President-elect Trump is expected to tap Joe Foltz, staff director for the Republican side of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa, to lead the Africa desk at the National Security Council, according to a congressional aide.

Foltz served on the NSC during Trump’s first term in office, and also served at the U.S. Agency for International Development during the Biden administration, as humanitarian affairs division chief and director of legislative affairs.

The Trump transition team would not confirm the appointment.

“President-Elect Trump has made brilliant decisions on who will serve in his second Administration at lightning pace. Remaining decisions will continue to be announced by him when they are made," said Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s incoming press secretary.

During his time on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Foltz is credited as a driving force behind a bill to establish the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation (USFIC), a........

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