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Bloomberg
President Donald Trump said he’ll appoint Robert O’Brien as his White House national security advisor, elevating the State Department’s top hostage envoy from relative obscurity to one of the most important jobs in US government.
O’Brien had the backing of Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, whose central role shaping the administration’s foreign policy will be solidified by the appointment.
Trump fired the former national security advisor, John Bolton, after disputes over the administration’s foreign policy and Afghanistan, Iran and elsewhere.
O’Brien has no known experience managing an organisation the size of the National Security Council, which grew to 400 employees under President Barack Obama but has been pared down under Trump. O’Brien leads the State Department’s efforts to secure the release of US hostages held by foreign governments, including North Korea and Iran.