Trump Nominates K.T. McFarland to Be Ambassador to Singapore

She leaves her position as deputy national security adviser
Callista Gingrich tapped to be ambassor to the Vatican

K.T. McFarland, left, at the White House on Feb. 15.
Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg

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By Shannon Pettypiece and Jennifer Jacobs

May 19, 2017 at 11:32 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump nominated K.T. McFarland to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore, removing her as a deputy national security adviser less than four months after she was brought on by Michael Flynn.

Trump also announced he nominated Callista Gingrich, the wife of former House Speaker and Trump supporter Newt Gingrich, to be the ambassador to the Vatican. The president will meet with Pope Francis Wednesday in Rome.