Joe Biden Appoints Ron Klain as
White House Chief of Staff.
On Wednesday, Joe Biden named longtime aide
Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff. .
In a statement, Biden said Klain was “precisely”
the type of person he needed for the job. .
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 .., Joe Biden, via Politico.
Klain also released a statement, saying
he is looking forward to working with Biden
and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
I’m honored by the President-elect’s
confidence and will give my all to lead
a talented and diverse team in a
Biden-Harris [White House], Ron Klain, via AP News.
Klain is the first White House official to be announced
by Biden since he won last week’s election.
The pair have a long history, as Klain first
worked for the president-elect in the late 1980s
when Biden was a senator for Delaware. .
Klain later served as chief of staff
for Biden when he was vice president
under Barack Obama.
In August 2019, Klain took leave from
his political consulting firm to become an
unpaid senior advisor for Biden’s campaign