November 18, 2016
Before her shift back to the State Department, Sahar Nowrouzzadeh (far left) sat in the Oval Office while President Obama spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel last year. The others listening in are (from left): National Security Adviser Susan Rice; Phil Gordon, White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Persian Gulf region; Charles Kupchan, senior director for European affairs; and Avril Haines, deputy national security adviser.
