On 1 March 2017, Major General (MG) Simon Stuart of Australia will assume command of the Multinational Force and Observers at a ceremony presided over by MFO Director General David M. Satterfield to be held at the MFO's main camp in Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt.
Japan was the MFO's initial Donor State; Japan has provided an annual contribution to the MFO since our Fiscal Year (FY) 1989. On an extraordinary basis, now for the second year in a row, Japan has agreed to provide the MFO with additional funding to complete urgently needed force protection projects.