Meet Dina Powell, Ivanka Trump's woman in the White House

Betsy Klein CNN, "Meet Dina Powell, Ivanka Trump's woman in the White House," kmir.com; see also.

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Goldman Sachs executive Dina Habib Powell is joining the Trump administration in a senior role focused on entrepreneurship, economic growth and the empowerment of women.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition Team announced the position for Powell, 43, who previously served in the Bush White House and State Department, confirmed the new position to CNN Wednesday, which was first reported by Politico. ...

At 29, Powell became the youngest-ever assistant to the president for presidential personnel, heading up all of the Bush White House's decisions on appointments. There, she worked alongside Margaret Spellings, then the White House domestic policy adviser, and later, education secretary. ...

Powell was then elevated to the State Department as assistant secretary of state for Educational and Cultural Affairs and deputy undersecretary of Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy in 2005.

Her appointment made her a key voice for the Bush administration in the Middle East at a time when the administration was concerned about how the US was communicating with international audiences. ...

Powell also served as right-hand woman to Karen Hughes, then the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs.

 "I'll never forget, we were meeting with the King of Saudi Arabia. It was our first visit and there was a translator in the room," Hughes recalled. "The King said something and Dina reacted -- I think she laughed -- and I'll never forget the look on the face of the king when he realized this beautiful young woman spoke Arabic. It was a priceless moment." ...