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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, who is a regular on television news programmes, joined the campaign in August. |
| The 49-year-old Republican strategist had previously suggested her other role as mother to four young children might deter her from taking on a high-level White House job. | The 49-year-old Republican strategist 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. | "Mom of four is not [in] most job descriptions," she tweeted earlier this month. |
| Ms Conway - who has been dubbed the "Trump whisperer" - is the first woman in American history to lead a successful US presidential campaign. | |
| A veteran pollster, she was credited with helping to steady the Trump campaign after a 2005 video leaked to the media in which the businessman was heard making obscene comments about women. | |
| In her new role, she will have an office in the West Wing, she confirmed on Thursday, where she will be the highest-ranking woman in the White House. | |
| Earlier this month, Mrs Conway suggested that she was seeking an outside advisory role similar to David Plouffe or David Axelrod, who both served as outside advisers to President Barack Obama after helping in his campaigns. | |
| "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." | "A Trump presidency will bring real change to Washington and to Americans across this great nation." |