He came into the job last year saying he hoped to emulate the process Brent Scowcroft ran under President George Bush, but he has had his own conflicts with the Pentagon and the State Department.

去年上任时他表示，他希望效仿布伦特·斯考克罗夫特在乔治·布什总统时期的做法，但他与五角大楼和国务院都发生过冲突。