Ex-Pentagon spokesman to move to State Dept

A two-star naval officer and well-respected Pentagon spokesman is moving over to the State Department to brief reporters on US foreign policy and diplomatic affairs, a US official said Wednesday. Rear Admiral John Kirby, who has been the highly-visible face of the Pentagon since December 2013, is to take over as State Department spokesman from Jen Psaki, a US administration official confirmed to AFP. Psaki moved back to the White House last month as director of communications, and her deputy Mar