Two influential Republican congressional staffers focused on US-Africa policy are leaving Capitol Hill at a critical moment for American engagement with Africa. John “JT” Tomaszewski, a senior aide to Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair James Risch, will join the National Endowment for Democracy, while House Foreign Affairs Committee Africa subcommittee staff director Joe Foltz is moving to logistics company Zipline. Their departures come as the Senate prepares to confirm Frank Garcia as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs amid worsening crises in Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Analysts warn the exits could weaken congressional-policy coordination during an increasingly fragile period in US-Africa relations.
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