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Joe Biden ,President-elect announced additional senior White House staff hires, tapping some of his longest-serving aides to serve alongside newer players in his orbit in key roles in the West Wing.
Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus who served as Biden’s campaign co-chair, will lead the White House Office of Public Engagement. The post gives him broad reach to help advance Biden’s agenda across the federal government and to work with state and local governments, and also as a “point of entry” for outside groups, according to Biden transition adviser,Anita Dunn who also played a top campaign role.
“This new role will allow me to offer advice to the president when he wants, maybe sometimes when he doesn’t want it,” Richmond said. “I’ll also be in an office in the West Wing. When you talk about the needs of Louisiana, you want someone in the West Wing.”
Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager since March, will serve as deputy chief of staff under Ron Klain, who Biden previously announced would serve as chief of staff. She initially had not expected to serve in a Biden White House but was urged to stay on by Biden officials because of how she successfully navigated the build-up and execution of a general election campaign in extraordinary circumstances.
