Washington: The US President Barack Obama has nominated one of his key national security adviser as his point man for East Asia.
Currently Senior Director for Asian Affairs in the White House National Security Staff (NSS), Danny Russel, has been nominated Wednesday for the post of Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
He would replace Kurt Campbell, who was the architect of several policy initiatives in the first term of the Obama Administration, including the changes in the US policy towards Myanmar, the India-Japan and US trilateral dialogue.
Before joining the NSS, Russel was Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the Department of State. From 2005 to 2008, he was US Consul General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan.
Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in The Hague from 2002 to 2005, and as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus from 1999 to 2002.
From 1996 to 1999, Russel was Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
Earlier assignments included posts at the US Embassy in Seoul, Korea and with the US Mission to the United Nations.
Before joining the Foreign Service in 1985, Russel was a manager for an international firm based in New York City. (PTI)