America President Donald Trump wants to send a former army officer, Colonel a. D. Douglas Macgregor, as the successor of Richard Grenell as America’s Ambassador to Berlin. The message of the White house on Monday. The proposal for the message of the post but needs to be confirmed by the Senate.

Macgregor as an “expert for the armed forces planning” known, said the government’s headquarters. The Veteran will apply in the case of Fox News – as one of Trumps favorite TV channels – as a professional to American military operations abroad is used.

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“Colonel Douglas Macgregor is a decorated war veteran, author and consultant,” said the White house on Monday. With his writings on military issues, he contributed to the transformation of the us armed forces, Nato and the Israeli armed forces. Macgregor was involved, among other things, the Nato Air operation in Kosovo in 1999.

Grenell, a Confidant of the President, had entered in the beginning of June from the Post in Berlin. Frequently, research statements, he was irritated a lot of people in Germany, again and again. Grenell was now also managing the American intelligence service coordinator and special representative of his country to Serbia and Kosovo. The Embassy is currently headed by Grenells Deputy Robin Quinville.