Fiona Hill: the Durham miner`s daughter creating waves in DC
(The Guardian United States)

Russia expert tells Trump impeachment hearing of class and accent barriers in UKFollow the day´s news from the hearingAs a former Russia expert on the US national security council and one of the officials with knowledge of a scheme to withhold vital aid to Ukraine, Fiona Hill has transfixed Capitol Hill while giving evidence to Donald Trump´s impeachment hearing.But Hill - who grew up in County Durham, north-east England, and is the daughter of a coal miner and a nurse - has had an unconventional route to the heart of power in Washington DC. Continue reading...