Biden taps Susan Rice as top domestic policy adviser
Selections focus on diversity in Biden administration, including Denis McDonough as secretary of veterans affairs, Marcia Fudge to head the housing department and Katherine Tai as US trade representative
Wilmington — US president-elect Joe Biden chose Susan Rice, who was national security adviser to former president Barack Obama, on Thursday to lead the White House's domestic policy council in a flurry of appointments to his developing administration.
Due to take office on January 20, Biden also selected former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack to serve a second tenure as agriculture secretary, Obama White House aide Denis McDonough as secretary of veterans affairs, US representative Marcia Fudge to head the department of housing and urban development, and Katherine Tai as US trade representative, his transition team said in a statement...
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