Deputy national security adviser Dina Powell will be leaving the administration of US President Donald Trump early next year, the White House has announced, in the first of what is expected to be a round of departures in the new year, Arab News reports.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that Powell had always planned to serve for a year before returning home to New York. She’s expected to continue working with the administration on Middle East policy issues from outside the White House, Sanders said.
National security adviser H.R. McMaster in a statement called Powell an “invaluable member” of the president’s team and praised her as one of “the most talented and effective leaders with whom I have ever served.”
“Her sage advice helped provide options to the president and her strong relationships across the US government and internationally helped drive execution of the president’s decisions,” he said.
