Three Ark. U.S. House Members travel to Afghanistan

Three members of Arkansas’s Congressional Delegation traveled yesterday to Afghanistan as part of an official North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (NATO-PA) diplomatic mission representing the United States.

Congressmen Mike Ross, John Boozman, and Marion Berry attended the NATO-PA spring session in Berlin, Germany, where they were addressed by Chancellor Angela Merkel. The delegation also made stops in Iran and Turkey, where I'll be later this week.

The delegation also visited American troops at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, where they received a briefing from General David Petraeus, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, on the current situation in Iraq. The group also received briefings on the role Incirlik Air Base is playing in support of the ongoing efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Congressional members of NATO-PA are appointed by the Speaker of the House.