US PRESIDENT-ELECT, JOE BIDEN APPOINTS LONG-TIME ADVISER AS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has appointed Ron Klain, his long-time adviser as the Chief of Staff in the White House.
The appointment of Klain comes despite the refusal of President Donald Trump to concede defeat in November 3 presidential election
Klain’s appointment was announced in a statement by the Biden-Harris transition team on Wednesday, November 11.
The statement said Ron Klain would oversee the Executive Office of the President and serve as a Senior Adviser.
It noted that Klain will work to build a diverse, experienced and talented team to help President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris meet the urgent challenges facing the US.
“Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we have worked together, including as we rescued the American economy from one of the worst downturns in our history in 2009 and later overcame a daunting public health emergency in 2014.
“His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront this moment of crisis and bring our country together again,” President-elect Biden said in a statement.
Reacting to his appointment, Ron Klain said; “It’s the honor of a lifetime to serve President-elect Biden in this role, and I am humbled by his confidence. I look forward to helping him and the Vice President-elect assemble a talented and diverse team to work in the White House, as we tackle their ambitious agenda for change, and seek to heal the divides in our country.”
Klain was most recently a Senior Advisor to Biden for his Presidential campaign and had previously served the president-elect in a number of roles, including as his Chief of Staff when he became Vice President.
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