Africa: Republican Intelligence Specialist Nominated Head Africa at State Department

Frank W. Garcia Jr., a veteran Republican Congressional aide with limited Africa experience, has been nominated by President Trump to lead the Africa Bureau at the State Department.

Since Trump’s Inauguration a little over a year ago, three successive officials have been in charge of the Bureau, which manages U.S. relations with 49 sub-Saharan countries. The latest is Nick Checkers, a former CIA analyst who took over as Senior Bureau Official on January 6.

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