Lebanese General Security Chief Major General Hassan Choucair speaks at the dinner with community leaders at Birdie's Restaurant in Dearborn, on Friday, January 23. Siblani praised Choucair’s inclusive national leadership of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate — a post he assumed in mid-March, succeeding former Director General Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim. Siblani concluded by expressing the Dearborn community’s affection for Choucair — affection that, he said, grows with every visit. He then offered a wide-ranging overview of the achievements and direction of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate during his first months in office. He said the Lebanese state is working tirelessly to shield Lebanon from major losses amid these turbulent shifts.