Title : Trump names new national security adviser
Trump names new national security adviser
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Washington, Tuesday
US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen Michael Flynn who was fired after just three weeks and three days in the job.
A lieutenant general with the US Army, HR McMaster served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked on a government anti-corruption drive.
Trump’s first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, turned down the role, citing “personal reasons”. The president has praised Herbert Raymond McMaster as “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience” who is “highly respected by everybody in the military”.
Gen McMaster served in Afghanistan and Iraq, and is known as a thoughtful, if straight-talking, military strategist, the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool reports from Washington.
He does not appear to have close ties to Moscow, and was recently commissioned to study the ways the US could counter some of Russia’s military advances, our correspondent adds.
Gen McMaster is no stranger to questioning authority. In a 2014 interview, he said: “The commanders that I’ve worked for, they want frank assessments, they want criticism and feedback.”
Gen McMaster has said it is “a privilege... to be able to continue serving our nation” and that he looks forward to joining the national security team.
Gen Flynn stepped down after misleading Vice-President Mike Pence over his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the US.
Flynn is alleged to have discussed US sanctions with Russia’s ambassador in calls before his own appointment. It is illegal for private citizens to conduct US diplomacy. -BBC
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