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Jan 22, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
@WHCOS was exactly the right person to lead the @WhiteHouse team for the last 2 yrs. @JeffreyZients is exactly the right person to lead now. Here is why:
The first 2 years was about crises incl COVID and pushing legislation through—some working with Republicans and some not. And not wasting a moment of majority. It was also about laying the groundwork on @potus priorities (ex judges) No one better than @WHCOS at leading through
Jan 16, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
I will always have a special place in my heart for the amazing people of @StateDept and the announcement today send more incredible, experienced, crisis-tested committed public servants--just a few words about this team @ABlinken put together.
There are few as qualified, prepared, substantive and thorough with experience both @CIA, and @WHNSC and deep knowledge of foreign policy as @nedprice. America is back at the briefing room at State.
Dec 18, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Aside from weekly Friday night pizza night with my kids, by far best moment of today was announcing some members of our WH press team cc:@K_JeanPierre , so bear with me while I brag about them for a moment
.@RosemaryBoeglin has been a super star on the confirmations team, was a rapid response spokesperson on Biden-Harris campaign, and spokesperson for @SenSanders before that and she has a master's degree from the London School of Economics
Dec 10, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Back in 2015, when I was nearly 6 months pregnant @DenisMcDonough called me and asked me if I would come back to the WH to serve as Comms Director, I told him I was pregnant and expected him to wish me well, but..
instead he immediately congratulated me and asked me to think about how we could make the job and being a new Mom work. Here is what else I learned about him over the next year and a half
Dec 8, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Both the President-elect and Secretary-designate Austin believe in strong and empowered civilian voices and perspectives shaping the Department of Defense’s policies alongside military leaders, and ensuring that our defense policies are accountable to the American people.
Congress has looked to the waiver as an important tool enabling the Commander-in-Chief to choose from a broader array of distinguished leaders to helm the Department of Defense.
Sep 25, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
A few things on this Biden piece 1.Ukraine has a history of rampant corruption and they have been under pressure to address by the international community.
Shokin was one of the worst offenders.
2. The decision to push for his ouster was not just a US decision, but one that EU, reformers in Ukraine and the IMF also pushed for. The IMF was also withholding financial assistance to Ukraine contingent upon his firing.
