Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster appointed US National Security Adviser
A veteran of both the Persian Gulf War and the Second Iraq War, General McMaster is considered one of the military’s most independent-minded officers
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| 21/02/2017
President Donald Trump with Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Photo: AP)
President Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday. The New York Times reports that Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he interviewed candidates over the holiday weekend to replace Michael T. Flynn, who was forced out after withholding information from Vice President Mike Pence about a call with Russia’s ambassador.
General McMaster has no links to President Trump and is not thought of as being as ideological as the man he will replace. A battle-tested veteran of both the Persian Gulf War and the Second Iraq War, General McMaster is considered one of the military’s most independent-minded officers.
According to the report, the choice continued Trump’s reliance on high-ranking military officers to advise him on national security. Michael Flynn is a retired three-star general and James Mattis a retired four-star general. John F. Kelly, the homeland security secretary, is a retired Marine general. Trump’s first choice to replace Flynn, Robert S. Harward, who turned down the job, and two other finalists were current or former senior officers as well. General McMaster will remain on active duty.
A West Point graduate with a doctorate in military history from the University of North Carolina, General McMaster has served as director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center at Fort Eustis in Virginia since 2014. His task now will be to take over a rattled and demoralized National Security Council apparatus that bristled at Mr. Flynn’s leadership and remains uncertain about its place in the White House given the foreign policy interests of Stephen K. Bannon, the former Breitbart News chairman who is the president’s chief strategist.
A veteran of both the Persian Gulf War and the Second Iraq War, General McMaster is considered one of the military’s most independent-minded officers
President Donald Trump with Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Photo: AP)
President Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday. The New York Times reports that Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he interviewed candidates over the holiday weekend to replace Michael T. Flynn, who was forced out after withholding information from Vice President Mike Pence about a call with Russia’s ambassador.
General McMaster has no links to President Trump and is not thought of as being as ideological as the man he will replace. A battle-tested veteran of both the Persian Gulf War and the Second Iraq War, General McMaster is considered one of the military’s most independent-minded officers.
According to the report, the choice continued Trump’s reliance on high-ranking military officers to advise him on national security. Michael Flynn is a retired three-star general and James Mattis a retired four-star general. John F. Kelly, the homeland security secretary, is a retired Marine general. Trump’s first choice to replace Flynn, Robert S. Harward, who turned down the job, and two other finalists were current or former senior officers as well. General McMaster will remain on active duty.
A West Point graduate with a doctorate in military history from the University of North Carolina, General McMaster has served as director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center at Fort Eustis in Virginia since 2014. His task now will be to take over a rattled and demoralized National Security Council apparatus that bristled at Mr. Flynn’s leadership and remains uncertain about its place in the White House given the foreign policy interests of Stephen K. Bannon, the former Breitbart News chairman who is the president’s chief strategist.
