The most familiar face of the Pentagon, its spokesman John Kirby, will join the National Security Council (NSC), within the White House, announced Friday May 20 the American presidency.
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He will hold the position of strategic communications coordinator.
“John understands well the complexities of United States foreign and defense policies, and he will ably represent the government on important national security issues,”
President Joe Biden said in the White House statement.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, John Kirby has gained momentum within the Biden administration thanks to his daily press briefings, broadcast live on television.
"There just isn't another communicator like him anywhere
," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a separate statement.
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By joining the National Security Council, this former career sailor, promoted to the rank of rear admiral, will work in a highly strategic cell for the United States.
Within the White House, the NSC is the group that assists the President with international affairs.