: Biden to name Ron Klain his chief of staff: reports

Ron Klain, former White House Ebola response coordinator, testifies on Capitol Hill on March 10.

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President-elect Joe Biden will name Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, according to multiple reports late Wednesday.

The Washington Post and New York Times reported the move, which could be announced officially as soon as Thursday morning.

Klain, 59, is a lawyer and longtime adviser to Democratic presidents, vice presidents and candidates, including Hillary Clinton, and was a top aide to Biden in the late 1980s. He also served as then-President Barack Obama’s “Ebola czar” during that outbreak in 2014.

“He is the logical choice and brings the complete package — universally acknowledged ability, a broad range of experience, chemistry with the president-elect — and he is a strategic thinker that brings results,” former Obama aide Pete Rouse told the Post.

Biden will reportedly name other top staffing picks in the coming days, though cabinet picks are not likely until around Thanksgiving, the Times reported.

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November 12, 2020 at 01:47PM

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