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Major General Christopher Finerty (born c. 1970) is a United States Air Force officer and career helicopter pilot who has been serving as the Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, since April 2019. The Directorate is the liaison between the Air Force, Space Force and Congress on all programs, air and space weapons systems and issues such as legislative and constituent inquiries. Finerty collaborates directly with the House of Representatives and Senate to ensure full authorization of the Air Force's annual budget. Finerty also prepares the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Chief of Space Operations and other senior Air Force leaders for engagements and testimony on Capitol Hill.