U.S. President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor Tom Donilon is set to host Mahmoud Gibril and the Delegation from the Libyan Transitional National Council to the White House this week. "National Security Advisor Tom Donilon looks forward to welcoming Dr. Mahmoud Gibril and the delegation from the Libyan Transitional National Council to the White House on Friday afternoon," the White House Press Office said in a statement released Thursday. "This is Dr. Gibril's first official visit to Washington as President of the Transitional National Council's Executive Bureau. Dr. Gibril will also be meeting senior administration officials and members of Congress during his visit," it said. The visit comes as the United States is pushing for greater force to remove longtime Libyan leader Moammer Qaddafi from power.
