NYT > U.S. > Politics Senate Confirms Generalβs Promotion After Republican Senator Lifts Hold By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt 3 December 2024 at 14:16 SummarizeKey MomentsLt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue commanded U.S. troops in the final days of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Β© Darek Delmanowicz/EPA, via ShutterstockLt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue, who will now lead U.S. Army forces in Europe and Africa as the war in Ukraine heads into its fourth year, was promoted to general.