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State Department adviser leaves to become Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff

By Mike Brest
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tapped a senior State Department adviser to be his new chief of staff.

Derek Chollet has held senior policy roles at the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department, and he will be heading back to the Department of Defense starting next month, Austin announced Monday morning.

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