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| Susan Rice to replace Tom Donilon as US national security adviser | Susan Rice to replace Tom Donilon as US national security adviser |
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| President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, is resigning and will be replaced by the US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, marking a significant shakeup to the White House foreign policy team. | President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, is resigning and will be replaced by the US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, marking a significant shakeup to the White House foreign policy team. |
| A White House official confirmed the personnel changes on Wednesday morning before an announcement by the president later. | A White House official confirmed the personnel changes on Wednesday morning before an announcement by the president later. |
| Donilon has been a key foreign policy adviser to Obama since he first took office. The 58-year-old had been expected to step down this year, with Rice seen as the candidate to replace him. | Donilon has been a key foreign policy adviser to Obama since he first took office. The 58-year-old had been expected to step down this year, with Rice seen as the candidate to replace him. |
| Rice, a close Obama confidante, came under withering criticism from Republicans as part of the investigations into the deadly attack on a US compound in Benghazi, Libya. | Rice, a close Obama confidante, came under withering criticism from Republicans as part of the investigations into the deadly attack on a US compound in Benghazi, Libya. |
| Relying on talking points from the intelligence community, Rice said in television interviews that the attacks were probably spontaneous, which later proved to be incorrect. | Relying on talking points from the intelligence community, Rice said in television interviews that the attacks were probably spontaneous, which later proved to be incorrect. |
| Obama considered nominating Rice as his second-term secretary of state but she withdrew amid the Republican criticism, saying she did not want her confirmation fight to be a distraction for the White House. | Obama considered nominating Rice as his second-term secretary of state but she withdrew amid the Republican criticism, saying she did not want her confirmation fight to be a distraction for the White House. |
| Her post as national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. | Her post as national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. |
| The White House official said Donilon was expected to stay on the job until early July, after Obama returns from two overseas trips and a summit this week with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. | The White House official said Donilon was expected to stay on the job until early July, after Obama returns from two overseas trips and a summit this week with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. |
| The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the personnel changes before they were publicly announced. | The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the personnel changes before they were publicly announced. |
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