Revolver News Founder Darren Beattie to Serve in Top State Department Role

Beattie served as a White House speechwriter during the first Trump administration before resigning over attendance at a controversial conference.

Darren Jeffrey Beattie, an American conservative author and diplomat. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Former White House speechwriter and Revolver News founder Darren Beattie will serve in a key position in the State Department, a source familiar with the matter has confirmed to The Epoch Times.

Beattie will be acting undersecretary for diplomacy and public affairs. The position oversees the bureaus of Global Public Affairs and Education and Cultural Affairs and participates in the development of foreign policy.