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title: "Trump names Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security advisor"
date: "2018-04-02"
modified: "2020-10-22"
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# Trump names Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security advisor

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President Donald Trump has announced that Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will be the new national security advisor.

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McMaster replaces Michael Flynn, who resigned one week following reports that he discussed sanctions on Russia with the country's ambassador to the US.

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Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, speaks to senior officers and non-commissioned officers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. | U.S. Army photo

Trump called McMaster "a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience" as he made the announcement Monday afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

Trump also named Keith Kellogg, who had been the acting national security adviser, as the National Security Council's chief of staff.

[**Here's the Desert Storm tank battle that propelled Lt. Gen. McMaster to fame and blazed the way for his successful military career.**](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/the-last-great-tank-battle-was-a-slugfest-of-epic-proportions/>)

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