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President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female high-level communications team in his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield.
Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director, and Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will serve as his press secretary.
Biden also plans to appoint Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, as director of the Office of Management and Budget, according to a person familiar with the transition process who was awarded the anonymity to speak freely on internal matters. deliberations.
All three are veterans of the Obama administration. Bedingfield served as Biden’s chief communications officer while vice president; Psaki was director of communications for the White House and spokesman for the State Department; and Tanden served as senior advisor to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius.
“Communicating directly and truthfully with the American people is one of the most important duties of a president, and this team will be entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of connecting the American people with the White House,” Biden said in a statement.
“These skilled and experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to better rebuild this country,” he added.
Karine Jean Pierre, who was Chief of Staff to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, will serve as the President-elect’s Chief Deputy Assistant Secretary for Press. She is another alumnus of the Obama administration, having served as the regional political director for the White House office of political affairs.
Pili Tobar, who was the coalitions’ communications director in Biden’s campaign, will be his deputy White House communications director.
