Talk:Brian Hook
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Huon violating [[WP:BLP}]
Huon is blatantly violating WP:BLP. --140.32.16.52 (talk) 03:22, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
Current Secretary of State edit
As of several weeks ago Rex Tillerson is no longer Secretary of State, the new Secretary is Mike Pompeo. 174.20.114.192 (talk) 23:51, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
Infobox edit
Due to locked page, unable to add the following:
Requested edit edit
He is no longer the incumbent Director of Policy Planning. Kiron Skinner was appointed to this position in August, so that should be put in the term_end field in his template with Skinner put in the successor = field. Can someone do this? The page is semi-protected. 70.51.193.44 (talk) 07:09, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
Iran edit
Isn't he now Trump'special adviser on Iran? Was subjected to an anti war protest by Ms Benjamin recently, widely shared on social media. Crawiki (talk) 11:11, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Yes; B. Hook is the U.S. Special Representative for Iran--2601:C4:C080:81C:14B8:EC1A:F1AD:EB6E (talk) 22:37, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Requested edit/addition edit
It is worth noting that has been alleged to be involved in discriminatory/retaliatory practices against a career civil servant, which is now under investigation by at least the U.S. Department of State's Inspector General. See here https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/21/trump-vs-the-deep-state and https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/22/brian-hook-mike-pompeo-house-democrats-791434
The State Department’s inspector general now recommends disciplinary action against Brian Hook forcing out a career staffer over her ties to the Obama administration and outside pressure by conservative media outlets who questioned her loyalty. See here: https://www.vox.com/2019/11/14/20953346/brian-hook-iran-inspector-general-sahar-nowrouzaddeh
Interview with BBC Newsnight edit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuiBGyFwIfA
Might be useful for quotes and as a reference.
John Cummings (talk) 22:46, 5 March 2020 (UTC)