The White House’s chief of operations Daniel Walsh is leaving the Trump administration after being one of the few officials to stick around since President Trump’s inauguration.
Walsh, whose title was deputy chief of staff, is expected to exit and join the private sector, the White House announced Monday. His role involved overseeing the arrangement of the administration’s foreign trips, making decisions about the use of government resources by White House aides, and overseeing the White House military office.
He also played a role in the failed attempt to host next year’s G-7 Summit at Trump’s National Doral Miami resort in Florida and was in charge of the July 4 “Celebration of America” on the National Mall in D.C.
Walsh was one of a small number of Trump administration officials who were present on the president’s first day in office, having been a federal government employee for 28 years.
“Dan Walsh is a fantastic member of the team, and has served the White House and my Administration with the utmost professionalism and honor,” Trump said in a statement to the Washington Post. “He has accepted a great job in the private sector, as almost all of my people who develop experience in the White House have done.”
Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney added that Walsh “possesses a rare combination of talent, integrity and humor in equal measure.”
White House officials said they’ve already narrowed down their choice on Walsh’s replacement but did not reveal who. It is unclear when Walsh’s last day in the administration will be.
