Dan Driscoll: Who is Trump's 'drone guy' taking central role in Ukraine peace talks?

The youngest-ever US army secretary has been thrust into the spotlight as the face of renewed efforts to end the years-long war.

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The youngest-ever army secretary, 39-year-old Dan Driscoll, is often referred to as President Donald Trump's "drone guy" for his embrace of emerging battlefield technologies. Until recently, he was mostly known for discussions of budgets, supplies and staff issues in the military's largest branch.

Driscoll does not appear to have a long history of dealing with Russia and Ukraine, or experience in international diplomacy, and has never held public office.

So, who is this increasingly prominent figure within the administration?

It is Driscoll's relationship with the now-vice president, JD Vance, that brought him into Trump's orbit.