US Election: Trump names foreign policy team
(VOVworld)- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a partial list of his foreign policy advisers in an interview with The Washington Post, after saying last week that he mostly consults himself on international affairs.
Donald Trump speaks during the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington,DC on March 21st, 2016. Photograph: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg |
The advisory team includes terrorism expert Walid Phares, energy industry executive Carter Page, international energy lawyer George Papadopoulos, former government inspector general Joe Schmitz, and former Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg. Trump said he would soon unveil more people who are helping him shape his foreign policies as part of the team, led by U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama who endorsed Trump last month. The same day, Trump attended an annual conference of AIPAC, a group that supports Israel. In his speech, he pledged to strengthen bilateral ties if elected. In regards to the Middle East peace process, Trump said that Israel is always ready for negotiation to reach a peace agreement and that the Palestinians need to accept that Israel will forever be an independent Jewish State which can quell all attacks targeting its people. Trump also said his number one priority is to dismantle the nuclear deal between P5+1 and Iran saying the deal was is catastrophic for America, Israel and Middle East.