- This diary is filed daily. Indicates new events - TUESDAY, MARCH 9 ACCRA – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the nation in his first State of the Nation speech after re-election – 1300 GMT. BRUSSELS – The EU’s foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell debates the political situation in Georgia with European lawmakers – 1530 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the National Integration Summit at the Chancellery in Berlin – 1130 GMT. MADRID – Spain’s economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks at a plenary session in Senate – 1500 GMT. ABU DHABI – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed and Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. BRUSSELS – United States climate envoy John Kerry and European Union Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans give a statement on Kerry’s visit to Brussels to d
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Brett McGurk
McGurk will join the NSC as coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.
“The National Security Council plays a critical role in keeping our nation safe and secure. These crisis-tested, deeply experienced public servants will work tirelessly to protect the American people and restore America’s leadership in the world,” said Biden in a statement on the Biden-Harris transition website. “They will ensure that the needs of working Americans are front and center in our national security policymaking, and our country will be better for it.”
McGurk has held senior national security posts across the last three administrations. He served as special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS from 2015 to 2018 and special presidential envoy for the U.S. campaign against the Islamic State under President Obama. Before that, McGurk was special assistant to President Bush and senior director for Iraq and Afghanistan, and then the deputy assistant secr