US President Donald Trump has announced that he has chosen his special envoy to free hostages Robert O'Brien as national security adviser to succeed John Bolton, who was sacked a week ago.
"I am delighted to announce that I will name Robert O'Brien, who has had a lot of success as the State Department's presidential envoy on hostage liberation, as a new national security adviser. I have worked with Robert hard and for a long time.
O'Brien has a long history in the Republican foreign policy circles.
Since his inauguration as US president in January 2017, Trump has sacked three national security advisers: Michael Flynn, Herbert McMaster and John Bolton.