U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Linda S. Taglialatela poses for a photo with a local resident at Marigot Village, Dominica, Sept. 29, 2017. At the request of partner nations and both the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, JTF-LI has deployed aircraft and service members to areas in the eastern Caribbean Sea affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The task force is a U.S. military unit composed of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, and represents U.S. Southern Command’s primary response to both disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Serine Farahi)