国际英语资讯:Trump names intelligence veteran as assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Williams">Williams</span>, <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="DIA">DIA</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="as">as</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Directorate">Directorate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span>.</p><p><span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="DIA">DIA</span>.</p><p><span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjunct">adjunct</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Georgetown">Georgetown</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="adjunct">adjunct</span> <span word="professorial">professorial</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2013 <span word="to">to</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="M">M</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span>-<span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p>
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