America’s new voice for national security hails from the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne.
Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster Jr., a Philadelphia native, is President Donald Trump’s newest pick for National Security Advisor.
A “man of integrity,” McMaster received the promotion as the Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Alison Burdo.
The new national security adviser has the reputation of being a “soldier-scholar and creative thinker,” the article explained.
McMaster steps in on the heels of controversy after the resignation of initial appointee Michael Flynn and a declined offer to Vice Adm. Robert Harward.
Read more about McMaster’s appointment as National Security Adviser and his background in the Philadelphia Business Journal here.
