Neera Tanden will replace Susan Rice as head of President Biden’s Domestic Policy Council, the White House announced Friday, becoming the first Asian American to serve in the role.
Tanden, 52, has served as senior adviser and staff secretary to Biden since 2021, overseeing aspects of the president’s domestic, economic and national security teams. Tanden also held policy advising positions in the Clinton and Obama administrations, and was the former president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank., but Republicans threatened to torpedo her confirmation, and Tanden later withdrew her nomination.
“While growing up, Neera relied on some of the critical programs that she will oversee as Domestic Policy Advisor, and I know those insights will serve my Administration and the American people well,” Biden said. In the same announcement, the White House named Stefanie Feldman as assistant to the president and staff secretary, and Zayn Siddique as principal deputy of the Domestic Policy Council. Siddique, a lawyer who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, helps develop White House domestic policies. Feldman has worked with Biden since he was vice president and is “one of my longest-serving and most trusted advisors,” Biden said.as Biden’s domestic policy adviser in late May.
Rice, 58, served as national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, and wasRice is the only person in U.S. history to serve as both national security adviser and domestic policy adviser.last week, Rice said she was “deeply grateful” to Biden for trusting her to serve as domestic policy adviser and praised the teams at the Domestic Policy Council and White House.
“There are no more dedicated public servants,” Rice said. “I am so proud of all we have been able to accomplish together for the American people.”
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