Colonel Joe Becker is filling a critical gap as the Defense Attaché for the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City. 

Colonel, U.S. Army, Joe Becker, former Political Science Department PhD student, assigned to the Department of State, filling a critical gap as the Defense Attaché for the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City.  See Joe in footage from an interview for a Defense Attaché Service recruiting and promotional video.  https://youtu.be/CHxgwyiX3HA