Also read: The Hindu profiles | Neera Tanden:| Hard-hitting DemocratMs. Tanden, 51, a senior adviser to President Biden was named the White House staff secretary on a morning staff call on Friday, the CNN reported. She will report to the White House chief of staff Ron Klain, it said. “The Staff Secretary role is the central nervous system of the White House and moves the decision-making process and manages a wide variety of issues for the President,” the White House official said. Ms. Tanden’s appointment as the White House staff secretary came eight months after she withdrew her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget due to a stiff opposition from the Republican senators. Ms. Tanden previously served as a senior adviser for health reforms at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Source: The Hindu October 23, 2021 23:01 UTC