WASHINGTON: The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
12:25 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped former Obama administration senior economic adviser Brian Deese to be director of the National Economic Council.
Deese is now the managing director and global head of sustainable investing at the BlackRock company. He worked on the auto bailout and environmental issues in the Obama White House, where he held the title of deputy director of both the NEC and the Office of Management and Budget.
Biden said Thursday in a prerecorded video announcing the appointment that Deese is someone who looks at hard problems and finds solutions that help make life better for American families.
Biden highlighted Deeses expertise on climate policy, as he looks to make the issue a centerpiece of his White House agenda.
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8:35 a.m.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is hiring veteran Democratic strategist Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff.
President-elect Joe Bidens transition team announced the choice Thursday.
Flournoys appointment adds to a team of Harris advisers led by Black women. Harris is of Jamaican and Indian heritage and is the nations first female vice president. Flournoy joins Ashley Etienne as Harris communications director and Symone Sanders as her chief spokeswoman.
Flournoy has served as chief of staff for former President Bill Clinton since 2013. That follows a career that took her to top posts at the Democratic National Committee, in the presidential campaigns of former Vice President Al Gore and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and with the American Federation of Teachers.
Harris also announced Rohini Kosoglu as her domestic policy adviser and Nancy McEldowney as her national security adviser.
Kosoglu served as Harris top adviser during the general election campaign. McEldowney is a former ambassador to Bulgaria and has 30 years of service in various diplomatic and foreign affairs jobs.
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