U.S. President-elect Joe Biden yesterday surpassed his goal of appointing before the end of the year the top 100 members of his team in the White House, which are dominated by women and members of minorities.
Biden’s transition team has announced in a statement of new appointments to the Office of Presidential Staff of the White House, Legislative Affairs, the Vice President, the Office of Secretary of Personnel and Operations of the Office Oval.
With Tuesday’s appointments, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris “have surpassed their goal of appointing one hundred members of the incoming White House staff” by the end of the year.
By these dates, the Obama-Biden transition had made more than 50 appointments in 2008-2009, the note added.
Biden’s transition team called this team “historic” and said it “breaks down barriers” for its diversity, making “an Administration that looks like the United States and is ready to deliver results to families. workers from day one “.
According to the Biden team, 20 percent of the appointed staff are first-generation immigrants and 54 percent are minority members, while 61 percent are women.
Likewise, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people (LGBTQ) account for 11 percent of all White House staff, and those of Asian and Pacific descent are “more than double their proportion in the population. national, “the transition team added.
“From the beginning, Vice President-elect Harris and I have sought to build an administration that resembles the United States. Building a diverse team will lead to better outcomes and more effective solutions to address the urgent crises facing our nation.” , Biden said in the statement.
“To cope with the unprecedented changes facing the American people, we need to build an administration that reflects the best of our country,” Harris said.
Biden also announced on Tuesday the appointment of former Pentagon official Kathleen Hicks as Undersecretary of Defense for her future government, who, if confirmed by the Senate, will be the first woman to hold the post.