Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama a delegation from the United States House Armed Services Committee, headed by Jennifer Thaxton-Bird.

The two sides reviewed the bilateral ties, praising the advanced level of the Bahrain-US longstanding friendship and cooperation ties in various fields, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

The Director of the BDF General Command Headquarters Major-General Hassan Mohammed Sa’ad, Major-General Abdullah Hassan Al Nuaimi the Inspector-General, Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Logistics & Supplies (Naval) Major-General Yousef Ahmed Mal-Allah, and (Naval) Major-General Mohammed Hashim Al Sadah the Director of Military Cooperation, were also present. 

Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also received Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa.
They discussed various topics of shared interest.