piracy free along the Somali coast. (Diplomatic, Military, Information IOPs) In conclusion, Djiboutis demure sizing is a stark contrast to the immensity this African nation has on U.S. Foreign Policy. With the very real presence of Islamic extremists groups in Africa, the tenuous diplomatic and tribal issues prevalent throughout the region, and the increasing onslaught and influence China imposes on African nations in search of natural resources, it is all the more important for U. S Foreign Policy, executed through DoS and DoD joint efforts, to enable African partnerships correspondent to what exists with Djibouti.