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United States Department of Defense in Russia

United States Defense Representative:
Brigadier General Daniel Henry J. Nowak, Defense Attaché

The United States Defense Representative represents the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commanding General, European Command, for coordination and security matters for all U.S. noncombatant command elements in the Russian Federation. (DoD Directive 5105.47)

Country and Area Code for all telephone contact numbers are 7-495


United States Defense Attaché Office

Brigadier General Henry J. Nowak, Defense Attaché, 728-5317

Defense Threat Reduction Office

Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey T. Oppenheim (Acting), 728-5035

Joint Commission Support Directorate-Moscow
(Prisoner of War/Missing in Action)

Lieutenant Colonel Michael K. O'Hara, 728-5123


Emergency Contact Number for military deployed to Russia, 728-5025.

Other Related Sites

*Notice to Reader. The Department of Defense does not recruit servicemen or women from offices in the Russian Federation. For information on joining the United States Armed Forces, please contact The United States Department of Defense web site.