US President Donald Trump has appointed Richard Grenell, US ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence. It’s a sensitive post overseeing 17 US spy agencies and has traditionally been filled by an intelligence professional. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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