US President Joe Biden appoints 44-year-old Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary — the first black woman and openly gay person to serve in the role.
US President Joe Biden has appointed 44-year-old Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary — the first black woman and openly gay person to serve in the role.
It is the highest-profile public-facing staff job in the White House, and is crucial to the US government's communications strategy.An historic appointment Dee Dee Meyers became the first woman to take on the role when she took on the job in the 1990s under former US president Bill Clinton. Mr Biden has pledged to appoint top officials, cabinet members and judges who reflect the diversity of America, where white people make up less than 60 per cent of the population but have traditionally held most top government jobs.Ms Jean-Pierre has served as Mr Biden's principal deputy press secretary since his Inauguration Day in January 2021.
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