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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
White House gets new Islamic State adviser
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe White House says it is appointing Robert Malley, former Middle East and North Africa senior director at the National Security Council, as its senior adviser to the president on the fight against Islamic State.
According to CNN, the announcement comes amid new measures to tighten scrutiny of those entering the US through America’s visa waiver program, which sees 18 million people from 38 countries are able to visit the US every year.
At a press briefing in Paris, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says Malley will work with the State Department’s Islamic State pointman, Brett McGurk.
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