John Jovanovic is a high-profile Republican appointee of US President Donald Trump who attracted plenty of congressional scrutiny before being confirmed just over a year ago.
But unlike the political furore over the unpopular Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, Jovanovic is confident the midterm voters’ repudiation of the Trump White House won’t detract from his own role, nor his close relationship with senior ministers in the Albanese government.
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