Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell To Leave Post Early Next Year

From left, President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, Trump economic advisor Gary Cohn, Ivanka Trump, and White House Senior Counselor for Economic Initiatives Dina Powell depart following a news conference between President Donald Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah II in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In this photo take April 5, 2017, White House Senior Counselor for Economic Initiatives Dina Powell, followed by Ivanka Trump, leave news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. In a White Hou... In this photo take April 5, 2017, White House Senior Counselor for Economic Initiatives Dina Powell, followed by Ivanka Trump, leave news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. In a White House split between outsider ideologues and more traditional operators, Powell is viewed as a steady force in the growing influence of the latter. A newer addition to the team, her West Wing experience, conservative background and policy chops have won over Trump’s daughter and son-in-law. Now, as the president turns his attention to international affairs, attempting to craft a foreign policy out of a self-described “flexible” approach to the world, Powell is at the table. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell will leave her current role early next year, the White House announced Friday.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that Powell would serve “until early next year,” and that upon returning to New York, “she will continue to support the President’s agenda and work on Middle East policy.”

Powell joined the National Security Council in March under H.R. McMaster’s leadership, and previously served in the Bush administration and was a partner at Goldman Sachs, Politico reported at the time.

In a statement, McMaster said Powell “is one of the most talented and effective leaders with whom I have ever served.”

He noted, hinting at a possible future role for his outgoing deputy: “All of us look forward to continuing to work with her, as she continues to support this Administration’s efforts on Middle East peace and other issues.”

“Dina has done a great job for the Administration and has been a valued member of the Israeli-Palestinian peace team,” Jared Kushner said of Powell in a statement. “She will continue to play a key role in our peace efforts and we will share more details on that in the future.”

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  1. Probably got tired of der Furor hitting on her.

  2. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Mid-East peace process is dead. Thanks Jared! So why stick around? At least she got out before the stink took permanent hold.

  3. “Dina has done a great job for the Administration and has been a valued member of the Israeli-Palestinian peace team,”

    “But now that daddy has blown that all the fuck up, she’s looking for an actual job. We wish her well”

  4. Avatar for bp bp says:

    They are saying all the right things so why is she going??? And WHY is she leaving. The White House is shedding people… watch for other departures.

  5. Trying to reach minimum safe distance before TrumpWorld detonation

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