JUST IN: Former COVID-19 czar Jeff Zients will become President Biden's chief of staff, following strategist Ron Klain's departure, Biden confirmed.
When I was elected President, I knew that I wanted Ron to lead the White House staff. He was uniquely qualified given his prior public service. He knows how government works, how politics works, how Congress and the White House worksBiden said in the statement. "He assembled the most diverse and the most talented White House team in history and leaned on them to solve impossible challenges.
Biden said he's seen Zients "tackle some of the toughest issues in government" and that he embodies the president's campaign promise "to make government work for the American people. He added: "A big task ahead is now implementing the laws we’ve gotten passed efficiently and fairly." "I’m confident that Jeff will continue Ron’s example of smart, steady leadership, as we continue to work hard every day for the people we were sent here to serve."
Axios previously reported that Biden was preparing to name Zients as the next chief of staff, per a person familiar with the matter.Zients served as a co-chairman of the Biden transition team before becoming the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, a position he held until
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