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Newly minted White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has tapped Natalie Quillian, his former deputy on the Covid response team, to serve as deputy White House chief of staff, White House officials told CNN.
Quillian was widely expected to join Zients once again at the White House and now becomes one of three deputy chiefs of staff, alongside Jen O’Malley Dillon and Bruce Reed. The Washington Post was first to report her appointment.
Quillian will focus on managing the implementation of Biden’s major pieces of legislation, working closely with senior advisers Mitch Landrieu and John Podesta to coordinate implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law and the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
“I have asked Natalie for her advice and service many times to help me tackle the most difficult issues we face as a nation,” President Joe Biden said…
