Biden selects Susan Rice to lead Domestic Policy Council, McDonough for Veterans Affairs
By Morgan Chalfant and John Bowden - 12/10/20 10:37 AM EST
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Susan Rice, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council, and is nominating Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs, the transition announced on Thursday.
“The roles they will take on are where the rubber meets the road — where competent and crisis-tested governance can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, enhancing the dignity, equity, security, and prosperity of the day-to-day lives of Americans,†Biden said in the statement.
Rice also previously served as national security adviser during the Obama administration, and will now direct the Domestic Policy Council, a unit with broad purview over Biden's domestic agenda, including health, immigration and education policy.
The role does not require Senate confirmation.McDonough, who served as deputy national security adviser and later White House chief of staff under former President Obama, will need to be confirmed by the Senate in order to lead the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs.
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