President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he was creating a National Energy Council to coordinate policies to boost U.S. energy production that will be led by his pick for interior secretary, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.

Gabbard, an Army Reserve officer whose antiwar views are seen as sympathetic to Moscow, is considered an unconventional choice to lead U.S. spy agencies.

President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior and a newly created National Energy Council, giving the North Dakota governor significant influence over the incoming administration’s efforts to boost domestic oil and gas production.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who he selected to lead the Department of the Interior, will also chair a newly formed National Energy Council. According to a statement by the Trump administration,

Newly US President-elect Donald Trump has announced who will take on two key roles in his administration. The appointee is North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, according to CNN. According to CNN, Trump officially nominated Burgum as his Interior Secretary candidate and appointed him to lead the newly established National Energy Council.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior. It's a position that wields considerable power over Nevada, a state where more than 80% of the land is under federal control.