The press secretary of the White House of the United States Jen Psaki will leave the post on May 13. Instead, this position will be occupied by her deputy Karin Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden announced, media reports.
“I proudly report that Karin Jean-Pierre will become the next press secretary of the White House,” said the US President Joe Biden, who represented her, expressing confidence that the new spokeswoman “will be a strong voice that will speak from my name and on behalf of this administration. “
The president thanked Jen Psaki, saying that she “spoke directly and frankly with the Americans and at the same time retained a sense of humor.” Her new place of work is not specified. The media wrote that she would go on television.
Karin Jean-Pierre will be the first black American and representative of the LGBT community as a White House spokesman. Joe Biden said that she has “experience, talent and conscientiousness necessary for this difficult work.”