Neera Tanden
Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and lawyer. She was president of the Center for American Progress from 2003 to 2021. During the Barack Obama presidency, Tanden helped create the Affordable Care Act. In May 2021, she became a Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden.
Neera Tanden | |
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| 23rd Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
| Assumed office May 26, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Zayn Siddique (Principal Deputy Director) |
| Preceded by | Susan Rice |
| Senior Advisor to the President for Health Care Policy and the U.S. Digital Service | |
| In office May 17, 2021 – May 25, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Ivanka Trump |
| Succeeded by | Tom Perez[e] |
| White House Staff Secretary | |
| In office October 25, 2021 – May 25, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Michael Hochman |
| Preceded by | Jessica Hertz |
| Succeeded by | Stefanie Feldman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1970 Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Yale University (JD) |
On November 29, 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Tanden as the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.[3][4] However, after Democrats and Republicans criticized her nomination, she withdrew her nomination as OMB director on March 3, 2021.[5] Two months later, she became senior advisor to Biden.
She was named White House staff secretary in October 2021.
It was announced on May 5, 2023, that Tanden would replace outgoing Susan Rice as Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.
Notes
change- ↑ Left office on May 18, 2022
- ↑ Served from January 20, 2021, to August 12, 2021; Dunn's temporary position concluded.[1] She returned on May 5, 2022, in the midst of the upcoming midterm elections.[2]
- ↑ Left office March 31, 2023
- ↑ Left office May 16, 2023
- ↑ Also succeeds Julie Rodriguez
References
change- ↑ "Top Biden adviser Anita Dunn leaves White House", Politico, August 12, 2021, retrieved July 26, 2022
- ↑ "Top Biden Adviser Anita Dunn to return to White House". CBS News. April 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ↑ Linskey, Annie; Stein, Jeff (2020-11-29). "Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ Zhao, Christina (2020-11-30). "Neera Tanden's stinging criticism of Republican senators may hurt confirmation chances". Newsweek. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ "Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition". AP NEWS. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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