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President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Lt. Gen Herbert Raymond McMaster as National Security Adviser, hailing the military officer as man of “tremendous talent and tremendous experience.”
McMaster replaces Michael Flynn, who resigned as NSA following a controversy over his incomplete briefing to Vice President Mike Pence about his conversation with Russian ambassador to the United States. The conversation between Flynn and the Moscow’s envoy in Washington took place before President Trump’s inauguration.
Prior to his pick as NSA, H R McMaster served as Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
Previously, he served as commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
He also worked as Director of Combined Joint Inter-agency Task Force-Shafafiyat (CJIATF-Shafafiyat) (Transparency) at ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. His experience also includes work during the Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
