Business Consultant Takes on Key US-Europe Role Amid Tensions

Business Consultant Takes on Key US-Europe Role Amid Tensions

Business Consultant Takes on Key US-Europe Role Amid Tensions Brendan Hanrahan, a former business consultant and a staffer from Senator Marco Rubio's office, has been appointed as the U.S. State Department's leading official for European affairs. This news, first reported by Reuters, highlights a pivotal change in U.S. diplomatic engagements with Europe at a time of heightened tension.Hanrahan's appointment aligns with the Trump administration's…

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins President Donald Trump, King Abdullah II of Jordan and his son, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok) If it hasn’t been made clear enough by now, President Donald Trump and his administration have unfinished business from his first term. That feeling is especially acute at the State Department. The f…

State Department Appoints New Europe Chief

The United States Department of State has appointed Brendan Hanrahan as the new senior bureau official for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR), according to an announcement published Friday on the department’s website.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed a former member of his Senate staff, who mostly has experience as a business consultant, to be the top official at the US Department of State for European Affairs.