O'Brien, the current special envoy for hostage affairs at State Department, will be replacing John Bolton. ... Department of State Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform Afghanistan under Secretaries Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, according to his State Department..…

Most recently, Bolton, opposed any attempt to negotiate peace with Taliban, the only near-term hope for extracting US troops from endless, failed Afghanistan. ..…

source close to White House said Trump wanted to pick adviser who would be able to get along well with Pompeo after the secretary of state sometimes struggled with Bolton.. McMaster and, most recently, Bolton, who clashed with the president over host of issues from Iran to..…