President-elect Joe Biden has named Jen Psaki as the public face of his incoming administration.
Prior to accepting the high-profile role of press secretary, Psaki was former President Barack Obama’s communications director and is the lead press liaison for the Biden transition.
“Honored to work again for @JoeBiden, a man I worked on behalf of during the Obama-Biden Admin as he helped lead economic recovery, rebuilt our relationships with partners (turns out good practice) and injected empathy and humanity into nearly every meeting I sat in,” she tweeted.
Honored to work again for @JoeBiden, a man I worked on behalf of during the Obama-Biden Admin as he helped lead economic recovery, rebuilt our relationships with partners (turns out good practice) and injected empathy and humanity into nearly every meeting I sat in.
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) November 29, 2020
Joining Psaki in Biden’s all-women communications leadership is Kate Bedingfield, who was his deputy campaign manager and communications director. She’ll serve as White House communications director.
“I’m unspeakably proud to have the opportunity to serve as White House Communications Director for @joebiden. Working for him as VP and on this campaign gave me insight into what kind of capable, compassionate, clear-eyed president he will be and it will be a profound honor to be one small part of his work,” she wrote.
I’m unspeakably proud to have the opportunity to serve as White House Communications Director for @joebiden. Working for him as VP and on this campaign gave me insight into what kind of capable, compassionate, clear-eyed president he will be and it will be a profound honor to 1/
— Kate Bedingfield (@KBeds) November 29, 2020
Bedingfield’s lieutenant will be Pili Tobar, while Psaki’s No. 2 will be Karine Jean Pierre. Pierre was chief of staff to Biden’s running mate, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Harris, a California senator, also unveiled her incoming vice-presidential communications shop on Sunday.
Ashley Etienne will be Harris’s communications director, and Symone Sanders will be her senior adviser and chief spokeswoman.
Despite President Trump declining to concede amid a slew of lawsuits, Biden has pushed forward with picking his White House inner circle.
Earlier this month, Biden tapped longtime confidant Ron Klain as his chief of staff. Klain previously was chief of staff for the first two years of Biden’s vice presidency. Jen O’Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will be his deputy chief of staff.
