Powell committed to serving in her national security job for a full year and her decision to leave is her own, the officials said. National security adviser H.R. The White House has been considering a plan to replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, a Trump loyalist. Together with McMaster and National Security Council staffer Nadia Schadlow, Powell developed the administration’s comprehensive national security strategy, which is being rolled out this month. “Dina has done an outstanding job bringing structure and order to the National Security Council policymaking process and the interagency process,” said Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.).

Source: Washington Post December 08, 2017 18:22 UTC