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Biden Taps State Department Counselor Chollet To Be Pentagon’s Next Policy Chief

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

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Biden Taps State Department Counselor Chollet To Be Pentagon’s Next Policy Chief

Derek Chollet. Photo: U.S. State Department.

The White House announced Tuesday that President Biden will nominate State Department Counselor Derek Chollet to be the Pentagon’s next top policy official. Chollet, if confirmed, will succeed Colin Kahl, who stepped down from his post as under secretary of defense for policy earlier this month. “It has been the greatest honor to serve the American people with [Secretary of State Antony Blinken] and the dedicated State Department team. I am humbled by the opportunity to return to the Department…

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