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| Trump names Kellyanne Conway as presidential counsellor | Trump names Kellyanne Conway as presidential counsellor |
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| Donald Trump has appointed key adviser Kellyanne Conway as counsellor to the president. | Donald Trump has appointed key adviser Kellyanne Conway as counsellor to the president. |
| The US president-elect said Ms Conway, who was his third campaign manager, had "played a crucial role in my victory". | The US president-elect said Ms Conway, who was his third campaign manager, had "played a crucial role in my victory". |
| "She is a tireless and tenacious advocate of my agenda and has amazing insights on how to effectively communicate our message," he said. | "She is a tireless and tenacious advocate of my agenda and has amazing insights on how to effectively communicate our message," he said. |
| Ms Conway, who is a regular on television news programmes, joined the campaign in August. | |
| Ms Conway had previously suggested her other role as mother to four young children might deter her from taking on a high-level White House job. | |
| "Mom of four is not [in] most job descriptions," she tweeted earlier this month. | |
| The 49-year-old Republican strategist and veteran pollster continued to support Mr Trump after a 2005 video leaked to the media in which the businessman was heard making obscene comments about women. | |
| She has been praised as the "Trump whisperer" and was credited with leading Mr Trump to victory after a bitterly divisive campaign. | |
| "I want to thank the President-elect for this amazing opportunity," Ms Conway said in a transition team statement. | |
| "A Trump presidency will bring real change to Washington and to Americans across this great nation. | |
| "I am humbled and honored to play a role in helping transform the movement he has led into a real agenda of action and results." |