Donald Trump announces appointments to White House ahead of inauguration

Washington DC: US President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments to his White House team, ahead of his inauguration on January 20.

Stanley E. Woodward will serve as Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor, while Robert Gabriel Jr. returns as Assistant to the President for Policy. Nicholas F. Luna will take on the role of Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Implementation and William Beau Harrison will return as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.

"Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. will join President Donald J. Trump's White House and serve as Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor. Woodward will work closely with the White House Chief of Staff. Woodward is an acclaimed litigator and co-founder of Brand Woodward Law, LP, where he represented numerous high-profile clients in complex, high-stakes litigation, including multiple federal jury trials," Trump in a statement said.

Previously, Woodward worked at a multinational law firm where his experience included the representation of multiple international corporations in defense of alleged violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as well as serving as coordinating counsel to companies involved in nationwide federal litigation.

Robert Gabriel Jr will return to the White House as Assistant to the President for Policy. Gabriel has served Trump in various roles since his 2015 campaign for the world's most powerful office. He started in Trump Tower as a Policy Advisor on Mr. Trump's historic campaign. Gabriel also served in the West Wing, for the entirety of the first Trump Administration, as Special Assistant to the President. (ANI)

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