WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff on Friday, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Biden prepares for a reelection bid while facing an onslaught of investigations from a newly empowered House Republican majority. Biden said that he would host an event at the White House next week to thank Klain for his service and to welcome Zients to the role. “I asked Jeff Zients to handle some of our toughest challenges and, without fail, his leadership proved invaluable,” Obama tweeted on Friday. Zients’ appointment continues the White House chief of staff job as among the most influential positions in the U.S. government only to have ever been filled by white men. He’s worth between about $90 million and $400 million, according to the financial disclosure he filed when he entered the White House in 2021.

Source: The Star January 27, 2023 21:45 UTC