President-elect Trump announced on Friday that former State Department official Alex Wong will be named chief of staff and national security adviser, and former aide Sebastian Gorka will become deputy chief of staff and senior counterterrorism director. Announced. .
Both served in Trump's administration during his first term. Mr. Wong served as Deputy Special Representative for North Korea and Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific Affairs at the State Department.
Congressman Mike Walz, who was selected by President Trump to be his national security adviser, praised Wong on X.
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Sebastian Gorka and Alex Wong will serve their second terms under President-elect Trump. (Getty Images, Department of State)
“Alex has a track record of helping President Trump negotiate a historic summit with Kim Jong-un that produced results and stabilized relations during President Trump's first term,” he wrote. “He will play an important role in keeping America safe!”
Gorka, who Trump has identified as a “legal immigrant,” served as deputy chief of staff during Trump's first term. He is also a former FOX News contributor.
“Since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA movement, and previously served as the President's strategist in the first Trump administration,” President Trump said in a news release. said.
Gorka previously served as deputy assistant and strategist for foreign policy and national security during the first seven months of the Trump administration.
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He left President Trump's White House in 2017.
The appointments were part of a slew of announcements made by Trump as he begins assembling his Cabinet for his second term.
