K. T. McFarland
Kathleen Troia "K.T." McFarland (born July 22, 1951) was the Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump from January 20, 2017 to May 19, 2017.
K. T. McFarland | |
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![]() McFarland in 2016 | |
Deputy National Security Advisor | |
In office January 20, 2017[1] – May 19, 2017 Serving with Dina Powell | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Avril Haines |
Succeeded by | Ricky L. Waddell |
Personal details | |
Born | Kathleen Troia July 22, 1951 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Alan R. McFarland |
Children | 5 (3 as mother, 2 as stepmother) |
Education |
On April 9, 2017, it was reported that she would soon be leaving this post and be nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Singapore.
McFarland served previously as a staff member on the U.S. National Security Council in the 1970s and a staff member at the Defense Department in the 1980s. McFarland ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party nomination in the United States Senate election in New York, 2006, then was a Fox News national security analyst and a contributor to its website opinion page in the 2010s.
References
change- ↑ Firozi, Paulina (9 April 2017). "Deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland to leave post: report". TheHill.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Kathleen Troia McFarland at Wikimedia Commons
- NSC page
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland -Jamestown Foundation
- IMDB entry
- Website - archived as of October 2016
- On National Security and Islamic Terrorism Archived 2017-03-18 at the Wayback Machine - with Gen. Jerry Boykin