US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed a former member of his Senate staff as a senior State Department official for Europe, according to a Reuters report.

The Trump government has proposed a significant remodeling of the State Department, with the aim of ensuring that the Agency faithfully applies Trump’s priorities ‘First America’ And the appointment of the new official comes at a time when Washington is managing an increasingly tense relationship with Europe, as President Donald Trump says he wants to occupy Greenland, push the allies for NATO expenses and ending the war.

THE Louis Bonoa senior foreign ministry officer serving as a senior official at the Office Brendan Hanrahan will take on his role.

“Brene’s valuable experience in the private sector as a business consultant, but also in the Senate, makes him ready to undertake the reorganization of the department and successfully promote the Minister’s agenda across Europe and beyond it,” Bono said.

It was not clarified exactly what the role of Hanrahan would be in Rubio’s office or whether he has immediate experience in foreign policy. It is also not clear whether the lost was hired for a short period or for a longer period.

Reuters explains that the position of one “Senior official, as Secretary -General” It is usually temporary.

Senior State Department official said that Hanrahan is “A talented, distinguished professional who has vast experience in the private sector by practicing commercial diplomacy.” “It will bring a significant financial perspective to the office, play a crucial role in reorganization and contribute decisively to the promotion of the” first America “agenda”he said.

The position of the State Department that will be covered by Hanrahan usually plays a leading and central role in Washington’s cooperation with European countries, including Ukraine and Russia. Since the full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 began, State Department officials who served in this role have played a decisive role in Washington’s diplomacy with Europe and in managing relations with Russia.

Government’s negotiations with Russia have so far been conducted by Trump’s special envoy and close friend Steve Whitkovwho made his fourth visit to Moscow on Friday to meet with the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Some European officials have been concerned that the Russians are taking advantage of the lack of experience of the US negotiating team. Whitkov is a billionaire dealing with real estate, who had no diplomatic experience before joining Trump’s team in January. Also, the newly appointed Hanrahan seems to have extensive experience in the private sector, mainly in commercial diplomacy.

Since taking over his duties in January, Trump has overturned US foreign policy, pressing Ukraine to agree on a ceasefire, while relaxing many of the measures taken by the Biden government to punish Russia for its neighbor.