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.
Mr Trump's first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward,turned down the role, citing "personal reasons".
Announcing
the appointment at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, President Trump
called Gen McMaster "a man of tremendous talent and tremendous
experience".
"He is highly respected by everybody in the military," he said.
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