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Thomas Keith -
Class of 1976 |
I have just retired from the Army after 22
years at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. I was recently selected to
assume leadership of what used to be known as the U.N. Oil For Food
Program. I work for Ambassador Paul Bremmer and the Coalition
Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. I am responsible for developing
a capacity within Iraqi governmental ministries for procurement,
contracting , and delivery, all the while returning to the Iraqis
billions of dollars of purchased goods
and services which had been contracted for under the old U.N. program.
I lead a staff of about 50 Iraqis and 50 Americans, and we administer
four border entry points into Iraq. Our biggest challenge is to ensure
that there is fairness, honesty, and above all else transparency in
everything that we do, so that the Iraqis will have a full and fair
accounting of what their wealth has been spent on when they regain their
sovereign nation status.
Sincerely,
Tom Keith
THOMAS C. KEITH
DIRECTOR, OIL FOR FOOD COORDINATION CENTER
CPA BAGHDAD
EMAIL: keitht@baghdadforum.com |
Below are
pictures that Tom has sent us -- be sure to e-mail Tom and our other
servicemen and tell them what a wonderful job they are doing!
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picture is taken up on the border between Iraq and Turkey in the
Kurdish zone of Iraq. It is looking south out of the security
compound I maintain there for my Oil for Food Program. |
This one is of me
standing in front of some rusting our Soviet era Syrian submarines.
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This
one is taken at a a port in Syria called Tartous. I'm the one in the
beige pants. I'm escorting an Iraq delegation from the Ministry of
Trade. We were there assessing the port's capability. The activity
behind us is an offload operation for a ship of Brazilian sugar, bound
for Baghdad and other Iraqi governorates. |
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