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“Karine not
only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job,
but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the
Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people,” Biden’s statement read
in part. Her tenure will begin on May 14, following Psaki’s reported departure
for a rumored role at MSNBC.
Born in
Fort-de-France, Martinique, Jean-Pierre began her rise in the Democratic Party
as a regional director for Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.
After spending the Trump years as an analyst for NBC and spokesperson for the
liberal advocacy group MoveOn, Jean-Pierre joined the Biden campaign as Kamala
Harris’s chief of staff in 2020. She is married to CNN correspondent Suzanne
Malveaux, and the two live in Washington, D.C. with their daughter Soleil.
“The White
House Press Secretary represents the voice of the President of the United
States and the American people, and for the first time in our nation’s history,
that voice will be the voice of a person who is both Black and openly
same-gender loving,” said Dr. David J. Johns, executive director of the
National Black Justice Coalition, in a statement Thursday. “Make no mistake — at a time Black
people, and members of the LGBTQ+ community are under attack — having a strong,
openly Black same-gender loving woman as the voice of the White House and our
nation sends a clear signal to all - that our nation is better when we embrace
who we are.”
Last year,
reflecting on the importance of her place behind the podium, Jean-Pierre
candidly told reporters that although representation is important, the real
work is still ahead.
“I appreciate
the historic nature,” she said at the time, “but I believe that being behind
this podium, being in this room, being in this building is not about one
person. It’s about what we do on behalf of the American people.”
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