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Gen. Terry Wolff will \u201chelp coordinate the security assistance the U.S. and our partners are providing to Ukraine, which they are using every day to defend their country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bipartisan group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/04\/19\/biden-vows-to-send-ukraine-more-artillery-as-congress-pushes-for-military-aid-czar\/\" target=\"_blank\">four high-profile senators in recent days pushed President Joe Biden to appoint a Ukraine aid coordinator<\/a> to \u201csynchronize our whole of government approach to arming Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis person would also serve as the chief liaison between the United States government and our allies and partners abroad in matters relating to the transfer of existing stocks and assessment of partner capabilities, such as aircraft, heavy tanks and sophisticated weapons that could be made available to Ukraine,\u201d Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, wrote in a letter with Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate\u2019s No. 2 Democrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The No. 2 Republican and Democrat on the Armed Services Committee \u2014 Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire respectively \u2014 also signed the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They noted a coordinator \u201cwould be able to serve as a liaison to our domestic industry partners that are being called on to not only ensure the steady flow of defense articles to Ukraine but also to replenish United States and allied stockpiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wolff became the deputy special presidential envoy for the counter-Islamic State coalition in late 2015<b>, <\/b>and previously served as the NSC\u2019s Iraq and Afghanistan director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He retired in 2014, after 34 years of military service, as the Joint Staff\u2019s director of strategic plans and policy. 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